A Song for Mama is a single by R&B group Boyz II Men. The song was written and produced by Babyface served as the theme song to the 1997 motion picture Soul Food and spent two weeks at number one on the US R&B chart. Continue reading
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5/3/23 O&A NYC MILESTONES- HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES BROWN: Live at the Boston Garden, April 5, 1968
On April 5th 1968, James Brown gave a free concert at The Boston Garden which became a thing of legend. Only 24 hours earlier civil rights activist Dr Martin Luther King Jr. had been assassinated resulting in widespread violence across the United States. The mayor of Boston was persuaded to let the concert go ahead and it was broadcast live across the city by WGBH-TV. Continue reading
4/29/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Rexxie, Naira Marley & Skiibii – Abracadabra ft. Wizkid
The multi-talented Nigerian musician, DJ and record producer Rexxie, with his first album Abracadabra, has made a splash in the industry. Continue reading
4/25/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Harry Belafonte – Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) (Live)
Harry Belafonte sings his most popular song Day-O, an excerpt from his television special Harry Belafonte in Concert (Japan, 1960)”. Recorded live at Sankei Hall, Tokyo, 18 July 1960. From the album Calypso” (1956) Continue reading
4/23/23 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, live 1971 • World of Jazz
The Giants Of Jazz are: Art Blakey, Thelonious Monk, Kai Winding, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, with Al McKibbon on bass gave a live performance on the Newport Jazz Festival October 31, 1971 in De Doelen Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Continue reading
4/23/23 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Kirk Franklin – I Smile
Kirk Dewayne Franklin is a songwriter, choir director and a gospel artist.He is best known for leading urban contemporary gospel ensembles such as The Family, God’s Property and One Nations Crew. He has won numerous awards, including 19 Grammys. Continue reading
4/22/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Bayanni,Jason Derulo – Ta Ta Ta
Abimbola Oladokun known professionally as Bayanni, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.He signed a record deal with Mavin Record. Continue reading
4/21/23 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: The Kiss by Margo Sappington
Dancers Valentina Kozlova and Sven Toorvald performs choreographer Margo Sappington‘s Rodin inspired duet The Kiss Continue reading
4/20/23 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Digable Planets – Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) is a song by Hip Hop trio Digable Planets released as the first single from their debut album, Reachim’ (A new Refutation Of Time And Space), in November 1992. The black and white music video was directed by Morgan Lawley. Continue reading
4/19/23 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: KOTD – DNA/Charlie Clips vs Real Sikh / Lu Castro I #RapBattle
King of The Dot Entertainment, also known as KOTD is a North American Battle Rap league founded in Toronto,Ontario, Canada in 2008. The company’s HQ is based in Toronto, from which it gets its name. Successful battlers such as Pat Stay, Dizaster, Head Ice, Rone, Arsenal Math Hoffa and Madchild. Continue reading
