You cannot believe how excited I am about this news! Mos Def will open the 10th Cape Town International Jazz Fest that takes place on the 3rd & 4th of April. Can you believe this? I so have to make it to CT for that weekend cos besides Mr Black Jack Johnson there’ll also be [...]
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Mos Def conquers the Cape!
Posted in Music, Once every blue moon: Events, Sounds & Syllables, tagged 340ml, cape town, cape town international jazz fest, events, festival, hugh masekela, jazz, jonathan butler, maceo parker, mos def, music, music download, south africa, zap mama on 13 February, 2009 | 4 Comments »
This is for my Brudaaaah
Posted in Music, Sounds & Syllables, tagged janelle monae, music on 11 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
For Soumade cos he thinks I never really read his mails, let alone download the attachments… Janelle Monae [according to my man, "the female Andrew3o00"]
The Ride into 2009
Posted in From the Inside Out: Spirit & Self, Music, Sounds & Syllables, Time to Bloom: Fleur's everyday good, tagged music, my life, sheila chandra, spiritual growth on 21 December, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry for being so quiet for such a long time once again. Just getting used to Christmas in summer, to being on my own, to maturing & growing in Christ, in myself, in Joburg. A lot happening within me & it becomes clearer each day that 2009 is going to be my year at the [...]
In The Morning Sun…
Posted in From the Inside Out: Spirit & Self, Music, Sounds & Syllables, Time to Bloom: Fleur's everyday good, tagged gratitude, music, my life, south africa, zamajobe on 29 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a beautiful journey to get to know yourself fully, get to know God within you & the body He has given you… Woke up this morning, a Saturday morning, at 5.20am – without an alarm clock. My body pumped with energy, the sun coming in through the window, greeting me. I hurt my ankle [...]
Juice Feasting – Day II
Posted in Music, Our Bodies, Our Temples, Raw foods, Sounds & Syllables, Time to Bloom: Fleur's everyday good, tagged fasting, juicing, music, my life, patrice, Raw foods, yeoville on 21 October, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
About to finish Day II of my fast. Started a day later as there were still functions I had to attend on Sunday. Usually the first days are the toughest but so far I have no problems. It is just the right time & the right thing to do. So, tonight I bought a simple [...]
Song for the (Earth) Day
Posted in Music, Sounds & Syllables, Time to Bloom: Fleur's everyday good, tagged music, my life, ziggy marley on 18 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Take a look into the sky ‘Cause the world is not so pretty Free myself from worries So I can see It’s just a beautiful day It’s just a beautiful day You could be sad But I rather you not be Don’t dwell on the negative Just the positivity And it’s a beautiful day It’s [...]
Black Germania gets together
Posted in Black Germania, I write what I like, Music, Once every blue moon: Events, Sounds & Syllables, tagged afro-german, black issues, bundestreffen, germany, isd, music, weep not child on 29 July, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In about ten days it is time for the annual highlight of our social schedules here in Black Germania: The Bundestreffen of the Initiative Schwarze in Deutschland ISD (Organisation of Blacks in Germany) offers a weekend long get-away from an everyday life of being the exotic, the other or the cool black kiddo in a [...]
Madiba turns 90! Diva in Berlin & Junkie in London
Posted in Azania from a street-level window, Black Germania, Commenting the current, I write what I like, Music, Once every blue moon: Events, Sounds & Syllables, tagged berlin, black issues, events, germany, music, nelson mandela, simphiwe dana, south africa on 12 July, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Think what you want about Mandela & the brand his name has become, honouring this man is part of honouring our elders from my perspective. He is part of the ones who walked before us, who paved the way & still leave mighty footprints. Simphiwe Dana rocking Berlin on Mandela Festival There’ll be a huge [...]
The Black Sinatra Manga Singer, Say What?
Posted in Commenting the current, I write what I like, Music, Sounds & Syllables, tagged black issues, enka, japan, jero, music, stereotypes on 4 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This was one of the moments where I caught myself flat-footed, “boxing” this brother right away. Always a good experience to meet some of your very own stereotypes & kick them in the butt! Black Man & Japanese Country Music - how? Enka lyrics, as in Portuguese Fado, usually are about the themes of love and loss, loneliness, enduring hardships, [...]
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