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Monday, October 29, 2012

Soulful Sounds In Honor Of "Souls To The Polls" Early Voting Efforts

Posted on 4:19 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post honors the "Souls To The Polls" early voting efforts by showcasing five musical selections whose titles include the word "soul". Information & comments about "Souls To The Polls" initiatives & a video about the "Souls To The Polls" project in Ohio are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for historical, sociological, aesthetic, and entertainment purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****COMMENT ABOUT THE USE OF THE WORD "SOULS" IN THE PHRASE "SOULS TO THE POLLS""Souls...
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Posted in Funk music, politics, President Barack Obama, Rhythm and Blues, soul music, souls to the polls | No comments

Videos Of Black British Vocalist Michael Kiwanuka

Posted on 3:01 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five videos of Michael Kiwanuka & features the lyrics for that vocalist’s song "Home Again". Information about Michael Kiwanuka is also provided in this post.The content of this post is presented for aesthetic and entertainment purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners. ****INFORMATION ABOUT MICHAEL KIWANUKAFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kiwanuka"Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul musician who is signed to Communion Records. He has been compared to Bill Withers, Randy Newman, and...
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Posted in Black Bristish music, soul music | No comments

Sunday, October 28, 2012

Hip Hop Dancing - IllStyle And Peace Productions

Posted on 10:08 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania dance company "IllStyle And Peace Productions". The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****OVERVIEWOn October 27, 2012 I had the pleasure of attending a performance of that all male dance company and other excellent dance companies at a Dance Africa performance in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The other dance companies that performed were "August Wilson Dancers", "Balafon", and "Legacy...
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Posted in African American English, African dance moves in Hip Hop dance, Arabic names, break dancing, Guinea, Hip Hop, West African dance | No comments

Friday, October 26, 2012

Ten Playground Rhymes Performed By Two African American Women

Posted on 5:13 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a video in which two young African American females chant & perform ten handclap rhymes and one movement rhyme. The content of this page is presented for historical, folkloric, sociological, and recreational purposes.My thanks to the young women featured on this video for their interest in sharing those rhyme examples with others via YouTube. Thanks also to those whose comments I've republished in this post.****EDITORIAL COMMENT & INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTENT OF THIS POSTSince the mid 1980s, I...
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Posted in African American children's rhymes and cheers, Internet screen names, political correctness | No comments

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Music In Mali, West Africa (Two Videos & Links)

Posted on 10:03 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellTwo times during the third United States Presidential Debate 10/22/2012 Republican nominee Mitt Romney very briefly mentioned the nation of Mali, West AfricaBoth of those comments focused on the rise of terrorist groups in that nation. However, those comment prompted me to look up the post I've published on this cultural blog about Malian music. Among those posts are:http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/05/mendiani-menjani-manjani-dance-drum.html"Mendiani (Menjani, Manjani) Dance & Drum Rhythm" andhttp://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/06/videos-of-dogon-mask-dancers-mali-west.html"Videos...
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Various Meanings Of The Word "Jive" & Cab Calloway's "Jumpin Jive"

Posted on 3:54 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post focuses on the origin of & various African American originated meanings of the word "jive". This post also showcases a copy of the film clip of Cab Calloways' now memorable performance of his song "Jumpin Jive" that features the tap dancing routine of the Nichols Brothers. The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****THE ORIGIN & VARIOUS MEANINGS OF THE WORD "JIVE"From http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=jiveThe...
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Posted in African American English, Cab Calloway, Jazz, Jazz dancing, jive, slang, tap dancing, the dozens, The Nicolas Brothers | No comments

Racial & Other Societal Implications Of Touching Black People's Hair

Posted on 4:35 AM by Unknown
Written by Azizi Powell[Revised 2/2013]This serves as a companion post to http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/02/good-hair-bad-hair-black-attitudes.html Good Hair & Bad Hair (Black People's Attitudes About Our Hair)****Why do White people touch Black people's hair and what do Black people think about that custom?The following comment was written in reference to a post on the Afro-Europe.com blog about racism experienced by Black people in Russia:...”You get a smile here, as a black, when you are ready to disburse some cash and make a purchase...
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Posted in afros, Black people in Europe, Black people's hair, Black pride, blackening up, dreadlocks, hair extensions, President Barack Obama, racism, superstitions | No comments

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Gandy Dancers & Linin' Track Sound Files & Videos

Posted on 7:04 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post is Part II of a two part series on the African American work song "Can't You Line 'em ("Linin' Track", "Tie-Shuffling Chant"). "Can't You Line 'em is an African American work song that was composed by "Gandy Dancers" (men who worked on the railways "linin' track".)Part II of this series features a YouTube sound file of several lining track songs as performed by former Gandy Dancers. That sound file includes video of a re-enactment of lining track as well as photographs of lining and video clips of a re-enactment...
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Posted in African American prison work songs, African American work songs, Gandy dancers, Leadbelly, linin' track songs | No comments

Monday, October 22, 2012

Early Versions Of "Can't You Line' Em" ("Linin' Track")

Posted on 11:07 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post is Part I of a two part series on the African American work song "Can't You Line' em ("Linin' Track", "Tie-Shuffling Chant"). This post showcases three early text versions of "Can't You Line 'em". For background purposes, this post also provides information & comments about the traditional way that this song was performed. This post is not meant to be a comprehensive presentation of all early versions of this song. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2012/10/gandy-dancers-linin-track-sound-files.html for Part...
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Posted in African American prison work songs, African American work songs, Gandy dancers, linin' track songs | No comments

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Sam Cooke, Otis Redding - Chain Gang (Lyrics, Sound Files, & Comments)

Posted on 6:14 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a rendition of the song "Chain Gang" by Sam Cooke and a rendition of that same song by Otis Redding. Lyrics to those versions are also included in this post.This post also includes information about chain gangs.The content of this post is presented for folkloric, historical, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. WHAT ARE CHAIN GANGS?From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chain_gang"A chain gang is a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work,...
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Posted in African American prison work songs, chain gangs, jodies, military cadences, Rhythm and Blues | No comments

Friday, October 19, 2012

President Obama's "Romnesia" Speech (Video & Text)

Posted on 4:00 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents a video & the text of President Barack Obama's "Romnesia" speech that he gave at a campaign rally on October 19, 2012 in Fairfax, Virginia.The content of this post is presented for historical, folkloric, motivational, political, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****FEATURED VIDEO: President Obama in Fairfax, Virginia: "Romnesia"Published on Oct 19, 2012 by BarackObamadotcom [4:42]Share this: http://OFA.BO/1BeYijTweet this: http://OFA.BO/CGuXjMPresident Obama...
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Posted in African American English, President Barack Obama, social and political issues | No comments

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Black Children's Hairstyles In The "Vote For Somebody" Video

Posted on 9:59 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a performance by students from Harlem, New York's Democracy Prep charter school of a song motivating adults to vote in the 2012 United States Presidential election. This song is a political take-off of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit Pop song "Call Me Maybe". This post includes the lyrics to that school's song "Vote For Somebody" as found on their video, documents the purpose of the students learning & singing that song within that school setting, and also documents the singing performance styles of those students.For...
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Posted in Black hairstyles, Political songs, Schools in the United States | No comments
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