“We broke into our regular programming” for a special tribute to Maze founder and leader Frankie Beverly, said Sis. Tomiko (Baltimore, Maryland), host of The R-evolution Is Black Love (Wednesdays at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, HandRadio, https://handradio.org). New Ancestor Frankie … Continue reading “The Revolution Is Black Love” Pays Tribute to Frankie Beverly
It is not often that the Cultural Community must endure the loss of three icons in the span of six days. That happened this week, when first Brazilian bossa nova and jazz-funk legend Sergio Mendes passed on to the Ancestors … Continue reading The Ancestors’ Call: Three Mighty Cultural Icons, James Earl Jones, Frankie Beverly, Sergio Mendes
The Wednesday, March 17 edition of Africa400 features Baltimore-based singer, songwriter, musician and activist Maimouna “MuMu Fresh” Youssef. Join Mama Tomiko and Baba Ty for an exciting and enlightening discussion. Maimouna Youssef aka Mumu Fresh is a Grammy®-nominated singer, songwriter, … Continue reading Singer-Songwriter-Activist Maimouna “MuMu Fresh” Youssef on Africa400, Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The end of March brought news of the senseless, tragic death of Los Angeles Hip Hop artist Ermias Davidson Asghedom, more famously known as “Nipsey Hu$$le”. Gunned down in front of the Marathon apparel and music store he had founded and built, his murder has shocked friends, fans and followers alike. Two other victims in the shooting survived. The many celebrities, from Dr. Dre to Jay-Z to Charlamagne Tha God, have expressed their shock at this murder and their condolences to his family. Some of the initial news reports can be found at The Blast (https://theblast.com/nipsey-hussle-dead/) and The Grio (https://thegrio.com/2019/03/31/breaking-rapper-nipsey-hussle-shot-and-killed-outside-of-los-angeles-store/). … Continue reading The Tragic Death of Nipsey Hu$$le