Eshe Sherley When it was announced that Janelle Monáe was going to headline this year’s Spring Fling, I may or may not have wailed for ten plus minutes in public. And I don’t have a bit of shame; because Monáe encompasses both the resistive and universal aspects of the long history of Black popular music…
Category: Arts & Culture
Who’s Ready for Vince Staples?
by Yonas Takele The 1990’s were an era marked by the proliferation of such phenomena as pagers, Bob Saget, and the reign of Michael Jordan. The 90’s also mark the beginning of a musical phenomena, gangsta rap. With the rise of such apostolic rap industry pioneers as Tupac, The Notorious BIG, and groups like N.W.A….
Like Yours, Like Mine: The Magic of The Wiz
by Ellie Pritchett Ease on down, ease on down the road Ease on down, ease on down the road Don’t you carry nothing that might be a load Come on, ease on down, ease on down the road I love The Wiz. I just adore it. After two all white live musical productions (The Sound…
If You Believe
by Ashia Ajani I saw NBC’s The Wiz Live! as soon as I got word that it was available on the website (it is available until the 21st of December, go and get your life. As someone who grew up on the motion picture version of The Wiz (1979), can sing all the original songs,…
Roshni: A South Asian Cultural Showcase at Yale
by Taylor Jackson Every year, the South Asian Society puts on Roshni, a celebration of Southeast Asian culture and performing arts. Many members of South Asian student groups participated in the performances and recruited other students to join in. Over the course of the night of Friday, November 13th, five of Yale’s South Asian dance…