3/21/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: They Called Her Moses

Shall We Dance Friday

They Called Her Moses is Donald McKayle‘s story of freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. The cast includes Jacqueline Walcott, Robert Powell, Sylvia Waters, Arthur Mitchell, Kathleen Stanford, Donald McKayle and Carmen DeLavallade. Continue reading

3/20/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Patti LaBelle – Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Philadelphia native Patti LaBelle work spans genres including gospel, soul, blues, R &B, jazz, Broadway, television and film. Continue reading

3/18/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Brownstone – If You Love Me

If You Love Me is  by  R&B group Brownstone, released by MJJ Music and Epic Records. It is the second single from their debut album, From the Bottom Up (1995). Continue reading

3/16/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Caravans- Mary Don’t You Weep (Live)-Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood, James Cleveland

Gospel icons and trailblazers The Caravans featuring Inez Andrews, Albertina Walker, Dorothy Norwood and James Cleveland on piano perform Mary Don’t You Weep. Continue reading

3/15/25 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Oxlade, Fally Ipupa – IFA

Nigerian Afro-Pop star Oxlade teams up with Congolese legend Fally Ipupa for the new single IFA, blending Afrobeat and Congolese Rumba. The track is part of Oxlade’s debut album Oxlade From Africa. Continue reading

3/13/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Shirley Ellis – The Name Game (1965)

The Name Game is a song co-written and performed by Shirley Ellis as a rhyming game that creates variations on a person’s name. She explains through speaking and singing how to play the game. Continue reading

3/9/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Oscar Peterson Trio and Ella Fitzgerald – Jazz At The Philharmonic

This is the full concert of The Oscar Peterson Trio with Ella Fitzgerald from the Jazz At The Philharmonic tour 1957 in the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Netherlands. The concert is introduced by Norman Granz himself. Continue reading

3/9/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mary Mary – Go Get It

 

Go Get It is a compilation album by Gospel duo Mary Mary containing songs from their albums also containing some new songs including the single Go Get It and remixed and remastered hits was released on May 8, 2012.  Continue reading

3/8/25 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Tekno – Pounds and Dollars

Tekno who has just dropped the official dance video for Pounds and Dollars we’re picking up some new dance moves. Continue reading