Robert Glasper When you think about the different genres within the music industry, they seem to divide musicians like nation’s borders divide the population of the world. Genres are used more by music executives to categorize music for record sales purposes. I learned about genres early as I remember presenting a dance record I wasRead More
Month: March 2013
Youth is the Hope of Our Future
Coco Jones The title of this weeks’ post is a quote from Jose Rizal, a reformist and nationalist prominent in the history of the Philippines. Rizal was a polymath; he attended medical school and was a practicing physician, as well as an artist, a poet and essayist, additionally remembered as a political figure. He accomplishedRead More
It’s a Family Affair
Tamar Braxton Recently the entertainment world has been buzzing with news from singer/reality show star Tamar Braxton. She is an integral character on one of televisions’ most successful reality shows, Braxton Family Values, a show that follows the lives of the sister musical group The Braxtons. Also, Tamar stars in a spin-off of the showRead More
Turning it All Around
Charlie Wilson Next weekend here in South Florida we will welcome a large yearly concert called Jazz in the Gardens. It is held at Sun Life Stadium and features some of the biggest names in jazz and R&B music all together on stage for a two-day event. There are so many artists whom I wouldRead More
The Price When We Do Not Succeed
Lady Gaga “I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen”. Frank Lloyd Wright Growing up in Chicago I was very familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright as an architect, educator, designer and visionary. If there was a person who would know something aboutRead More