LEIMERT PARK: THE SOUL OF LOS ANGELES

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Need Quotes on a Venue for Spoken Word Performance for Up and Coming Artist

Since Leimert Park is L.A.'s mecca for artists of all kind, it has been chosen as the location of an invite-only spoken word showcase to occur in May 2010. I just wanted to put it out there that my partner and I need to secure a venue for this much anticipated event. We really don't know where to start but we're hoping to bring a few hundred patrons to your establishment. If you are a Leimert Park business owner, or know one, please, please let me know. We'd love to do business with you. Continue

Added by Jasmine womanfrommycountry on November 5, 2009 at 11:24pm — No Comments

Jazz at the A Frame -Tribute to Carol Ward

Gracious, Gorgeous & Gutsy - We remember a friend to Humanity and Jazz The angels must be swinging fast and hard to Gabriel's trumpet along with Heaven's rhythm section above with Ms. Carol Ward smiling and in time with them. An audience of friends gathered on October 18th, 2009 to give honor to one of the kindest and coolest devotees to music - Carol Ward. Carol assisted Betty Hoover with the monthly Jazz Events at Jazz at the A frame in Hollywood, CA. from the venue's ince… Continue

Added by Kim Vinson on November 2, 2009 at 5:56pm — No Comments

MONK

Leimert Park Beat, your Monk link is a treasure trove. All I can say is WOW. Continue

Added by Hosea on November 1, 2009 at 5:50am — 1 Comment

The Creatively Constant Collective

The Nick Mancini Collective sets the online Network Concerts ablaze Stormy Monday was doused with a fire of passion, beauty, and joy on October 5, 2009 in a secluded studio in Glendale by Networks Concert. Scott Willis was our host for the evening. The venue was filled with avid aficionados and aficionadas to support the Nick Mancini Collective. Nick Mancini - Vibes and Percussion that varied in effects John Tegmeyer - Clarinet Katisse Buckingham - Flute and Saxophone Greg Sw… Continue

Added by Kim Vinson on October 29, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Remembering Mama: NPR tribute to the mother of the blues

"Everybody has played at Babe's and Ricky's." Big Mama Thornton sang her original "Hound Dog" at the club when it was on Central Avenue. Bobby "Blue" Bland, John Lee Hooker, Deacon Jones, Ike Turner, Eric Clapton, T-Bone Walker and Albert Collins. Thanks to Laura Mae Gross, the Blues live today in Leimert Park. Tonight - Monday night - find your way over to Leimert Park. "You'll stand in line, sniffi… Continue

Added by enhager on October 26, 2009 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Susaye Greene - The Last Supreme

Susaye Greene was born in Houston, Texas and attended and graduated from the New York City High School of Performing Arts (Made famous in the musical Fame)
Greene sang with Ray Charles' Raelettes and was the only Raelette to sing at Ray's funeral.

She is an acomplished songwritter wh… Continue

Added by ColoredPeople.net on October 24, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments

Pay it Forward - People!

A few years ago I saw a profound little movie called "pay it forward" which was about a little boy who ran into a person who did a good deed for him and he was obligated to do a good deed for another person even if it was a perfect stranger? That movie was a very special movie to me, because it showed random acts for kindness from one person to the next. I've always been a helping stranger type of person but after seeing that movie I became more conscious towards helping my fellow man/woman if I… Continue

Added by Ernie Mixon on October 23, 2009 at 3:33am — 1 Comment

Moving to Town

I'm curious, how many residents have home security systems installed at their residence? I'm not sure it is worth the expense, kind of like medical insurance you hope you never need, but I guess it is something you should have. I am consi… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on October 20, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

What Were Some of Your Memories of the 70's Music?

What were your memories of the 70's? I was born in 1966. In the early 70's I attended the American School of Brasilia, Brazil and was exposed to Led Zeppelin, AC DC, Kiss, etc... , however, I had an uncle who listened to Jazz and I will never forget when I first heard Billie Holidays' voice. It enveloped me and I was smitten. There were a few records I had as a 10 year old and I remember The Commodores' "Easy", 1977 and 1978 "Three Times a Lady" song which I used to play over and over and ove… Continue

Added by ColoredPeople.net on October 18, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

What are your thoughts on Blaxploitation films?

It's back! Black Dynamite, starring Michael Jai White, is a spoof of blaxploitation films of the 1970s. Its premiere was at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, where Sony Worldwide Acquisitions picked it up for distribution. A release date of October 16, 2009 has been announced on the film's official Twitter feed.

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Added by ColoredPeople.net on October 16, 2009 at 4:30pm — 5 Comments

Joe Agu - Keeping Traditions Alive - AfroRhythms.com

AfroRhythms.com Born and raised in Enugu, Enugu State Nigeria, Joe is an experienced ethnomusicologist of Afro music and musical instruments. Arriving in the United States in 1978, his formal education in business and engineering sciences helped him merge hi… Continue

Added by ColoredPeople.net on October 12, 2009 at 6:06pm — No Comments

Crenshaw Corridor one meeting closer to reality

About 50 people attended last week's meeting to discuss the $1 billion Crenshaw Corridor, a high-capacity transit system within a 10.5-mile corridor from Wilshire Boulevard south to El Segundo Boulevard, near the Los Angeles Airport. Metro Project Manager Roderick Diaz presented transit options for Crenshaw Corridor… Continue

Added by enhager on October 5, 2009 at 10:15pm — No Comments

Water main breaks come to Leimert

On Sunday morning at 12:45 a.m. on 5th Avenue just south of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard water spilled onto the street, causing minor damage. About 50 customers lost water supply until workers restored service about 9 a.m., according to the L.A. Times' Jack Leonard. It's part of a rash of hundreds of breaks that have occurred since the city instituted wa… Continue

Added by enhager on October 5, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Colors of Music - Show #3 - October 8, 2009 7pm Pacific/9pm Central/10pm Eastern - BlogTalkRadio.com/ColoredPeople

Join us and enjoy beautiful music by our talented members and we are excited and honored for having our show simulcast at WDKKRADIO.com for the first time!

Kathy Yolanda Rice She s… Continue

Added by ColoredPeople.net on September 29, 2009 at 7:50pm — No Comments

A CRITICAL JUNCTURE FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS - A Road Map Toward Solution...

"The slavery that captures the mind and imprisons the motivation, perception, aspiration and identity in a web of anti-self images, generating a personal and collective self-destruction, is more cruel than the shackles on the wrists and ankles. The slavery that feeds the mind, invading the soul of man, destroying his loyalties to himself and establishing allegiance to forces which destroy him, is an even worse form of capture." -- Dr. Naim Akbar (1996) "This is a critical juncture in African hi… Continue

Added by The DIGITAL ELDER Project on September 26, 2009 at 6:57pm — No Comments

Talent alert - LPB member invited to recite music festival poem during Kwanzaa

Karimu Alu is a producer of the that huge success, the Leimert Park Arts & Musical festival, that took place over Labor Day. After he read Jasmine's ode to the festival, Comfortable, a beautiful recollection of the day's events, Karimu was quite moved. Read the… Continue

Added by enhager on September 18, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Spiritual Connective Jazz - The Pyramid Central

The World Stage Friday Night encounters of the best kind It’s a dimly lit space. A few people are gathered. A warm and very thoughtful host meets you as you enter at the front door. "Good Evening, Welcome to the World Stage". He smiles. The same gentleman would later s… Continue

Added by Kim Vinson on September 18, 2009 at 11:17am — No Comments

South L.A. Youth Blog About Challeges to get to College

Every year, Community Coalition's youth program, South Central Youth Empowered through Action (SCYEA) takes about 30 local high school students to the Bay Area to visit universities and take a special Black Panther tour. For many South L.A. youth, this is a life-altering trip. Many have never been out of thei… Continue

Added by Community Coalition on September 16, 2009 at 2:13pm — No Comments

NINE NINE NINE FOR PATTY

NINE ONE NINE DRIVING AROUND THE BAY SKY SO BLUE THAT CLOUD FORMATION NINE TWO NINE SURROUNDS ONE'S IMAGINATION FROM FOOT FERRY DOCKS OF PORT ORCHARD NINE THREE NINE FLOATS, ABOVE GATEWAY ARCH SHADOWS MARCHING, TOUCHING MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOW NINE FOUR NINE CURRENT LIFE TIME. OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK CLOUDS ONLY SAY RELAY NINE FIVE NINE NINE SIX NINE NORTHWEST OCEANIC WIND SWAY ONE RAIN DROP, ONE JOY PAINTS NINE SEVEN NINE WATERFALL SPRAY PRECEDING LOTTO CLOSE NINE EIGHT NINE STAY INTO YOUR EYES NO… Continue

Added by Hosea on September 16, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

Cutting Comments From the Crowd

Irvin's Barber Shop has been a Leimert Park institution for over 50 years. It is a place where residents catch up on friends as well as the community. The owner, Carl Wilkins, and a few of his patrons, share their thoughts about the shop and how the recession is affecting citiz

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Added by walter on September 15, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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