Archive for November, 2006
This is the week of November 26th, 2006A libation for Gerald Levert; a survey of southern rap from Project Pat, Lil’ Flip and Young Bleed; and we close with an overview of "Dreamland" by The Wailers, Marcia Griffiths, Bunny Wailer, Third World, and the Upsetters.
THE WAILERS / “Dreamland”Sun, Nov 26th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 4 Comments »
LIL’ FLIP / “Sunny Day”Sun, Nov 26th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 7 Comments »
LEVERT / “Casanova”Sun, Nov 26th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »
This is the week of November 19th, 2006
This week, it’s vocals and poetry featuring Al Jarreau, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ethridge Knight, Tumi and The Volume, plus Funkadelic. We celebrate the poetry of song and the song of poetry.
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO / “Better By The Pound”Sun, Nov 19th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO / “Akel Dama (Field Of Blood)”Sun, Nov 19th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 1 Comment »
AL JARREAU / “We Got By”Sun, Nov 19th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »
This is the week of November 12th, 2006
Public Enemy (and a taste of Mandrill) begat The Roots and hip-hop producers reach way back to remix and re-imagine Nina Simone. This week is a sublime mix of old and new, recycling and refreshing. How sweet it is.
NINA SIMONE / “Funkier than A Mosquitos Tweeter 3 (Jazzeems All Styles Remix)”Sun, Nov 12th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »
THE ROOTS / “False Media”Sun, Nov 12th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 2 Comments »
PUBLIC ENEMY / “By The Time I Get To Arizona”Sun, Nov 12th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | No Comments »
This is the week of November 5th, 2006
This week is mix-and-match on BoL: some political (Michael Franti), some experimental (Sidsel Endresen and Bugge Wesseltoft), and three shades of funky (Lee Dorsey, Solomon Burke and Albert King). What they all have in common are truly original lyrics. Taste it. You just might like it.
ALBERT KING / “Get Out My Life, Woman”Sun, Nov 5th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 1 Comment »
SIDSEL ENDRESEN & BUGGE WESSELTOFT / “Try”Sun, Nov 5th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | No Comments »
DISPOSABLE HEROES / “Television, The Drug Of A Nation”Sun, Nov 5th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »