The Feel Of Free

theafrosistuh:

theafrosistuh:

J*Davey - Raincheck

wow.

Reblogging because amazing

TODAY’S CLASSIC TUNE: Lagbaja - Konko Below

Nigerian masked artist Lagbaja shows us just how to get down, in a song that lasts for almost 12 minutes.

(Source: dynamicafrica)

YASSSSSSS

i adore this song and video for always

luaunomi:

lati-negros:

Celia Cruz - La Negra Tiene Tumbao

peep the orange wig and matching orange everythang.

flawless video.<3

dynamicafrica:

THIS IS AMAZING: D’Banj vs The Real Oliver Twist

You know it had to be done, so here it is. A mash-up video that combines Nigerian Kokomaster D’Banj’s hit song ‘Oliver Twist’ with footage from the 1948 film of the same name. 

unexpecteddelight:

” QueenS ” | THEESatisfaction

(Source: youtube.com)

atane:

Seun Kuti at The Highline Ballroom

kitten-riot:

this music video is really Important because:

a. women reclaiming public space/space where harassment occurs
b. reappropriation of physical harassment thru the use of handprint imagery
c. reappropriation of masculine object (baseball bat) for self-defense by women
d. men shown performing physical labor as work/women shown performing physical labor for pleasure
e. deconstruction of ageism thru the inclusion of young & elderly women being complete badasses
f. centering around performance by women of color, which is refreshing when we as a culture just had to deal with the fucking white girl mafia
g. doooooope. beat. not going to pretend i don’t love this song (or rye rye in general)

(Source: ugly-feelings)

room-arrest:

CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT THIS SONG AND MUSIC VIDEO IS

CAN WE WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND THEN WATCH IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH ONE MORE TIME

1. this shit dropped in 1999.

2. this was jlo’s debut music video from her debut studio album.

3. this music video is totally like “wassup laura mulvey + ya btw, i’m gazin back at the males that r gazin at me, AND WHAT?” totally webcam/vlog praxis shifting theories of the gaze (i just typo’d ‘teh gaze’ and i want to note its significance. also mentioning typos for sous rature) and the object’s awareness + relocation into ~subject territory~ through the lens of the webcam

+4. it’s so vulnerable and assertive in its vulnerability. “first of all, i won’t take you cheating on me”, then, if you cheat on me, “would you lie to me?” because “i don’t need the hurt and i don’t need the pain”

+5. it’s the best song ever and i have definitely listened to this and “all for you” by janet jackson on repeat when i’m in that mood where i’m laughing at my sadness. i’ll have to write about “all for you” another time cuz it’s just too much (“it’s all for you [if you really want it], it’s all for you [if you say you need it], it’s all for you [if you’ve gotta have it]” and also the hilarious shrug factor of “got a nice package alright/*shrug* guess i’m gonna have to ride it tonight *shrug*)

(Source: glitterdivas)

perrrolike:

dynamicafrica:

It’s Lagos in the early 1970s, a little over a decade of independence, and bursting on to the popular music scene comes a multi-talented high school outfit out of St. Gregory’s College in the Obalende area of the then capital city of Nigeria.

Blending a mixture of pop lyrics, catchy harmonies, funk blends, pyschedelic sounds and Afrobeat, the band of six teenagers named themselves Ofege and, whilst still in high school, recorded their one and only full-length album creating a distinctive Afro-rock sound of the 1970s.

They toured the local music scene creating what is sometimes referred to as the ‘Ofege phenomenon’ but soon disbanded thereafter.

Here’s one of their most well-known singles, Nobody Fails. Another recommended track for those of you more into the heavy psychedelic afro-rock sounds is Gbe Mi Lo.

We were playing scrabble one night, in January this year, and my dad got really excited because he’d just returned from Nigeria with a bunch of classic music from 70s and 80s (his prime) and wanted to play them for us. His choice of the night was these guys, Ofege, and by the end of the night, we had played their album continuously on repeat for several hours. If I recall correctly, my dad said he’d interviewed them on either a TV or radio show he was a part of as a student back then.

Potential doc: “The Ofege Story”

bossbitchmermaid:

Lady - Smashed

OMFG her accent REALLY shines in this one hahaha