Snoop Dogg surprised many by releasing his first Gospel album The Bible Of Love, and then by reaching the #1 spot on the Gospel albums chart. His current single Blessing Me Again features the legendary Rance Allen, and the video is a lot of fun. Continue reading
False Prophets, J. Cole calls out “a star” who’s “falling apart but we deny it.” A string of allusions unfolds, seemingly pointing to Kanye West. “He tell us he a genius but it’s clearer lately/It’s been hard for him to look into the mirror lately,” Cole raps. Judge for yourself if he is dissing K.K. (Kanye Kardashian)? Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi
Africa’s diversity is reflected in the dances. The dances in West Africa are quite different from what you’d find in East Africa or North Africa. For example, in a lot of West African dances, bending the waist is a common feature. In Ethiopia, there’s a dance that involves vibrating the neck and shoulders. In the savannah of East Africa, a lot of the traditional dances involve jumping with a straight, stiff back. Continue reading
Christina Aguilera recently announced that she’s dropping a new album titled Liberation this year, making it her first album since 2012’s Lotus. For her first single Accelerate. Kanye West is the man behind the boards while the cut features verses from Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz. Continue reading
Back Stabbers the O’Jays 1972 chart topping hit warns men about their male “friends” who smile to their faces, but are secretly planning to steal their wives or girlfriends. Continue reading
Heaven is a song recorded by country musician Kane Brown for the re-release of his self titled debut album on October 6, 2017. It was released as the fourth single from the album on November 13, 2017. Continue reading
The Dance Of the Village Elders will present Only In The Darkness Can You See The Stars the spring performance/fundraiser on Saturday, April 28, 3pm at St. Philip’s Church 204 west 134thStreet. The performance will celebrate Village Elders friend and supporter Ailey icon Dudley Williams, who danced the role of the elder minister at the works premiere April 30th, 2015, sadly this was Williams’ last performance. Joining the celebration are Harlem arts organizations Harlem School of the Arts dance division (under the direction of Aubrey Lynch), Uptown Dance Academy (Robin Williams Executive Director) pianist Charles Lovell (St. Philip’s Church) singing phenom LaFredrick Coaxner (Abyssinian Baptist Church) and Reverend Tykym Stallings (Lighthouse Ministries Inc., Harlem N.Y.). Continue reading
Want You Back is by Australian rock band 5 Seconds Of Summer. It was written by Calum Hood, Asia Whiteacre, Jacob Kasher Handling, Ashton Irwin, Luke Hemmings, Steve Mac and Andrew Goldstein, with production handled by Goldstein and Andrew Wells. The song was released by Capitol Records on February 22,2018. Continue reading
George Balanchine’s fun romp set to the music of George Gershwin performed by Het Nationale Ballet. Continue reading
Robert Anderson started The Caravans in 1947. The group reached its peak popularity during the 1950s and 1960s, launching the careers of a number of artists, including: Albertina Walker, Delores Washington, Inez Andrews, Shirley Caesar, Reverend James Cleveland, Dorothy Norwood, Bessie Griffin, Josephine Howard, and Loleatta Holloway.
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 