This particular February felt two days long. Maybe it was the roller coaster weather.
Of course, most of the major local Black History Month celebrations have already taken place. My little contribution is to post this lovely affirming video from Esperanza Spalding. Side note: It features the largest pair of Fulani hoops on the planet. :)
Random thought: Can you imagine what the late '90s/early 2000s would have been like if we'd had more positive, conscious images of black culture in music videos?
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Showing posts with label Esperanza Spalding. Show all posts
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 17, 2011
It's Es-per-ahn-za, People. Get It Right.
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| Photo by Alessandra Freguja. Obtained via Wikimedia under a Creative Commons License. |
Monday, September 20, 2010
Things I'm Looking Forward to...
In no particular order:
1. Cuba Libre in Penn Quarter. Yes, it's coming to D.C., and I may have just run out of reasons to go to Philly. I'm a big fan: Dancing, great drinks, fabulous brunch. Please export them all here. The opening date keeps getting pushed back, but it may open next week. Stay tuned.
2. Esperanza Spalding at Lincoln Theatre - Oct. 3. Love her and her amazing 'fro. She is reinventing jazz, and has some excellent samba and bossa nova-influenced numbers.
3. Alice Walker at Busboys (14th and V NW) - Oct. 2. Although I won't be there--it will cost you a pretty penny just to be in the room--I definitely had to give it a mention.
4. Boris Kodjoe on "Undercovers," NBC, Wednesday. I don't even have to explain, because you know.
5. Vanessa Williams on "Desperate Housewives." I haven't actively watched this show since the tornado. Or was it the plane crash? Whatever. It really doesn't matter. They may win me back if Ms. Williams brings some much-needed flavor to Wisteria Lane.
6. DC Fashion Week, Sept. 20-26. Various locations. Support local artistes.
http://www.dcfashionweek.org/dc/
7. Soul Train Happy Hour at U St. Music Hall, this Fri., 5 PM. I don't even know what to expect, but since it's at USMH, I bet it will be a stone gas, honey. (snort, snort) Don't make me unleash my 'fro.
8. (sorta-kinda) The Roots' new collabo with John Legend. Can't say that I'm a fan of John Legend (Howzabout Anthony Hamilton? Or D.C.'s own Raheem DeVaughn? Why not dig up crazy-a$$ D'Angelo? Or crazy-a$$ to the extreme K-Ci? Call me a traitor to the race, but I would even rather see Robin Thicke cut this CD. ANYBODY BUT John Legend...), but their take on a number of soul classics should be interesting.
That's it for now. I'll do my best to post something of real substance tomorrow.
1. Cuba Libre in Penn Quarter. Yes, it's coming to D.C., and I may have just run out of reasons to go to Philly. I'm a big fan: Dancing, great drinks, fabulous brunch. Please export them all here. The opening date keeps getting pushed back, but it may open next week. Stay tuned.
2. Esperanza Spalding at Lincoln Theatre - Oct. 3. Love her and her amazing 'fro. She is reinventing jazz, and has some excellent samba and bossa nova-influenced numbers.
3. Alice Walker at Busboys (14th and V NW) - Oct. 2. Although I won't be there--it will cost you a pretty penny just to be in the room--I definitely had to give it a mention.
4. Boris Kodjoe on "Undercovers," NBC, Wednesday. I don't even have to explain, because you know.
5. Vanessa Williams on "Desperate Housewives." I haven't actively watched this show since the tornado. Or was it the plane crash? Whatever. It really doesn't matter. They may win me back if Ms. Williams brings some much-needed flavor to Wisteria Lane.
6. DC Fashion Week, Sept. 20-26. Various locations. Support local artistes.
http://www.dcfashionweek.org/dc/
7. Soul Train Happy Hour at U St. Music Hall, this Fri., 5 PM. I don't even know what to expect, but since it's at USMH, I bet it will be a stone gas, honey. (snort, snort) Don't make me unleash my 'fro.
8. (sorta-kinda) The Roots' new collabo with John Legend. Can't say that I'm a fan of John Legend (Howzabout Anthony Hamilton? Or D.C.'s own Raheem DeVaughn? Why not dig up crazy-a$$ D'Angelo? Or crazy-a$$ to the extreme K-Ci? Call me a traitor to the race, but I would even rather see Robin Thicke cut this CD. ANYBODY BUT John Legend...), but their take on a number of soul classics should be interesting.
That's it for now. I'll do my best to post something of real substance tomorrow.
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