ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Boogie Down Productions - Edutainment - Jive/Zomba, 1990. 🎤: This BDP album really lives up to its title, KRS-One is weaving ballad, narratives about all types of contemporary problems, that are still relevant 36 years later. It is pretty clear that he is intentional about his role as an educator and it… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/15/26
In The Stacks 4/5/26
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix Vinicius Cantuária- Sol Na Cara - Gramavision/Rykodisc, 1996. 🇧🇷 🗣️⎄🔌 🎸 👁️ 🌃 🌎🔮: A beautiful, drifting and languid, modern Brazilian recording. This was Mr. Cantuária’s first International album and he had released several albums in Brazil prior. There is a very subtle use of electronics that I love and he employs… Continue reading In The Stacks 4/5/26
Seshjawn Notes 3/19/26
Playlist Dan - Johnny Pacheco - "Guajira Camará” - So slow and restrained. So tense and visceral. I hit on this, despite the terrible album cover - it looks more like an ad for dance lessons with 2 silhouettes of dancers. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and then blown away by this song.… Continue reading Seshjawn Notes 3/19/26
In The Stacks 3/21/26
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix New Icon - 😵💫 - Psychedelic Joan Armatrading - Show Some Emotion - A&M, 1977. 🪨🫧 🪩🗣️⎄ : I recall Mrs. Armatrading’s cassettes being in my parent’s, and their friend’s, collections and thus avoided her work. Listening now I’m impressed by her songs, her versatility and her distinctive voice. She features excellent… Continue reading In The Stacks 3/21/26
In The Stacks 3/11/26
ItS Intro/Key Play/Mix 🦴- Ancient to the Future (The Old New!) - New Icon Boogie Down Productions - Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop - Zomba, 1989. 🎤⚰️🏋🏽 ⚒️: Education. These songs all focus on teaching something: the history of Hip Hop; rewritten/overwritten Black History; the history of Boogie Down Productions; police violence - without… Continue reading In The Stacks 3/11/26
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