Payn's Ponderings Black History Month Music Edition

[Dannyalcatraz]

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

Porter also wears his “jazz hat” wherever, whenever.

 

[payn]

2/7 Billie Holiday

One of the very first Jazz singers I got into. Being in the cold dead heart of a Minneapolis winter, I'll look to this bluesy tune for some feelin.

 

[Mannahnin]

Radkey

I first encountered them opening up for Blood Red Shoes in Boston seven or eight years ago. Had no idea who they were and they positively knocked my socks off.

 

[Sepulchrave II]

Still prefer this to Coolio's reimagining:

 

[payn]

2/8 Childish Gambino

Ok, so this is going to be a fun one. Donald Glover has turned out to be an amazing musician. Just real clever use of effects and writing in his songs. Here is a little live studio take for your enjoyment.

Curious about how he chose the name? Why he used the Wu Tang name generator of course. Mine turned out to be Mastermind Pestering. What is yours?

 

[payn]

Still prefer this to Coolio's reimagining:

Sampling has become a culture all its own. Some folks find it divisive, but really music has a long history of artist using, borrowing, and stealing from one another. I can be picky myself, but I'll drop a couple for y'all. The first is one is from Nas for all the metal heads around here, the second is for the great Biz Markie who passed too soon.

 

[Mallus]

Ahem... never forget that Wu-Tang Clan ain’t nuthing ta fu… well you know the rest.

Also, the perennially-21 version of me lurking somewhere inside my head is delighted to see the likes of Fishbone and Del get mentioned.

 

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