Go in Peace Brother - Gil Scott Heron

Some Gil Scott-Heron tributes ~
He was breaking Shit down by Adam Mansbach via The New Black Maganize
Godfather of a dangerous medium from the Mail & Guardian
Gil Scott was more than the Godfather of Rap by Earl Ofari Hutchinson via  The Grio
The brother, has done gone joined the ancestors
He will be in the company of other greats like hisself
FELA, Peter Tosh, Nina Simone, Brother Malcom, and many more
may his beautiful soul rest
and his light continue to shine thru his powerful lyrics/verses/message/music
he done his earthly duties
and may the ancestors welcome him divinely
in ya dis ya time

VIVA RIVA

viva riva is the talk of the town in these daze
and i ma dyin to see this movie
but being in italy, i doubt that i will be able to catch it in the near future
even though roma international film festival and venice film festival are still to come
roma fest is much more interested in bringing hollywood stars to the festival than programming
while the venice fest might just probably screen it
the movie will be released in the UK and the US
but i very much doubt that Italy will follow, we hope and wait and see
this movie has been getting a lot of mixed and rave reviews
a serious and engagin review here
and an interview with the director here

if i may, allow me to cut and paste one review/remark from a youtuber
that kinda like sums it up, tho you can see it from the trailer.

'Sex, sex, raunchy sex, porno sex, wanton killing, gruesome torture, 
a gangster obsessed with a lightskinned, red haired sex toy - sound exciting so far? 
Love of money, fast cars, the lifestyles of the rich and unscrupulous - I wish I stayed home'

still wanna see it
for other reasons tho,
for one, i saw/heard the director of the movie speak on The Fabulous Picture Show on Aljazeera
and i liked what he had to say and how he said it
and two, this movie has scooped  6 awards at the AMAA [African Movie Academy Award]
Best Film Best Director Best Cinematography Best Production design...
and three, i dont think i hav seen any production  coming out of the Congo
expect for the photo exhibitions on style and music in the congo 
oh and LUMUMBA by Raoul Peck  and Pieces d'identites by  Mweze Ngangura
so this is kinda like refreshing
in ya dis ya time

Street Dancing

I thought this was beautifully executed
I like the rawness of it the creativity of it all and most of all the simplicity
those are fine moves displayin raw talent and free expression
Its like Krumping in slow motion
and krumping is all about releasing cramped up emotions
but unlike krumping which is fast and furious
this is more like story telling, acting out the emotions
in ya dis ya time y'all

Samora Machel Son of Africa

Samora Machel Son of the Soil
i was jus wondering if its true that the beautyfull ones are really gone or yet to be born
just the other day Alassane Ouattara was officially inaugurated as the prez of Ivory Coast
am not quite happy about it to be honest nor  was i happy with his predecessor, 
Laurent Gbagbo, whose refusal to stand down caused a conflict which  had people killed.
I dont expect much from Mr IMF Oattara who is buddies with Nicholas Sarkozy
Sarkozy is evil, just bad news for Africa that man....
As I was watching this Clip of Prez Samora Machel i kept wondering how he would have turned outwould he have turned out like Mugabe? Jammeh? Museveni? and their ilk
I wonder...but then again sometimes i wonder too much
this shud be about honouring such true souls
this is just to say the beautiful ones were among us and taken away
and there will be more beautiful ones to be born, if they are not born already
May his beautiful soul rest in peace, tho i doubt, considering what is happening these days
he be probably turning in his grave
he is remembered still
in ya dis ya time

In Times like these - Queen Ifrika

talk about consistency
Ms Ifrika neva ever fails
lyrically musically  nor visually
she delivers and speaks truth to power
the song and video similar to that of Tarrus Riley's Shaka Zulu Pickney
guess we're all feelin it
there aint no true leaders sadly in our timez
we thot mr obama would turn the tide [which he did in sum cases]
but reality check says we missin our heroes
what we have now are just puppets turned dictators turned outlaws
hypocrites parasites pimps and devil worshipers
all chasing after the lousy dollar
so ear wha da queen seh
and take heed
in ya dis ya time y'all

The Black Power Mixtape

Danny Glover talks about the documentary film that he co-produced
hope this film meks it to the shores of Italy
tho i doubt very much, but i still hope
if it does/or did, it would probably be at some obscure far off venue
or will hear about it after it has been screened, thats jus how tings goes around here
this is definately a must see
Respect also goes to the Activist Mr Danny Glover
in ya dis ya time

ChocQuibTown

their name is where they come from
let their music fill you
let the visuals speak to you
african blood inna we me seh
nah gonna say more
check here for mo
in ya dis ya time