House music has been around since the 1980s and is still growing stronger today. It has spread its wings around the world from its humble beginnings in New York, Chicago, Detroit, and New Jersey. It is now a force to be reckoned with hailing from London, Berlin, Johannesburg, Central African Republic, Iran, and many other places in addition to its origins in the USA.
This form of music has the ability to uplift your spirits regardless of the mood you are in. I find this to be a very therapeutic genre of music. It has spawn dozens and dozens of sub-genres, my favourites being Garage, Soulful, Tech, Afro, Deep, and Ancestral Soul.
This evening, as I sat by my large living room window writing and viewing the city skyline, a song called Transitions featuting Ade Alafia (AfroKillerz Remix) by Boddhi Satva began to play as the last track on a 90-minute mix-set created by me a week ago Friday.
Despite the pain I have been experiencing all day, something made me jump out of my seat and start dancing around my living room. I found myself dancing in a traditional Yoruba style and simply enjoying this wonderful song. The pains which had been nagging me all day were completely gone as I danced to my heart’s content. I whipped up a good cardio pump in the process.
How many times have you found yourself feeling down and then found happiness when a certain song begins to play? Music can be uplifting. Music can help us relive good memories. Music can be comforting.
Around 2016, I decided to stop listening to negative music. I listen to uplifting music every day and it has done wonders for my psyche. I have now also discovered that music may actually heal us from our pains, both mentally and physically.
I am now listening to a song called In & Out of My Life by the legendary House diva, Adeva. This song contains strong, beautiful vocals along with an infectious piano riff. I absolutely love the piano. I enjoy listening to the piano in house, Korean ballads, and classical music.