India Arie To Perform Soul, Jazz & Christmas Classics On Dec. 10th In San Francisco (@indiaarie)

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The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir’s powerhouse harmonies have garnered praise from audiences around the world. This holiday season, they join forces with four-time Grammy award-winning R&B artist India Arie and the San Francisco Symphony for an exuberant performance of soul, jazz, and Christmas classics.

Don’t miss your chance to experience their vocal fireworks and foot-stomping energy in a holiday concert that’s sure to lift your spirits. It all goes down on Tuesday, December 10th at the San Francisco Symphony (201 Van Ness Ave) in San Francisco, California.

‘Who Is Jill Scott? Words & Sounds Vol. 1’ 20th Anniversary Nationwide Tour! (@missjillscott)

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Today 3x Grammy-winning, multi-platinum singer, songwriter, poet, and entertainer Miss Jill Scott announces a nationwide, North American 2020 tour to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of her critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated debut album Who Is Jill Scott Words and Sounds Vol. 1. February 7, 2020, marks the kick-off date of the first leg of the tour which includes visits to many smaller markets that fans have anticipated for some time now! The second leg of the tour will come in time for Summer 2020 — adding an undeniable dose of Summer heat across states! 

Nearing twenty years since Miss Scott introduced the world to her authentic, unapologetic, sultry self, Who Is Jill Scott Words and Sounds Vol. 1, released July 18, 2000, has gone on to be regarded as an album that spawned movements of female self-empowerment and self-assuredness in music at an impressionable time where it narrowly existed — a movement that resonates to the principles of many creative artists we see today more than ever before. 

CLICK HERE FOR TOUR INFORMATION – PART ONE 

Burna Boy, Koffee, Black Star & Others For Sole DXB 2019 (@burnaboy)

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Sole DXB returns to Dubai Design District for the highly-anticipated annual event on December 5th, 6th and 7th. Sole DXB is known for presenting the finest street culture, championing their main pillars of fashion, music, film, the visual arts and sports. Since its inaugural edition in 2010, the festival has continued to grow, with last year’s attendance crossing 28,500.

This year they return with a massive lineup, which includes: Wu-Tang Clan, Burna Boy, Protoje, Koffee, Black Star (Yasiin Bey & Talib Kweli), Dave East, Lila Ike, and that is just to name a few.

Mary J. Blige’s “My Life” Turns 25 (@maryjblige)

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Today, November 29th, marks the 25th anniversary of Mary J. Blige‘s 3x Platinum, Grammy nominated masterpiece, My Life. The record is named one of the top 500 albums of all-time by Rolling Stone, and top 100 albums of all-time by Time Magazine.

Rediscover the classic now on all streaming platforms via the following the link: https://lnk.to/MyLifeTwentyFive

Spend An Evening With Kenny Lattimore In Nashville On Dec. 12th (@kennylattimore)

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On Thursday, December 12th, R&B / soul singer Kenny Lattimore will do two back to back shows at the City Winery (609 Lafayette Street) in Nashville, Tennessee. The early show will start at 7:00 PM CST, while the late show is scheduled for 10:00 PM CST.

Tickets for both shows are available via City Winery Nashville’s website.

Kirk Franklin Will Be Live At DPAC On Dec. 10th (@kirkfranklin)

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For over two decades, Kirk Franklin has been one of the most prominent voices in gospel music. His unique way of combining hip-hop, pop, R&B and gospel has garnered him fans across multiple genres.

That being said, on Tuesday, December 10th he will be live at DPAC (123 Vivian St) in Durham, North Carolina. Tickets for this event is available via Ticketmaster.

Confused After Watching Koffee’s New Video “W”!

KoffeeWeTransfer-09691So I just checked out Koffee‘s new video with Gunna, titled “W.” Initially the plan was to watch the video and simply write a brief article letting people know that it’s out so they can go view it.

Alas, after watching it I became a bit troubled as I struggled to understand the meaning behind it. The video starts with Koffee in church and a pastor preaching. It then showed clips of the news warning of a storm, while people run around as they get prepared for it. Additionally, and this is very important, there are some close up shots of people dressed in their church attire sprinkled throughout.

The aforementioned can be found pretty early in the video; what concerns me is that as we get deeper into the visuals the energy shifts, moving from what started out positive, spiritual etc. to negative and dark with everyone flashing money, including the pastor.

Now for the sake of full transparency I will say that I am not a religious person at all, but I was raised to have respect and reverence for churches and houses of worship. That being said, to see the director go that route with the video was really disturbing.

Anyways, click here or on the image above to watch it for yourself.

An observation by Maria Jackson.