I have such a weakness for old Afro-American musik be it jazz, soul or blues. I love the sound and aesthetics of early 20th Century jazzmusic. There is something so classy about the black and white photos of Ella, Billy, Louie and the others of that time. And there is no better music to cheer you up thne warm soul. I was therefore glad to run into the 75th Anniversary of the Appolo Theatre by chance today, the scene where people like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday were discovered at the famous Amateur nights. I was walking on 125th Street to visit an art exhibition of Barkley L Hendricks called Birth of the cool at The Studio Museum in Harlem. In the exhibition Hendricks portrays Afro-Americans from Harlem and they do have an ability to look cool that I could never match. Do make you understand why Lou Reed wrote the song Wanna be black…
Just listen to Nina Simone
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Sista' Krista // February 23, 2009 at 1:09 am |
Så du råkade trava in på Apollo Theater din lyllos… Nu har jag lagt upp några bilder, kolla om du vill att jag tar bort nån, men de är ju så fiiiiina!! Ni är ju så fina liksom. Kram!
Sista' Krista // February 23, 2009 at 1:12 am |
Här försökte man lägga upp en kommentar men den försvann! Men ville bara säga att jag är avis för att du var på Apollo Theater! Och så har jag lagt upp några bilder, säg till om du vill att det ska censureras, men ni är ju så fiiina. Kram!