IMAGES OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Cab Calloway
The Cotton Club
Duke Ellington
Ethel Waters
Fats Waller
Louis Armstrong
Tiny Bradshaw
"These sounds are a reminder that the diversity and breadth of creativity that once ran wild through the streets of Harlem still exists in every corner of Black America nearly 100 years later." -- Shawn Amos, compilation producer of Rhapsodies In Black: Music And Words From The Harlem Renaissance
THE MUSIC
Gladys Bentley "Worried Blues"
Duke Ellington "Cotton Club Stomp"
Louis Armstrong "I'm In The Mood For Love"
Ethel Waters "Stormy Weather"
Cab Calloway "Minnie The Moocher"
THE POETRY
"The Negro Speaks Of Rivers"
read by Quincy Jones
"No Images"
read by Lou Rawls
"If We Must Die"
read by Ice-T
"I Want To Die While You" (excerpt)
read by Alfre Woodard
"Sensemaya" (edit)
read by Eartha Kitt
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CASTAWAY CUTZ
By Gary Jackson
A totally unoriginal thought struck me as I watched Castaway, starring Tom Hanks. Which ten albums would be an absolute necessity for me to have if I were a castaway -- provided I had the electricity and equipment to hear the stuff! MORE
INTERVIEW WITH QUINCY JONES
Courtesy of AOL
If you were to remove the work of Quincy Jones from the history books, contemporary music would not be the same. MORE
Q&A WITH BOOTSY COLLINS
By John Hagelston
We picked Bootsy's brain recently with the following queries... MORE
Q&A WITH GEORGE BENSON
By John Hagleston
George played L.A.'s Greek Theater, and we had the opportunity to pose a few questions to him. MORE
MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER!
By Reggie Collins
To most people, Black History Month evokes thoughts of past African-American struggles, from slavery to the civil rights movement. But there is another side to this fascinating tale. MORE
MY SEARCH FOR HARLEM
By Shawn Amos
The Harlem Renaissance of the early 20th century was one of the greatest experiments American culture has ever seen (with the '60s counter-culture movement running a close second) "Black" in 1920's Harlem was an attitude, not a color. MORE
DOO WOP 51
By Bill Dahl
More than a half century after blossoming under the soft glow of street corner lamps (and within the echo-drenched confines of countless subway stations and high school washrooms), doo wop maintains an intensely loyal following. MORE
RICHARD PRYOR: AN APPRECIATION
By Reggie Collins
Richard Pryor made his first impact on me in 1974, when I was in the seventh grade. My best friend, Randy Ades, turned me on to a newly-released album his older sister had that we weren't supposed to be listening to called That Nigger's Crazy. MORE
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