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Saturday, October 24, 2020
In Memoriam: Frankie Paul Come & Talk To Me [Jodeci Cover] [1992]
Paul Blake [19 October 1965 – 18 May 2017], better known as Frankie Paul, was a Jamaican dancehall reggae artist. Born blind, he has been dubbed by some 'The Jamaican Stevie Wonder'.
Born in Jamaica in 1965, Blake was born blind but as a child had his sight partially restored by an operation on a hospital ship. He sang for, and impressed Stevie Wonder when Wonder visited the school that Blake attended, prompting him to pursue a singing career. Adopting the stage name Frankie Paul, he first found fame in the early 1980s, and he recorded prolifically throughout the decade. He recorded for virtually every producer/studio in Jamaica at some time, and was known to release several albums a year. Notable works of Frankie Paul include the popular "Sara" and "Worries in the Dance". Paul resided in The Gambia from 1994. In January 2016 he underwent surgery to amputate a foot and part of his leg. Frankie Paul died on 18 May 2017 at the University Hospital of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Paul
Friday, October 23, 2020
DJ Ras Imon The Wonder Dream Concert [9 PM E.S.T. October 24, 2020] [#ThisIsForTheDJs]
*Tag someone you know that 💚💛❤️"LOVES"❤️💛💚 Bob Marley & The Wailers and/or Stevie Wonder's 🎶 Music 🎶 and would've most definitely been front row center at a concert where Bob, Peter, Bunny, Stevie, and Third World were all the headliners of the show ??? Did you know that in 1975 Bob Marley & The Wailers, Stevie Wonder & Wonder Love, and Third World teamed up for a fundraiser concert called "The Wonder Dream Concert" which raised over $23,000💰 for The Jamaica School for The Blind? Well, we are re-creating that concert with a roots reggae DJ session via #FacebookLive !!! THIS SATURDAY NIGHT Oct. 24, 2020 at 9:00 pm EST here on @CuscoReggaeMusicPeru with D J Ras Imon & Majestic Sounds International and in the same spirit of "The Wonder Dream Concert" we're raising 💰 for Center for the Visually Impaired (CVI) Atlanta, GA at https://cviga.org/donate-to-cvi/ !!! This will surely be a lotta fun and is for a very worthy cause, Don't Miss, Mark you Calendars, Oct. 24, 2020 9:00pm EST !!!
Courtesy: DJ Ras Imon
UMI [#Explicit #NSFW] [Live October 19, 2020]
Tierra Umi Wilson a.k.a. UMI [born February 9, 1999] is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Seattle, Washington, she attended the University of Southern California, but dropped out in 2019 in order to pursue music. She is best known for her 2018 song "Remember Me", which has over 50 million streams on Spotify. She also accompanied Conan Gray as an opening act on his Comfort Crowd Tour in 2019.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMI_(singer)
NPR Music Spillage Village: Tiny Desk [Home] Concert [October 23, 2020] [#Explicit #NSFW]
Spillage Village is an American musical collective from Atlanta, Georgia. The group is composed of rappers, singers and producers, and was founded by the members of EarthGang. Spillage Village was primarily made up of five initial members with a split-base in both Atlanta and Baltimore.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillage_Village
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Life [1999]
In 1932, two strangers are wrongfully convicted and develop a strong friendship in prison that lasts them through the 20th century. Staring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatundé
MarÃa Isabel Distance [September 10, 2020]
MarÃa Isabel López RodrÃguez [born 4 January 1995], known professionally as MarÃa Isabel, is a Spanish singer, songwriter and actress. She is best known for winning the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Antes muerta que sencilla".
MarÃa Isabel was born in Ayamonte, Province of Huelva, Spain. She demonstrated an interest in dancing and singing from a very young age. Her love for singing and dancing took her to the 2004 Spanish Eurojunior competition, which was televised nationally in her native Spain. The purpose of this competition was to select Spain's representative for the relatively new Junior Eurovision Song Contest competition, which began in 2003.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Isabel
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
In Memoriam: Amy Winehouse w/Jools Holland Stronger Than Me [Live]
Amy Jade Winehouse a.k.a. Amy Winehouse [14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011] was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse
Eddie Murphy Promise [You Won't Break My Heart] [2013]
Edward Regan Murphy a.k.a. Eddie Murphy [born April 3, 1961] is an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has also worked as a stand-up comedian and was ranked No. 10 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Murphy
Monday, October 19, 2020
Mýa My First Night With You [April 21, 1998]
Mýa Marie Harrison is an American singer, dancer, songwriter, producer, and actress. Born into a musical family, before entering the music industry she appeared on BET's Teen Summit. Signed in 1996 with Interscope Records, she released her eponymous debut album in April 1998.
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%BDa
NPR Music Nao: Tiny Desk Concert [March 18, 2019]
In astrology, your Saturn return is the time in life when Saturn goes back to the same spot it was at the time of your birth. As Nao explained during her appearance at NPR's Tiny Desk, "It's about leaving adolescence and going into adulthood." This crossing of the threshold that happens around your late 20s to early 30s is the inspiration for Saturn, Nao's sophomore effort and one of 2018's best albums. When the U.K. singer-songwriter brought her band and cosmic energy to the Tiny Desk — sneaking in her 2015 breakthrough track, "Bad Blood," alongside Saturn standouts — the strength and conviction of her performance had fans in the office strapped in for the emotional ride. While Nao usually performs with synthy, electronic twinkles, her day at the Tiny Desk was stripped down by comparison. At times, her lyrics ring out with just a sparse guitar to carry them. Like a roller coaster of unexpected upheaval, Nao's distinctive vocal range on this four-song set goes from bellowing and husky to soft and coy, often within the same verse. Be it the breezy, Brazilian funk of "If You Ever," the hallowed harmony of "Orbit" (complete with prayer hands) or the valiant soul-searching of "Make It Out Alive," it's almost as if Nao duets with herself, answering her own questions, settling into her own quirks. Saturn return can be marked with new responsibilities, confusion and poison-thorned serendipity. But by creating astral, intentional music through her growing pains, Nao ended up grounding herself.
Courtesy: Sidney Madden, NPR Music
Nao Saturn [October 26, 2018]
Saturn is the second studio album by British R&B recording artist Nao, released on 26 October 2018 through Little Tokyo Recordings and RCA Records. It was supported by the singles "Another Lifetime" and "Make It Out Alive". "If You Ever" was also released prior to the album in a version featuring American singer 6lack, but he does not feature on the album version. Nao will tour in support of the album across late 2018 and early 2019. Saturn received nominations for Album of the Year at the Mercury Prize in 2019 and Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 62nd Grammy Awards in 2020.
Nao named the album after being told by her friends about the astrological concept of Saturn return, when the planet Saturn returns to the same place in the sky that it was when a person was born. This typically takes 29 years, but the reported "influence" can begin at the age of 27.[3] Nao said: "It's like waking up and coming of age, like: 'I've been going through my twenties and what have I been doing in this relationship?' What have I been doing in this job?' You start to rethink everything – old stuff that your parents taught you or ideas that you believed in. It's like a complete shedding of skin and it can be painful.
On review aggregator Metacritic, Saturn has received a score of 83 out of 100 based on reviews from 14 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". Kyann-Sian Williams of NME rated the album four out of five stars and said that Nao's "honest, cinematic exploration of love, lust, and hardship makes for a compelling adventure – and one you'll happily join [her] on". Williams concluded the review by saying that "Saturn is full of beautiful, intricately unique songs that could never be imitated. Like her, it's simply one of a kind." Writing for The Guardian, Natty Kasambala said that on the album, "although [Nao's] sugary vocals have remained intact, her artistic and personal growth is evident". Kasambala further judged that "It's hard to distinguish any obvious commercial hits. Saturn falls somewhere between the dance hits of producer DJs with big-name features, and earnest, heart-tugging balladry." Kasmbala acknowledged that along with the "rise of R&B classicists" like Jorja Smith, Ella Mai and Mahalia, "Nao presents a compelling alternative to the mainstream".
Courtesy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_(album)
Sunday, October 18, 2020
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