Tag: Black Music Month

Text and Meaning in Michael Jackson’s Xscape (part 1)

June 18, 2014

  “He talked always about giving love. It was never about how much love he got back.”––Antonio “L.A.” Reid discussing Michael Jackson, Xscape Documentary DVD Any announcements of “new music” from Michael Jackson must necessarily and rightly be met with a healthy amount of skepticism. Important questions have to be answered: Is this new music … More Text and Meaning in Michael Jackson’s Xscape (part 1)

New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)

December 22, 2013

Piano virtuoso James Carroll Booker III. (photo: Wikipedia Creative Commons) “With my ninth mind I resurrect my first and dance slow to the music of my soul made new.” ––from Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black While he lived, James Booker was apparently known by many titles. The tradition in African American music of … More New Orleans’ Bayou Maharajah arrives in Savannah (part 2 of 2)

African-American Music Links Cultural Legacies around the Globe (part 1 of 3)

June 1, 2013

                 Following the death of Michael Jackson during Black Music Month 2009 a crowd                  gathers and dances outside the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York. (photo by Getty Images) The basic idea underlying the concept of Pan Africanism is … More African-American Music Links Cultural Legacies around the Globe (part 1 of 3)