GOOD MORNING, P.O.U.! As you get your Sunday breakfast/brunch on, enjoy the sounds of Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and The Giants of Jazz. … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: P.O.U. Sunday Jazz Brunch
Sunday Open Thread
Sunday Open Thread: Dancehall Singer – Patra
Patra was considered the Queen of Danchall music in the early to mid 1990's. She considered an musical influence on Rhianna. Patra (born Dorothy Smith, 22 November 1972 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall singer. In her beginnings as a female dancehall deejay in the late 1980's, she used the stage name Lady Patra. She first made an impression on the US charts … [Read more...] about Sunday Open Thread: Dancehall Singer – Patra
Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: White Singers Who We Thought Were Black
This is a list about a few individuals with voices that we accidentally assumed at one point and time belonged to black people. It wasn’t until videos popped up for some of the songs that we didn’t see a black man or woman, but a white man or woman–and it surprised the hell out of fans. Sit back and enjoy. What You Won't Do For Love - Bobby Caldwell … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: White Singers Who We Thought Were Black
Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Songs that Embody the Black Struggle
Today's thread will highlight the power of music and the messages it conveys. The biggest cultural export from African-American culture is our music. Sit back and enjoy these songs that did evoke thought, dialogue and action at various times. To Be Young, Gifted and Black … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Songs that Embody the Black Struggle
Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Laura Mulva
Today's open thread will highlight new artist from across the pond, Laura Mvula. Laura Mvula (née Douglas; born 23 April 1986) is a British soul singer-songwriter from Birmingham, England. Her debut album Sing to the Moon was released on March 4, 2013, with an orchestral re-recording released August 2014. Green Garden … [Read more...] about Sunday Musical Brunch Open Thread: Laura Mulva