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Three days of jazz

Posted: 22nd October 2011 by Staff in Erykah Badu
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The 14th Tbilisi International Jazz Festival begins

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 Lets hear it for the girls this summer

As the summer gig season continues to pick up, it’s the ladies who are hitting the road en masse. Leading the charge is hip-hop and reggae-soul sister Ladi6, who plays a string of Christmas and new Year dates including Mangawhai Tavern with the Black Seeds on Dec 29, the Waihi Beach Hotel on Jan 2 and Brewers Field in Mt Manganui on Jan 3 with Kora.

1318864049 30 PHOTOS: Black Girls Rock! 2011 With Mary J. Blige, Estelle, Jill Scott, Erykah Badu & More!

Some of the most important women in showbiz turned out for the Black Girls Rock! Awards 2011 co-hosted by Tracee Ellis Ross and Regina King.

The star-studded show took place at the Paradise Theater in the Bronx and will air on BET on November 6th.

1318583241 51 Soul balladeer Will Downing craves new artistic expression

It’s become a familiar refrain — a hater complaint or a righteous lament, depending on which side of the fence you’re on — that today’s R&B, soul and hip-hop is vastly inferior to what’s come before.

1318504650 71 PHOTOS: Common Launches One Day Itll All Make Sense Book With Signing Session

Common has celebrated the release of his latest book One Day It’ll All make Sense by treating fans to a signing session in Macy’s.

By Andy Greene September 28, 2011 8:00 AM ET 1318418695 38 Erykah Badu, Billy Corgan and More on Legacy of 'Dark Side of the Moon' Pink Floyd performs Dark Side of the Moon at a SHELTER Benefit show. Steve Morley/Redferns

The new issue of Rolling Stone features an in-depth look at the making of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. For the piece, we spoke with a wide spectrum of artists about the legacy of the album and how it influenced their music. 

1318232089 83 Big K.R.I.T. Speaks on Hitting the Road for Rock the Bells Recently…

Big K.R.I.T. may be a newbie in the hip-hop game, but the Mississippi-bred rapper isn’t a novice by any means.

The 25-year-old recently hit the Rock the Bells tour, performing in cities like Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, and got the crowd extra hype each time — just watch the clips circulating on the ‘net, including the one below.

Makuu Director: Brian Peterson

1318024565 83 09/27/11, Makuu Director: Brian Peterson   Almanac, Vol. 58, No. 05 September 27, 2011, Volume 58, No. 03 peterson 09/27/11, Makuu Director: Brian Peterson   Almanac, Vol. 58, No. 05

Brian Peterson, an author and educator based in Philadelphia, has joined Makuu Black Cultural Center as Director effective September 12. Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, he attended the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, and then remained at the University as a full-time employee and part-time graduate student. He attained his masters in secondary teacher education and is currently completing his doctorate at Penn’s Graduate School of Education.

1318019167 75 Erykah Badu Recalls How Jerry Haynes Convinced Her to Become a Singer After All

  • Does anyone remember mr.Wiggley Worm?

  • Oh, you are so sweet. I am not a conservative, but I can spot a mile away when EB wants to go for free publicity. Chokcondik? What are you, 12?

  • Really? A great article, with great comments and "Ms. Choksondik" shows up with a typical moment ruining conservative stab…ugh.

September 30, 2011 08:23 AM PDT

1317945950 77 'The X Factor' Recap: Newark State of MindWarning: The following recap of Thursday night’s episode of The X Factor will not contain discussions about Guy With Hula-Hoop, never Been Kissed, Lady Named “Cashmere,” Inappropriately Sexual Duo, Madonna Fan With Regrettably Short T-Shirt, or Guy who Single-handedly destroyed Rent.

September 30, 2011 08:23 AM PDT

1317767756 22 'The X Factor' Recap: Newark State of Mind   TVLineWarning: The following recap of Thursday night’s episode of The X Factor will not contain discussions about Guy with Hula-Hoop, Never been Kissed, Lady Named “Cashmere,” Inappropriately Sexual Duo, Madonna Fan with Regrettably Short T-Shirt, or Guy Who Single-handedly destroyed Rent.

1317538526 56 Black Power — Swedish style

The political and physical response to centuries of oppression that manifested itself in the Black Power Movement of he late 1960s and early 1970s was — given its threat to the White power structure — inevitably undermined in America as a terrorist insurrection that had to be put down.

1317381335 19 “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” Book Signing w/ Common @ Barnes and NoblePhoto: Bethel Solomon for CBS Radio / 92.3 NOW

From rapping to acting to writing, Common has a lot to share with the world.

His new memoir is a reflection of many fleeting events in his life – PRE-celebrity, that is! from his father kidnapping he and his mother at gunpoint, to his various romances and intertwined love affair with the one and only Erykah Badu.

1317245009 17 Watch The Fugees Reunion In NYC!   UsMagazine.com

And Pras said it wouldn’t last!

1316778995 33 Cocktails With: Jane Carter

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Industrious, impulsive and totally bubbly, Jane Carter — founder/CEO of the Jane Carter Solution brand and the special guest of Nettle & Moss beauty hub proprietor, Aisha Morgan — jetted into the Rock for Jamaica OBSERVER CELEBRATES FASHION’S NIGHT OUT (FNO) last week. It’s been a whirlwind two days for the internationally acclaimed hairstylist, entrepreneur and mother of two, but luckily, we managed to snag her for a chat before she jetted off to Atlanta for yet another hair show. (Photo: Jermaine Barnaby)