Ebony Bones - W.A.R.R.I.O.R. (2009)

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Kwes - Bashful (2012)

Chicago’s Segregation, illustrated via time-lapse video of the CTA Red Line

(Source: wbez.org)

Rhythm Is Rhythm - Derrick May - Strings Of Life (live at Town & Country Detroit 1989) 

Blinding live version of Strings Of Life via Test Pressing. If this doesn’t get you, you may as well give up.

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A Guy Called Gerald, Voodoo Ray Live at Victoria Baths in 1988

‘Wet’ (Aqua Party at Victoria Baths with two heated swimming pools, Turkish baths and sauna; DJs Mike Pickering, Graeme Park and Jon DaSilva, plus a special beach-wear fashion PA. A wonderful idea, but it was bit too cold to entice a lot of people to come down; there was hardly anybody on the dance floor in the sport room, but luckily there was plenty of space in the sauna and the amount of people in the pool was just right. A half-hour of the night was televised as part of ‘The Other Side Of Midnight’ - a weekly arts programme presented by Tony Wilson and broadcast by Granada.)

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Planet Rock and Other Tales of the 808

You Know and Arthur Baker bring you a documentary on how the Roland TR-808 changed the musical world starting from its most seminal record Planet Rock.

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AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (2012)

Rare Interview Footage of Ralph Ellison (1966)

Black and white film footage (commercially produced) provides a rare interview with award-winning novelist Ralph Ellison. In the interview Ellison addresses a variety of topics and offers a few opinions. For instance, in discussing diversity he says “there is no United States”. There is so much happening in America that it is difficult to have consensus. Furthermore, a Black novelist attempting to be a political spokesperson is speaking out of context because he is interpreted by racial identity. He discusses the origins of his novel The Invisible Man, the work that first gave him notoriety. Ellison also speaks about teaching, continuity of his work, the practice of writing and the elements that contribute to “eloquence” in writing. Ellison concludes with a reading from a work in progress and his aspirations for its publication.

Creator: National Education Television (Creator)

Coverage: New York City

Resource Type: Image — Moving Image; Sound

Extent (quantity/size): 28 minutes 57 seconds

Media: 16 mm film; video/avi

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(Source: youtube.com)

Neneh Cherry and The Thing - “Dream Baby Dream” (Four Tet Remix)

(Source: vimeo.com)

How Afro-Americans found out about AfroLatinos

Three Afro-Americans tell their stories of discovering the vastness of the African Diaspora. One Afro-Colombian talks about wrong assumptions made by Afro-Americans.

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Class Actress - Keep You (by daviddeanburkhart)

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All Hail the Beat

Dir. Nelson George. Short documentary about Roland TR-808 drum machine. 

(Source: vimeo.com)