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Tuesday, April 29, 2014
The Changing Meaning Of "Banji" (Banjee) - From "Paris Is Burning" to Sharaya J's "Banji" Record
In Episode 11 Season 6 of the American television show RuPaul's Drag Race the contestants had to prepare and model a banjee girl outfit. I had never heard the word "banjee" or the term "banjee girl" prior to watching that show. And even after that episode ended, I still wasn't exactly sure what "banjee" meant.
This post provides information about the term Banji (Banjee) that I found online.
UPDATE: May 5, 2014 - As a somewhat related subject, I'm including in the Addendum a link to a discussion & excerpt of a comment in that discussion about the difference between a female impersonator and a drag queen.
The content of this post is presented for folkloric, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and who are featured in the videos in this post. Thanks also to publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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1980S/1990S BANJI (BANJEE) DEFINITION
http://thisisbanji.tumblr.com/post/91953914/what-is-banji
1 April 09
"What is Banji?
Banji Realness is a category in which men dress in drag and attempt to look not like a man in drag, but in fact like a real Banji Girl or Banji Boy. What is a Banji Girl? In simplest terms, a Banji Girl is a hoot* [sic] rat. In the documentary Paris is Burning, an inside look at Drag Ball culture of 1980’s New York, the following definitions are given:
"Banji. Looking like the boy that robbed you a few minutes before you came to Paris’ ball."
"This is Banji, you know, the girls that be on the corner talkin’ about ‘Yo, man.’"
"Ones that can hang out with the [sic] Rough and the [sic] Tough."...
In other words, ghetto...."
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"Hoot" in this article is probably a typo for "hood".
"hood rat" — African American Vernacular English noun (derogatory) = a young woman from a poor urban area.
Note that unlike "hood rat" or "(wearing) ghetto styles", "banjee"/"banji" and "banji realness" are largely considered to be complimentary terms.
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From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjee
Banjee or banjee boy is a term from the 1980s or earlier that describes a certain type of young Latino or African American man who has sex with men and who dresses in stereotypical masculine urban fashion for reasons which may include expressing masculinity, hiding his sexual orientation and attracting male partners. The term is mostly associated with New York City and may be Nuyorican in origin*.[1][2][3] Attitude, clothing, ethnicity, masculinity, physique and youth are all elements of what has been called "banjee realness".
...The 1990 documentary film Paris is Burning featured "banjee realness" as one of the categories in which contestants competed for trophies. According to the Village Voice "banjee boy categories have been a part of vogue balls since at least the early 1980s."[4]
The word "banjee" never entered mainstream pop culture, but it had currency as gay slang throughout the 1990s. In 1998, a report in the medical journal AIDS Patient Care and STDs regarding safer sex practices among young Black and Latino men was entitled "Banjee Boys Are Down" ("down", in this vernacular, meaning "supportive of it").[5]...
Several examples of the use of the term "Banjee girl" exist in the blogosphere but it has rarely, if ever, made it into print or mass media.** An exception is the Billboard charting single "Back to My Roots" [1993] by RuPaul, which states the phrase in a list of hair fashions. In the film Paris is Burning, the term itself is used in comparable frequency with its male counterpart, "banjee boy", which coupled with the film's focus on the inextricably connected transgender and drag culture of 1980s NYC, lends itself to a contextual definition of those performers impersonating females and attempting to exhibit the ultimately judged quality of holistic visual verisimilitude—"realness".
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*Nuyorican = slang for a Puerto Rican living in New York City
**This was apparently written before the RuPaul's Drag Race episode that I mentioned in the beginning of this post.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Realness (Paris is Burning)
Ursus malayanus Published on Aug 8, 2013
All footage edited from Paris is Burning, a 1990 film on the gay ball scene in the 80s and 90s New York City.
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Paris Is Burning is a 1990 American documentary film directed by Jennie Livingston. Filmed in the mid-to-late 1980s, it chronicles the ball culture of New York City and the African-American, Latino, gay, and transgender communities involved in it...
The film explores the elaborately-structured ball competitions in which contestants, adhering to a very specific category or theme, must "walk" (much like a fashion model's runway) and subsequently be judged on criteria including the "realness" of their drag, the beauty of their clothing and their dancing ability."
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I believe that the title Paris Is Burning is a way of bragging that the Ballroom scene has taken the place of the fashion scene in Paris, France.
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"BANJI REALNESS" CLOTHING STYLES
In the 1990s, the clothing styles that are associated with young men from "the hood" were loose fitting, baggy (often sagging) pants (often the brand name "Dickies" which are khaki in color), or jogging pant suits, checkered shirts, athletic sports team shirts, "wife beaters" (a sleeveless white t-shirt), and tight fitted black leather jacket. Other clothing styles from those decades are a baseball cap worn backwards, or a black knitted cap, wearing a (blue or red depending on their gang color) scarf over your hair, and wearing your tennis shoes (sneakers) unlaced. Those clothing styles are shown in the videos found below.
Females living in "the hood" were associated with the following clothing styles: baggy (often sagging) pants, or "hoochie mama" shorts (very small tight shorts that are often made by cutting off long jeans (often over tight black stocking pants), a baseball caps worn backwards, [the brand name] "Cross Colors" jackets, "belly shirts" (shirts tied below their breast), clunky necklaces, and large earrings (called "door knockers").
It seems to me that the 2013 "banji realness" style is an old school (retro) 1990s style that to a large extent is typified by the 1990s female singer Aliyah and the female rappers "Salt N Pepa". Notice the clothing in this Salt N Pepa video:
Salt-n-Pepa - "Shoop" Live (1994)
KlassicThrowbackTV, Published on Jan 10, 2013
Performed @ NBA All Star Weekend (1994)
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*A "hoochie mama" is another term for a promiscuous woman. People outside of the hood largely considered these female hood rats to be dirty (i.e. promiscuous, sleeping with anyone like rats do) simply because they hung around those streets (those neighborhood corners and areas) where males "thugs" associated.
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POSSIBLE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "BANJI" ("BANJEE")
I'm not sure what the etymology is for the word "banji" ("banjee"). It might come from the African American slang word "banging" (as in "gang bangin" (meaning urban gang fighting). The African American word "banging" also means engaging in sexual intercourse. "Banging" can also be used as an adjective for someone or something that is very good.
Note that in that Paris Is Burning clip the narrator said that "realness" is looking like your straight [not gay] counterpart. The narrator also said that "realness is looking like a real woman or a real man". I believe that that statement is outdated because homosexual men are also real men and lesbians are also real women. However, that wording reflected the sentiments of those times.
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2000s "BANJI"/"BANJEE" AND "BANJI CERTIFIED" DEFINITIONS
In the 2000s "banji/banjee" and related terms such as "banji certified", "banji bash", and "banji movement" have been largely separated from any reference to LBGT people. Instead, "banji" is a (usually complimentary) referent to certain styles of urban fashion.
A person is "banji certified" if he or she is really (acting like or dressing like a) "banji". Two related terms that are probably also of recent coinage are "Banji bash" (an event where people dressed in banji styles") and "Banji movement" (a catch all term for all things "banji)
From http://style.mtv.com/2012/10/19/le1f-interview/
Le1f Talks Style Evolution, Fashion Ambitions, And Defining 'Banjee'
Posted 10/19/12 3:42 pm EST by Maud Deitch in Dudes, Interviews
[Gay rapper Le1f asked to explain “Banjee”]
"I guess to someone’s parents gay friends it might mean someone who is in the closet, like a gay black or latino person who is straight-acting, or particularly wearing that fashion from the early 90’s, like Aaliyah in her tomboy look from Tommy Hilfiger, that was very banjee. It’s been re-appropriated by masculine men who aren’t afraid of being out of the closet to describe a style of dress. Like a mix of streetwear—archetypal things like Timberlands and jerseys and things that I actually do like—with things like harem pants and bomber jackets. It’s a masculine but androgynous approach to fashion."
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I believe that the 'Be Authentic Never Jeopardise Individuality' acronym is a recent coinage that was probably created by rapper/producer Missy Elliot or her protégé Sharaya J. While I applaud the sentiments of that acronym, it wasn't what the Paris Is Burning participants meant by "realness". To quote LHarkins in the introduction to a discussion thread about Ru Paul's Drag Race's Episode 11, Season 6: "Realness in terms of ball culture means being able to pass convincingly as that certain criteria". http://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/24b9mn/psa_to_future_rpdr_ball_contestants_realness/ [Warning: Some of the comments on that thread include profanity.]
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Sharaya J - Banji [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO]
ALLFEMALERAP, Published on Mar 8, 2013
Missy Elliott's new Artist Sharaya J
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From ="http://www.sazrah.co.uk/1/post/2013/04/are-you-banjicertified-meet-sharaya-j-missy-elliotts-new-artist.htm
"B.A.N.J.I stands for 'Be Authentic Never Jeopardise Individuality' which is a strong and powerful message that I feel is much needed in the media driven world we live in today. Constantly we are being fed information leading us to believe we need to look or act a certain way to fit into society. However Sharaya J - a rising star mentored by Missy Elliott is having none of this, creating a breath of fresh air in the current music world. Her debut single 'Banji' spreads the word about embracing your unique qualities and not changing for anybody"...
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This comment was included in the discussion thread to another video of this same song [Warning: Some comments in that thread include profanity]:
ABC Dance Crew, 2014
"SHE REALLY NEED TO PAY RESPECT TO DA LGBT COMMUNITY CUZ DA WORD BANGI CAME FROM DA GAY COMMUNITY N SHE REALLY ACT LIKE SHE CREATED THAT WORD SMH)"
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"SMH" means "shake my head" a gesture that indicates scorn.
I should note that a commenter in the discussion thread of one YouTube video of Sharaya J's "Banji" record shared that he or she believed that Missy Elliot is well aware of the origin of the term "banji" since she is friends with people who were associated with that gay ballroom scene.
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ADDENDUM
Click http://www.reddit.com/r/rupaulsdragrace/comments/24pnip/is_there_any_straight_drag_queens/to read a discussion about the difference between female impersonator and drag queens.
Here's an excerpt from the comment posted by wtroffaducksback, May 4, 2014
..."one thing to remember is there is a difference between female impersonator and drag queens. A drag queen must have a developed alter ego that is separate from their male counterpart. Ben dela creme is the best example of this because the queen's boy identity is shy and introspective wheras dela's "terminally delightful" personality is the part of ben that feels like he has overcome his depression. Impersonators are moreso just playing a role. examples of female impersonators are: Shakespearian actors, some like it hot and Madea. Tyler perry is not a drag queen because madea is not his alter ego or even someone he identifies with.
SO BASICALLY: people who think that drag is a performance art for gay men to express their feminine side and challenge societies roles, they would call a straight drag queen ( even if they work at drag clubs) a female impersonator or a boy in a dress. I think that this attitude is changing because fishy queens are becoming more popular. Unlike low camp, high camp, underground, clubkid and dragball styles of drag, fishy is the least politically and socially consious; if you look like a girl your in. A straight person could do this type of drag."
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"Madea" (a contraction of the words "Ma [Mama] dear)= the character of an old-ish, no nonsense African American mother that was developed and is portrayed by Tyler Perry in many of his lucrative movies.
"fishy" = a very feminine looking drag queen
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Five Examples Of Black Gospel Versions Of The Song "Take A Trip-On That Good Ole Gospel Ship" (with lyrics)
Latest Update - March 16, 2023
This pancocojams post showcases five examples of Black Gospel versions of the song "Take A Trip" (On that good ole Gospel ship). The lyrics to certain versions of this song are included in this post. The sources for these songs are from from 19th century religious songs from enslaved Black Americans such as the lyrics given in the first section below.
The Addendum to this post showcases a sound file of the song "Gospel Ship" as performed by The Carter Family. This Anglo-American Country Gospel song was arranged by A. P. Carter. The sources for that Anglo-American song are also from 19th century religious songs from enslaved Black Americans.
The content of this post are presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to B. Chase Williams, and other composer and arrangers of these songs. Thanks also to .all those featured in these examples. And thanks to the sound file and video producers and publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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TWO 19th CENTURY BLACK AMERICAN SONGS THAT ARE PROBABLE SOURCES FOR THE 1996 GOSPEL SONG "TAKE A TRIP (ON THAT GOOD OLE GOSPEL SHIP)"
"THE OLD SHIP OF ZION III
Posted by Dicho (Frank Staplin) 10 Nov 01, https://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=41005 ,Add: OLD SHIP OF ZION (spiritual)
" [...]
Cho.
Don't you see that ship a-sailin',
Gwine over to the Promised Land?
I asked my Lord, shall I ever be the one,
Shall I ever be the one, shall I ever be the one,
To go sailin', sailin', sailin', sailin',
Gwine over to the Promised Land?
2. She sails like she is heavy-loaded, etc.
3. King Jesus is the captain, etc.
4. The Holy Ghost is the pilot, etc.
The above, from North Carolina, is in Allen, 1867, Slave
Songs of the United States."
[...]
THE SHIP OF ZION V
Dis de good old ship o' Zion, (3 times)
An' she's makin' for de Promise Land.
She hab angels for de sailors (3 times)
An' she's makin' for de Promise Land.
An' how you know dey's angels? (3 times)
An' she's etc.
Good Lord, shall I be de one? (3 times)
An' she's etc.
Dat ship is out a-sailin', sailin', sailin',
An' she's etc.
She's a-sailin' mighty steady, steady, steady,
An' she's etc.
She'll neither reel nor totter, totter, totter,
An' she's etc.
She's a-sailin' away cold Jordan, Jordan, Jordan,
An' she's etc.
King Jesus is de captain, captain, captain,
An' she's making for de Promise Land.
From T. W. Higginson, 1867
THE SHIP OF ZION VI
De gospel ship is sailin', Hosann-sann.
O, Jesus is de captain, Hosann-sann.
De angels are de sailors, Hosann-sann
O, is your bundle ready? Hosann-sann.
O, have you got your ticket? Hosann-sann.
Versions 4-6 from T. W. Higginson, Negro Spirituals, Atlantic Monthly, 1867.
See Fenner, Dett and others for other early versions.
OLD SHIP OF ZION VII
Cho"...
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WHEN WAS B. CHASE WILLIAM'S "TAKE A TRIP ON THAT GOOD OLD GOSPEL SHIP" RECORDED
"Minister Brian Chase Williams (B. Chase Williams), a native of Cincinnati, Ohio was destined for greatness since birth. At the tender age of 7 years old, he began playing the piano in his local church. At the age of 10, B. Chase began directing choirs and expanded within his musical gifts.
[...]
in 1993, he started the ministry of “ShaBach”; a group of
remarkable, anointed, skilled, and unique singers who love God.
[...]
B. Chase Williams and “ShaBach” soared to unexpected heights
in music, ministry, and profession. He recorded his debut album “Take a Trip”
with Light Records where that same named tune peaked the Billboard Charts at
#10 for 29 consecutive weeks. A sophomore album titled ‘Give it Up’ released in
1997 and peaked at #36 of the Billboard’s Top Gospel Albums chart."...
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Excerpt 2
From
google.com
https://books.google.com › books
Vol. 108, No. 11 · Magazine
The debut project from B. Chase Williams & the ShaBach
Choir, Take A Trip is a unique stylistic.
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LYRICS: TAKE A TRIP (On that good ole Gospel Ship)(B Chase Williams)
I'm gonna
(take a trip)
On that
(good ole gospel ship
And we'll go sailing through the air
And when my
(ship comes in)
Gonna leave
(this ole world of sin)
And we'll go sailing through the air.
Repeat
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes
Trouble in my way, I have to cry sometimes
I lay awake a night, but that's alright;
Jesus he will fix it after while
Stepped in the furnace a long time ago;
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
They wasn't worried, this I know
Jesus he will fix it after while
Jesus,He will fix it (repeat)
Right now.
Source http://www.lyriczz.com/lyrics/b-chase-williams/98499-take-a-trip/ with the beginning arrangement from the YouTube recording given below as Example #1 and as sung in most of the rendition of this song on YouTube.
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
With the exception of Example #1, these examples are presented in chronological order by their posting dates on YouTube, with the oldest dated example given second, third, and forth.
Example 1: b chase Williams - take a trip on that good old gospel ship
demetrrius3000 Uploaded on Aug 6, 2011
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Example #2: I'm GOING TO TAKE A TRIP IN THAT GOOD OLD GOSPEL SHIP-GOSPEL TRAIN
Regina Thomas, Uploaded on Jan 20, 2010
JAMAICAN CONVOCATION 2009
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The choir and the congregation repeatedly sing these lyrics:
I'm gonna take a trip
In the good old gospel ship
And fly far beyond the sky,
I'm gonna sing and shout
until the heavens ring
And bid this world goodbye.
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In this video this song is sung during a church offering.
As an aside, notice that the middle aged & older women in this church wear hats, but most of the younger females don't. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/why-fewer-african-american-women-wear.html for a pancocojams post about the custom of African American women wearing hats in church.
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Example #3: Take a Trip...on This Old Gospel Ship
belikejcn08, Uploaded on Jul 12, 2010
April on lead....Antioch Baptist Church Gospel Choir Anniversary 2010
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Example #4: "TAKE A TRIP ON A GOSPEL SHIP" BY EVANG. GUSSIE TURRENTINE
Pearl Morgan, Published on Jan 28, 2013
Evang. Gussie Turrentine sings "Take A Trip" as our New Life of St. John Baptist Church Family give our tithes, where Rev. Gordon Wells is our Pastor and 1st Lady, Evang. Shirley Wells
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Example #5: Rev. Utah Smith - Take A Trip
vknfuj, Uploaded on Mar 30, 2010
A great song.
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Hat tip to the anonymous commenter (January 23, 2017) who alerted me to this 1953 recording by African American singer Rev. Utah Smith.
The previously featured example is no longer available.
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ADDENDUM: "THE CARTER'S "GOSPEL SHIP"
The 1996 Black Gospel song "Take A Trip" (On That Good Ole Gospel Ship" is probably an evolution of 19th century African American religious songs that refer to "the Gospel ship".
The Anglo American religious song "That Old Gospel Ship" which was recorded in 1935 by The Carters is probably also an evolution of one or more of those 19th century religious song. The Carter's song has different lyrics and a different tune than "Take A Trip" (On That Good Ole Gospel Ship".
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Here's some information about The Carter's "The Gospel Ship"
From https://www.countrythangdaily.com/old-gospel-ship/
..."Dubbed as country music’s first family, The Carter Family did not only focus on recording country songs but also specialized in Southern gospel music. One of their beautiful gospel recordings was called the “Gospel Ship.”
[...]
Different sources provide varying information as to who the
song’s real author is. AllMusic.com says the composer is Traditional and by
this, it means the song has no established author. It belongs to those tunes
dating back to the pre-publishing era. On the other hand, Classic Country
Lyrics credited the writing to one of the group’s members, A.P. Carter."...
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This article indicates that this song was first released in 2000. That information is contradicted by multiple online sites that give the year 1935 for the first time that The Carter's first recording the first recorded that song. "The Gospel Ship" is included in The Carter's 2000 album entitled Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music’s First Family. Click https://genius.com/The-carter-family-gospel-ship-lyrics for the words to that song.
Carter Family-Gospel Ship
ILOveOldies, Uploaded on Mar 8, 2011
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LYRICS: GOSPEL SHIP
(Recorded by the Carter Family; Written by A.P. Carter}
I'm going to take a trip in that good old gospel ship
I'm going far beyond the sky
I'm gonna shout and sing till heaven rings
When I bid this world goodbye
I have good news to bring and that is why I sing
All my joys with you I'll share
I'm going to take a trip in that good old gospel ship
And go sailing through the air
Repeat #1
I can scarcely wait I know I won't be late I'll spend my time in prayer
And when the ship comes in I'll leave this world of sin
And go sailing through the air
Repeat #1
f you are ashamed of me you ought not to be Yes you'd better have a care
If too much fault you find you will sure be left behind
While I'm sailing through the air
Repeat #1
Source http://www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com/gospelshiplyricschords.html
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Thursday, April 24, 2014
The "Bantu Knots" Hairstyle Throughout The World, Part II (Videos)
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on The Bantu Knot hairstyles. This post showcases two music videos that include females wearing the "Bantu Knot" hairstyle and also showcases five tutorial videos of "Bantu Knot and/or "Bantu Knot Out" hairstyles.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-bantu-knots-hairstyle-throughout.html for Part I of this post. Part I presents information and comments about and videos of the traditional and contemporary female hairstyle that is now generally known in the United States as "Bantu Knots".
The content of this post is presented for cultural, informational, and aesthetic purposes.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not an expert on hair care or hair styling. The information contained in this post or these videos may not be recommended by reputable hair care managers or hair care stylists.
Thanks to all those who are featured in the videos in this posts. Thanks also to publishers of these videos on YouTube.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT "BANTU KNOTS" AND OTHER NAMES FOR THAT HAIR STYLE
From http://www.carefair.com/hair/make_bantu_knots_1661.html
"Bantu knots also known as Zulu knots are created when the hair is sectioned off and twisted into knots. The shapes of the sections depend on how the hair is parted, and can easily be made into diamond, triangle or square shapes, but the possibilities are endless. This hairstyle can be worn on any hair type and any hair length, although it is popular amongst people of African descent.”
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DEFINITION FOR "BANTU KNOT OUT"
"Bantu Knot Out" is a term for the routine by which "Bantu Knots" are created in a person's (usually a female's) hair (usually at night before bedtime) and then taken out the next morning or subsequent days later, resulting in naturally curly hair. That hair is then styled and worn outside of the home.
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DEATURED MUSIC VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated videos given first.
Example #1: 2Face - African Queen [Official Video]
Official2Face, Uploaded on Jun 13, 2011
Official2Face Video of award winning track from the album, "Face 2 Face". Song written and composed by Innocent Idibia. Produced by OJB Jezreel & Innocent Idibia. This song is a celebration of the endowment of the African woman .
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One of the women in that video wears “Bantu Knots” throughout the video including 1:02; 1:19 [woman on the right]; 1:27 [woman on the left], 2:29 [with long straws in the knots].
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Example #2: EMMY KOSGEI - Taunet Nelel
Kegnaste, Apr 23, 2011
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Women wearing "Bantu Knots" hairstyles are found throughout this Kenyan Gospel video, including at 2:25.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/emmy-kosgei-taunet-nelel-kenyan-gospel.html for a blog post about this song.
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FEATURED HAIR CARE TUTORIAL VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated videos given first. There are many tutorial videos of Bantu Knots online. My selection of these videos does not mean that I consider them to be better than other videos on this topic.
The comment sections of many of these videos provide information about the "Bantu Knot"/"Bantu Knot" hairstyles.
Example #1: Bantu Knot Out - What a Pleasant Surprise!
Nasim HassanUploaded on Jun 18, 2010
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The video publisher is a Somali female. A few comments from this video's discussion thread are quoted in Part I of this post.
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Example #2: TRANSITIONAL STYLE SET COMPLETED FULL HEAD OF BANTU KNOTS
ARLETTE PENDER, Uploaded on Feb 8, 2011
IN THIS VIDEO IS THE BANTU KNOT SET COMPLETED AND DONE NEATLY SO IF YOU OR YOUR CLIENT WANTS TO WEAR IT AS A 2-N-1 OPTION THIS CAN BE DONE...REMEMBER!!! TO ACHIEVE THIS STYLE OPTION THE HAIR MUST!!! BE COMPLETELY DRIED!!!
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Example #3: I LOVE Bantu KNOTS!!!! ( 3 Styles)
MissCinnamonCake, Uploaded on Sep 4, 2011
Here is a tutorial of how I do my bantu knots and bantu knot outs. I love this style because its cute and it is a good protective style. Enjoy!!...
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Example #4: Fluffy afro - Bantu knot out on Short Natural hair
Queen teshna Published on Mar 19, 2013
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Example #5: BANTU KNOT-OUT ON SHORT THICK HAIR
liquidgoldeyes Published on Dec 16, 2013
The Bantu Knot-out is a fun flirty style for African descendants hair, though workable on other hair types. After being 13 months natural, I decided to give this style a try. I really liked it. Being in a country where blacks are rare, I was forced to be creative with my hair regimen. So far, so great...
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In response to a commenter's question, this video publisher indicated that she lives in Azerbaijan.
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The "Bantu Knots" Hairstyle Throughout The World, Part I
Latest revision: November 3, 2019
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on The Bantu Knot hairstyles. This post presents information and comments about and videos of the traditional and contemporary female hairstyle that is now generally known in the United States as "Bantu Knots".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-bantu-knots-hairstyle-throughout_24.html for Part II of this post. Part II showcases two music videos that include females wearing the "Bantu Knot" hairstyle and also showcases five tutorial videos of the "Bantu Knot" and "Bantu Knot Out" hairstyles.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, informational, and aesthetic purposes.
DISCLAIMER: I'm not an expert on hair care or hair styling.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT "BANTU KNOTS" AND OTHER NAMES FOR THOSE HAIRSTYLES
Revision: November 3, 2019: I revised this section because I incorrectly stated in the initial publication that few African Americans were aware of this hairstyle prior to the natural hair movement in the 1990s. However, my online reading informs me that a lot of African Americans (and a number of other Black people throughout the Caribbean and elsewhere) wore hair styles that are now called "Bantu knots" when they were children.]
"Bantu knots also known as Zulu knots are created when the hair is sectioned off and twisted into knots. The shapes of the sections depend on how the hair is parted, and can easily be made into diamond, triangle or square shapes, but the possibilities are endless. This hairstyle can be worn on any hair type and any hair length, although it is popular amongst people of African descent.” From http://www.carefair.com/hair/make_bantu_knots_1661.html
"Bantu Knots" and other referents for that same or similar hairstyles are a hairdo and hair maintenance style for girls and sometimes also female adults throughout much of Africa and the Caribbean.
The content of a large number of YouTube videos on this subject suggests that most of the small but growing percentage of African American women who wear "Bantu Knots" actually are using that hairstyle to help create curly hairstyles. This hair care maintenance routine is called "Bantu Knot Out". "Bantu Knot Out" is a term for the routine by which Bantu Knots are created in a person's (usually a female's) hair (usually at night before bedtime) and then taken out the next morning or subsequent days later, resulting in naturally curly hair. That hair is then styled and worn outside of the home.
Although "Bantu Knots" can be worn by females with any hair texture (including various textures of "natural", curly, straight, and relaxed (permed, chemically or hot comb straightened hair), it seems to me that that hairstyle wasn't promoted as a hairstyle to be worn outside the home until the resurgence of the natural hairstyle movement for Black women in the 1990s/early 2000s.
My guess is that the name "Bantu Knot" and the less often used name "Nubian Knots" were coined by African Americans during that period of time to refer to those hairstyles. The term "Bantu Knot Out" and "Nubian Knot Out" may have been coined at the same time or close to that time to refer to the "process" of creating those hair styles and then taking those knots out (or down) the next morning or after several days and then styling the resultant curly hair in one of many fashions.
While I believe that the hairstyles known in the United States as "Bantu Knots" and "Nubian Knots" originated in Africa, I don't believe that those names for those hairstyles are of (continental) African origin.
Here's information about the terms "Bantu" and "Nubians":
"Bantu peoples is used as a general label for the 300–600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak Bantu languages.[1] They today inhabit a geographical area stretching east and southward from Central Africa across the African Great Lakes region down to Southern Africa.[1] Bantu is itself a major branch of the Niger-Congo language family spoken by most populations in Sub-Saharan Africa"...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_peoples.
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"Nubia is a region along the Nile river, which is located in northern Sudan and southern Egypt". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nubia. However, among afro-centric African Americans, the term "Nubian princess" has become a complimentary for Black women who are considered to be descendants of people who created various ancient Northeast African kingdoms. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/421485/Nubia.
The popularization of the "Bantu Knots" hairstyle can be partly credited to that style being worn by Scary Spice (Mel B.) of the United Kingdom's Pop group "Spice Girls" and the American movie Matrix character Niobe (as portrayed by Jada Pinkett Smith). But I think that the foremost reason for the popularization of "Bantu Knots" and "Bantu Knot Out" are the plethora of YouTube videos & internet offerings about those hairstyles mostly for Black women who are "transitioning" from permed or hot combed (straightened hair). It should be noted that there are YouTube videos that document that White women are also wearing their hair in "Bantu Knots". My sense is that this is a relatively new development.
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GEOGRAPHICAL LISTING OF NAMES FOR THE "BANTU KNOT" HAIRSTYLES
Editorial comments, quotes, and/or links are given for some of these terms following the name of the nation which uses that term.
This is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of referents for these hairstyles. If you know other terms for these hairstyles, please add them in the comment section below. Thanks!
Bantu Knots/Bantu Knot Out - United States
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Chiney Bumps (also given as "Chinnie Bumps" and more recently also referred to as "China Bumps" for politically correct reasons) - Jamaica
This term is found on various websites including http://forum.blackhairmedia.com/bantu-knots-are-called-chiney-bumps_topic201116_page1.html and subsequent pages of that discussion. This link is hereafter given as (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps).
simjam, Jul 13 2009 (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
"I dont know why they are called chiney bumps... but My mother used to do this to my hair from when I was a kid, to make my natural hair wavy."
vkb247, Jul 13 2009 (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
"... Chiney bumps = chinese bumps
I know that chinese people wear intricate updos with their traditional dress that are something similar looking
I think that it isn't very pc to say chiney”
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This term is also found on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdI-BU2hRhs ("Get Perfect Curls with China Bump Out aka Bantu Knots")
fran harris, 2012
"Chinnie bump is an old style from the islands. Funny how as a child we hate things only to come right back to them as adults.lol. I've gone back to being natural now for the past 6 months after my big chop, and this style works for me especially when I do double strain twists first, them Chinnie bump it. It looks great. Thanks"
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Calabar - Nigeria (a particular form of this hairstyle that is made with a three strand (http://www.pamelastitch.com/blog/748-bantu-knots.html; Click http://godwinpalmer.blogspot.com/2012/05/calabar-one-city-one-people.html for information about Calabar, Nigeria.
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Cork Screws - Grenada
SummoreShellz , Jul 13 2009 (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
"In Grenada we call it Cork Screws lol. When I first heard Bantu Knots I was like.... ummm wah de ass! But a pic clarified it for me."
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November 3, 2019: In re-reading this post I realized that I didn't have any link for "Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps. There were no results for that site when I tried to google it.
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Cork Screws - Barbados
bajanbabygirl722, 2011 (Bantu Knot Out - Pleasant Surprise) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ7psK7_KWU
"In my country we call these corkscrews and my grandmother would do this in order for our hair to dry. Your hair came out really nice"
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duuduub (also written as "dhu-duub", "du-dub" and similarly spelled words) - Somali
This term is found on various websites including (Bantu Knot Out - Pleasant Surprise)
somaliangle, 2010, "@MrKaerf Dhudhub just means to twist! its a quick way of maintaining your hair, most girls do it before bed time so that the hair does not get in to knots and stuff. you just undo it in the mornin and comb."
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hibothebibo, 2010 (Bantu Knot Out - Pleasant Surprise) "LOL! My mom is always telling me to duuduub my hair and it really does look good. Somali moms know best!"
ruthrachel18, 2010 (Bantu Knot Out - Pleasant Surprise) "I also have many heritages, touching every continent, reflected in my very thick (!!!) soft, curly hair...Somali and Ethiopian classmates of mine taught me how to duuduub my hair when I was in college, and it works wonderfully, just as it did for you!!! Thank you for sharing"
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Do Do - Nigeria
Amina Zainab, 2010 (Bantu Knot Out - Pleasant Surprise)
"nigerians call it do do too lol i think it's an African thing"
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Janx - Trinidad (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
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Nubian Knots - United States, various websites including (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
simjam, Location: Jamaica, Jul 13 2009 "I remeber they startedcalling them nubian knots LOL"
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Pepper seeds - Trinidad
GoodKarma4me, Jul 14 2009 (Blackmedia: Chiney Bumps)
“Yea I had to research what bantu knots was at first until I realized I already knew what it was. We call them in Trinidad"
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Zulu knots = South Africa [nation], various websites, including http://www.chocolatehairvanillacare.com/2011/01/bantu-knots-or-zulu-knots.html
“Now, down to the Bantu knots (also known as Zulu knots amongst other names). There are lots of different ways to do these. The traditional way is with thread and to wrap the hair with thread to plait it and then wrap the hair down on itself to form the knot.” [Visit that site for photographs of "Zulu Knots".]
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Emmy Kosgei - Taunet Nelel (Kenyan Gospel Song)
This post showcases a video of and lyrics for Kenyan Gospel singer Emmy Kosgei's Gospel song "Taunet Nelel". Information about Emmy Kosgei and information about the Kalenji people of Kenya, East Africa is also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Emmy Kosgei and all those featured in this video. Special thanks to the producer of this video and the person who transcribed the lyrics of that song into English. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT EMMY KOSGEI
From http://www.kenyanmagazines.com/emmy-kosgei-gospel-queen/ Emmy Kosgei – More than a Gospel Queen (True Love October 2010)
"Emmy Kosgei’s runaway success in vernacular gospel music has raised her profile and revealed a true Kenyan star....
Daughter to highly acclaimed protestant cleric Bishop Jackson Kosgei and his wife Rose, a versatile businesswoman, Emmy grew up in Mogotio in Koibatek District...
Last month she had members of parliament from all over the world on their feet and dancing when she performed at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association meeting held in Nairobi.
She can also count a number of influential Kenyans as her declared fans. And if you consider that Emmy is gospel musician who sings exclusively in Kalenjin, then all these feats become even more amazing...
Her] song ‘Taunet Nelel’… interestingly enough, was written two years ago as a patriotism-meets-Christianity song...
Emmy is not just a gospel artiste. She is also a patriot and philanthropist, and her music seems to spring from a place of healing."
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Emmy Kosgei was born July 22, 1980. She received the BEFFTA* award for Best International Gospel Act - October 2013>
BEFFTA = Black Entertainment, Film, Fashion, Television and Arts award (United Kingdom)
http://tnewl.blogspot.com/2013/10/kenyan-gospel-singer-emmy-kosgei.html and
https://www.facebook.com/BEFFTAAWARDSTV
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INFORMATION ABOUT KALENJI PEOPLE AND LANGUAGE
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalenjin_people
"The Kalenjin are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting the Rift Valley Province in Kenya. They are estimated to number a little over 4.9 million individuals as per the Kenyan 2009 census numbers.[2]
… The Kalenjin are believed to have migrated to their present location from the South Sudan-Western around 2,000 years ago.
Until the early 1950s, the Kenyan peoples now known as the Kalenjin did not have a common name; they were usually referred to as the 'Nandi-speaking tribes' by scholars and colonial administration officials, a practice that ended immediately following the adoption of the collective name 'Kalenjin' (cf. Evans-Pritchard 1965)."
In the late 1940s and the early 1950s, several "Nandi-speaking" peoples united to assume the name 'Kalenjin', an expression meaning I say (to you). Due to this effort, the peoples were transformed into a major ethnic group in Kenya. The adoption of the name Kalenjin also involved a standardisation of the different dialects (Nandi,Markweta,Tugen Pogot, Keiyo, Kipsigis, and Sabaot/Sabiny) of the Kalenjin language....
According to the Kenya's 2009 census, The Kalenjin has a population of 4,967,328 people making it the third largest group in Kenya after the Kikuyu, and the Luhya.[2]"...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Taunet Nelel - Emmy Kosgei
kalenjinz, Published on Jun 16, 2012
Produced by John Nyika
Video by Princecam Media
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LYRICS: TAUNET NELEL [English lyrics from the video's subtitles]
(as sung by Emmy Kosgei)
It is a new day… new direction
No turning back, no more worries
I am doing new things
Don’t let your heart worry
Don’t be discouraged by your past.
I will turn your sorrows into joy,
Behold, I am doing new things.
I will make a way in the desert and in mighty waters
and straighten all crooked ways
I will break the iron gates
And the weapons set against you.
I will give you years of rest
I will bless your siblings in all corners of the earth
Forgiveness prevents destruction
I am Jehovah. That is my name!
It is a new day… new direction
It is a new day… new direction
It is a new day… new direction
I am doing new things
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"This Type Love (Poem Written By Shihan and performed by Saul Williams)
Latest Update: Nov. 9. 2022
This pancocojams post showcases a text example of the poem "This Type Love" written by Shihan and performed by Saul Williams.
The content of this post is presented for cultural and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Shihan for composing this poem and thanks to Paul Williams for his performance of this poem. Thanks also to ShonGnyc for transcribing this poem online IN 2006 and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
WARNING: This poem includes the mild curse word "sh&t".
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Thanks to pancocojams visitor Anonymous, Nov. 8. 2022 for correcting by switching the names of the composer and the slam poet who performed this poem.
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SHOWCASE POEM: THIS TYPE LOVE
(by Shihan)
I want a love like me thinking of you thinking of me thinking of you type love or me telling my friends more than I've ever admitted to myself about how I feel about you type love or hating how jealous you are but loving how much you want me all to yourself type love
or seeing how your first name just sounds so good next to my last name.
and shit- I wanted to see how far I could get without calling you and I barely made it out of my garage.
See, I want a love that makes me wait until she falls asleep then wonder if she's dreaming about us being in love type love or who loves the other more or what she's doing at this exact moment or slow dancing in the middle of our apartment to the music of our hearts.
Closing my eyes and imagining how a love so good could just hurt so much when she's not there and shit I love not knowing where this love is headed type love.
And check this-
I wanna place those little post-it notes all around the house so she never forgets how much I love her type love
then not have enough ink in my pen to write all the love type love and hope I make her feel as good as she makes me feel
and I wanna deal with my friends making fun of me the way I made fun of them when they went through the same kind of love type love.
The only difference is this is one of those real type loves
and just like in high school I wanna spend hours on the phone not saying shit and then fall asleep and then wake up with her right next to me and smell her all up in my covers type love and I wanna try counting the ways I love her then lose count in the middle just so I could start all over again
and I wanna celebrate one of those one-month anniversaries even though they ain't really anniversaries but doing it just 'cause it makes her happy type love
and check this-
I wanna fall in love with the melody the phone plays when our numbers dial in type love and talk to you until I lose my breath, she leaves me breathless, but with the expanding of my lungs I inhale all of her back into me.
I want a love that makes me need to change my cell phone calling plan to something that allows me to talk to her longer 'cause in all honesty, I want to avoid one of them high cell phone bill type loves
and I don't want a love that makes me regret how small my hands are I mean the lines on my palms don't give me enough time to love you as long as I'd like to type love
and I want a love that makes me st-st-st-stutter just thinking about how strong this love is type love and I want a love that makes me want to cut off all my hair. Well maybe not all of the hair, maybe like I'd cut the split ends and trim the mustache but it would still be a symbol of how strong my love is for her.
I kind of feel comfortable now so I even be fantasize about walking out on a green light just dying to get hit by a car just so I could lose my memory, get transported to some third world country just to get treated and somehow meet up again with you so I could fall in love with you in a different language and see if it still feels the same type love.
I want a love that's as unexplainable as she is, but I'm married so she is gonna be the one I share this love with.
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FEATURED VIDEO: Shihan- "This Type Love"
oklahomasgreg, Uploaded on Jun 1, 2008
From Def-Poetry. Great love poem.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Skool Boy (Skooly) - "Na Na Boo Boo" & The "Na Na Na Naa Na" Taunt
This post showcases a sound file of & lyrics for the song "Na Na Boo Boo" by Skool Boy. This post also provides some information about Skool Boy (Skooly) and includes selected comments from that sound file's discussion thread.
The Addendum to this post also presents some examples of & links to comments about the "na na na naa na" ("na na na boo boo" and similar constructs) saying or rhymes which inspired the title & some of the lyrics of this song.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
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Thanks to Skool Boy for recording this song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT SKOOL BOY
http://www.mtv.com/artists/rich-kidz/biography/
"It’s been said that the greatest Rap movements start out small, but for Atlanta’s own Rich Kidz, a strong hustle has produced big results. Bred from the same Bankhead streets as T.I., the duo comprised of RKaelub and Skateboard Skooly started their movement in 2008, in the halls of Frederick Douglass High School. Kaelub, a senior at the time was putting together a crew called the Rich Kidz and recruited young Skateboard Skooly.
An introductory track "Wassup" featuring then freshman Skooly was recorded and took Atlanta by storm. Later during an opportunity to record at Grand Hustle Studios they recorded a catchy track entitled "My Partna Dem" which eventually charted on Billboard's Hip-Hop/R&B chart.
After five years, Rich Kidz have five street-albums and several successes under their belts. ..
The hustle has officially paid off, and the stage is now set for the Rich Kidz’ major label debut. Recognizing their hardcore grassroots efforts, Columbia Records readily signed the duo and added them to their roster of legends (and soon to be legends) in the Rap game. Prior to their signing, the Rich Kidz signed themselves to their own imprint label Rich Kidz Music Group, LLC. "...
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FEATURED VIDEO: Skool Boy - Na Na Boo Boo
SWaggBanger13, Uploaded on Dec 22, 2010
Old Ass Song
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A number of commenters on this sound file's discussion thread mentioned that this was an "old jam". I haven't been able to find out when it was released by Skool Boy (Rich Kidz) but one commenter who posted a comment in 2010 mentioned that its tune was very popular as a ring tone [for cell phones] in 2009. That doesn't seem that old to me. I don't know if the commenters meant that the song itself had been previously recorded by someone else before this particular recording.
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LYRICS: NA NA BOO BOO
(recorded by Skool Boy)
Na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
[Yeah yeah yeah!!]
Oh na na na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
Oh na na na na boo boo
Nana na boo boo
Who gon stop me
You won’t stop me
Since you left me
I’ve been happy
Count my blessings
No my messin
She’s my heaven
Since you left me
I’ll be happy
I’ll be happy
Look at me smile now
Feel like a child now
Every time see your face I feel alone
Every time I see your face I feel strong
And every time I hear your voice I get mad
Hope you understand
Yeah I want the best of you
Betcha that I learned my lesson
No more stressin
I've got my blessing like
Na na boo boo
Na na na boo boo
Who gon stop me
Got my blessings
No more stressin
Seem like heaven
Nanna boo boo
Since you left me
I've been happy
I've been happy
Hurt for a while now
Look at me smile now
Feel like a child now
Every time I see your face
I feel alone
And every time I see your face I feel strong
And every time I hear your voice I mad
Hope you understand
Yeah, I want the best for you.
I have learned my lesson
No more stressing
I've got my blessing
like
Na na na na boo boo
I’m steppin out
I’m gonna get myself a pretty young thang
Bring her back home and Imma make her sang
And you aint even gonna be on my mind
I think you did me a favor this time
Stick my hands in my ear and stick my tongue out baby
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Transcribed from the recording by Azizi Powell with considerable use of comments found in this sound file's viewer comment thread that were posted by YanBan123, 24lildc24, PrettyLuPooh, 116TwettyBird. and Cutie Pie (all in 2011). Those commenters all focused on the "Every time I see your face" verse and the lyrics that begin with "I’m gonna get myself a pretty young thang" portions of this song. Except for the way they spelled the words, those commenters agree with the above transcription of those portions except for Cutie Pie's substitution of the word "her" in the line "Every time I see your face I feel strong".
I'm not certain that this is an accurate complete transcription of this song. Additions and corrections are welcome.
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RANDOM COMMENTS ABOUT THE LYRICS TO THIS SONG
School Boy's record "Na Na Bo Bo" is a song about a man's reaction to the break-up between he and his girlfriend. Because many people experience conflicting emotions during and after a break-up, it's fitting that in some parts of the song the man says that he is happy and professes that the woman did him a favor ending the relationship, and in other parts of the song confesses that he feels alone, and is mad. As one commenter wrote "this song is a little sad".
Yet, what seems to resonate with most of the commenters on that sound file's lengthy viewer comment thread is the singer's use of the taunting ditty "na na na boo boo".
The "stick your tongue out" portion of the last line in the song is lifted from a defiant gesture that young children often do when they are taunting someone. "The stick your hand in your ear" is usually given as "put your finger in your ear". "Putting your finger in your ear" means conveys that you aren't listening to what the person who is talking to you is saying.
It occurs to me that in the context of this song, the double word "boo boo" may retain the meaning of a small accident or something that is done wrong and may also carry the meaning of "boo" ("beau"; a person's romantic boyfriend or girlfriend) as it is used in African American culture. Notice that usage in bigalo3222's and tjaxretro's comments given below.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THAT SOUND FILE'S DISCUSSION THREAD
There are 545 comments to that discussion thread as of 8:30 PM April 22, 2014. That is a large number of comments for a R&B/Hip-Hop song that wasn't a best selling record.
Here are a very small number of those comments, presented under the year that they were posted to that discussion thread but not necessarily in the order that they are found on that thread.
WARNING: This youTube viewer comment thread contains a lot of profanity although most of it is complimentary such as "that's my sh&t" with that word either spelled that way or similarly or completely spelled out. In addition, this viewer comment thread includes the "positive" use of the four letter form of the "n word", and also contains a few sexually explicit comments.
2010
Malik Ricks
"RK4L
Rich Kidz for life."
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StardustSwagg133 years ago
"Love dis songg.! oldd forreall but RichKidz brought it backk.!"
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Notice the contemporary (what I call "Hip-Hop/texting") style of spelling in this comment. That spelling style is found in most of the comments in that thread. A feature of that spelling style is a disregard for standard spelling, and standard rules for capitalization & punctuation.
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UMEEZEDMFCCBOYZ
"OLD BUT STILL FYA LOL"
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fya = fire. Another contemporary spelling of "fire" is "fie". This use of "fire" is similar to saying something or someone is "hot" or something is "cooking", "smoking" or "burning up". All those words mean that something or someone is very good.
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ImBree2YhuuLamess
"Itss Somethinqq Bout Thiss SOnqq Thass So Addictinqq.! iLike It nOw.!"
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I think the seemingly random capitalization in this sentence & its multiple letters in some of its words reflect the importance in Hip Hop "languaging" regarding the way words (including names)look, and not only the way that they are spelled. Of course, in that Hip Hop languaging words should be spelled closer to the way that they are pronounced, and should convey uniqueness. And of course, that style of writing, spelling, and talking is used by young people (more than us old heads) because it is considered to be "hip" or conveys "swag".
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bri mullins
"im glad they finally put dis song on here dis my song"
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"dis" = this; not to be confused with "diss" = to insult
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2011
Danielle Nikole Colton
"everybody tht got a problem i hust look at 'em and be like "Na Na Boo Boo" aha"
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swaggakiidtrey
"I remember everyone had this ringtone. My shyt used to play before my teacher got in class. Everyone had thiss ringtone last year."
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zonethreesha
"skooley go in on any song no matter what the beat is!"
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"To go in" ("to go in hard)" means to give something your all & do it very well. The phrase "to go in" is also used in Church Of God In Christ congregations to mean "get happy"/"feel the Spirit" and cut a Holy dance. I wonder whether the secular or religious meaning came first, and if the secular meaning carries some of that religious meaning of freely expressing yourself (while you are feeling the Holy Spirit).
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EvilRoyjin
"THIS GO HARD"
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anthonycooks93
"dis dat fie song bruh....even thoe its soooo old"
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In standard English this comment would be given as "This is that fire song, brother...even though its soooo old".
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bigalo3222
"i luv dhiz song it make me think of my boo :) #luving him"
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tjaxretro
"10 people aint got no boo boo!"
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Editor's explanation - 10 people downrated this song [using the YouTube voting system in which viewers could vote thumbs up or thumbs downl. However, “boo boo” here is play on the word “boo”- African American form of the French word “beau” meaning your boyfriend or girlfriend.
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bigalo3222
"i luv dhiz song it make me think of my boo :) #luving him"
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barbie40121
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ADDENDUM: EXAMPLES OF & COMMENTS ABOUT THE "NA NA NA NAA NA" ("NA NA NA BOO BOO") TAUNT/TEASING SAYING/RHYMES
"Na na na boo boo
stick your head in doo-doo."
Another version of the "na na na naa na" ("na na na boo boo") taunt/teasing saying is "neener neener neener". Here's a rhyme that includes that form of that taunt:
"neener neener neener".
you don't have a wiener!"
Here's a link to the first of three blog posts by phonetician John Wells's blog on this taunting saying http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.sg/2011/07/nuh-nuh.html. Those blog posts are the most comprehensive that I've read online about this subject.
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D'Banj's Song "Fall In Love" & RHOA 's Kenya Moore
This post showcases a video of & lyrics for the song "Falling In Love" by the Nigerian vocalist D'Banj. Information about D'Banj and comments about several of the Nigerian pidgin English words & phrases in this song are also included in this post.
In the Addendum to this post, I've included speculation & my comment about the relationship between D'Banj and the Real Housewives Of Atlanta [American television] cast member Kenya Moore.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
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Thanks to D'Banj & other vocalists/musicians for recording this song. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT D'BANJ
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'banj
"Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo (popularly known as D'banj, born June 9, 1980) is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, harmonica player, and businessman. He has won several music awards, including the awards for Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2007,[2] Artist of the Year at the MTV Africa Music Awards 2009.[3] and BET Awards of 2011 for Best International Act: Africa. He adopted the stage name D'banj, a combination of his first name Dapo and his surname Oyebanjo.[2] D'banj is currently best known internationally for his 2012 summer hit "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of Afrobeat and electronic dance music that topped the African charts 2011 and was a top 10 hit in the UK singles chart in 2012 reaching #2 on the UK R&B chart.”...
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Genres: Afropop, R&B, pop
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FEATURED VIDEO: D'Banj - Fall In Love Ft. Genevieve (Official Video)
Ronaldini Uploaded on May 4, 2010
Finally D'Banj releases the official video for Fall in Love. This video features Genevieve.
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LYRICS: FALL IN LOVE
(recorded by D'Banj)
[Intro]
Don't get it twisted, love is a beautiful thing
It's Don Jazzy again
I'm D'Banj
When Koko master fall in love
You know say water don pass gari
I'm in love, are you in love?
[Chorus]
Omo, you don make me fall in love
Fall in love o [2x]
We suppose marry because you don make me fall in love
Fall in love o [2x]
[Verse]
My sweet potato
I wanna tell you my mind, wanna tell you my mind o
I no understand o
Cause I dey see well well when they say love is blind o
You see as you dey so
You are the love of my life, you are the love of my life o
I cannot deny o
I wanna make you my wife, wanna make you wife o
See, I never thought that I will find someone like you
That will capture my heart and there's nothing I can do
I used to brag to my friends that I will always be a player
But since I set my eyes on you
[Repeat Chorus]
[Verse]
My sugar banana
As I don get you ebe say I make hammer
Me, I no fit wait o
Make you come follow me make we go see my mama
For better for worse o
We go dey together in any kind of weather
See I no dey joke o
Say na true I I dey talk o, na true I dey talk o
My friends dey ask me say
Oboy, what is the matter?
Me I dey tell them say
You dey make my head scatter
See I used to lie to myself that I'll always be a player
But since I set my eyes on you
[Repeat Chorus]
[Repeat Chorus till fade]
Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/dbanj/fallinlove.html
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COMMENTS AND SOME EXPLANATIONS ABOUT THE LYRICS
The lyrics for D'Banj's "Fall In Love" consist mostly of Nigerian Pidgin English. Here's a comment about the use of Pidgin English in Nigeria from http://www.ngex.com/personalities/babawilly/dictionary/default.htm "Babawilly's Dictionary of Pidgin English Words and Phrases."
"Pidgin English is spoken widely across Nigeria. It is a language made up of elements of the Queen's English and the local dialects.
With Nigeria having about 250 tribes in all, one finds a lot of variation in the type of Pidgin English spoken by the different ethnic groups.
In this compilation I have limited myself to what I would call 'Lagos Pidgin' as this is what I am familiar with. The three major Nigerian languages namely Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa feature prominently in Pidgin English in general, however with Lagos being historically a Yoruba city 'Lagos Pidgin' consists of a disproportionately high number of Yoruba words.
Many English words are used differently in Pidgin English and more research would be needed to find out why. However direct translations of sentences from the local dialets into English without regards to tenses contributes to a lot of the confusing words in Pidgin English. Many mis-spellings and mis-pronunciations are so popular that they have entered colloquial usage"...
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Also, visit http://www.nairaland.com/104810/teach-me-naija-slang-please for examples & comments about Nigerian slang (Nigerian Pidgin English)
Here are some explanations/information about several of those words & phrases in D'Banj's song "Fall In Love":
Dey = This word has various meanings depending on its usage.
From http://www.ngex.com/personalities/babawilly/dictionary/pidgind.htm
1. Is e.g. wetin dey happun 2. Location e.g. where you dey 3. Stance in the matter e.g. which one you dey sef. 4. In existence 5. Spectacular e.g. dat car dey well-well.
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Koko master- a self-referent
"D'banj's debut album, No Long Thing, was released in 2005, yielding several singles, with Tongolo as the lead single. This proved to be his breakthrough single and a hit. It also provided his Koko Master persona, with the term, koko, taking on a variety of meanings. D'banj's debut success led to collaborations with other artists, this includes Dare Art-Alade's album track, Escalade Part 2 and Ikechukwu's album. D'Banj's single koko was used by the PDP (ruling political party in Nigeria) as its campaign theme for the 2007 general elections"... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D'banj
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Also, read these urbandictionary.com entries:
"kokomaster = a nigerian word describing the ultimate male, who has had his fair share of females and conquered them all.Derived from the word koko.
"I am the original kokomaster"
"The kokomaster has numerous kokolettes" "
by Tuade September 17, 2007; http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=kokomaster
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"koko: Nigerian slang.
In a range of concurrent sexual partners, the Koko is the girl/boy who gives the best sexual experience. Made popular by the "Kokomaster" singer D'banj in his song "my koko"
Make i tell them de koko o ah! make i tell them de koko D'banj tell them the koko! abi
by OBJ May 31, 2007
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Gari = "Garri (also known as gari, garry, or tapioca) is a popular West African food made from cassava tubers. The spelling 'garri' is mainly used in Nigeria, Cameroon, Sierra Leone, Benin, Togo and 'gari' in Ghana.[1]
...As a snack or light meal, garri can be soaked in cold water (in which case it settles to the bottom), mixed with sugar and sometimes roasted peanut, with evaporated milk sometimes added. The amount of water needed for soaked garri is 3:1. Garri can also be eaten dry without water, but with sugar and roasted peanut added." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garri
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The lyrics to that song also include some familiar American sayings such as “We go together/in any kind of weather) and some African American slang such as “don’t get it twisted” (meaning "don’t be confused”) and being a “player” (meaning a male who has a lot of girlfriends and isn’t serious about any of them; a “Don Juan”. Note: A female can be a player too but usually that term appears to be reserved for males.)
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I'm curious about the meaning of "As I don get you ebe say I make hammer". If you know the meaning of that line and/or have other comments about this song's lyrics, please add them to the comment section below.
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ADDENDUM
As of April 22, 2014 7:30 AM DST), the Wikipedia page for D'Banj doesn't include information about any relationship that Nigerian singer may have with Real Housewives Of Atlanta [American television] cast member Kenya Moore. However, that probably will change after the RHOA Reunion episode in which Kenya is reportedly going to introduce D'Banj as the African prince that she has been talking about during season six of that show.
http://www.mstarz.com/articles/29346/20140418/rhoa-porsha-stewart-williams-kenya-moore-african-prince-fake-proof-fight-brawl.htm
"...In a preview of Real Housewives of Atlanta reunion special, Andy Cohen asked Kenya Moore about her "African Prince" that she claimed to have been dating throughout the sixth season. RHOA castmate Porsha "Stewart" Williams chimed in and claims that the relationship was a total made up lie.
"You know you stated everything about the guy except for showing him, and it's just very clear that there is no African Prince for you," she added, "there never was."...
Although, Moore's cast members don't believe she's dating an "African Prince" she was rumored to reveal who her new man was on the RHOA reunion show.”...
The [Mediatakeout.com],site claims that her alleged boyfriend she plans to bring on the show is "contracted" Nigerian singer D'Banj. Reportedly, the pair were photographed together before but are not in a relationship."...
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If Kenya Moore fabricated a relationship with D'Banj and he went along with that fabrication -at least in part- for American publicity- then at the very least I have to give Kenya credit for choosing such a fine, talented Black man as her African prince and in so doing introducing many Americans to that vocalist.
As an aside, I come from a generation who was told (sometimes directly and sometimes by omission) that the only kings in Africa were Egyptian pharaohs. One probably unintended result of the Kenya Moore/D'Banji publicity [stunt?} is that it can be used to increase Americans' and other people's awareness that Egypt isn't the only African nation that had African royalty and there are still African royalty in various African nations today, including in Nigeria.
Here's a link to information about Nigerian royalty:
http://www.royalty.nu/Africa/Nigeria.html
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Monday, April 21, 2014
African American Examples Of The Bluegrass Gospel Song "Build Me A Cabin In Glory"
This post features four African American performances of the Bluegrass Gospel song "Build Me A Cabin In Glory" (also known as "Lord, Build Me A Cabin In The Corner Of Gloryland", "Build Me A Cabin", and similar titles.) These renditions are presented to showcase different interpretations of the same song.
The lyrics to this song are also included in this post.
The content of this post are presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Curtis Stewart for composing this Gospel song. Thanks to all the vocalists and musicians who are featured in these sound files & videos. Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to these sound files & videos' producers and their publishers on YouTube.
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LYRICS: LORD, BUILD ME A CABIN IN GLORYLAND
(written by Curtis Stewart)
1. Many years I've been looking for a place to call home,
But I've failed here to find it, so I must travel on;
I don't care for fine mansions on earth's sinking sand,
Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
CHORUS:
Yes, build me just a cabin in the corner of glory land,
In the shade of the tree of life that it may ever stand;
Where I can just hear the angels sing, and shake Jesus' hand.
Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
2. Blessed Lord, I'm not asking to live in the midst,
For I know I'm not worthy of such splendor as this,
But I'm asking for mercy while humbly I stand,
Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
CHORUS:
3. I have many dear loved ones who have gone on this way,
On that great final morning, shall I hear them all say,
Come and join in our singing and play in our band?
Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of glory land.
Source: http://www.pine-net.com/~joanbab/crncabin.htm
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FEATURED EXAMPLES
These examples are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated example given first.
Example 1: Rev. Joe L. Hill - Build Me A Cabin
Herbert Dennard, Uploaded on Feb 16, 2008
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Example #2: Mighty Clouds Of Joy - Build Me A Cabin In Glory
revscott06, Uploaded on Aug 12, 2011
Tampa, Florida
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Example #3: Lord, Build Me A Cabin In Glory Charley Pride YouTube
churchcowboy, Published on Apr 23, 2012
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Example #4: GloryLand.mp4
Ella Williams, Published on Jun 16, 2012
This song was written by Curtis Stewart.
Pastor McGill & Brother John L. Lewis made the Church rock with, "Lord, build me a cabin in the corner of Glory Land!
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Seven Gospel Songs From The Emmanuel Singers SCOAN (Nigeria)
This post showcases seven videos of Gospel songs performed by the Emmanuel Singers from The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN). SCOAN, a Christian evangelistic ministry organization which was founded in 1989 by T. B. Joshua, is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. Some information about T. B. Joshua and The Synagogue, Church of All Nations is included in this post.
The content of this post are presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those featured in these videos. Thanks also to those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to the video producers and publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT T.B. JOSHUA AND SCOAN
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._B._Joshua
"Temitope Balogun Joshua (born June 12, 1963 in Arigidi, Nigeria), commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua, is a Christian minister, televangelist and faith healer. He is leader and founder of the ministry organisation The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN), which runs a Christian television station called Emmanuel TV, available on satellite and on the Internet via the Streaming Faith broadcast portal...
Emmanuel TV is the television station of the SCOAN and broadcasts 24/7. Their Saturday and Sunday services, which include the prayer lines, are broadcast live. T. B. Joshua's programmes also air weekly on a number of local television stations across Africa. T. B. Joshua has donated televisions to prisons and hospitals so that they will be able to watch the Emmanuel TV broadcasts.[86][87]"
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FEATURED VIDEOS
These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated video given first.
The lyrics to each of these songs are given in sub-titles in the videos.
Example 1: Great Is Your Faithfulness
Fans ProphetTBJoshua, Uploaded on Jul 29, 2011
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Example #2: EMMANUEL SINGERS - Oh Holy Spirit
Fans ProphetTBJoshua, Published on Mar 24, 2012
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Example #3: EMMANUEL SINGERS – Church Marching Like Crazy During Worship
Fans ProphetTBJoshua, Published on Jun 4, 2012
Songs:“I’m Going To March To Heaven One Day”; "We Are Marching In The Light Of God", "When The Saints Go Marching In", and "Walking In The Light Of God"
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Example #4: Emmanuel singers - Time for Praise .mp4
zavlaris, Published on Jun 30, 2012
When the praises goes up, blessings come down.
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Example #5: We Cry Holy | SCOAN Choir
Emmanuel TV Published on Apr 26, 2013
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Example #6: Denise Williams sing for the Lord in SCOAN
zavlaris, Published on May 18, 2013
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Deniece Williams is a guest vocalist. Here's information about this vocalist from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniece_Williams
"June Deniece Chandler (born June 3, 1950) known by her stage name Deniece Williams is an American Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s"...
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The title of this song is “King Of Kings And Lord Of Lords”.
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Example #7: Kabio Osi O / Sunday Songs by Emmanuel singers
Zavlaris, Published on Jan 25, 2014
Many of us Christians worship a God we do not know. "scoan"
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"Kabiosi" - [Yoruba] means "the unquestionable God" [No one can question God ; No one is more powerful than God]
http://www.nairaland.com/544324/yoruba-names-oriki-god/2
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
1950s Bunny Hop Dance & 2000s Hip-Hop/Club Music Bunny Hop Line Dances
Latest Update: March 28, 2024
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All content remain with their owners.
Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos, and thanks to the publishers of those videos on YouTube. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE 1950s BUNNY HOP
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_hop_(dance)
"The bunny hop is a novelty dance that was created at Balboa High School in San Francisco in 1952.[1] It is a social mixer dance, sometimes also referred to as a "party" or "dance party" dance.
The dance has been generally done to Ray Anthony's big band recording of the song.[1] It was a vocal hit in 1952, and instrumentally re-recorded c. 1958...
Ray Anthony's single release of the "Bunny Hop" featured another novelty dance classic, the "Hokey Pokey" on the B side...
The dance is a variation on a conga line. Participants dance in a line, holding on to the hips of the person in front of them. They tap the floor two times with their right foot, then with their left foot, then they hop forwards, backwards, and finally three hops forward to finish the sequence, which continues throughout the tune. The first person in the line leads the group around the floor.
The Finnish dance style called jenkka has essentially the same steps. Originating from the 19th century, jenkka is actually the same dance style as the German slow tempo polka called schottische or rheinländer. It is characterised by three quick steps and a hop and is danced to music in 2/4 time. Finnjenkka, also known as letkajennkka and letkis, is one of the many variations of jenkka. Typical to it is that all the people dancing form a line and hold on to the one in front by the waist."
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VIDEOS OF 1950s BUNNY HOP
Example #1: The Bunny Hop from The Ray Anthony Show (1953)
Ray Anthony, Published on Feb 3, 2014
Ray Anthony & his orchestra perform the 1950s dance sensation known as "The Bunny Hop" on this 1953 episode of The Ray Anthony Show
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Example #2: Alice Lon, The Lennon Sisters and The Bunny Hop
From the Lawrence Welk Show -snip-
Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread:
B&O5300, 2019
"From a 1957 broadcast originally conducted by Ray Anthony & Orchestra."
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This is another example of this film clip that was embedded in this post when it was first published.
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Example #3: Bunny Hop
redmoose3d, Uploaded on May 1, 2008
My little sister had a "Bunny Party" for her 3rd birthday, and we all danced the Bunny Hop.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DA ENTOURAGE'S "BUNNY HOP" RECORD
From http://www.reesefuller.com/articles/still-doing-the-bunny-hop/
"It’s been a year and a half since Da Entourage hit it big with Bunny Hop. Its latest CD, Entourage 2, was re-released on Universal Records as part of a reported $5 million deal, and it’s kept the Lafayette rap group hopping...
On the heels of the regional success of its first compact disc, Entourage 1, (Inside Acadiana: Hopping to the Top, Jan. 30, 2002), the group recently signed with Universal Records, home to the Cash Money and No Limit Record labels and acts like Master P, Juvenile, 504 Boyz and Nelly. Universal recently re-released Entourage 2, which also contains “Bunny Hop,” the successful single from the group’s first CD. The disc comes in two flavors – a clean version and one with explicit lyrics...
A lot has changed for Da Entourage since their “Bunny Hop” debuted at No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot Rap Singles Chart in January 2002, including signing a deal with Universal on Mardi Gras day in New Orleans....
Da Entourage knew it had a catchy song on its hands with “Bunny Hop,” but they realized that they needed a hook to get the song to the broadest audience possible. It’s one thing to get a radio station to play a song, but it’s another to have people crowd the dance floor when they hear the first few notes of the song.
Da Entourage devised a simple dance, appropriately called the Bunny Hop, to go along with their number. They taught it to whoever would give them the time of day. When they went to locally owned record stores to stock copies of their CD, they taught the steps to managers and customers in the stores
[Music store owner Todd] Ortego is also a disc jockey on the weekends, catering to social functions like weddings, family reunions and company parties. He says he still gets requests for “Bunny Hop,” nearly two years after its initial release. Ortego readily admits that “I’m in this small – apparently exclusive – club of people who have never done a line dance,” but he says the dance must be what keeps the requests for the song coming."
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VIDEOS OF "BUNNY HOP" LINE DANCES
Editor: There are a number of ways to do "Bunny Hop" line dances to the 2002 record by Da Entourage. This post showcases a few of those ways.
Example #1: Tuskegee University bunny hop line dance
New Viral Vids, Nov 21, 2010
Tuskegee University line dancing to bunny hop 2010-2011 Caf Party -snip- Here's the only comment that is written in this video's discussion thread (given with amended spelling)
Cool Dude, 2017
"I remember doing this dance in a raggedy club called the
rose down in Montgomery Alabama. The floor was packed and I remember thinking
to myself this bi&&h is bout to cave in!
Had so much fun!!!"
This panocojams post originally included a 2006 video of Tuskegee [University] Students Line Dancing on the Patio the Bunny Hop (published by Ian Evans on Oct 27, 2006). That video is no longer available.
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Example #2: Bunny Hop Line Dance
...This is a very simple warm up line dance workout called The Bunny Hop Line Dance. Have fun doing it. When it speeds up, you can get a serious workout on.
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Example #3: The Bunny Hop Line Dance - INSTRUCTIONS
Steph's Line Dancing, Published on May 1, 2012
....There are quite a few versions out there but This is the EASIEST version i know
Song: Bunny Hop - Da Entourage
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In response to a comment that that's not how to do this dance, the video uploader wrote:
"there are at LEAST 7-8 different versions of this dance.... this is just one of them..."
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Here are two other comments from the video's discussion thread:
Kiki Williams, 2012
..."This song is by Da Enrouage... I've never seen anyone Bunny Hop like this before.. it seems too easy. I learned how to Bunny Hop in New Orleans and we always danced to this version of the song...."
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Mark Hebert, 2013
"this song play at almost all the clubs and receptions down here in the New Orleans area and i see many versions of the dance...."
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INFORMATION ABOUT DJ LILMAN'S "BUNNY HOP" RECORD
DJ Lilman's "Bunny Hop" Brick City club music record was recorded in 2012. Here's information about this type of club music
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brick_City_club
"Brick City Club Music (or Jersey club[1]) is a version of Baltimore club music from Newark, New Jersey popularized by DJ Tameil (Formerly Anthrax), DJ Tim Dolla, Mike V, DJ Black Mic (Brick Bandits Crew) ; in the early/mid 1990s to the 2000s.[2] It was then abandoned by DJ Tameil after many new producers began making music "without his permission," as Tameil has said numerous times, thus "ruining the genre."... DJ Lilman now is the most known DJ making Brick City Club hits. His music videos on Youtube has received more than 100,000 views...
Though presently it is not as popular as Baltimore club, Brick City club is still popular amongst the Essex, Hudson, Somerset, Middlesex, and Union county areas of New Jersey."...
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Here's information about "Baltimore Club music"
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_club
"Baltimore club, also called "Bmore Club", "Bmore House" or simply "Bmore" is a breakbeat genre. A blend of hip hop and chopped, staccato house music, it was created in Baltimore, Maryland, United States in the late 1980s by 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell, Frank Ski, Big Tony (or Miss Tony), Scottie B. and DJ Spen.[1]
Baltimore club is based on an 8/4 beat structure, and includes tempos around 130 beats per minute.[2][3] It combines repetitive, looped vocal snippets similar to trap, ghetto house and ghettotech. These samples are often culled from television shows such as Sanford and Son and SpongeBob SquarePants,[3] though can also be simple repeated calls and chants. The instrumental tracks include heavy breakbeats and call and response stanzas similar to those found in the go-go music of Washington, D.C"....
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VIDEOS OF DJ LILMAN'S "BUNNY HOP"
These videos are presented in chronological order with the oldest dated videos given first.
Example #1: DJ LILMAN FT KSHIZ - BUNNY HOP (MUSIC VIDEO)
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wiztvpartyvideos . Published on Jun 16, 2012
BRAND NEW DANCE NEW JERSEY CLUB MUSIC DJ LILMAN FT KSHIZ - BUNNY HOP FILMED AT EDITED BY WIZTV
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The "I Love Jersey City" t-shirt wore by one of the dancers refers to a city in Northern New Jersey. Some of these dancers are "sportin a sag" [wearing sagging pants that show their boxer shorts.] That's a style from the 1980s that is still worn by some young males today although it seems to me that it's less prevalent than it was back then.
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Example #2: Bunny Hop ( Dj Lilman Feat K-Shiz ) [ Terrence ]
Might Be Alil late on This Video But I Do Whatever I Want ^__^
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