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The calypso king of the world (the Mighty Sparrow/Slinger Francisco), who was born on the island of Grenada -but lived most of his adult life in Trinidad and Tobago- opened up a famous calypso of his, with this line: “Let me tell you something, about Labor Day in Brooklyn”. That’s exactly how I start this column; by telling you something big that happened on Labor Day in Brooklyn. Since 1967, the...
. Lord Kitchener (born Aldwyn Roberts) shares with Mighty Sparrow the title of the world's best known Calypso singer. He began his career in Trinidad and won his first Road March award for singing in 1946. In 1948, Kitch emigrated to England in the company of singer Lord Beginner and newsreel footage of the time shows him singing "London Is the Place for Me." In less than two years, he and Beginner...
Was in a Lutha kind of mood so I deciced to sing If Only For One Night. Marvin Gaye (Let's Get It On) Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror) Luther Vandross (A House Is Not A Home) Prince (Purple Rain) Barry White (I've Got So Much Love To Give) Al Green (Let's Stay Together) Stevie Wonder (Ribbon in the Sky) Baron (Having a Party) David Rudder (Bahia Girl) James Brown (This Is A Man's World) Rick James...
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With the world throwing its weight behind US presidential hopeful Barack Obama, his afro-ethnicity has drawn the admiration of musicians worldwide and most specifically in the Caribbean and Africa.
I haven't posted a video in a while, so here is one I just recorded Marvin Gaye (Let's Get It On) Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror) Luther Vandross (A House Is Not A Home) Prince (Purple Rain) Barry White (I've Got So Much Love To Give) Al Green (Let's Stay Together) Stevie Wonder (Ribbon in the Sky) Baron (Having a Party) David Rudder (Bahia Girl) James Brown (This Is A Man's World) Rick James...
I was in a Patti mood so I wanted to sing one of her songs. Enjoy, and feel free to request videos! Marvin Gaye (Let's Get It On) Michael Jackson (Man In The Mirror) Luther Vandross (A House Is Not A Home) Prince (Purple Rain) Barry White (I've Got So Much Love To Give) Al Green (Let's Stay Together) Stevie Wonder (Ribbon in the Sky) Baron (Having a Party) David Rudder (Bahia Girl) James Brown (This...
A rare Saturday post from me… I just flipped to CNN and saw that the most interesting program will be airing this weekend. Tonight and tomorrow night at 6 and 11 p.m., CNN will be airing Daughters of Legacy, conversation and remembrances by daughters of MLK, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Johnnie Cochran and Sidney Poitier. [...]
The 26th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Concert Series performances are held Monday nights 7:30 pm at Wingate Field, entrances on Brooklyn Avenue (Rutland Road and Winthrop Street.)2008, Wingate Field, Brooklyn, NY July 14 - sweet summer soul w/...
Every Tuesday Single Minded highlights new tracks hitting stores (or the Web) this week. On Fridays, come back for rarities, remixes, mash-ups and more. The Ting Tings, “That’s Not My Name” [Kasper Bjorke Remix] Brit sensations get spit-shined and lasered-up in this shivery electro remix. Cody ChestnuTT, “Afrobama” [Campaign Song] Clawing his way out of obscurity, Cody ChestnuTT goes [...]
It was Lord "Ras" Shorty's 1974 album Endless Vibrations that put soca on the international music map. Other calypso singers, including the biggest star of them all, the Mighty Sparrow, jumped on the soca bandwagon, and Shorty continued to deliver innovative recordings like "Om Shanti," a song based on a Hindu chant that was even covered in India itself and became a hit there. Keep up with the "inspired'...
, Temperature is still high, so it´s time for some more soca... This irresistibly sun-drenched compilation includes some soca tunes from one of the world´s biggest street parties - Mas´ or Carnival. Tracklist: 01. Superblue - Bacchanal Time 02. Duke - Soca Have Me Tu Tul Bay 03. Mighty Sparrow - The More The Merrier 04. Black Stalin - Sundar 05. Barnett 'Preacher' Henry - Jump Up And Wave 06. Calypso...
