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I'm a songwriter and music producer from Paris, with Bantu roots. I love great music, art & beautiful minds. “The blackness of space was dotted with stars.”

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The Caretaker

[achillefonkam]

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#soul & #rhythm is everything... #keniburke #risingtothetop #vinyl #soul #rnb #vinylcollection #magicandmusic #LifeIsGood #love #music #happynewyear2019‼️ https://www.instagram.com/p/BsDssVtCCM4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fjlc3m0i5pp4

[achillefonkam]

Demo recorded on Mai 31, 1978, awesome...isn't it? "Waiting In Vain" #bobmarley #love #raggae #acoustic #music #happyholidays https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzgWcQgQU3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1k5p5wvquq7e4

[achillefonkam]

“No wonder the African child learns to hate his heritage in his days at school. So negative is the image presented to him that he tends to find solace only in close identification with white society” Stephen Bantu Biko, happy born day #stevebiko anti-#arpartheid #activist #africannationalist #africansocialist #blackconciousness mouvement #southafrica https://www.instagram.com/p/BrjQ3qYAMo-/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17hrj7jmhmzok

[themaninthegreenshirt]

A Great Day in Harlem: behind Art Kane’s classic 1958 jazz photograph

The young art director’s idea to photograph as many of the luminaries of the New York jazz scene as possible together for Esquire’s 1959 Golden Age of Jazz edition began his career as a photographer. Police closed the road to all but residential traffic, and 57 musicians duly assembled in Harlem between Fifth and Madison Avenues. The group included Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Thelonius Monk, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charles Mingus, Gerry Mulligan and Count Basie.

[jazminesullivan]

GERTIE BROWN & SAINT SUTTLE “Something Good-Negro Kiss,” the newly discovered William Selig silent film from 1898 is believed to be the earliest cinematic depiction of African-American affection. Thanks to scholars at the University of Chicago and the University of Southern California, the footage is prompting a rethinking of early film history. The performance by cakewalk partners Saint Suttle and Gertie Brown is a reinterpretation of Thomas Edison’s “The Kiss,” featuring May Irwin and John Rice. The film was announced December 12, 2018 as a new addition to the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry—one of 25 selected for their enduring importance to American culture. The 29-second clip is free of stereotypes and racist caricatures, a stark contrast from the majority of black performances at the turn of the century.

[achillefonkam]

Two of my favorite people... #pianist #robertglasper feat. #singer #songwriter #jillscott #love #soul #jazz #music #blacklove (for educational purposes only) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqxcPF8ghMG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1nv08dwu2qclb

[achillefonkam]

Blue Horse. #Sioux. 1908. Photo by J.A. Johnson. #nothanks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqf-stOAKiI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xci1f2cy5r0h

[achillefonkam]

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We mark the year 1982, mid november. The first single #TheGirlIsMine of the upcoming sixth #studio #album #Thriller by #michaeljackson has just been released (October), and my big sisters are eagerly waiting for the release of the full album slated for the end of November. At that time nobody could know that this album would change the face of #pop #music #forever. #goosebumps #moments #theladyinmylife #mjj (for educational purposes only) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqUO0iqAqF0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=lzwovnohjri9

[achillefonkam]

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Grand moment de musique par un poète de la rue... #keryjames #streetpoet #french 🇫🇷 #haitian 🇭🇹 #Rapper #songwriter #dancer #recordproducer #philanthropist #love #music #insomnia https://www.instagram.com/p/BqOZVJsFSfr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1cmbdapy7rebe

[achillefonkam]

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and the whole world of music is mourning for you, #heartbreaking... #ROYHARGROVE - tp, voc, keyb, perc #RENEENEUFVILLE - voc, keyb #JOWEEOMICIL - sax, fl #CHARLESMcCAMPBELL - keyb #TODD PARSNOW - g #LENNY STALLWORTH - bg #JASON THOMAS - dr, voc #WILLIE JONES III - dr #live at 36. Internationale #Jazzwoche, #Burghausen, Germany, on 14 April, 2005 #love #jazz #music #restinpeace https://www.instagram.com/p/BpwQgjmltrK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=163oyu5eo175e

[achillefonkam]

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#shutup par un grand poète de la rue #nigerian 🇳🇬 #uk 🇬🇧#rapper & #streetpoet #stormzy #grime #hiphop vs. #mondayblues #mood https://www.instagram.com/p/BorTZa5F1Nl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1332ic09s0dun

[behindthegrooves-deactivated202]

Grammy award winning recording engineer Geoff Emerick (born Geoffrey Emerick in London, UK) - December 5, 1945 - October 2, 2018, RIP

[themaninthegreenshirt]

Big Jay McNeely at the Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles 1951

[themaninthegreenshirt]

R.I.P. Big Jay McNeely, 29th April, 1927 -16th Sept, 2018.

[achillefonkam]

She is a beautiful piece of broken pottery, put back together by her own hands. And a critical world judges her cracks while missing the beauty of how she made herself whole again. #familyovereverything #jmstorm #songwriter #diary #withdrawals #PEI #cavendish #beach (hier: Cavendish, Prince Edward Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwJUZtHWot/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3gnjob0xgyk5

[achillefonkam]

It's not hard for me to understand her 'cause she's so much like me... #childhood #simplicity #daydreaming #love #cavendish #beach #princeedwardisland (hier: Cavendish, Prince Edward Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnnIl-wHcLH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d4mcyzqyvb9t

[achillefonkam]

Notice the people who make an effort to stay in your life. #songwriter #diary #selfimprovement #withdrawals #love #princeedwardisland #greenwich #beach (hier: Prince Edward Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BngLlXFhiMt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hkb67whvzxux