10/9/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tramaine Hawkins- Changed (Featuring All Star Encore Perfromance)

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Changed performed by Gospel legend Tramaine Hawkins and written by husband Walter Hawkins. Tramaine Hawkins has won two Grammy Awards, two Doves, and 19 Stellar Awards. Continue reading

10/7/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980

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Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky, features three ballets Petrouchka, Le spectre de la rose, L’après-midi d’un faune was recorded on August 1980 in Nashville. 

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As Robert Joffrey, artistic director of the company, explains toward the end of this program, no one really knows in precise detail how the Vaslav Nijinsky of legend danced. These re-creations were assembled by reading about him and by looking at photographs in costume. Needless to say, dance scholars have been afforded endless opportunity for taking indignant exception to bits and pieces of the reconstructions.

Nureyev & The Joffrey Ballet Tribute to Nijinsky 1980

Petrouchka (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson, Christian Holder, Gary Chryst)

Le spectre de la rose (Rudolf Nureyev, Denise Jackson)

L’après-midi d’un faune (Rudolf Nureyev, Charlene Gehm)

National Philharmonic Orchestra ; Terence Kern, conductor ; Paul Jacobs, solo piano.

10/4/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Soul Reaper- Tommy Lee Sparta

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Tommy Lee Sparta the Montego Bay deejay recently premiered the video for his gritty single Soul Reaper. The dark clip was directed by Pang Pang, while the single was produced by Damage Musiq. Know for his dark demonic themed flavor of dancehall music Tommy Lee Sparta refer to himself as the Godfather of Gothic Dancehall. Continue reading

9/24/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans – Mary Don’t You Weep featuring Inez Andrews

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Robert Anderson started The Caravans in 1947. The group reached its peak popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, launching the careers of a number of artists, including: Albertina Walker, Delores Washington, Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, Reverend James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Josephine Howard, and Loleatta Holloway.

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9/29/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Fight The Power- Public Enemy

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Fight the Power by hip hop group Public Enemy was released as a single in June 1989 on Motown Records. The song was conceived at the request of film director Spike Lee, who sought a musical theme for his 1989 film Do the Right Thing. Continue reading

9/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: PARTYNEXTDOOR- Not Nice

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PARTYNEXTDOOR hits the sand in the long-awaited video for “Not Nice” off his album P3. Continue reading

9/26/16/ O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Do The Right Thing- Radio Raheem Tribute

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Actor Bill Nunn died of cancer on Saturday, September 24  “Radio Raheem is now resting in power, Radio Raheem will always be fighting da powers dat be. May God watch over Bill Nunn.” wrote Do The Right Thing director Spike Lee.  Continue reading

9/26/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna- Sex With Me (Remix) Featuring Trey Songz And Fabolous

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Fabolous and Trey Songz link up together to deliver their remix to Rihanna’s “Sex With Me” bonus track off her ANTi (Deluxe) album.  Continue reading

9/24/16 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Genius Of Richard Smallwood

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Richard Smallwood is the Black Brahms of Gospel music. His lush orchestrations and choral arrangements are the hallmarks of his signature sound. An accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, vocalist and choral conductor Smallwood graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, and  graduate work in the field of ethnomusicology. He finished his Masters degree in Divinity from Howard University in 2004 and was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2006. 
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