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Beatniks refer to young people in the 1950's, who belong to a subculture associated with the beat generation. The men typically wore black tight cotton shirts, berets and scarves with big, dark sunglasses. The women wore frilly skirts, knit shirts, thin sweaters having cowl necks and black leotards.
There is the drum, the pipe and the sweetgrass.
The Hippie Movement started in San Francisco, California and spread across most of the US during the late 60s and early 70s. Unlike the Beatniks, there were no real leaders of the Hippie Movement. The Beatniks were basically an intellectual movement that rejected the norms of society. The Hippies simply preferred an alternate lifestyle from the mainstream and had radical beliefs dealing with love, drug usage, war, and lifestyle. Most were not political except in opposing actions of the government they dissagreed with. Hippies came from all different backgrounds but all were young and most came from wealthy families. Some rejected their parent’s lifestyle while others were simply outcasts of society and could only fit in with the Hippie population. Timothy Leary became the spokesman for the Hippies concerning drug usage. He favored the use of LSD and his famous admonition to the youth of America was “tune in, turn on, and drop out.” Bob Dylan became the major symbol and spokesman of Hippie culture as well as other singers, like Janis Joplin.
There is some confusion regarding where bongos originated from. There is evidence and documentation that the bongo's first use was in Cuba in the 19th century. A similar smaller drum of slightly different construction called a Tbilat has been in use in North Africa since the 12th century.
DMX, is an American rapper and actor who rose to fame in the late 1990s. His stage name pays tribute to the Oberheim DMX drum machine, an instrument he used when he made his own rap beats in the 80's. To date, his best-selling album is his 1999 album ...And Then There Was X