Oleta Adams Grammy nominated cover of Brenda Russell’s Get Here remains her biggest hit to date. Get Here was released in 1990 on her album Circle of One.
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8/29/17 (Repost) O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: The A-Z Of African Dance Hall
The A-Z Of African Dance Hall: “Our continent is so huge and creative, many dances had to be left out to come up with something relevant and short (we did not want to challenge Pharell Williams on long videos! 🙂 This Is New Africa! Enjoy & share the revolution.”- The Dance HALL.
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7/22/17 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Diana Ross & The Supremes Live In Amsterdam 1968 (Full Concert)
Diana Ross & The Supremes performances recorded live in Amsterdam Netherlands on March 4, 1968. Continue reading
(Repost) 7/22/17 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES : The L.A. Complex – The Complete Kal and Tariq Story
The L.A. Complex, The Complete Kal and Tariq Story centers around Kaldrick King (Andra Fuller) a successful but troubled and bad-tempered rapper dealing with the secret of being a closeted homosexual.
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(Repost) 7/21/17 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE: John Bubbles- Cabin In The Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1940 American musical with music by Vernon Duke, Lyrics by John La Touche, and a musical book by Lynn Root. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 25, 1940. It closed on March 8, 1941 after a total of 156 performances. It was directed by Albert Lewis and staged by George Balanchine. The Broadway production starred Ethel Waters as Petunia Jackson, Dooley Wilson as Little Joe Jackson, Katherine Dunham as Georgia Brown, Rex Ingram as Lucifer Junior, and Todd Duncan as The Lawd’s General. Continue reading
7/20/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Aretha Franklin- I Say A Little Prayer
I Say a Little Prayer also returned to the Pop & R&B Top Ten in the fall of 1968 via a recording by Aretha Franklin taken from her 1968 album Aretha Now. Continue reading
3/1/23 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Moms Mabley- Comedienne, Social Activist, LBGTQ Icon
Moms Mabley performing a comedy act (1948) one of her lines “Cab Calloway once call me a dog. I would like to be a dog if Cab Calloway would be my tree.” Continue reading
7/17/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: The Mack
The Mack (1973), follows the rise and fall of Goldie, an Oakland pimp. The film directed by California native Michael Campus, and starred Max Julien and Richard Pryor with Oscar-nominee Juanita Moore, and Tony nominated actor Dick Anthony Williams. The movie was filmed in Oakland, California.
After returning home from a 5-year prison sentence, he returns home to find his brother involved in Black nationalism. Goldie decides to take an alternative path, striving to become the city’s biggest pimp
The Mack- Pimpins Big Business
All pimps need some time to get together and flaunt their hoes and spoils of the game. And what better place to do it than at the Player’s Ball.
The Players Ball
8/31/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Janet Jackson – Love Will Never Do (Without You)
Janet Jackson’s Love Will Never Do (Without You) was more than a video, here Janet came into her own. Continue reading
7/17/17 O&A NYC MONDAY MORNING FUNNIES: The Translators – Interpreting Donald Trump (The Daily Show)
Donald Trump has presented special challenges for international translators. The Daily Show has decided to help them in the age of Trump. Continue reading
