Lena Horne performs Honeysuckle Rose with Benny Carter And His Orchestra from the 1943 MGM musical Thousands Cheer. Continue reading
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Category: Music
3/1/17 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ’S HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Salt-N-Pepa – Push It
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Push It by Hip Hop Salt-n-Pepa was released as the B-side of the Tramp single in 1987, and as its own single in 1988. Continue reading
3/1/17 O&A NYC DANCE: Rudolf Nureyev as Valentino (1977) Tango Scene ft. Rudolf Nureyev & Anthony Dowell
Rudolph Nureyev as Valentino, a biographical drama film very loosely based on the life of Rudolph Valentino, directed by Ken Russell in 1977. In this scene former dance hall performer Rudolpho Valentino dances a tango with dance legend Ballet Russe star Vaslav Nijinsky.
Rudolf Nureyev & Anthony Dowell- Valentino (1977)
2/26/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tamela Mann- God Provides (Live)
Tamela Mann sings God Provides (Live) the sophomore single from her 2016 album release, One Way. Continue reading
2/25/17 O&A NYC WITH GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Newen Afrobeat feat. Seun Kuti & Cheick Tidiane Seck – Opposite People
Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, born on January 11,1983 in Lagos, Nigeria, commonly known as Seun Kuti, a Nigerian musician, and the youngest son of legendary afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Seun leads his father’s former band Egypt 80. Continue reading
8/5/17 (REPOST) O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Naomi Campbell Supermodel
Naomi Elaine Campbell, an English-born model, of African Jamaican descent and Chinese Jamaican ancestry through her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion world. Continue reading
2/24/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Belly – Ballerina
Ballerina, featured on Canadian rapper Belly mixtape Another Day In Paradise, finds a young woman caught between two worlds. Continue reading
2/24/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Belly – Ballerina Featuring Lil Buck and Jessica Keller
Lil Buck and Jessica Keller have a shared love of high fashion and dance. The duet offered their version of recording artist Belly’s recent release Ballerina. Continue reading
2/23/17 O&A NYC WITH THROWBACK THURSDAY SONG OF DAY: Barry White – Practice What You Preach
Practice What You Preach, the number-one R&B single by singer Barry White from his 1994 album The Icon Is Love. The hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the R&B chart and reached 18 on the pop chart.The 1994 single also won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year. Continue reading
2/17/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Solange – Cranes In The Sky
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Cranes in the Sky is a song by Solange. Released on October 5, 2016 by Saint Records and Columbia Records, it is the first single from Solange’s third album, A Seat at the Table. The song was written by Raphael Saadiq and Solange, and produced by Sir Dylan along with Raphael Saadiq and Solange. Continue reading
