Showing posts with label prince. Show all posts
Showing posts with label prince. Show all posts
Friday, January 3, 2014
Friday, May 10, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Thursday, June 21, 2012
ON tHE ROAD WITH tHE NPG
Behind the scenes and RARE exclusive backstage footage documenting the highest grossing tour of 2004 Prince's Musicology 2004ever Tour.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
BEHiND tHE SYMBOL
Purple is the new black!
The Africa Channel had unprecedented and exclusive coverage of the Prince: Welcome 2 America - 21 Night Stand tour on its opening night, where devoted fans and celebrities alike came to praise and experience the infamous and enduring talent of His Purple Majesty.
ELECtRiC PURGAtORY
A documentary on the struggles of the black rock musician and the stigma they face in the black community and the music industry.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
tHE HiStORY Of ROCk AND ROLL episode 9: fUNk
Award winning BBC Documentary: The History Of Rock And Roll. Episode 9: Make It Funky. It begins with James Brown, the undisputed Godfather of Soul and Father of Funk, and traces his legacy through the black music of the 1970s, from the biting social protest of Sly and the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder to George Clinton's outrageous escapist fantasies. Originally broadcast on 10 August 1996.
*NOTE:
*NOTE:
Prince then known as O+> and/or 'The Artist' did not allow permission for images, video clips , or music to be used for this documentary amidst his battle with Warner Bros. Records over master ownership over his catalog.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Sunday, April 15, 2012
ESPERANZA SPALDiNG
Esperanza Spalding | Chamber Music Society EPK from xo ARt Of NOiSE
BASSIST, VOCALIST AND COMPOSER ESPERANZA SPALDING
PRESENTS CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY,
A BRILLIANT MARRIAGE OF STRING AND JAZZ TRIO WITH VOICE
Centuries ago, long before the advent of radio or recording technology, chamber music was the music for the masses – the music in which people from nearly every segment of society could find meaning and relevance. A decade into the 21st century, Esperanza Spalding – the bassist, vocalist and composer who first appeared on the jazz scene in 2008 – takes a contemporary approach to this once universal form of entertainment with Chamber Music Society, her August 17, 2010, release on Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group.
Backed by drummer Terri Lyne Carrington and pianist Leo Genovese – and inspired by the classical training of her younger years – Esperanza creates a modern chamber music group that combines the spontaneity and intrigue of improvisation with sweet and angular string trio arrangements. The result is a sound that weaves the innovative elements of jazz, folk and world music into the enduring foundations of classical music.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Saturday, March 17, 2012
2006 INDUCTiON iNtO tHE Uk ROCk AND ROLL HALL oF fAME
Beyonce inducts Prince into the Uk Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame (2006).
Featuring personal testimonies from Salma Hayek, Joni Mitchell, Pharrell (The Neptunes), Wendy And Lisa, and others...Press play to find out.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
UNSUNG DOCUMENTARY - SHEiLA E.
Born in California, Sheila E. is the daughter of percussionist Pete Escovedo, with whom she frequently performs. Sheila E's uncle is Alejandro Escovedo. Tito Puente was Escovedo's godfather. She is also niece to Javier Escovedo, founder of seminal San Diego punk act, The Zeros. Another uncle, Mario Escovedo, fronted long-running indie rockers, The Dragons. Escovedo is of Mexican, African-American and Creole heritage. Coke Escovedo, who was in Santana and formed the band Azteca, was also her uncle. Nicole Richie is Sheila E.'s biological niece.
She made her recording debut with jazz bassist Alphonso Johnson on "Yesterday's Dream" in 1976. By her early twenties she had already played with George Duke, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Ross. She also plays tuba and guitar.
Prince met Sheila E. at a concert in 1978, when she was performing with her father. After the show, he met her and told her that he and his bassist "We're just fighting about which one of us would be the first to be your husband". He also prophetically vowed that one day she would join his band. The two would eventually join forces during the Purple Rain recording sessions. She provided vocals on the B-side to "Let's Go Crazy", "Erotic City" in 1984. Taken under Prince's wing, she proved to be a successful artist. In 1984 she scored hits with "The Glamorous Life" and "The Belle of St. Mark", the latter an NME 'Single of the Week'.[2] She opened for the Purple Rain tour and there was a segment where she would have a man called up on stage and seated in a chair while she sang "Next Time Wipe The Lipstick Off Your Collar" and teased him (similarly mirrored by Janet Jackson during the "Rope Burn" segment of her Velvet Rope Tour in 1998/99.) Around the same time, the collaborating duo began a romantic relationship, while Prince was still seeing Susannah Melvoin, twin sister of The Revolution band member, Wendy Melvoin. Among other girlfriends Prince had at the time.
In 1985, she released Romance 1600, scored another hit with the track "A Love Bizarre", and the non-album track "Holly Rock" made its way to live shows and into the film Krush Groove. She was also nominated for an American Music Award and a Grammy for "The Glamorous Life". Sheila E. recorded three albums during the '80s, The Glamorous Life, Romance 1600, and Sheila E.. She appeared in four films, Krush Groove with Run-D.M.C., LL Cool J and Blair Underwood in 1985, Prince's concert film, Sign 'O' the Times in 1987, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane and Chasing Papi in 2003.
During the Sign o' the Times, Black Album, and Lovesexy periods of Prince's career (including the Lovesexy World Tour), Sheila E. served as his drummer and musical director in his backup band, dubbed The New Power Generation not long after her departure. During the Sign o' the Times era, she released the single "Koo Koo" from her 3rd album Sheila E., which had Sign o' the Times member Cat as a backup dancer in the accompanying video. Sheila E. also served as a writer and musician on many of Prince's records, as well as on the albums of his protégés such as Madhouse.
Thursday, February 16, 2012
PEACH & BLACk PODCASt - CLARE fiSCHER TRiBUtE
A tribute to and appreciation of, the late genius composer and musician - Clare Fischer.
“Clare Fischer was a major influence on my harmonic concept … He and Bill Evans, and Ravel and Gil Evans, finally. You know, that’s where it really came from. Almost all of the harmony that I play can be traced to one of those four people and whoever their influences were.”
– Herbie Hancock
Monday, January 16, 2012
MEDLEY: SiNG A SiMPLE SONG tO tHE MOSt BEAUtiFUL GiRL iN tHE WORLD
The Baddest Man In All The Land
Brussels 1995 - Part 3
MEDLEY: PEOPLE GEt READY 4 tHE JAM BECAUSE EYE BELiEVE iN U
The Funkiest Man In All The Land
Brussels 1995 - Part 1
Friday, December 9, 2011
tAkE tHiS BEAt (i DON't MiND)
PRiNCE And tHE LOVESEXY BAND - Take This Beat / The Palace L.A. Aftershow 1988
Take this beat, I don't mind
I got plenty others and they so fine
I said take this beat, I don't mind
I got plenty others and they so fine
Take my coffee, but don't U touch my cream
Make me holler, make me scream
Your sister ugly, that's the truth
She pees in the backyard, sleep on the roof
Take this beat, U know U need it
I give U a white dove, why'nt U feed it?
I gave U sweet love, U put it in the corner
Gave U candy, U say U don't want it
Take this beat, I don't mind
(Lord!)
I got plenty others and they so fine
Take this… take this beat
Teal-blue overcoat on my back
'67 T-Bird, heart attack
I got peace-sign sneakers, pleated slacks
Don't fuck with me, I'll slap yo' ass!
Take this beat, I don't mind
I got plenty others and they so fine
Take this beat, I don't mind
I got plenty others and they so fine
They so fine
They so fine, so fine
I don't mind
(Oh Lord)
Bass and Drums!
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