Comments on: TALIB KWELI & HI-TEK / “For Women” http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:17:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: audiologo http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2412 audiologo Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:28:46 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/17/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2412 Thanks SO MUCH for the Billy Stewart, I love this rendition, but remember it from my childhood--musta been mom's radio station. But it was childhood emphemera like the smell of grandaddy's BBQ. I never knew who the artist was. Oh, yeah, so glad you revisited the post of Talib Kweli, I love the heartfelt historical contextualization and referencing. Ooh, and you were right about “It’s A Good Feeling”. I had to stop typing this to get up and move when it came on! I love what you'all are doing here, thank you for this conversation... Thanks SO MUCH for the Billy Stewart, I love this rendition, but remember it from my childhood–musta been mom’s radio station. But it was childhood emphemera like the smell of grandaddy’s BBQ. I never knew who the artist was. Oh, yeah, so glad you revisited the post of Talib Kweli, I love the heartfelt historical contextualization and referencing. Ooh, and you were right about “It’s A Good Feeling”. I had to stop typing this to get up and move when it came on! I love what you’all are doing here, thank you for this conversation…

]]> By: Kiini http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2409 Kiini Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:51:34 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/17/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2409 Hey Baba, I actually read the write ups first and then listen to the Jukebox. The problem is the order of the songs in the Jukebox. I suspect you arrange it in a pleasing fashion... but I expect them to be in order of Classic, Contemporary, Cover... so when we got to the end and Songs of My Father was on, I scrolled up to the Cover text and didn't see the write up... although I clearly remembered you mentioning Songs of My Father as a P.S. AFTER I sent the email I thought, wait maybe it was tacked on to classic. I went to classic and found the answer before you posted... and I didn't have the opportunity to let you know that I had found the 411. Oh, so that is literally four women singing the song. So Joy's concept goes even DEEPER than just four languages. That's HOT! I think I read that the first time around. And because Sara Tavares (whose work I still don't have-wink) is from Portugal, I can't understand everything she says. That still blows my mind how DIFFERENT Portugal portuguese is from Brazilian. THANKS. and thanks for Breath of Life. It is *truly* an education. One day, I'll be somewhere and the male vocalist will start wailing that familiar wail and I'll be able to say: That's Leon Thomas. Instead of my usual... hey, I know that guy's voice. THANKS. kiini Hey Baba, I actually read the write ups first and then listen to the Jukebox. The problem is the order of the songs in the Jukebox. I suspect you arrange it in a pleasing fashion… but I expect them to be in order of Classic, Contemporary, Cover… so when we got to the end and Songs of My Father was on, I scrolled up to the Cover text and didn’t see the write up… although I clearly remembered you mentioning Songs of My Father as a P.S.

AFTER I sent the email I thought, wait maybe it was tacked on to classic. I went to classic and found the answer before you posted… and I didn’t have the opportunity to let you know that I had found the 411.

Oh, so that is literally four women singing the song. So Joy’s concept goes even DEEPER than just four languages. That’s HOT! I think I read that the first time around. And because Sara Tavares (whose work I still don’t have-wink) is from Portugal, I can’t understand everything she says. That still blows my mind how DIFFERENT Portugal portuguese is from Brazilian.

THANKS. and thanks for Breath of Life. It is *truly* an education. One day, I’ll be somewhere and the male vocalist will start wailing that familiar wail and I’ll be able to say: That’s Leon Thomas. Instead of my usual… hey, I know that guy’s voice.

THANKS.

kiini

]]> By: Kiini http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2408 Kiini Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:12:36 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/17/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2408 <p>okay, so i asked who's singing before he started his famous vocalizing... now i need you to "remind" me of who's voice that is... i have an idea, but i don't want to embarrass myself....</p><p><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>          kalamu sez           </b></font><br /> </p><p>kiini, the voice is leon thomas. the instrumental came first and the lyrics later on.</p><p>your questions confirm what i suspected: some people listen to the jukebox but don't necessarily read all of the write-ups. c'est la vie.</p><p>anyway, joy's conception of "four women" included getting three other women to sing with her, each took a different verse in a different language. two of the other three (sara tavares, born in portugal of cape verdean parents, and chinowiso from zimbabwe) are familiar to me. i admire and like sara tavare's work very, very much. i have at least one recording by all three of the women who accompany joy. the write up that is referenced gives more info.<br /> </p> okay, so i asked who’s singing before he started his famous vocalizing… now i need you to "remind" me of who’s voice that is… i have an idea, but i don’t want to embarrass myself….

          kalamu sez          

kiini, the voice is leon thomas. the instrumental came first and the lyrics later on.

your questions confirm what i suspected: some people listen to the jukebox but don’t necessarily read all of the write-ups. c’est la vie.

anyway, joy’s conception of "four women" included getting three other women to sing with her, each took a different verse in a different language. two of the other three (sara tavares, born in portugal of cape verdean parents, and chinowiso from zimbabwe) are familiar to me. i admire and like sara tavare’s work very, very much. i have at least one recording by all three of the women who accompany joy. the write up that is referenced gives more info.

]]> By: Kiini http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2407 Kiini Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:10:27 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/17/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2407 Wow! The Billy Stewart has SO MUCH ENERGY! So very much. Every time I hear it, I really FEEL this massive boost of energy. Amazing. Did ya'll realilze Joy Delane is singing the verses in four different languages. The first verse of her "Vier Frauen" is in Portugues, the second is in what ever her African parent's native tonuge (and she put some whole long riff in there in that language too), the third is in French, and the last in German. Apparently she's got CONCEPTS! (And she has a lot to say--past Nina Simone's lyrics, I mean. In German too. Unfortunately--I don't speak any of those languages, so I don't know what she's adding to the song. Talib says the older woman (Aunt Sara) has gone lived from Nigger to Colored to Negro to Afro to Black to African American. Reminds me a photograph of Mama (Tayari kwa Salaam) teaching us at Ahidiana. On the black board are those words: Nigger Negro Colored Black African American and it reminds me HOW IMPORTANT it is that we teach our children about race before someone else does. I llike what Talib does in the song. And he twists the end of 4 Women to be optimistic and hopeful. Nice. I never heard lyrics to "Song for My Father." I know it as a classic (non-vocal) song. Was it originally released with vocals? Who's singing? Wow! The Billy Stewart has SO MUCH ENERGY! So very much. Every time I hear it, I really FEEL this massive boost of energy. Amazing.

Did ya’ll realilze Joy Delane is singing the verses in four different languages. The first verse of her “Vier Frauen” is in Portugues, the second is in what ever her African parent’s native tonuge (and she put some whole long riff in there in that language too), the third is in French, and the last in German. Apparently she’s got CONCEPTS! (And she has a lot to say–past Nina Simone’s lyrics, I mean. In German too. Unfortunately–I don’t speak any of those languages, so I don’t know what she’s adding to the song.

Talib says the older woman (Aunt Sara) has gone lived from Nigger to Colored to Negro to Afro to Black to African American. Reminds me a photograph of Mama (Tayari kwa Salaam) teaching us at Ahidiana. On the black board are those words:

Nigger
Negro
Colored
Black
African American

and it reminds me HOW IMPORTANT it is that we teach our children about race before someone else does.

I llike what Talib does in the song. And he twists the end of 4 Women to be optimistic and hopeful. Nice.

I never heard lyrics to “Song for My Father.” I know it as a classic (non-vocal) song. Was it originally released with vocals? Who’s singing?

]]> By: ms. b http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/18/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2398 ms. b Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:40:30 +0000 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2006/06/17/billy-stewart-%e2%80%9csummertime%e2%80%9d/#comment-2398 When are you guys going to offer Joy for download??? I think this is the second time I've read a review where you have mentioned her and I have LOVED the tracks. You might want to do a review on her. I love the afro-french connection. When are you guys going to offer Joy for download??? I think this is the second time I’ve read a review where you have mentioned her and I have LOVED the tracks. You might want to do a review on her. I love the afro-french connection.

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