Nothing Like Quiet Strength

I love this track. It is right UP my alley. Very sentimental. It has a Hippie 60's vibe to it . And this song represents multicolored flower petals I toss for every disappointment, I have ever known. Life is good.

Natasha's lashes

Heard Bat for Lashes, sometime last year and I was hooked . Totally love lead singer, Natasha Khan's delivery of her songs.  '"Two Suns’ was written and recorded around the world, from Big Sur and the Joshua Tree desert in California to the rolling Welsh countryside and the city sprawls of New York and London.'"-BatForLashes.

Here's peak at what Bat for Lashes is all about.

 Bat for Lashes lead singer, Natasha Khan

Desert wisdom

Color me Cote

Came across these lovely designs on a rather rainy day in Seattle. These are extremely sexy. Remember to add a slip to the purple strapless design posted beneath. I love the multicolored bodice in addition  to the drama on the skirt of this awesome strapless mini. 

 

Cote Minou is known its very progressive interpretation of prints .

the modernization of prints/ankara.

very fashion forward interpretation of cut-out. Rockstar chic.

Ruffles. Ruffles. Ruffles.

 

Absolute Fav.

 Photo Credit :
 CoteMinou
 Paul Hance Photography
 Phelan Marc Photography

Sara

Stumbled upon this really cool song, this afternoon.

All I have to say is Wow! 

Vest me UP!

Rachel Pally Mesh True Knit Vest

Beyonce Rocks a Balmain Studded Vest

LaROK Invasion Studded Vest

I love Vests and they are very hot right now. The one thing I really love about them is their versatility. A Vest can turn up the volume or should I say add flavour to any gear. My testimony sha!

Reggae Afternoon JAM

Queen Ifrica
"Below the Waist"

check out the hip roll:)

Zara...Hot New Nigerian Artist

Geez!!I've been in the diaspora for too long. 18 years to be exact. I did not know Nigerian artists were doing it like this. It appears Nigeria has produced another superstar on the music scene and her name is Zara . The name of her album is still unclear to me ,however I visited her MySpace page and was immediately hooked on two of her songs . "Su Mo Bi" & "Sunshine". These are hits in my book. "Su Mo Bi" is a wonderful mix of traditional Yoruba drums mixed with R&B. And "Sunshine" is a slow jammer, romantic piece that is sure add some spice to a romantic dinner.

Though she is Naija by heritage , Zara lives here in the U.S.

I would definitely like to hear more of the songs I mentioned on the air, but what is the likelihood of that happening?Given that popular R&B stations such as Power 106 will be too afraid to lose their audience if they started meddling in /should I say playing Afro Beats on the air. So for now, to get a taste of this Naija superstar, you will just have to settle for the link I've included in this article. It will not disappoint.

Now, if Nigeria can get its act together. There is too much potential to not make use of it. With talented artists like Zara, I'm pretty certain there are more like her. They need the platform.

I hope that you will encourage your local stations to give her music a shot if you like what you here. As always , your comments are definitely being called for here.



Have a Listen right here: Zara

"I've just retired from the Fantasy part"

Ah...Lauryn, like the rest of the world I've just been sitting silently watching the demise of the mega star we know today as Lauryn Hill. What happened boo?

10 years ago, Lauryn was at the top of her game, until a lawsuit was brought up her against by writers on "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". Yes, the record that cemented her place as a solo artist/Superstar. I distinctly remember a legendary performance she gave at an MTV awards with her very own orchestra and band. It was electric, inspiring...Lauryn should be credited for ushering Neo-Soul back onto the music scene.

Word is she wanted to take all the credit for all the writing on that album , when allegedly she did not do all the writing.

The songwriters took her to court and won. What happened next none of us would've ever thought would happen. Lauryn disappeared from the public eye and went mental.

In a 2000 Essence interview, Hill stated " People need to understand that the Lauryn Hill they were exposed to in the beginning was all that was allowed in the arena at that time...I had to step away when I realized that for the sake of the machine, I was being way too compromised. I felt uncomfortable about having to smile in someone's face when I really didn't like them or even know them well enough to like them "

A year later, in 2001, she later told a crowd of eager MTV Unplugged Lauryn Hill Fans, " Fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. I've retired from the fantasy part". It does not help matters when you consider that although she claims to be married to Rohan Marley, she is in fact not married to him. Mr. Rohan Marley never divorced his first wife, Geraldine Khawly. But he does acknowledge a "spiritual "marriage he shares with Lauryn .
In 2008, Lauryn gave birth to her sixth child with Rohan and almost a year later, the child was still nameless, no name had been given to the child as late as August of 2008.


This is what greed can do to a person. This why Martha Stewart ended up in Federal prison to save her multimillion dollar empire from losing $5,000.

Greed.

Regardless of the blow Lauryn suffered as a result of the hoopla , she tried to make a come back with MTV unplugged and that in itself was very painful to watch . This was not the Lauryn we knew rocking it so hard on the MTV stage, we thought this was a second coming of Bob Marley.

However, First Lady Michelle Obama recently informed BBC she frequently listens to Lauryn Hill. We gather it must be " The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" ...It was a chart topper that sold over 19 million copies and received 5 Grammy Awards.

Lauryn....you were born star. Remember that.