5/18/19 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Yanis Marshall, Arnaud & Mehdi- Britains Got Talent Semi Final Performance

Yannis Marshall, Arnaud and Mehdi are a French heel-dancing group who made it to the final of Britain’s Got Talent in Series 8. Continue reading

5/21/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: May 20- May 27, 2019

It’s here! Memorial Day weekend- the official start of summer. We have an African-diaspora cultural festival in Brooklyn, and Afrobeats in Midtown. A genie grants big screen wishes and Love In Bloom on Staten Island. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading

5/17/19 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Nicholas Brothers- Lucky Number (1936)

The Black Network (1936) the all-black musical short starring Nina Mae McKinney and including this dance number with the Nicholas Brothers, a fifteen-year-old Harold and twenty-two-year-old Fayard Nicholas, perform the song Lucky Number.
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5/16/19 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: MAXWELL-FORTUNATE

Fortunate is a Neo-Soul soundtrack from the motion picture Life. The song was written, composed, produced and arranged by R.Kelly and Maxwell. Fortunate was awarded Best R&B Single of the Year at the Billboard Music Award and Best R&B/Soul Single (Male) at Soul Train Awards. Continue reading

5/14/19 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Madonna ft. Maluma – Medellin

Medellín is by Pop artist Madonna and Colombian artist  Maluma.  It was released on April 17, 2019, as the lead single from Madonna’s upcoming fourteenth studio album Madam X.The song is named after the city in Colombia where Maluma was born.  Continue reading

5/13/19 O&A NYC WHATS HAPPENING THIS WEEK: May 13- 20, 2019

Its mid- May great walking weather. The dark heavy jackets have been replaced by light sweaters and floral prints as New Yorkers stroll down bustling streets in the world’s cultural Mecca. Art and dance are everywhere from Midtown to Brooklyn; we have Latin jazz in Harlem and Shakespeare and the Temptations are both on Broadway. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps, guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading

5/10/19 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Paula Abdul’s Performance – 2019 Billboard Music Awards

Paula Abdul closed the 2019 Billboard Music Awards with a six-song medley of her hits.
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5/10/19 O&A NYC MOTHER’S DAY SONG OF THE DAY: Spice Girls – Mama

Mama is by the British group Spice Girls. It was written by the Spice Girls, Matt Rowe and Richard Stannard, also produced by Matt Rowe for the group’s debut album Spice, released in November 1996. Continue reading

5/9/19 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Intruders “I’ll Always Love My Mama” (1973)

I’ll Always Love My Mama is a 1973 single by the Philly soul group The Intruders. Released from their album Save the Children, the song has become a Mother’s Day anthem. 

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