Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Friday, October 6, 2023

Mariah Carey Bringing Christmas Show to Detroit


 It was recently announced that Mariah Carey will bring her Christmas Musical to Motown’s Little Caesar’s Arena.

If you watched her television special last year then you know that Mariah, dubbed the Christmas Queen because of her consistently chart topping smash hit record “All I Want for Christmas is You”, takes celebration of the holiday to an extraordinary extent


Check out an interview of Carey about the song at the Wall Street Journal’s —The Journal. a podcast on money, power and business that was conducted in December 2020. The song itself has generated millions.

Looking forward to the show…


Thursday, October 29, 2020

Jonathan McReynolds Hosts Listening Party for Doe Jones!

Check his websites and Instagram page. The updates are ongoing. The EP is full of good songs and Doe has an incredible voice. Her vocal range is  extraordinary. You will be wondering like I did when I first heard her singing on Cycles why you haven’t heard any commercial releases from her until now. Good examples of  her range are “Reach”and “Cycles”. While those two songs are not on her EP take a listen to them while checking out the songs that are, like “Brighter”, “Take Me Back” , “I Try”, “Hey You” and “Good Now”. Definitely worth adding to your contemporary gospel music collection for yourself, family and friends.

Check out Doe’s EP hit single Brighter in video below:

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Holiday Greetings in Music:Jazzy Christmas Songs Playlist


Dear Friends:

Happy Holidays. Wishing you all a  Happy Hannukah, A  Very Merry Christmas, a Joy filled New Year and a Happy Kwanza! Here's some Jazz flavored Holiday songs that I curated, creating a playlist especially  for you to uplift and comfort your spirits during this season, the most wonderful time of the year to many.

 Your comments and greetings are welcome. Please post them in the comment section below this post. I have selected this as a featured post from now until the New Year holiday for obvious reasons.[but the Blogger platform is not responding]. Please enjoy and make sure you tune into my podcast for a preview of some of these special tunes before each episode. Follow the link near the blog header above. Again, wishing you and yours a safe, healthy and joyful holiday season.


Thursday, June 16, 2016

Sing Up! Part 2

Protests have taken place for centuries in this country, fundamental constitutional First Amendment rights of freedom of speech, association and right of peaceful assembly in the U.S. Often wonderful harmonic non-violent cadences rhythmically looping songs and chants have filled city streets and country roads with sounds of determined and intense righteous indignation soaring from crowds over some social ill or another. A mixture of traditional  Spirituals and popular songs like "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around",  "We Shall Overcome", " "Blowin in the Wind" were familiar during the sixties.


Recently, the brutal death of George Floyd witnessed and recorded live on tape as well as other unjustified killings of unarmed young blacks by nervous, fearful and hate filled police officers have resulted in protestors lifting their voices in outrage, marching in cities across the nation and throughout the world for miles on end.

Unfortunately, blacks have far too long witnessed cruel and inhumane acts, crimes fueled by racism of klansmen and other cloaked white supremacists terrorizing them as they traveled through remote towns of this country, especially in the south and frequently in their own neighborhoods. In northern cities the violent attacks against blacks came mostly at the hands of police officers.

Singing songs have been a means of communication during slavery and a peaceful and constructive way of  emboldening non-violent action as black people and other protesters supporting non-violent social change coped with clubbings from billie clubs, violent thrusts from water hoses and other actions by law enforcement to deter protests. now its pepper spray and flash grenades.

Music, sound and song brought comfort and healing throughout the ordeals. Sometimes the invisible shield of sound vibration created from hundreds of voices singing in unison made all the difference in creating and maintaining peace and harmony. I applaud and honor all who marched peaceably and who practice the teachings of King and Ghandi marching and lifting their voices until constructive change takes place in policing policies.


Here is a list of some of popular music's most notable protest and social observation songs and anthems over the years.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

A DistinctivelyTalented Voice Silenced by Untimely Death- Amy Winehouse Joins Ranks of '27 Club'




The talented singer who had been battling an addiction to drugs and recent challenges in rehab-one of her biggest hits entitled the same-was found dead in her London home earlier today. The cause of her death has not yet been determined. Winehouse made her mark on the music scene at the 2008 Grammy Awards when she won five of the prestigious honors. While some are speculating that she died of a drug related overdose,her fans are hoping that she will not be remembered as a drug plagued artist in light of her very notable singing talent which inspired many singers old and new school alike. Her contralto vocal talents were respected among noted soul and R&B musicians. She has sold five million records worlwide. Amy was 27 years old at the time of her death and shares this in common with other pop culture greats who lived rather short lives in the spotlight although their talents were legendary. Dubbed by music fans as the 27 Club,it includes Jimi Hendrix,Janice Joplin, Curt Cobain and Jim Morrison of the Doors. Winehouse’s wealth has been estimated at 20 million. She just last month had to cancel her European tour for a performance at the Serbia concert venue. She was unable to carry a tune as she made an attempt to sing her hit song “Back to Black”. The audience booed her off the stage. May grace and peace surround the Winehouse family as they deal with the tragedy of Amy’s untimely death. Our prayers go out to her entire family as well as friends mourning her untimely death. Another great talent gone too soon.

It seems a tremendous waste of an incredible talent enjoyed by millions.

Once again, another promising and rising talent gone much too soon.

Read more about it here.

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Airlift II-Love Soother Mix

Okay. Time for fun! TGIS...(Thank God It's Saturday)

I am lifting up and sharing an inspirational message which I wrote back in December 2006 on the topic of the "healing sounds of music" with my pop slant of course. It has been parked on my blog at Riottt.com since December of last year.

I know that I'm a little late,but please let this serve as the weekend inspiration,appropriately on the subject of music that you can actually listen to.Tonight there is a full moon. So,kick up your heels,snuggle up and enjoy some soothing sounds. It is my "Music Sculpture" for you to share with your friends,if you'd like...

Reprinted from Riottt.com

Airlift II
Airlift

This is a "music sculpture"(patent pending), playlist entitled "Airlift II" and it is dedicated to all my friends out there who just want and need to be "lifted up" and loved.

Unlike bronze,woodl,stone. clay,or canvas, "music sculptors" use music, songs and lyrics as their artistic medium of expression, designing musical mixes using themes that soothe the heart,mind and soul. Their designs are multi-dimensional and can bring other textures and mediums to bear on the ultimate concept as well.I've discovered throughout the years that music is a pretty potent multi-level healer and that a song can in combination quite often with other things,perform laser sharp heart(figuratively speaking),psychic and emotional surgery.

Vibrating into knooks ,crannies and crevices of the heart that would otherwise go untouched, I don't think any other medium surpasses its non-invasive,yet tremendously subtle fluid delivery. Yes. For raw or subtle emotional impact, a song is definitely the way to go.

So sit back and relax as surgery is performed on your soul and psyche with beautiful musical skill and precision.If you feel like swaying your body, popping your fingers or jumping up and down while shouting to the rhythym of the music,by all means go for it.Part of the cure is the fun you experience while listening.Another part, is going with the flow of the tears or sighs that an old sentiment evokes as a musical note or two puts you in touch with it.

"Airlift II" is one of the featured playlists on Heavier Octaves Radio.It is one of the "Lobluja"--Love Blues and Jazz mixes. Airlift II music sculpture will be available as a podcast. It is currently available on itunes as an imix as well as on our ilike friends' broadcast.

My podcast discussing the songs is coming soon. This is the sculpture:

Everything Must Change /Everything Must Change (Reprise)(Quincy Jones)

O,I Need All the Love in Your Heart (Josh Rouse)... So,

Send for Me (Atlantic Starr) with that

Message in a Bottle (John Mayer), because All I Want (Joni Mitchell) is to

Zoom (Lionel Richie,Commodores), so you don't continue

feeling Crazy (Seal)

Soul'd Out (Josh Rouse) and in a Simmering Medley (John Mayer)

Because The Heart of the Matter(India arie) is that Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Israel K) I Think I See the Light(Cat Stevens)and I Call it Love (Lionel Richie) while In Repair (John Mayer).

Cross References: Love You Down(Ready for the World); Love Soon (John Mayer)

So, I send an Airlift of love out to and for my friend(s),


Cynthia

p.s. And,if you want copies of any of the songs you can go to my ilike page and download it-free.
All you have to do is join the network. I f you don't want to do that,just purchase it from
itunes if you like the imix.



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