The rain too, came out to play, and after it played its part, we snapped these pictures. The pictures were not taken with a professional camera, but I sat on these pictures for a while, and I felt they are worth showing. This was basically how quick people got back to activities after a "Rain" break, that was the inspiration behind these pictures. And yes, we bought oranges from the young man, they were really expensive though.
COACHELLA Valley & ARTS Festival, in California, USA. I've never attended, for obvious reasons , distance, but I've been following since I discovered it in 2010. Coachella screams hipster, indie fashion to me, stadium-filling alternative/folk music playing, and just running around and laying on the grass, basking in the sun. This years festival ,divided into two weekends, (the first weekend just concluded), has been eventful to say the least. I streamed Outkast's BIG comeback performance on my laptop, honestly I LOVE them, but the Crowd was dull, I wanted to turn off the stream, only for Andre to mention PRINCE was backstage, I waited till the last minute because, If you know Prince, he can appear in glitters in any second. Sadly, he did not show up. Other notable performers were MUSE, NAS (Jayz ,made a suprise cameo appearance during Dead Presidents), and Diddy, PHARRELL, he brought out GWEN STEFANI, and others, LANA DEL REY, KID CUDI( He wore a female-esque crop-top, that has been making rounds in the tabloids), SOLANGE(with Beyonce making a suprise-cameo appearance during the "Losing You" dance break), Chance the rapper, bringing out Bieber, Jhene Aiko, Haim, Mary J Blige, Arcade Fire, ASAP Ferg, and many more.Pop culture was well represented this year, as opposed to the more alternative nature. I cant wait for my own Coachella experience, just cant !!!! Pictures Below..
Coachella Performances...
x Andre 3000 + Big Boi(Outkast) + Future. x Solange x Beyonce during "Losing You" x Pharrell x Pharrell x Gwen Stefani x Chance the rapper x Justin Bieber x Muse xLorde xLana del rey xMary J Blige Jay x Nas
-- Coachella PEOPLE + FASHION.......
x The Infamous Kid Cudi, Crop Top, FASHION STATEMENT !! Lol
In the Spirit of Coachella, my Playlist of the week (Last week)...
This playlist is a mixture of genres, and live performances, Bi-polar.
Justin Timberlake- Pusher Love Girl
RnB groove at is finest,with smooth falsetto tone, and classical arrangements, Timberlake always delivers. I don't use the second part of the song though, highly unnecessary, TUNE !! Listen Below...
Wizkid- Joy/No Woman No Cry (Live )
Stumbled upon this video and it was pretty impressive, love the melody of the song, and the cover of Bob marley's tune, Watch Below...
JAYZ x KANYE WEST- GOTTA HAVE IT. (Live )
My favorite song on Watch The Throne, such a hype track, with flawless samples, GET INTO THIS TRACK !
TAMAR BRAXTON- THE ONE
Tamar silently had one of the best albums in 2013, bringing RnB back to existence. This mid-tempo track is everything ! Listen...
Janelle Monae ft Miguel- Primetime
This ballad reminds me of Prince with the guitar solo, and live instrumentation, Janelle is a creative force, Miguel is a force to reckon with in RnB.. Listen...
Jackson 5- Wanna Be Where You Are
With Michael's whiny voice written all over this track, this was the soundtrack of many growing up, Great Throwback. Listen..
Chris Brown ft Lil wayne and French Montana- LoYaL
Tuuune !!! JAM ! EVERYTHING ! Listen..
Diana Ross and Smokey Robinson- Missing You(Live)
Diana is the Queen of Queens, and Smokey still can hit those notes till today, MOTOWN ROYALTY, WATCH..
SAMBA ! Brazil is a colorful, developing and intriguing country with basically the most ecstatic people on earth. Eventful, adventurous, and intricate, there was definately no "Master plan" involved in putting together this country, it all came together as ART. Basically, what inspired this post was finding out about Brazilian roots here in Nigeria, Africa. I found out that some brazilian descent occur here,appearing after they were freed from slavery in Brazil, many decades ago, prevalently in the Yoruba tribe and vice-versa, that is, there are little yoruba-speaking sects in Brazil. The simplicity, enthusiasm, joy, radiating from their spirits, even through pictures, is captivating. Obviously, its not filled with thousands of infrastructural structures and dynamics, but the contentment and light this country radiates is massive.
Meanwhile, while putting together these outstanding pictures, I decided to create a music playlist,kind of, that probably fits the mood, or not, but, this is my music playlist of the week below...
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PLAYLIST OF THE WEEK....
X.. SOLANGE- LOSING YOU- This song is an effortless beauty. The video was shot in South Africa by one of my fav directors Melina Matsoukas, on a limited budget, and the result was Epic ! Listen Below...
X..BLOOD ORANGE- CHAMAKAY - Dev Hynes is a musical genius. I love the groove of this song, easy going. Listen Below..
X..BEATLES - LET IT BE-- I had never really gotten into Beatles until now. I struggled to pick this over "Hey Jude".Both are amazing. Listen Below...
X..CHRIS BROWN FT NAS- MIRAGE-- Chris Brown does make good music. And Nas is just something else. Smooth RnB feel, with pop influences..JAM !! Listen Below..
X..TEMI DOLLFACE- PATA PATA--Only Nigerian song on my playlist, deservedly so. I haven't heard a better one in months. I love her artistry. Listen Below--
X. MICHAEL BOLTON- WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN--Soul at it's peak, Emotion at it's peak, Michael Bolton !!! Expresses love to its peak ! And that voice carries so much emotion, and strength. Listen Below..
X...MAYER FT KATY PERRY- WHO YOU LOVE- Ultimate Love Song. John Mayer is a country king. Listen Below..
X..COLDLAY- YELLOW--One of the most beautiful songs ever, Yellow makes you want to be at a festival/stadium concert and just sing your heart out, kinda.. Listen Below..
X... BEYONCE- NO ANGEL-- Masterpiece! I was excited when I heard she worked with Caroline Polachek, from the group Chairlift,on this track, I felt Chairlift had been underground for way too long, and BOOM ! Listen Below...
J.COLE- LOST ONES- Exquisite story-telling. I didn't used to listen to J.cole that much, but of recent, I listen to his music a lot! I love how he takes different sides and just expresses himself. Listen Below..
