GOOD MORNING P.O.U.! This week we'll take a look at Black composers of classical music. IGNATIUS SANCHO … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Classical Music Composers
Black British Musicians
Saturday Open Thread- Black British Invasion
This week's open threads have highlighted Black British musicians and singers. To conclude the week, today's thread will focused on several different artists. Crazy - 1990 Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born February 19, 1963 in Paddington, London, England. He is popularly known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread- Black British Invasion
Friday Open Thread- Black British Invasion
This week's focus has been all about Black British musicians and singers. Floetry was a British R&B duo comprising Marsha Ambrosius ("the Songstress") and Natalie Stewart ("the Floacist"). The group recorded two studio albums, one live album, and sold over 800,000 records worldwide. Formed in 1999, Floetry started on the performance poetry stage. In 2002, the … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread- Black British Invasion
Thursday Open Thread – Black British Invasion
This week's open thread focuses on famous Black British singers and musicians. Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey on February 26, 1979) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist from Leeds, who released her debut album Corinne Bailey Rae in February 2006. She became the fourth female British act in history to have her first album debut at number one. … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread – Black British Invasion
Tuesday Open Thread- The Black British Invasion
This week's open thread theme focusing on Black British musicians and singers. Willow - 1976 Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, MBE (born 9 December 1950) is a British singer, songwriter and guitarist. Armatrading is a three-time Grammy Award-nominee and has been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She also received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread- The Black British Invasion