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Say it loud: Black anthem turns 40
South Florida Sun-SentinelIt began with a grunt — like so many that punctuated James Brown songs: "Uh, with your bad self." But then came the funky guitar, the Fred Wesley-led band and the immortal lyric: "Say it loud, I'm black andI'm proud." The song became an anthem...Tags: Los Angeles, Rock and Roll Music, Maceo Parker, Crimes, Music Industry
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Calendar
Sun reporterAug. 3 BALTIMORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL // Second day of festivities at the Poly/Western High School field, 140 W. Cold Spring Lane, which hosts a multicultural event with various activities, including performances by Nu World Art Ensemble, an African...Tags: Doug E Fresh, Culture, Rock and Roll Music, Warner Theatre, Slick Rick
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Oh, Those Wacky Pointy-Nosed Meerkats Are At It Again
Like two other august Friday night shows of note, "Star Trek" and "Degrassi," the most popular show on Animal Planet with the impossibly lovable critters on the Kalahari now has a longer title. Because nearly every star of the previous series has been...Tags: Craig Ferguson, Billy Zane, Melvin van Peebles, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Letterman
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Summer concert highlights
Sun reporterMay May 29: Clinic, Sonar May 29: Cold Taxi, Railaway, All to Cliche, Cheap as Free, Recher May 29: Filter, Ours, Opiate for the Masses, 9:30 Club May 29: Pete Best Band, RHT May 30: All Mighty Senators, 3 Fifths, 8x10 May 30: Bruce in the USA,...Tags: Kanye West, Shawn Colvin, Rock and Roll Music, Kenny Rogers, Counting Crows
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Meet The Band: Salim And The Music Lovers
Hometown // Baltimore Current members // Jason Brown, keyboard; Lavar "Topix" Green, drum machine; Salim Heggins, MC; Sean "Sinseer" Davis, bass Founded in // 2005 Style // hip-hop Influenced by // Jay Dee, Ron Carter, Big Daddy Kane, Sonny Cheeba...Tags: Music, Hip Hop
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AfrAm Fest brings gospel, hip-hop and a shot of family soul
247-4732One of the biggest festivals of the season, Afr'Am Fest, comes to Norfolk this weekend, bringing with it a robust musical menu including gospel great Dottie Peoples and neo-soul champs Kindred the Family Soul on Sunday and R&B hit maker Keyshia Cole...Tags: Music, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), MC Lyte, Television
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Season lineups for the Greek and Gibson
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Greek Theatre's 2008 season is highlighted by several programs delving into American roots music -- notably the Grammy Award-winning duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for two nights -- and reaching an apex with a relatively rare local...Tags: Doug E Fresh, Smokey Robinson, Dolly Parton, Slick Rick, Awards and Prizes
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Hip-hop comes alive at Smithsonian exhibit
Hip-hop may not be what visitors to art museums expect to hear - or see.
Yet, the music and the visual art it inspires have come to the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., in an exhibit that combines portrait art with the...Tags: Culture, Music, Photography, Hip Hop
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The album: Obsolete to whom?
Back in 1979, rock critic Greil Marcus asked a bunch of his colleagues to answer the ultimate music fan's question: What one album would they want to have if they were stranded on a desert island? Just over 25 years later, I offered the same challenge...Tags: Kanye West, 50 Cent, Music, Sales, Marketing
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HIP-HOP ON EXHIBIT
Hip-hop artists grace the covers of CDs, magazines and billboards. Add museum walls to that list. Artists including Kanye West, LL Cool J and 50 Cent are getting the royal treatment in two museum exhibits -- "RECOGNIZE! Hip Hop and Contemporary...Tags: Kanye West, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, Grandmaster Flash, Arts
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Getting out the 'Message' about power of hip-hop
Special to the SunWhen I tell people I've written a book called The Message that extracts life lessons from hip-hop music, I receive a multitude of responses. True hip-hop heads get it. Most of them wonder why such a book hasn't already been written. Old-school hip-...Tags: Music, Queen Latifah, Rakim, Radio Industry, Notorious B.I.G.
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