The late Puerto Rican song writer, Tito Curet Alonso, composer of about 2000 salsa songs, gave us some memorable songs. Here the late Puerto Rican Sonero Mayor, Ismael Rivera sings one of Curet’s most beautiful and inspiring song : Las Caras Lindas de mi Gente Negra – The Beautiful Faces of my Black people. Mr. [...]
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sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Cela Cruz, Ismael Rivera, Latin Music, sat'day riddymz, Tito Curet Alonso, YouTube on December 17, 2011 | 8 Comments »
The Al Jazeera slavery debate
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Aljazeera English, Exploitation, News, Slavery, YouTube on November 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
sat’day riddymz
Posted in Afrobeat, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Milton Nascimento, YouTube on November 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Os tambores de Minas, by Milton Nascimento. This song roughly means, the drums of Minas Gerais, Milton Nascimento’s home state, will never be quiet.” Sis Ana. Saludos…
sat’day riddymz
Posted in African Diaspora, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Basilio Fergus, Music, Panama, S.E. Dianna Torre, sat'day riddymz, YouTube on November 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
From Sis. Ana Panamanian national, Basilio Fergus went to Spain to study medicine and realized his true calling was composing songs and singing. With his rich angelic voice, he became an international star troughout the Spanish speaking world. Cisne Cuello Negro-Black Necked Swan, a song that talks about how the word” black” has been debased, [...]
sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, From Nothing 2 Something, Life, prison, YouTube on November 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Murder in Kinshasa
Posted in Africa, African Politics, AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Aljazeera English, Coups, Democratic Republic of Congo, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, YouTube on October 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The Story of St. Josephine Bakhita
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Anita Cumberbatch, Black History, Slave Trade, Slavery, St. Josephine Bakhita, YouTube on October 10, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Submission from Sis. Ana The Story of St Josephine Bakhita, a remarkable woman born in Sudan who was kidnapped by slavers. Despite slavery, rejection, the loss and separation from her family, discrimination and hardship, she kept the faith and retained her dignity as a human being. She is considered by many as the Universal Sister [...]
sat’day riddymz
Posted in AfroSpear, AfroSphere, Dominican Republic, Exploitation, Racism, sat'day riddymz, YouTube on September 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
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