Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file and English lyrics of the Brazilian capoeira song "Falou".Information about capoeira and persons mentioned in this song are also included in this post.Editor's note: I've not been able to find any biographical information online about Graduado Voador. I'm not sure if he is the composer of "Falou" as well as the vocalist of this recording. I also don't know when this song was composed and first recorded. Any information about this song and about Graduado Voador would be appreciated.The content...
Friday, 31 January 2014
Graduado Voador - Falou (Capoeira song lyrics, translation, and information)
Posted on 17:39 by mukhiya
Thursday, 30 January 2014
South African Struggle Songs (protest chants)
Posted on 04:46 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post is Part II of a two part series on performance elements in South African protests. This post provides information and video examples of South African struggle songs. In the United States the struggle songs that are the focus of that post would be referred to as "protest chants".Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/toyi-toyi-south-african-protest-dance.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides definitions, information, and video examples of South African "toyi toyi".The content of this post is presented...
Toyi Toyi (South African protest dance) information & videos
Posted on 04:18 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on performance elements in South African protests. This post provides definitions, information, and video examples of South African "toyi toyi".Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/south-african-struggle-songs-protest.html for Part II of this post.Part II provides information and video examples of South African struggle songs. In the United States the struggle songs that are the focus of that post would be referred to as "protest chants".The content of this post is presented for...
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Pharrell Williams - "Happy", from Despicable Me 2 (video, lyrics, and comments)
Posted on 21:17 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video of "Happy" from the American movie "Despicable Me 2" "Happy" is one of four songs (as of January 29, 2014) that are nominees for the best original song Oscar at the 86th Academy Awards. The other nominees are "Let It Go" from Frozen, "The Moon Song" from Her and "Ordinary Love" from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. This post also includes information about Pharrell Williams, the song's composer and vocalist. The lyrics for this song are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented...
Dorothy Norwood - "Victory Is Mine" (videos & lyrics)
Posted on 04:11 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases lyrics and video examples of the Gospel song "Victory Is Mine". The content of this post is presented for religious and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****LYRICS: VICTORY IS MINE(Dorothy Norwood)Victory is mine,victory is mine,victory today is mine.I told Satan to get thee behind,victory today is mine.Victory is mine,victory is mine,victory today is mine.I told Satan to get thee behind,victory today is mine.Joy is mine,joy is mine,I know that joy is mine.I told Satan to get...
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Two Praise Poems For The Orisha Ogun
Posted on 13:13 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two examples of praise poetry for the Yoruba orisha (orisa) Ogun, the god of iron.The content of this post is presented for religious, folkloric, and aesthetic purposes.All content remains with their owners.****FEATURED EXAMPLES Example #1From http://archive.org/stream/OralLiteratureInAfrica/OralLiteratureInAfrica_djvu.txt Oral Literature in Africa by Ruth Finnegan "In West Africa, apparently unlike other areas, formal praises are addressed to supernatural beings. Hausa bori spirits for instance, each have...
Congolese singer Tabu Ley Rochereau - "Kaful Mayay" (sound file & comments)
Posted on 05:05 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Congolese singer Tabu Ley Rochereau (also known as Tabu Ley) singing his song "Kaful Mayay". Information about Tabu Ley, and information about Soukous music (also known as African Rhumba) are also included in this post. In addition, this post includes an English translation and summary of this song from that sound file's viewer comment thread.The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT TABU LEY ROCHEREAUFrom...
Monday, 27 January 2014
The REAL Meaning Of The R&B Song "Cool Jerk"
Posted on 06:01 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of The Capitols' 1966 R&B song "Cool Jerk" and a video of Bootsy Collin's cover of that song. Special consideration in this post is given to what the song "Cool Jerk" really means.This post also includes two videos of The Larks performing their 1964 hit song "The Jerk". This content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "COOL JERK"From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_Jerk"Cool...
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis , featuring Mary Lambert - Same Love (videos & lyrics)
Posted on 02:37 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the song "Same Love" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, featuring Mary Lambert. Included in this post are the official video of that song, a video of its 2014 Grammy performance, and the lyrics to that song. In addition, this post includes my transcription of the comments that Queen Latifah made as an introduction to the Grammy performance of "Same Love" and the weddings of thirty-three couples -some same-sex — in the middle in the performance as Queen Latifah officiated. The content of this post is presented...
Sunday, 26 January 2014
Grizzly Bear - Black Texas Inmates, led by Benny Richardson, 1966
Posted on 05:03 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series about the African American work song entitled "Grizzly Bear".Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/grizzly-bear-as-sung-by-black-texas.html for Part I of this series.Part I showcases a sound file of &lyrics to a rendition of this song by Black Texas Prison inmates which was collected by Pete & Toshi Seeger in 1951. Part II showcases a sound file of and lyrics to a rendition of this song by Black Texas prison inmates led by Benny Richardson in 1966. That post also includes...
Grizzly Bear (as sung by Black Texas Prison Inmates, 1951)
Posted on 03:44 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series about the African American work song entitled "Grizzly Bear".Part I showcases a sound file of & lyrics to a rendition of this song by Black Texas Prison inmates which was collected by Pete & Toshi Seeger in 1951. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/grizzly-bear-black-texas-inmates-led-by.html for Part II of this post.Part II showcases a sound file of & lyrics to a rendition of this song by Black Texas prison inmates led by Benny Richardson in 1966. That post also includes...
Saturday, 25 January 2014
Odetta - Jack O' Diamonds (sound file & lyrics)
Posted on 04:34 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the Blues song "Jack of Diamonds" (Is A Hard Card To Play) as recorded by Odetta in 1956. Odetta's lyrics for this now classic Blues song are also included in this post.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/blind-lemon-jefferson-jack-of-diamonds.html for a companion post of Blues singer Blind Lemon Jefferson's 1926 version of this song. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: Odetta -...
Friday, 24 January 2014
Blind Lemon Jefferson - "Jack of Diamonds" (Is A Hard Card To Play) sound file and lyrics
Posted on 13:43 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the Blues song "Jack of Diamonds" (Is A Hard Card To Play) as recorded by Blind Lemon Jefferson in 1926. Information about Blind Lemon Jefferson and that Blues man's lyrics for this song are also included in this post. This post also includes some comments about the meaning of certain lines of this song.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/01/odetta-jack-o-diamonds-sound-file-lyrics.html for a companion post of folk singer Odetta's version of this song. The content of this post is presented for folkloric,...
An African Rendition & An African Belgium Rendition Of The African American Spiritual "You Better Mind"
Posted on 09:17 by mukhiya
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases an example of the African American Spiritual "You better Mind" as sung by a Seventh Day Adventist Choir from Zimbabwe, and an example of that sung that is sung by an African Belgium musical group. The lyrics for those renditions are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****SHOWCASE VIDEOS(These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated video given first.)Example #1:...
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