Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of and lyrics for the Jamaican Reggae song "Ram Goat Liver" written & performed by Leighton "Pluto" Shervington. Selected comments about this song from the featured YouTube sound file's viewer comment thread and other information about this song also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "RAM GOAT LIVER"From http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20090301/ent/ent3.html"In...
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Lord Nelson - King Liar (Calypso sound file, lyrics, comments)
Posted on 8:59 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a sound file of and lyrics for the Calypso song "King Liar". Selected comments about this song from the featured YouTube sound file's viewer comment thread are also included in this post.In addition, this post presents information about Lord Nelson, the performer of this song, as well as information about "lying contests". The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT LORD NELSONFrom http://www.allmusic.com/artist/lord-nelson-mn0000234788/biographyArtist...
Friday, September 13, 2013
Sundaygar Dearboy - Ma Ellen Give Them Pressure (video, comments, partial lyrics)
Posted on 6:22 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases videos and comments about the 2011 Liberian song "Ma Ellen Give Them Pressure" ("Ellen Pressure"). "Ma Ellen Give Them Pressure" serves as an example of the role of music in contemporary African political campaigns as it was sung in support for a second term of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Another example of a Liberian political campaign song "Monkey Come Down" which was sung by Sirleaf's opposition is also referenced in this post.Partial lyrics of "Ma Ellen Give Them Pressure" are included...
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Down In The Canebrake (Lyrics, Sound File, & Comments)
Posted on 5:12 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides examples of and comments about the song "Down In The Canebrake" (also known as "Down In The Canebreak", "Nancy Dill", "Nancy Till", and "Come My Love, Come". The words "canebrake" and "canebreak" are also spelled as two words.The content of this post is presented for folkloric and historical purposes.All copyrights remain with their owner.****INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "DOWN BY THE CANEBRAKE""Down By The Canebrake" is an American minstrel song. The earliest version of this song is attributed to White Serenaders,...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Four Examples Of "Senzeni Na?"
Posted on 6:20 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases examples and lyrics of the anti-apartheid song "Senzeni Na?". The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT SENZENI NAFrom 3Fhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senzeni_Na%3F"“Senzeni Na?” (also spelled Senzenina, English: What Have We Done?)[1] is a South African anti‐apartheid folk song. The Xhosa/Zulu language song is commonly sung at funerals, demonstrations and in churches.[1][2] Activist Duma Ndlovu...
Various African Funeral Customs Including South African After Tears Parties
Posted on 5:01 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents information about funeral customs in various African nations. An addendum to this post includes information & commentary about the South African [nation] custom of after tears parties after the funeral.My thanks to all persons who are quoted in this post.The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT VARIOUS AFRICAN FUNERAL CUSTOMSFrom http://www.tvsa.co.za/default.asp?blogname=bbmotherland2&ArticleID=15117 Biggie MotherlandBBAS:...
Posted in African funeral customs, after tears parties, Bostwana, Nigeria, South Africa
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Colors Associated With Funerals In Ghana, West Africa
Posted on 7:29 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post features videos of funeral services in Ghana, West Africa.The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes. No disrepest is intended by featuring these videos.This post serves as a companion piece to the following pancocojams post:http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/wearing-red-dresses-for-mourning-song.htmlhttp://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/wearing-red-dresses-for-mourning-song.htmlWearing Red Dresses For Mourning (Song Examples & Comments) Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/09/various-african-funeral-customs.html...
Wearing Red Dresses For Mourning (Song Examples & Comments)
Posted on 6:42 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post presents seven examples of Black American Old Time Music or early Blues songs in which red dresses symbolize mourning. This compilation isn't meant to represent all such songs. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.****FEATURED EXAMPLES(These examples are presented in alphabetical order.) Example #1: "Ella Speed"Lyric Excerpt:"When the women all heard that Ella Speed was deadAll goes back home and they re-ragged in red"-snip-[re-ragged...
Monday, September 9, 2013
Christy Essien Igbokwe - Seun Rere (videos, comments, & lyrics)
Posted on 4:22 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases examples and lyrics of the 1981 hit Nigerian song "Seun Rere" ("Omo Mi Seun Rere") by Christy Essien Igbokwe. Information about Christy Essien Igbkwe is also provided in this post.The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Note: I have been unable to find a full English translation of the Yoruba words for this song. Please add that translation to the comment section of this post. Thanks! ****INFORMATION ABOUT CHRISTY...
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Examples Of The Line "We Don't Die We Multiply"
Posted on 5:47 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi Powell"We don't die, we multiply" or a similar version of that line is a floating verse that is found throughout African American culture.This post showcases an early example of that line. This post also features a sample compilation of how "we don't die/we multiply" has subsequently been used in African American culture, in a Reggae song, and in a Filipino Rap song. The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.Disclaimer: The lyrics...
Posted in Black Comedy, Black movies, Hip Hop music, old time music, pigeon wing, Reggae, Thomas W. Talley
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
Peckin - Dance Movement & Jazz Compositions
Posted on 7:49 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides information about and examples of the dance movement and Jazz song "Peckin". The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT "PECKIN"From http://www.streetswing.com/histmain/z3peckn1.htm "Peckin is not a dance but a vernacular movement within another dance. Frank Sebastion's Cotton Club (not related to the New York Club) in Los Angeles is said to have done the first public routine with the "Peckin' Motion"...
Posted in African American bird dances, Cinco de Mayo, Jazz, Jazz dances, Jitterbug, Truckin
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