How "Aunt Jemima" Got Her Name (The 19th century song "Old Aunt Jemima")
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides information and text examples of the 19th century American song "Old Aunt Jemima". This post serves as a companion to...
View ArticleGospel song "No Condemnation" (1940s Mississippi COGIC Congregation & by the...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two examples of the old Gospel song "No Condemnation". The first example is recorded at a Mississippi COGIC (Church Of God In Christ) congregation. The YouTube...
View Article"No Condemnation" (Gospel recording by Natalie Wilson and SOP Chorale and by...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two contemporary Gospel examples of "No Condemnation" by Natalie Wilson and SOP Chorale and by Ricky Dillard and New G.Click...
View ArticleVarious Bloggers' Opinions About White People Recording Soul Music
Edited by Azizi PowellThe other day I happened to hear Sam Smith's song "Stay With Me" when that song came up on Pandora. I looked that song up on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-5XG-DbAA]...
View ArticleFour Videos Of Tsepo Tshola (Lesotho, Southern Africa vocalist)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases four videos of the Southern Africa vocalist Tsepo Tshola and provides information about that artist.The content of this post is presented for cultural,...
View ArticleI Have Been Walking This Road A Long Time (Gullah Religious Song)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the Gullah religious song "I Been Working This Road A Long Time". The Addendum to this post provides some information about Gullah language.The content of this...
View ArticleTwo Examples Of "I'm Not Tired Yet (Gospel song examples & lyrics)
Eeedited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases examples of and lyrics for the African American Gospel song "I'm Not Tired Yet".The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic...
View ArticleThe Black Origins Of The Song "Pay Me My Money Down"
Edited by Azizi PowellThe song "Pay Me My Money Down" has been popularized by Bruce Springsteen so much that it is sometimes billed as "Bruce Springsteen's "Pay Me My Money Down" [for instance, in the...
View ArticleJoseph Soloman - A Shadow of A Doubt (spoken word video with a link to its...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video of a spoken word performance of "A Shadow Of A Doubt" by Joseph Soloman. Selected comments about that poem about doubting God are also featured in this...
View Article"I Am A Liberian, Not A Virus" Video, Hashtag, & Comments
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases and provides comments about the YouTube video and Twitter hashtag "I Am A Liberian, Not A Virus".The content of this post is presented for historical and...
View ArticleSeven Videos Of Anice Pépé - (Traditional Music & Dance From Benin, West Africa)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases videos of Benin, West Africa's Anice Pépé.Unfortunately, I've not been able to find much information about Anice Pépé except that he is a Beninese traditional...
View ArticleEric Donaldson - "Cherry Oh Baby" (with lyrics & comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the 1971 Reggae song "Cherry Oh Baby" by Eric Donaldson.Selected comments about that song are included in this post along with my notes about some of those...
View Article"Bangarang" Means Different Things In Jamaica & In The USA
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post highlights the differences between the meanings of the word "bangarang" in Jamaica and in the United States.Click...
View ArticleThree Reggae Records With The Title "Bangarang" (with comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases three Reggae records with the title "Bangarang": (1)Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole -"Bangarang"; (2)Freddie McGregor - "Bangarang", and (3) U Roy &...
View ArticleDerrick Morgan - "John Crow Skank" (example, lyrics, comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of Derrick Morgan's 2001 Ska (or early Reggae?) tune "John Crow Skank". A bonus sound file of Lee "Scratch" Perry's instrumental record "John Crow...
View ArticleWhat Is Acute Ebola Panic (AEP) And How It's Infecting The USA
Edited by Azizi PowellWARNING! A number of people throughout the United States are exhibiting symptons of Acute Ebola Panic (AEP). SYMPTONS OF ACUTE EBOLA PANICHere are the two main symptons of Acute...
View ArticleBlind Blake - The Wabash Rag (sound file & lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of Blind Blake (Arthur Blake)'s 1927 recording "The Wabash Rag". My transcription of the lyrics to this song are also included in this post along...
View ArticleBlind Willie McTell - "Georgia Rag" (sound file & lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a 1931 sound file of "Georgia Rag" by Blind Willie McTell. My transcription of the lyrics to this song are also included in this post along with my comments...
View ArticleWhat The Words "Darktown Strutters Ball" REALLY Mean
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on the Jazz classic "Darktown Strutters Ball". Part I provides information & comments about the meaning of the words in the title "Darktown...
View ArticleElla Fitzgerald - "Darktown Strutters Ball" (example, lyrics, and more)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post is Part II of a two part series on the Jazz classic "Darktown Strutters Ball". Part II showcases a 1936 example of "Darktown Strutters Ball" that was recorded by Ella...
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