Title: (Part 1) Armond White on RuPaul "Back To My Roots" Music Vid
Description: (PART 1) "Official History of Music Video" Presentation by CRITIC Armond White. 15th Annual Music Video show at 2007 SCANNERS Video Festival. Critic Armond White speaks on RuPaul "Back To My Roots" Music Video. MANIFESTO Genre Critic Armond White speaks on RuPaul "Back To My Roots" Director: Randy Barbato Here's an article promoting the event: http://www.nypress.com/20/30/news&columns/feature.cfm Armond White can be reached courtesy of the weekly, The New York Press. http://www.nypress.com or the newsletter, First of The Month http://www.firstofthemonth.org/ RUPAUL can be reached at: http://www.rupaul.com Here are a few Armond White quotes about this video when it initially came out: "...The Back To My Roots video launches RuPaul's full-length album Supermodel Of The World (Tommy Boy) in grand, hilarious, heartwarming style. As directed by Randy Barbato, it is one of the few pop videos to revel in Black physiognomy and the various notions of glamour that Black folks create—whether Afrocentric or Hollywood-derived, a drag queen like RuPaul has access to all of them. RuPaul sets the video in his mother Ernestine Charles's beauty salon on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, as a personal and cultural homage—he goes to the source of personal reinvention, the actual factory of self-made Black men and women..." "...Along with shout-outs to his homies (Miss Earlene, Burnetta, Little Baby Boy, Korneisha), RuPaul calls up various hairdos and Barbato throws hot colors, key lights, even a Nintendo grid, on each one: Corn Rows, Jheri-Curls, Afro Puffs, Hair Weave, Braids, Extensions, Asymmetrical Shrew. Every style is modeled by RuPaul, but in a blond wig and corresponding apparel - - a ploy that can only throw off cultural nationalists into a politically correct tizzy more confounding than the expected homophobic panic. For the chorus sequences, where dozens of Black folks show off different 'dos in their own hair, to their own liking, RuPaul makes pluralism and unity seem fun - - but only after illustrating the Black cultural forms in which people take pluralism and unity for granted." "Going further than either Digable Planets' "Nappy hair is life" statement or the Naughty By Nature video close-up of Treach doing his own braids (Everything's Gonna Be Alright), Back To My Roots zeroes in on a Black universal: "Unh uh! I'm tender-headed!" That youth-and-ethnic-specific phrase deserves to be preserved in art (like the lice scene in The Long Day Closes and the hair-combing scene in The Color Purple). And in RuPaul's art, it signifies the mental pains, the work of self-presentation and self-invention..." The City Sun, June 30, 1992 Also in the book "THE RESISTANCE: Ten Years Of Pop Culture That Shook The World" By Armond White

Title: SHABBA RANKS - Roots and Culture
Description: Shabba Ranks (born Rexton Rawlston Fernando Gordon, 17 January 1966, Sturgetown, St. Ann, Jamaica) is a Jamaican dancehall recording artist. He stands among the most popular Jamaican dancehall artists of his generation. He was also one of the first Jamaican deejays to gain worldwide acceptance, and recognition for his 'slack' lyrical expressions and content, when "ridin' de riddim". His gravel toned, rough-sounding voice made him instantly recognized worldwide.

Title: Roots and Culture music video
Description: Chapter 11/Dub Passenjah aka Daddy Scotty/ "Roots and Culture". Video by Barikuda, Makdoe Film.

Title: Roots Music
Description: I produced this video of the late Moussa Cole while working with Gambia television and created the whole show the Samba project and Samba lives in Africa. Enjoy the show.

Title: DJ APR Vol 1 Cultural Roots John Holt Police In Helicopter
Description: DJ APR Vol 1 Tk 8 Cultural Roots - Love Feelings / John Holt - Police In Helicopter / Creation Sound System / Free MP3's @ http://www.myspace.com/djapr or @ http://www.4shared.com/dir/5346799/b50b9bfe/sharing.html

Title: Manga African Dance:Celebrating the Cultural Roots of Africa
Description: http://suprememastertv.com/ - Manga African Dance:Celebrating the Cultural Roots of Africa, Episode 608, Air date: 14 - May- 2008

Title: Iguana Reggae en el Cultural Roots
Description: La Iguana Reggae interpreta el tema "Luz" en el Cultural Roots.

Title: World Music Festival 2007 @ Penang
Description: Penang, 22 July 2007 -- Penang hosted its first World Music Festival for three consecutive days beginning July 20 to 23 at the 1.2 million newly launched Quarry Garden in Penang. The Festival, which was one of Visit Malaysia Year 2007 event, saw 3,000 strong audiences for the first day, and the number doubled in the next two days it was held. More than 5,000 tickets were sold for the three-day festival. From now on, the public can mark the Festival in their calendars as a 'must-attend' event, as it will be held annually and to be held at the same venue every year. The event saw participation from 18 bands performing exciting music from their respective cultural roots. There were 13 international bands and five local ones strutted their unique music on stage. The performances are very distinctive to one another as they are accompanied by traditional instrument, which added a strong ethnic edge to it. As an inaugural event, the festival proved to be a great success and it is not surprising that it will lure more international bands to take part as well as act as a strong crowd puller to the state. Plans are afoot by the authorities concerned to ensure that future festivals will be even more bigger and better. The Festival is jointly organised by the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, the Penang Tourism Action Council and Sarawak Tourism Board. Log on to: www.VirtualMalaysia.com/vmtv

Title: Joseph Hill ( culture) - Mr Music
Description: Nice irie reggae song from Joseph Hill joseph hill culture

Title: TAJ MAHAL & ETTA JAMES - Mockingbird/Mocking Bird
Description: "MOCKINGBIRD" - Released 1993, is a cover of INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX'S 1963 track which made the Top 10 on both the rhythm and blues and pop charts. TAJ MAHAL is a composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist. Born Henry St. Claire Fredericks in Harlem on May 17th 1942, Taj grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. His father was a jazz pianist, composer and arranger of Caribbean descent, and his mother was a gospel singing schoolteacher from South Carolina. Both parents encouraged their children to take pride in their diverse ethnic and cultural roots. His father had an extensive record collection and a shortwave radio that brought sounds from near and far into the home. His parents also started him on classical piano lessons, but after only two weeks, young Henry already had other plans about what and how he wanted to play. Taj is one of the most prominent and influential figures in late 20th century blues and roots music. Though his career began more than four decades ago with American blues, he has broadened his artistic scope over the years to include music representing virtually every corner of the world -- west Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Hawaiian islands and so much more. What ties it all together is his insatiable interest in musical discovery. Over the years, his passion and curiosity have led him around the world, and the resulting global perspective is reflected in his music.

Title: The Gladiators - Roots Natty Roots
Description: A vere nice song by the gladiators, OLD SKOOL REGGAE (70's)

Title: Hack Roots - Cultural Pride
Description: Find more .Hack\\Roots and other music on my profile.

Title: Rastafari Ideology in Reggae Music and Culture
Description: Live interview with Midnite's Vaughn Benjamin, modern-day Rastafari philosopher and wordsmith, who articulates the importance of Roots and Culture in Rastafari Livity.

Title: Master RS ft DJ Ironik-Stay With Me Remix
Description: Master RS ft DJ Ironik-Stay With Me Remix from Opportunity To Shine Volume 2. Master RS Is A Young, New In The Industry Rapper From The Area Of Nottingham Originally Now Residing in Bradford, West Yorkshire returning within his cultural roots. Master RS comes from a mixed background within the black and indian community and does not condone illegal activities or racism. Master RS's music is all produced at VTZ, Voltage,M3,Downtown and MRS Studios in West Yorkshire therefore he is not legally or criminally responsible for his music production. All lyrics,sounds and instrumentals are under the freedom of expression and speech act therefore Master RS holds no liability on his music. Master RS Has Had All Of His Music Recognised By People All Over The Country, Even By Artist's Such As Tester, Ghost 67, Don B, DJ VJ, Lady Yuliya 'Miss Beauty UK' and many more. His First Promotional Mixtape 'Straight Plains Estate Nottz Soldier' Was A Very Huge Success Selling Over 200 Copies On Road and 800 Downloads Online. Master RS also was in the Myspace Charts at number one in his music genre under another Music Alias for 3 weeks and number two for two weeks shortly after with his track 'Racism'. Master RS further to this has headlined many events in clubs and has had his music locally recognised by DJs and has been played on Sunrise Radio. Master RS is currently working hard on his second proper album/mixtape entitled 'Opportunity To Shine Volume 2' which currently he hasn't finished yet as the album has been in the making for over 2 months now but it will feature tracks with names such as Mr V, DJ EJ, VTZ, Mister KA, Don B, P Money and many more. Master RS is working hard on bringing a body to the album and currently has over 10 tracks done for the album. A Release Date Is Due to Be Announced Soon.Find Out More Information Get In Contact With Master RS add master_rs@hotmail.co.uk ....God Bless

Title: Adama Yalomba "Mbora" - Music of Mali
Description: Mali Music Roots Techno and culture! Mali K7 SA Producition