Payn's Ponderings Black History Month Music Edition

[dragoner]

Yeah, let's liven this up with some vids, Bad Brains probably one of the best hardcore punk bands ever, with two killer albums, Rock for Light, and I Against I
Public Enemy, still follow Chuck D on twitter:
Also I follow Tom Morello, met him too, he's got a solid Dodge Demon. Should not be a surprise I like Rage Against the Machine, my first setting for Cepheus Engine is called Solis People of the Sun

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

American shoegaze pioneers the Veldt (earlier known as Apollo Heights):

 

[payn]

Here is another selection for your enjoyment.

2/6 Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Not often given enough credit for her influences on rock and guitar. Enjoy a lazy Sunday history lesson!

 

[Enevhar Aldarion]

On a side note to all this, when looking for information online, I ran across articles on singers/celebrities you never knew were black/PoC. For example, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy is biracial. And while I have known for a while that Halsey is also biracial, but depending on the day and her hair and makeup, she can easily look either white or black. As for Pete, it is a shame he felt he needed to pass for white in the band's more emo days in order for mainstream acceptance.

 

[TheSword]

I love pretty much anything by Nina Simone and particularly liked hearing her at the end of every episode of Lovecraft Country.

But this is my favourite song by her… along with Feeling Good.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Yeah, let's liven this up with some vids

Yes!

I mentioned some bands that are truly obscure, and that broke up quickly. But their stuff is still worth tracking down, IMHO. So:

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Both of these vocalists have passed, but their music lives on:

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Charley Bradley

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Take a trip into the Afrosphere with Kamasi Washington:


and Gregory Porter

 

[payn]

Both of these vocalists have passed, but their music lives on:

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings

Charley Bradley

It was awesome that both Sharon and Charles got to make appearances on Luke Cage for Netflix.

 

[payn]

Take a trip into the Afrosphere with Kamasi Washington:


and Gregory Porter

I saw Komasi at a local music festival here in Minneapolis. It was at least 95 degrees that day and he still had a tweed stocking hat on