Compiled by Azizi PowellA total of 1408 posts have been published on this blog since it was launched in 2011. In 2014 I published 432 posts on my pancocojams blog, including this post. To date, pancocojams has had a total of 1,317,472 viewer hits.This year rather than showcase the posts that I liked the best, I'm showcasing ten posts that were published in 2014 and that have the most viewer hits of all of the posts that were published that year. As indicated in my comments, some of these 2014 posts have more viewer hits than pancocojams' previously...
Friday, 26 December 2014
Wednesday, 24 December 2014
Seven Trinidadian & Tobagan Parang & Soca Parang Music (Christmas In Trinidad & Tobago)
Posted on 07:47 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases seven sound files of Trinidadian and Tobagan Parang & Soca Parang songs. Information about Parang & Soca Parang music is also included in this post. Selected viewer comments are also featured after some of these sound files.The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Thanks to the featured vocalists and thanks to all those who keep Trinidadian & Tobagan Parang and Soca Parang alive.****INFORMATION ABOUT PARANG...
Tuesday, 23 December 2014
List Of Noteworthy Pancocojams Text Posts (#3)
Posted on 03:19 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi Powell"Noteworthy Pancocojams text posts" (NPTP) is a new periodic feature that provides hyperlinks to examples of text emphasis pancocojams posts. "Text emphasis" posts are those whose content emphasizes quotes, comments, definitions, and/or lists more than videos. Indeed, these posts may not contain any videos. "Lyric posts" - posts that focus on examples of the words to songs or the words to rhymes and cheers - are another category of a text emphasis pancocojams posts. However, I'm not including any examples of lyric posts...
Monday, 22 December 2014
List Of Noteworthy Pancocojams Text Posts (#2)
Posted on 23:02 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi Powell"Noteworthy Pancocojams text posts" (NPTP) is a new periodic feature that provides hyperlinks to examples of text emphasis pancocojams posts. "Text emphasis" posts are those whose content emphasizes quotes, comments, definitions, and/or lists more than videos. Indeed, these posts may not contain any videos. "Lyric posts" - posts that focus on examples of the words to songs or the words to rhymes and cheers - are another category of a text emphasis pancocojams posts. However, I'm not including any examples of lyric posts...
List Of Noteworthy Pancocojams Text Posts (#1)
Posted on 22:31 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi Powell"Noteworthy Pancocojams text posts" (NPTP) is a new periodic feature that provides hyperlinks to examples of text emphasis pancocojams posts. "Text emphasis" posts are those whose content emphasizes quotes, comments, definitions, and/or lists more than videos. Indeed, these posts may not contain any videos. "Lyric posts" - posts that focus on examples of the words to songs or the words to rhymes and cheers - are another category of a text emphasis pancocojams posts. However, I'm not including any examples of lyric posts...
Tuesday, 16 December 2014
"Noel" by Todd Smith, Brad Holmes, arranger (videos & lyrics)
Posted on 06:38 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two performances of "Noel", also known as "African Noel" by is described as an African spiritual and is said to be "by Todd Smith" and Brad Holmes, arranger. However, according to the comments by the choir's director (Brad Holmes?) that are given toward the end of the video given as Example #2 below, this song comes from the Congo and is in the Tshiluba language. I believe that "the Congo" refers to The Democratic Republic of the Congo. Given these comments, my guess is that this song was composed by an...
Monday, 15 December 2014
"Sing Noel" (African Noel) videos & lyrics
Posted on 17:54 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents three videos of the song "Sing Noel" ("African Noel"). Lyrics to two arrangements of "Sing Noel" are found below. In addition, the summary statement to the video given as Example #2 includes information about how to say "Merry Christmas" in various African languages.Note that "Sing Noel" ("African Noel") shouldn't be confused with the Christmas song entitled "Noel" which is also known as "African Noel" by Todd Smith, Brad Holmes, arranger. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/12/sing-noel-african-noel-videos-lyrics.html...
Four Examples Of The Liberian Folk Song "Banuwa"
Posted on 13:36 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents four videos of the Liberian folk song "Banuwa" ("Don't Cry"). This song appears to be part of the repertoire for a number of music classes in schools throughout the world.The content of this post is presented for cultural and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Thanks to the composer of this song. Thanks also to the transcriber of these featured lyrics, the vocalists & musicians who are featured in the videos, and the publishers of these videos on YouTube.****LYRICS: BANUWAFrom...
Sunday, 14 December 2014
From Freedom To Justice: Changes In African American Protest Terminology & Strategies
Posted on 08:24 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post explores the changes that have occurred from the 1960s and thereafter in the terminology and strategies that have been used by African American protestors and their allies. Also included in this post are two videos of 1960s civil rights marches, one video of the Jena 6 protests (2007) and five videos of 2013-2014 Black justice demonstrations. This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on protest chants. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/03/chanting-at-trayvon-martin-march-rally.html, http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/examples-of-black-civil-rights-chants.html,...
Tuesday, 2 December 2014
Sweet Honey In The Rock- Ella’s Song: We Who Believe In Freedom Cannot Rest Until It Comes (lyrics, videos)
Posted on 01:41 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellNote: This post is re-published from my newest blog "Civil Rights Songs". I launched that blog on November 29, 2014.Here's a description of that blog: "Civil Rights Songs is an online resource for examples of and information & comments about American civil rights songs from the 1960s. Civil Rights Songs also showcases examples of additional American songs about protest and freedom. Many of the songs that are featured in that blog were previously featured on my cocojams.com cultural website. I've not yet re-posted all of...
Friday, 28 November 2014
Looking For Some Good White People (Memories Of A Black Girl)
Posted on 06:33 by mukhiya
Written by Azizi PowellI wrote these two comments as part of a discussion thread on an astrology forum in which some of the comments were about the non-indictment of Darren Wilson for shooting to death the unarmed Black teenager Michael Brown, Jr.http://starlightnews.com/wordpress/2014/11/israels-angry-mood/#commentsComment #1: Azizi, November 27, 2014 at 10:19 pm ...When I was in my teens (in the mid 1960s), I went through a time when I was desperately looking for some good White people. By “good White people” I meant White people who weren’t...
Thursday, 27 November 2014
What Did Darren Wilson Mean When He Said That Michael Brown Jr Was Like Hulk Hogan?
Posted on 00:05 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post includes an excerpt from an article about the Grand Jury testimony of Darren Wilson, the White Ferguson, Missouri police officer who shot and killed unarmed Black teenager Mchael Brown, Jr on August 9, 2014 as well as further comments about that excerpt. From http://www.theroot.com/articles/culture/2014/11/the_demonization_of_michael_brown.htmlHow Darren Wilson Demonized Michael BrownFor Michael Brown, the stereotypes that Darren Wilson believed proved to be deadly. By: Sophia A. Nelson, Posted: Nov. 25 2014 6:00...
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
I Don't Do Nobody Nothin (African American Prison Work Song)
Posted on 03:58 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a prison work song entitled "I Don't Do Nobody Nothin".The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owner.Thanks to the unknown composer and singer of this song for putting into words what is felt when people are unjustly treated because of their race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender orientation, and/or other things that some people wrongfully consider reasons for injustice.Thanks also to the publisher of this sound file...
Sunday, 23 November 2014
The Cultural Need For The "Happy To Be Nappy" Slogan
Posted on 16:03 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post explores the cultural ramifications of the African American slogan "Happy to be Nappy". This post includes excerpt from books and online articles, examples of African American children's hair insult rhymes, and videos about the "happy to be nappy" slogan.This post is presented for cultural purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. ****GENERAL OVERVIEW"Happy to be nappy" is an African American slogan that promotes acceptance and appreciation of the natural hair...
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