Westside Fog In the fog on the west side of Santa Cruz, California
One of the things that I was doing [at that point] was integrating the Diaspora and African creatives within the festival in fashion and music. To be in the role that I'm in right now and to be on a team with people who have been a part of Essence for a long time…. Essence ...
National West Virginia Day on March 22nd recognizes the last state to be created from one of the original thirteen colonies.
There are a couple of excellent Steely Dan bands around. I’ve seen Stanley Dee a few times over the years, usually at the Half Moon, Putney. This time it was at Dingwalls, to a bigger crowd less familiar with them. They soon had them appreciating the music though – they play it wi...
this is america. one in three african americans are enslaved, and we go more crazy if, you know, someone scores a touchdown. modern-day mass incarceration is right in front of us, and if i even use the word slavery , i’m treated like i’m a white person talking about slavery. i ...
Providing a great look at the collision between pop and tradition isThe Rough Guide to West African Gold, the title a reference to the "Golden Age of African Music," from the late 1950s to the early 80s. It was during this period that West African musicians began incorporating ...
I am reminded of that wonderful Jimmy McHugh/Dorothy Fields tune that came out in the depths of the Depression,The Sunny Side of the Street.There were a number of versions, but Louis Armstrong’s is the one from that time that is remembered. You may recall how the lyrics go: ...
In the very beginning of verse one, West points out “I’ll never be picture picture perfect Beyonce, be light as AI B or black as Chauncey” This line implies to West’s insecurities on how he does not meet the looks of African American Celebrities back in the time. After briefly desc...
A critical exploration into African music and its textual representation can illuminate discursive operations of colonialism and the subtleties of cultural resistance. It can also illustrate that phenomena of post-colonial migration are not necessarily located in, or relate to, the former imperial centres...
"A Sussex Tune Book" in which it is ascribed to Michael Turner who was clerk and sexton of the Parish of Warnham from 1830 to 1880. The title, "Time Well Spent", used by Emily as inspiration for the lyrics, can be found on signs welcoming visitors to the West Sussex town of ...