Edited by Azizi PowellInfamous New York City Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner refused to quit the Democratic mayoral race today saying "Quit isn't the way we roll in New York City". http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/30/anthony-weiner-ad_n_3679075.htmlIn my opinion, it makes no sense for Weiner to have resigned from the United States Congress because of his inappropriate actions but now refuses to quit the New York Democratic mayoral primary after it became known that he continued those same egregious sexual actions. However, since this is a...
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Children's Cheer "Our Team Is Red Hot"
Posted on 7:24 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides four videos of the children's cheerleader cheer "Our Team Is Red Hot" (also known as "Red Hot"). These videos showcase some of the differences between three children's cheerleading styles - mainstream cheerleading, modified mainstream cheerleading, and stomp & shake cheereading. The basic words to "Our Team Is Red Hot" are in the summary of Video #4. Click http://cocojams.com/content/childrens-cheerleader-cheers for more text examples of "Red Hot". The content of this post is provided for folkloric and...
Robert Johnson - They're Red Hot (with lyrics)
Posted on 5:49 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases Robert Johnson's 1936 uptempo Blues song "They're Red Hot". Lyrics for & commentary about that song are also included in this post.The content of this post is provided for folkloric, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: They're Red Hot 1936 - ROBERT JOHNSON (Ragtime Blues Guitar Legend) RagtimeDorianHenry, Uploaded on Apr 17, 2009****LYRICS: THEY'RE RED HOT(Robert Johnson) Hot tamales and they're red hot, yes she got'em for saleHot...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Nigerian Insult Traditions (Yabbing) Part II, Dont jealous me- Super Bass Cover
Posted on 6:56 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on Nigerians tradition of yabbing (giving insults). This post features a Nigerian vlogger (video blogger) Tboy (Don't Jealous Me). This post also includes my transcription of that video. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/nigerians-insult-traditions-yabbing.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides some information & comments about insult traditions in Nigeria. That post also includes some examples of insults which were posted on a Nigerian blog.The content of this...
Nigerians Insult Traditions (Yabbing), Part I
Posted on 6:37 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on Nigerians' custom of yabbing (insulting) people.Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/nigerian-insult-traditions-yabbing-part.html for Part II of this series features a Nigerian vlogger (video blogger) Tboy (Don't Jealous Me). My transcription of that video is also included in that post.The content of this post is presented for folkloric and cultural purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners.PART I: BACKGROUND: DEFINITIONS & AN EXCERPT FROM WIKIPEDIAFor some reason...
Friday, July 26, 2013
Origins & Examples of "I Know You Rider"
Posted on 5:06 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post provides information about the origin of the Blues song "I Know You Rider" and the way that song became known in (White) American Folk & Rock music circuits. The lyrics to two versions of "I Know You Rider" are also given in this post. The song "I Know You Rider" is a good example of a song that orginated from African Americans but was collected (and thus preserved) by White folklorists and was/is arranged, performed, and popularized by numerous non-African American vocalists. In particular, "I Know You Rider"...
Monday, July 22, 2013
Blind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water.
Posted on 6:05 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases "God Moves On The Water", a 1929 Gospel song composed & performed by Blind Willie Johnson. That song is about the sinking of the Titanic ocean liner. The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****SHOWCASE SOUND FILE AND LYRICSBlind Willie Johnson - God Moves On The Water. ALfaDuB101, Uploaded on May 21, 2011 Blind Willie Johnson - Good Moves On The Water"Blind" Willie Johnson (January 22, 1897 -- September 18, 1945)...
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Two Renditions of "The Sky Is Crying" (Elmore James & Albert King)
Posted on 10:50 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases a rendition of the Blues song "The Sky Is Falling" by Elmore James and by Albert King. The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****LYRICS: THE SKY IS FALLING(Elmore James) 1959The sky is crying,look at the tears roll down the streetThe sky is crying,look at the tears roll down the streetI'm waiting in tears for my baby,and I wonder where can she be?I saw my baby...
Saturday, July 20, 2013
"Bongo Bongo Bongo" (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo) & Two "Bongo Congo" Songs
Posted on 6:11 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis blog features music & dance from African Americans and other Black cultures throughout the world. However, some music and/or other cultural offerings that don't originate with Black people can remind people of other cultural offerrings or influence the creation, reception, and interpretation of other Black music/cultural offerings. I wasn't aware of the 1947 American Pop song "Civilization" ("Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo") prior to coming across it while surfing YouTube. However, that song...
Blakk Rasta - Congo Bongo
Posted on 1:07 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part II of a two part series on recordings entitled "Congo Bongo". This post showcases a sound file of the 2003 recording "Congo Bongo" by Ghanaian Reggae artist Blakk Rasta. Information about Blakk Rasta is also included in this post.Part I includes a soundfile of and information about the 1973/1974 recording "Congo Bongo" by The Fania All Stars. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-fania-all-stars-congo-bongo.html for that post.For a related post, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/bongo-bongo-bongo-i-dont-want-to-leave.html....
The Fania All Stars - Congo Bongo
Posted on 12:55 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis is Part I of a two part series on recordings entitled "Congo Bongo". This post showcases a sound file of the 1973/1974 recording "Congo Bongo" by The Fania All Stars. Information about that group is included in this post. This post also includes an excerpt of an article about the first performance of "Congo Bongo" by that group.Part II of this series showcases a sound file of the 2003 song entitled "Congo Bongo" by Ghanaian vocalist Blakk Rasta. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2013/07/blakk-rasta-congo-bongo.html...
Five Videos Of Music By Koffi Olomide (From 2006-2012)
Posted on 3:59 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases five videos by Congolese vocalist Koffi Olomide. These videos range from 2006 to 2012. Information about Koffi Olomide is included in this post. Iformation about Soukous music is also included in this post. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.All copyrights remain with their owners.****INFORMATION ABOUT KOFI OLOMIDEFrom http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koffi_Olomide"Antoine Christophe Agbepa Mumba, also known as Koffi Olomide (Friday, July 13, 1956), is...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions & The Chambers Brothers - People Get Ready (with lyrics)
Posted on 5:27 PM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellThis post showcases the song "People Get Ready". This post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/lester-chambers-trayvon-martin-attacked-dedication-song_n_3601173.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular. That article is reports that a member of the Chambers Brothers was accousted at a Blues festival July 17, 2013 when he sung "People Get Ready" in honor of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin was a 17 year old African American who was tragically killed in Florida in February 2012 when he was walking from a convenience store back to the house...
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Anti-Asian Rhymes - I Went To A Chinese Restaurant
Posted on 8:31 AM by Unknown
Edited by Azizi PowellWARNING & DISCLAIMER: This post includes racially pejorative referents for folkloric, sociological, and educational purposes. I don't condone the use of such references for other purposes.In 2009 I conducted an informal, unscientific review of pejorative, ridiculing, and/or mocking racial references or gestures in English language playground rhymes that were posted to facebook pages or other websites.* Those facebook pages in particular and some of the other websites served as a place where people could share their childhood...
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