"Shake Shake Shake The Mango Tree" Song (videos, lyrics, and information)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents five East African video examples of the children's call & response song "Shake Shake Shake The Mango Tree" This song is also found as "Shake Shake Shake...
View ArticleVideos Of The Swahili Gospel Song "Yesu Ni Wangu" (with lyrics & comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five videos of the popular KiSwahili Gospel song "Yesu Ni Wangu" ("Jesus Is Mine"). These featured renditions of "Yesu Ni Wangu" are performed in the United...
View ArticleVideos Of Nigerian Gospel Singer Pastor Kingsley Ike - "Wamilele" And Other...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases videos of Nigerian Gospel singer Pastor Kingsley Ike and his group performing the song "Wamilele" and several other Makossa style praise songs.Information...
View Article"Ghetto Kids" - A Problematic Name For A Talented Ugandan Children's Dance Group
Edited by Azizi PowellAbout three months ago I came across a video entitled "Ghetto kids dancing" while I was surfing YouTube for videos of African dancing. I chose not to watch that video simply...
View ArticleAttitudes & Assumptions About Africans & About Poor People In A Discussion...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides selected comments from the discussion thread of the YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mw8gO-ro6Zs. This video showcases Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan...
View ArticleNigeria's Daddy Showkey's Galala Dance (information, videos, & comments)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Nigerian vocalist Daddy Showkey and the galala dance that he created.The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic...
View Article25th Birthday of "Paris Is Burning" Documentary Of New York City's Gay...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides information and comments about the 1990 New York City gay ballroom documentary documentary "Paris Is Burning" on that film's 25th birthday. Quotes from drag...
View ArticleOld & New Meanings Of "Boo Boo Kitty"
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides some information and comments about the various meanings given to the term/name "Boo Boo Kitty". Selected videos that include the words "Boo Boo Kitty" are also...
View ArticlePlayground Rhymes That Include Politicians' Names
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents some examples of English language playground rhymes that include the name of one or more politicians. The online sources for these rhymes are given after the...
View ArticleThe Golden Gate Quartet & Willie Gresham - "Soon One Morning" ("Hush Somebody...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases one video of The Golden Gate Quartet and one sound file of Willie Gresham singing "Soon One Morning". This African American Spiritual is also known as "Hush...
View ArticleBishop J.D. Means & Dr. C.J. Johnson - "One Morning Soon" (with lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases examples of the African American Spiritual "One Morning Soon" as sung by Bishop J.D. Means, Sr and as sung by Dr. C.J. Johnson. One version of the lyrics for...
View ArticlePlayground Rhymes That Include Names Of Famous People (Part I)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series that presents some examples of English language playground rhymes that include the name of actors singers, or other famous people. This post...
View ArticlePlayground Rhymes That Include Names Of Famous People (Part II)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series that presents some examples of English language playground rhymes that include the name of actors singers, or other famous people. This post...
View ArticleSimilarities Between Hip Hop's Dlow Shuffle & Disney Junior's DJ Shuffle
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post notes the similarities in titles of Hip Hop's Dlow Shuffle and Disney Junior's DJ Shuffle as well as the similarities between portions of the lyrics for the Dlow Shuffle...
View ArticleFive Videos Of The Swahili Gospel Song "Nani Kama Wewe" (with Swahili lyrics...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five videos of the popular KiSwahili Gospel song "Nani Kama Wewe". These examples showcase the different ways that this Kenyan Gospel song is sung.Lyrics for...
View ArticleCongolese Vocalist Mbilia Bel - Boyayé (examples, Lingala lyrics & English...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Congolese vocalist Mbilia Bel's song "Boyayé". Biographical information about Mbilia Bel and four YouTube examples of Mbilia Bel performing that song are...
View ArticleBrenda Fassie & The Big Dudes - "Weekend Special" (examples, lyrics, &...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases two examples of South African vocalist Brenda Fassie's now classic 1983 song "Weekend Special". Song lyrics and selected comments from these two YouTube...
View ArticleComments About African & African Diaspora Unity In A Discussion Thread For...
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides a portion of the comments in a sub-set of the discussion thread for Tiwa Savage's (Nigerian) Afrobeat video "Eminado". Commenters in this sub-set wrote about...
View ArticleThree Example Of The Gospel Song "99 1/2 Won't Do" (with lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases three examples of the Gospel song "99 1/2 Won't Do".The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain...
View ArticleMavis Staples - "99 1/2 Won't Do" (civil rights version with video & lyrics)
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Mavis Staples' civil rights version of the Gospel song "99 1/2 Won't Do". The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, motivational, and...
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