December 2008

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I was a bit put off by his sketch about Kwanzaa today. He actually got a Jewish composer to sing some bootleg Broadway cheese because he couldn't find a decent Kwanzaa song. Like Black folks couldn't be counted on to sing about their own holiday! Then I realized: It's not entirely his fault; these songs are tough to find. So I'm posting this one: it was on a Polygram promo called Mad Tidings. It was sung by Emage, a talented trio of young ladies form Oakland, Kimbre'ly Evans, Mykah Montgomery (of the jazz family of Montgomerys) and Taura Jackson--all now enjoying...