Showing posts with label Fela Kuti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fela Kuti. Show all posts

Friday, December 19, 2008

IMMIGRANT Music Part 2: Visas and Passports

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How about we clean out some draft boxes, eh?

This post has just been sitting for about a month. But it's been a crazy month. And it's about to be an even crazier one. As I write this, the madman in question is making his way back to the land of our mothers (Jamaica), and he better bring back some music and photos... As for myself, I'll be on my way to Tunis (shotta shotta!--wait, that's not allowed there, is it? Khalas...) by way of Roma come New Years. That said, I thought it wouldn't hurt too bad to put up this really old post because it's still relevant!

We'll be out getting a taste of international flavor, so it's only fair that you have yours. This is sort of a random mix of songs that have been infiltrating my headphones, either from personal searches or recommendations by friends in the past month and a half. As usual, click the divshare link to load individual songs.

And if anyone's in Tunisia or Rome, or has been to either and wants to share some advice on things to do and places to see/photograph, hit up the inbox. In the meantime check out the blog of my potential future flight buddy "I" over at The People Could Were Fly.


Buju Banton . . . Driver A




Mathieu Boogaerts . . . Comment tu t'appelles


(Props to Sha for this.)


Rang De (from the Movie Thakshak)



(I saw a performance to this song at a South Asian cultural show and haven't been able to turn it off. But apparently it's a favorite at wedding parties and choreographed dances for little girls haha)


Thursday, November 27, 2008

IMMIGRANT Music Part 1: Black President

This is a long overdue tribute to all the immigrants, especially the parents, who voted for the first time in November. Bigups to all my binational people.  Yes, I am coining appropriating this term because it sounds way nicer than "Jamerican" or any other "x-'merican" right now, IMHO.   I was born a US citizen, but this was my first election as well as the first election of both my mother and oldest sister, so props to them and anyone who shared that experience with a close one this past election day, regardless of how you voted or how you got here. 


Fela Kuti Black President Part 1
 
"Black President" Part 2


"Black President" Part 3