Source: Afropunk. "Israeli-Ethiopian singer Ester Rada teamed up with funky muppets and Red Band for a cover of The Clash's 'Should I Stay Or Should I Go'."
http://www.afropunk.com/video/ester-rada-red-band-should-i-stay-or-should-i-go

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A song by a British punk band, sung and played in Black American electrified blues style by an Israeli-Ethiopian ( Read more... )

 Do you enjoy Stevie Wonder's music?  If so, you may enjoy this fun remix track by DJ Stylus:


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Pitchfork's online interview features are always visually striking (I liked their feature on the UK/French all-woman rock band Savages), but the new feature with Janelle Monae is outstanding.  Nice interview. As one would expect, she's beautiful, mysterious (she's got enough sense to keep her private life private) and interesting ( creativity, ( Read more... )

 Who is the mysterious night musician rehearsing clarinet someplace hidden among leaf and shadows?  You're quite good, whoever you are, and so I wasn't too bothered that you began playing around 10:35 p.m. On a Sunday night.  It didn't hurt that you played one of my favorite romantic songs, “A Kiss to Build a Dream On”.

It was all over in ten ( Read more... )

Life is still busy and interesting, for which I am grateful. Had a weekday birthday, which limited celebrations but I enjoyed a night out anyway, attending a hip-hop concert by Copperwire. Being older doesn't mean I can't appreciate a good performance or a night out. Although I haven't been a consumer of hip-hop or most pop music for years, I ( Read more... )

For some years I have dearly loved the music of this Malian couple, who met & married at Mali's only school for the blind ( Institut des Jeunes Aveugles ) and have gone on to enchant music lovers worldwide.  Among their many projects, Amadou et Mariam raise funds to help support the Institut des Jeunes Aveugles. Their words and music speak for ( Read more... )

Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities “Vibrations of Love”. Meeting and Film Festival. March 2-3, 2012 at Washington Hall, Seattle, WA
Deadline: November 15, 2011

Women Who Rock Project is excited to redefine words, music, genres, space, community & love at the 2nd annual Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Meeting and ( Read more... )

Interesting factoid, revealed in 1965 contracts now up for auction:
The Beatles refused to play to segregated audience in US | Music | guardian.co.uk

Maybe somebody will eventually kick this guy's ass, just on general principle.

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/aug/24/amy-winehouse-charity-name

Martin McCann registered a company called Amy Winehouse Foundation Ltd and bought the domain name AmyWinehouseFoundation.com, blocking the family's plan to do the same. Now he has condemned ( Read more... )

Sheila J. Hardy will present this film on Saturday, May 7, 2011 at the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival in Seattle, 7:00 PM at Central Cinema, 1411 21st Avenue (Central District). Admission: $8.00.

http://www.langstonblackfilmfest.org

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Nice & Rough

Eve’s Lime Productions presents Nice & Rough, a documentary film by Sheila ( Read more... )