Sunday, February 26, 2012

I want that Disco ball it's mine

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Louie's Horn

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Drum from Rhodesia

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My nephew Phillip Xiao @ Louis Armstrong Museum House

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ERIC DOLPHY, Stolen Moments (Oliver Nelson) ("The Stolen Moment")

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Eric Dolphy- GW

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Randy Weston interview


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Lepadah Jazz notes

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Friday, February 24, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Check out "For R. Obatala-Obalajii-kimathe-jetta" on The Black Poets Circle

Check out "For R. Obatala-Obalajii-kimathe-jetta" on The Black Poets Circle

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Check out "Lepadah Uptown Lenox Lounge (Spoken word) Afar Africa " on The Black Poets Circle

Check out "Lepadah Uptown Lenox Lounge (Spoken word) Afar Africa " on The Black Poets Circle

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Monday, February 20, 2012

Re-Birth of The Cool @ Iridium

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Re-Birth of the Cool At Iridium

A black and blue evening of inside healing thru music. A weekender that left me spiritually satisfied and yearning for more of this cozy heated feeling. I prepared for an evening of jazz at the Iridium Jazz club celebrating Miles Davis music festival featuring Lenny White jazz fusion drummer noted for his appearance on Miles Davis historic recording on Bitches Brew. As one walks downstairs into a neatly positioned tables adorn with blue tablecloths, candle and blue lights surrounding it's darkness and highlighting the red neon emblazon "Iridium" I was at home once more checking out my piece of treasured music jazz. Sitting down at our reserved table near the stage I cozy back into the booth and waited for our waiter to order a glass of wine and the entree for the night. If there was heaven on earth I just about found it in these precious jewel joints full of melody, instrumentalist of such superior genius melting into the arms of New Orleans, Mississippi
Delta tracing roots to Kilimanjaro returning to nest comfortably in Harlem and The Village, A rebirth of the cool reverberation. A unbelievable non-stop trip inside the music of Miles which has always left me intoxicated. Last night was a musical feast which I gobbled up keeping all inside forever. Happiness to me is snuggling up on the couch with the Amsterdam news, brand new copy of Wax Poetics featuring Prince on the cover and Frank Ocean I can't express how wonderfully righteous this impeccable magazine is straight up put together. Flip on some good music I'm in ultimate peace oh I can dig a good kiss to top it off I really don't mine baby!!!

Peace Lepadah

Friday, February 17, 2012

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Anthony David "4Evermore" feat. Algebra & Phonte Official Video

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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Monday, February 13, 2012

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Bidding Sunday night a farewell to threads of a new morning I want to see please allow me Allah another day to say thank you. Peace all life is so precious treasure it.

Bidding Sunday night a farewell to threads of a new morning I want to see please allow me Allah another day to say thank you. Peace all life is so precious treasure it.


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War - Slippin' Into Darkness

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My mama Emma McDowell miss you always mama

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My rebel now 14

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Them mine loves

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Just us two

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston Video The Bodyguard

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Saturday with Lepadah

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NaS - It Ain't Hard To Tell (complete with lyrics)

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Good Morning sweet Saturday

Good morning sweet Saturday finished up my chores, flipped on Wbgo rhythm revue floating in the background watching Gordon's War righteously so and eating salmon croquette for break fast. Peace and blessing Lep Sent from my iPhone

Monday, February 6, 2012

Lepadah Spoken Word @ St. Mark's Poetry Project

St. Mark's Poetry Project 2/6/12 .. . Just getting home from my performance reading @ St. Marks Poetry Project tonight Open Mic in the East Village. A very high brow audience and poets I actually felt as though I had cotton in my mouth but as the Gods would see appropriate a fine articulation of my piece. Maybe I should not had that damn Brooklyn Lager lol. Peace and Meditation Lep

Bahama Breeze with my daughter in Bmore

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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Lep's Sanctuary

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Lep remembering Soul Train visionary Don Cornelius

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

DC by Lepadah

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Erykah Badu Honey Live

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Soul Train Dancers: Jungle Boogie (1973)

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Thursday, February 2, 2012

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Growing up Soul Train . . . Don Cornelius R.I.P.

Remembering Saturday morning Soul Train getting down to James Brown doing the "Good Foot" Lord have mercy on little Miss Percy. Those were the days man... my sister and I couldn't wait for Saturday following the latest and I was dancing fool. Don Cornelius with his signature sign off which always imitated. The soul train dancers, all the blazing stars and super cool outfits we all rush to the boutiques/store to cop the latest slick California style . . . shit I still have my rainbow suspenders from my dad, our flowered pants and satin shirts. The music was flowered beautifully in our youthful minds holding it as our musical keepsakes forever and we are in 2012 still snapping, dancing and spinning down the soul train line. I will always treasure Don Cornelius and the prominent visionary he was in our culture. Ok time to get up from my desk and do the "Good Foot."

Peace 1 The lep

Soul Train . . . R.I.P. DC

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