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20 Songs I Think You’ll Love If You LOVE Beyoncé’s Lemonade

May 2, 2016 by afrobella 1 Comment

20 Songs I Think You’ll Love If You LOVE Beyoncé’s Lemonade

It was all so different, about a week ago. Then Beyoncé dropped Lemonade and pretty much broke the internet. Let me tell you how it went down at my house. We had just had dinner. My husband was watching the Stanley Cup hockey game. We live in Chicago. His brother lives in St. Louis. This was intense….

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, beyonce, Diplo, Jack White, James Blake, jams, Lemonade, Major Lazer, music, Pop Culture, Vampire Weekend

I’m Totally Buying the Sarah Vaughan Stamp

March 3, 2016 by afrobella 5 Comments

I’m Totally Buying the Sarah Vaughan Stamp

I just bought myself a sheet of Maya Angelou stamps. At the same time, I decided to get a sheet of Ray Charles stamps. Some folks might say I’ve purchased my fill of stamps for the year and surely I don’t need to buy anymore. But then I discovered (via The Root) that a Sarah…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, jams, jazz, music, Pop Culture, Sarah Vaughan

Forget the Grammys! Here’s 10 Songs You Slept On in 2014

February 9, 2015 by afrobella 9 Comments

Forget the Grammys! Here’s 10 Songs You Slept On in 2014

Am I the only one who no longer really cares about the Grammy Awards? I remember as a kid staying up late to watch every year, and feeling tremendous excitement if my favorite singers won. Nowadays it feels like an extended eye roll. On SNL recently, the Grammy nominees were likened to “a Spotify playlist…

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Filed Under: Jams Tagged With: afrobella jams, Andrew Ashong, Grammy Awards, guest post, Ibeyi, jams, King, Malia, Meshell Ndegeocello, music, Naomi Wachira, Nasimiyu, Pop Culture, Somi

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley.

February 6, 2015 by afrobella 2 Comments

Happy Birthday, Bob Marley.

I was born in Trinidad and raised on Bob Marley’s music. Back in 2010, I wrote this homage that still is so true: When I was a toddler, my dad spent time in Jamaica studying for a master’s degree. When he returned, he brought what seemed like Bob Marley’s entire record collection with him.Uprising. Natty Dread.Burnin’. Survival. Rastaman…

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Filed Under: Jams, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, bob marley, bob marley day, culture, jams, Life, music, reggae

In Case You Missed It – D’Angelo SLAYED SNL

February 2, 2015 by afrobella 3 Comments

In Case You Missed It – D’Angelo SLAYED SNL

2014 proved to be a banner year for concerts for me. Within the past few years, I’ve seen SO much good music. For 2015, I honestly don’t have a long list of many artists that I’m still dying to see for the first time ever. In fact, the artist at the very top of my…

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Filed Under: Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, D'Angelo, jams, live music, music, Pop Culture, SNL

Stevie Wonder’s Songs In the Key of Life Concert Was Epic & Amazing

November 17, 2014 by afrobella 8 Comments

Stevie Wonder’s Songs In the Key of Life Concert Was Epic & Amazing

I grew up in a Stevie Wonder household, where we had Songs in the Key of Life on vinyl as part of our family musical soundtrack. So many of these songs bring back to vivid memories of joyful occasions and tough times. These songs have lifted me up and nurtured me through my upbringing. When…

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Filed Under: Jams, Life, Pop Culture Tagged With: concert review, jams, Life, music, Reviews, Stevie Wonder

3 Michael Jackson Songs That Mean More Than Ever Before

August 29, 2014 by afrobella 41 Comments

3 Michael Jackson Songs That Mean More Than Ever Before

If he were still with us, today Michael Jackson would be 56. He’s still so loved and so deeply missed, and still so ubiquitous in pop culture. This summer, Love Never Felt So Good was part of the barbecue playlist and in regular rotation in TV commercials. MJ is still with us. Another way he’s…

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Filed Under: Issues, Jams, Pop Culture Tagged With: afrobella jams, issues, jams, michael jackson, music, Pop Culture

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