Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two videos of the Gospel song "Afunumu Ba" by Celicia Marfo. [Ghana, West Africa].Information about Cecilia Marfo is provided in this post along with comments about the meaning of this song's lyrics.This post also includes a video of the 2011 Ghana Music Awards show when Cecilia Marfo won the award for Gospel Song of the Year. Click http://l.fienipa.com/node/7446 for the lyrics to this song in the Twi language.The content of this post is provided for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights...
Saturday, 30 November 2013
YouTube Viewer Comments About George W. Johnson's 1891 recording "The Whistling Coon"
Posted on 05:29 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides twenty-five selected comments from a YouTube viewer comment thread about George W. Johnson's 1891 recording "The Whistling Coon". This post also includes a soundfile of a 1902 Victor recording of "The Whistling Coon" by George W. Johnson. All copyrights remain with their owners.The selected comments are from "George Johnson - The Whistling Coon - 1891 (The first recording by an African-American)" which was uploaded Feb 2, 2009 by raresoulcom - embedding disabled by request http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVYHSlEssYY&list=RD6VtHBkV2dewHat...
Friday, 29 November 2013
Mighty Sparrow - Yankees Gone (Jean & Dinah) sound files, lyrics, & comments
Posted on 19:39 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Mighty Sparrow's Calypso song "Yankee Gone ("Jean And Dinah"). This post also includes information about Mighty Sparrow, information & comments about that now classic Calypso song, as well as portion of that song's lyrics & a link to the song's full lyrics. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/caribbean-patois-in-youtube-video.html for a clip of...
Caribbean Patois In A YouTube Video Viewer Comment Thread
Posted on 10:36 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post is provides a list of seventeen clean [non-vulgar] Caribbean Patois [pronounced "patwa"] words or phrases that are found in the viewer comment thread for a video interview of Calypsonian Mighty Sparrow. That video which is found below also includes a film clip of Mighty Sparrow's performance of his hit song "Jean & Dinah". Examples of comments that include those featured words & phrases are listed in this post along with what I think are the meanings of the words & phrases as used in the context of those...
Devil Dogs & Q Dogs - Are There Connections Between These Two Referents?
Posted on 00:23 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on the influence of the United States military on historically Black Greek lettered fraternity & sorority steppin. This post provides information about the military referent "devil dogs" and the informal referent "Q Dogs" for persons associated with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. In so doing I wonder if there is any connection between the two referents.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/military-influences-on-fraternity.html for Part I of this series.Part I provides excerpts...
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Military Influences On Fraternity & Sorority Steppin
Posted on 22:42 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on the influence of the United States military on historically Black Greek lettered fraternity & sorority steppin. Video clips are added throughout this post to illustrate the points that are made in the excerpts.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/devil-dogs-q-dogs-are-there-connections.html for Part II of this series. In that post I speculate about the possible relationship between the military referent "devil dogs" and the "Que dog" referent for persons associated with Omega...
The Chain Gang Cadence (The Soul Patrol Shuffle)
Posted on 20:57 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video clip from the 1990 American movie "Cadence" [also known as "Stockade" in Europe.]The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****SHOWCASE VIDEO: CADENCEcadence 1990 chain gang march (soul patrol shuffle) CJDone, Published on Jul 3, 2013cadence 1990 chain gang march (soul patrol shuffle)-snip-Comment from this video's viewer comment thread:Francesca Van der Geld via Google+2013"Cadence is a 1990 film directed by...
Thanksgiving Songs For Young Children (videos & lyrics)
Posted on 06:22 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two Thanksgiving songs & one Thanksgiving chant for young children. The featured compositions are "A Bunch Of Fat Turkeys", "The Turkey Ran Away", and "A Turkey Named Bert". The content of this post is presented for entertainment and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owner.EDITOR'S COMMENTBy posting these songs on this blog that focuses on music and dance from African Americans and from other Black cultures around the world, I'm not stating or implying that these songs were composed...
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
You Can't Beat God's Giving (lyrics & examples)
Posted on 22:03 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five renditions of the Gospel classic "You Can't Beat God's Giving". This song's lyrics and information about this song' composer Doris Akers are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.**** INFORMATION ABOUT DORIS AKERSFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Akers"Doris Mae Akers (May 21, 1923 - July 26, 1995) was an American Gospel music composer, arranger and singer. Known for her work with the Sky Pilot...
Non-Military Examples Of "Everywhere We Go"
Posted on 06:53 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases four non-military examples of "Everywhere We Go". These examples are from an American movie, an American commercial, an American camp, and an English soccer [football] game.The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Editor's note:Non-military versions of "Everywhere We Go" are adaptation of the United States military cadence with that name.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/11/everywhere-we-go-marine-corp-cadence.html...
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