Fela Kuti…king of Afrobeat. I love everything about his music. The 1st time I heard him was in the 80’s along with King Sunny Ade on radio station CKLN, or was it CFNY..not sure. Nonetheless it changed my life, for the better. It opened my spirit up to African music and I feel it deep […]
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My evening with Stevie Wonder
“…you’ve brought some joy inside my tears..” Lyrical genius with a deep understanding of spiritual power, and a musical connoisseur. That is how I describe Stevie Wonder’s music On the Tuesday night of November 25th, 2014, my life changed. I attended the STEVIE WONDER concert in Toronto, and yes with no doubt it is one […]
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- Stevie Wonder
A few days ago I experienced Stevie Wonder Live, for the 1st time, and it was one of the greatest concerts I’ve ever seen This man is a genius, his lyrics are deep and his vision is spiritual and real Stevie Wonder’s music from the 70’s is my favourite Stevie Wonder and “Living for the […]
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- Labelle
Labelle…how do I describe my love for thee? They come from the planet Funkensty, where you wear the most amazingly outrageous outfits and belt out the sweet nectar of smooth funk ‘n soul, whilst being beautiful, sexy, and sing like there’s no tomorrow Patti Labelle, Sarah Dash and the amazing Nona Hendryx….Ladies U is FIYAH!
Continue readingFunky Friday Song of the Day- Nina Simone
Not a Funk Song, but a very powerful one. Just Listen. Nina Simone is one of the best, one of the most honest and raw talents we’ve ever had. A true lover of black people
Continue readingHappy Birthday Michael!
…THANK YOU for introducing us to such GREAT HITS. To showing what GETTIN’ DOWN is REALLY ALL ABOUT. For bringing the MOONWALK back to life. THANK YOU for sharing your beautiful voice and being a REAL SINGER, THANK YOU for opening us up to what MUSIC is all about, and THANK YOU for being such […]
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