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Race in businessCheck out this post in the self-employment forum on Craigslist. I'm not shocked about her losing business because of her race. I'm shocked that some …
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Music Collectors: Rare Recordings Go Digitalfrom Newseek this week:<blockquote>Oct. 23, 2006 issue - Looking for the 1986 debut of reggae band African Head Charge on Apple's iTunes? You'd soone…
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LeRoy Hamilton "I Need You So" on Hillman St.what's the deal with this? i just found a minty copy today, looked for info online, and apparently there's been reissues of it.just wondering what th…
what's the deal with this? i just found a minty copy today, looked for info online, and apparently there's been reissues of it.just wondering what the o.g.'s deadwax # is. on my copy it reads:H-101-A ARC 700631A Hanyone? mr. carfagna? -
Live bands that fuse afrofunk & latinLast year I went to see Horace Andy. He was singing over dusty old dubplates that Mad Proffesor selected, and for the most part, he was pretty good.…
... was an old wrinkled looking African guy sitting down playing a ... stick, and him and another African-looking guy (ie both black ... he would play a little african flute, or kick a distortion ... -
RUTLESS RECORDS JERRY HELLER INTERVIEWThis is a great interview by Davey D with Jerry Heller, the guy who helped Easy E to start Ruthless Records. PeaceHawkeyePART 1<embed src="http://ode…
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NO R.I.P. P.W. BothaThis bastard is dead. I usually would not be happy about someone's death, but he really had no reason to be left alive. That is all.From CNN.com:JO…
... , South Africa (Reuters) -- Former South African President P.W. Botha, the ... Tuesday aged 90, the South African Press Association reported."Botha died ... negotiations that ultimately brought the African National Congress (ANC), led by ... -
Sabu Martinez Afro-Temp reishFor those of you with the Sabu Afro-Temple reish, pleased? Which one of the two reissues has the best sound?Appreciations in advance!
For those of you with the Sabu Afro-Temple reish, pleased? Which one of the two reissues has the best sound?Appreciations in advance! -
Shady Republican Tactics (Voting-Related)<a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/6/1717/68014">http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2006/11/6/1717/68014</a><blockquote>Listen to <a h…
... ., calls are being received by African-American voters, among others, saying ... -
30 Years isn't nearly enough punishment (Rwanda R)I hope she finds herself in a prison full of Tutsis<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/ap_on_re_af/rwanda_genocide">http://news.yahoo.com/s/…
... significant roles in the east African nation's 100-day massacre ... -
Euro Digging - Germany Holland and BelgiumBeen back around a week now from a 2 week excursion to Germany, Holland and Belgium. Had a blast and found tons of great records. Went to Germany fir…
... tracks by Merl Saunders.Mombassa ??? African Rhythm and Blues ??? Legendary first ... -
50 state strategy (yeah or ghey?) Howard Dean RelI have been stunned at how little I have heard from puniditocracy whether Dean's strategy was a net plus in the midterm elections. This was the deba…
... . The core group included several African-American women who had reached ... retained a ''37-year-old African-American pollster'' to shake up ... -
Radio Freetown CD LibraryHi all!I just got back from another trip to Freetown in Sierra Leone where I had a meeting with the guys at Radio SLBS. I'm doing a Radio show for th…
... station, basicaly two, one with African records, the other one with ... doing the following Genres:Afrobeat / African FunkHighlifeAfro JazzMandingoUS SoulUS FunkUS JazzHip ... -
Ali Farka Toure appreciationWho else is feeling his (RIP) music? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/sn.gif" alt="" />I have The Source from 1992 on CD, but which, if any, of…
Who else is feeling his (RIP) music? I have The Source from 1992 on CD, but which, if any, of his albums are available on vinyl?Tinariwen is pretty cool in the same meditative African blues style. -
Condoms in Prison (Pasue-Related)This sounds like a good idea that would never work. <blockquote><b>Condoms urged in US prisons to curb AIDS in blacks[/b] WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reute…
... drivers of HIV infection among African-Americans." More than half of ... -
RIP Bill BrentHe was a friend of mine. I read about his passing a few days ago while waiting for a plane in Edmonton. Bill was a good man, and If I get permission …
... . "I am an American, an African-American, a black man," he ... -
On The Corner Music - new record spot!For those in the cali/bay area, (particularly southbay), just wanted to let the SoulStrut folks know about a recently opened spot: On The Corner Musi…
... (with a few new titles/reissues sprinkled in), 25% new CDs ... -
sapeCongo cult has a passion for fashionThough poor, addicts of designer clothing spend lavishly to flaunt an over-the-top style. 'I'm a Sape'KINSHASA, C…
... born decadesago in this Central African nation, its namedrawn from French ... admired by a generation of African musicians,Wemba once called fashion ... suits and ties, with traditional African garb.Wemba laughed off any ... -
On This Day In 1955...(Remember to Remember)<img src="http://nieonline.com/detroit/images/bus.gif" alt="" />"Rosa Parks, an African American, was arrested for disobeying an Alabama law requirin…
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Today is...World AIDS Day.More than 25 million people have died from AIDS worldwide since it was first diagnosed 25 years ago. Most people are aware of the dev…
... people under 25.-->[/b]African-Americans are disproportionately affected. Although ... 13% of the population, African-Americans made up 49% of ... leading cause of death in African-American men 25-34 ... leading cause of death in African-American women 25-34.(All ... -
November Finds (West African Record Hunt Pt.3)Here's some of the stuff that I found on my trips to Cotonou and Freetown last month. A new mix is in the works but will probably take a few weeks un…
Here's some of the stuff that I found on my trips to Cotonou and Freetown last month. A new mix is in the works but will probably take a few weeks until it ends up online, this is due to the very slow and unreliable internet connections available here in ... -
White cop let's black men rap their way out of tixBy AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press Writer Sat Dec 2, 7:07 AM ETTEMPE, Ariz. - City leaders have apologized after a program on Tempe's cable channe…
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Enrique Lynch: African Bump = cover?Anyone know - is Lynch's song supposed to be a cover of the United Image's single? I don't hear it but maybe I'm missing something?
Anyone know - is Lynch's song supposed to be a cover of the United Image's single? I don't hear it but maybe I'm missing something? -
John Ridley's Essay on Race Society in the US(This is a long read, but well worth it IMO)here is an essay by John Ridley, who is John ridley you may ask? well here is a little info I dug up on h…
... life, and way too many African-Americans doing far too little ... -
new mix with african music from Guineawhile the first two mixes were trying to be more on the funk and afrobeat side of things, this mix presents my favorites on the Guinean label Sylipho…
while the first two mixes were trying to be more on the funk and afrobeat side of things, this mix presents my favorites on the Guinean label Syliphone and while it devinately does have its funky moments, this one is more targeted towards the head than ... -
Lumumbo - A Mix Of SortsA Mix Of Sorts, mostly downtempo, some unknowns (I hope?) anyways I hope you all enjoy!!<a href="http://www.funkthebeaver.com/Lumumbo.mp3">www.funkth…
... Fooling" (Zudan)08. Zoot Simms "African Challenge" (Studio One)09. Laura ... -
The Etymology of "Boogaloo/Bugalu"?So...here's something I have yet to figure out...Where does the term "boogaloo" come from? I know what it refers to but not its origins. I've heard s…
... it comes out of an African American vernacular - an explanation I ... -
Happy Jazz Show - December 2006 - Show 2Final show for 2006. As per usual we have searched the globe for great music from Sweden, Japan, Brazil, The West Indies, U.S.A., Turkey, Iran, Franc…
... : Aboki Ginger Johnson & His African Messengers : Aduri Le Ry-Co ... -
(Afro Record Related) Bunzu Soundz (Makossa lbl)hi,does someone have more information or know the whole story behind the "Bunzu Soundz" album on the famous (& for me still mysterious) N.Y. based Ma…
... the US who are into african sounds, quite some never came ... )?did it get a local african release aswell?is this more ... -
This Stepshowsploitation Movie<img src="http://ia.ec.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/48/95/61/10m.jpg" alt="" /><em>A young man finds that the moves he learned on the street may help him…
... to Truth University, a historically African-American college in Atlanta. At ...
