Payn's Ponderings Black History Month Music Edition

[Dannyalcatraz]

The Neville Brothers are legend for a reason. But Cyril is my fave. Here’s a song he did a few years ago.

 

[payn]

2/10 Sharon Jones

This one is really tough for me. I was lucky enough to see Sharon and the Dap Kings a number of times. Great musicians and a beautiful soul! After she battled cancer, she went on a tour that was unleashed. I mean like rival Tina Turner unleashed. A great performer and lovely person that to me was never "too short, too fat, too black, or too old."

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Tackhead is a band whose members have played with some big names- Living Colour, NIN to name a couple- but with killer tracks under their own name. This is the song that exposed them to me:

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprosy was an offshoot of The Beatnigs, featuring Michael Franti. This was the first song released off of their debut album:

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The Pharcyde

Digital Underground

 

[payn]

The Pharcyde

Digital Underground

Pharcyde's Bizarre Ride II is an album that a I recommend every person have in their collection. Every person.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Dynamic Syncopation “The Plan”

Unfortunately, this is NOT the album version. It’s a remix that, AFAIK, only exists in video form.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

The 1980s & 1990s exploded with rap bands going in all kinds of directions. One big trend was sampling jazz instead of/addition to go-to genres like Blues, R&B, and Funk

Souls of Mischief

A Tribe Called Quest

Arrested Development

Diggable Planets

De La Soul

 

[payn]

2/11 Little Richard

A lot of folks think Prince made the flair popular, but really it was Little Richard. A pioneer in many ways but particularly in Rock music. Tutti Frutti forever!

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

The 1980s & 1990s exploded with rap bands going in all kinds of directions.

Unfairly overshadowed by CB4.