Saturday, June 30, 2007

Hotta than July, Again....

photos above, bench,brushes, biryani, baseball....
 
 click image to enlarge, more biryani / pelau  pics & tutorial  above.Other spiced rice dishes  here.
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Pacing myself.
I have 3 Gallery Shows to go to, 1 carnival, 2 Arts Festival with  Free outdoor concerts,
a Book Reading , and Friend's Summer Wedding,  up in the Berkshires on the lineup for this month. -- The Harlem Bookfair is also this month, but - I don't know if, I'll attend this  year?  I'm Playing it by ear, because
 - although He's ususally very Chill while inclined to  PeopleWatching?[especially other Babies & Children] - My Son has mastered  the "Mum, it's 90 degrees,  I want out of these hot clothes, I want out of the freakin carrier, i want to get down on the floor & play  - Woman? You better get me outta here quick or it's going to be Lots of Trouble!" {{{{tantrums}}}}...and He means business too. I don't blame him.....but We work in sync, like a tag team now, so i give My Husband the "Time to Bounce, Pull the car around back & let's get outta here,  before they throw us out! " [look] as i try to comfort the fretful one in charge, 2007.
 
Hey? We've been kicked out of  better parties, yo! [laughing]
This year? I've definately have  learned how to make an graceful and quick, exit! 
 
  It will be a fun month, though. [enjoy this Month's Cultural offerings]
 
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humor
i love this painting by jamaican artist  keith morrrison, it's  hilarious & reminds me of  my Dad's favorite sayings  just  "let negative people stew in their own venom".  
 
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articles
african ancestry journal - http://www.odwirafo.com/nanasom.html
@23 years old,  barrington irving  [ jamica /usa ]  flying in  video [from his round the world journey solo] - http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-627roundtheworld,0,1638919.story?track=rss
 
how to destroy an African American City in 30 steps [post katrina].- http://www.countercurrents.org/quigley290607.htm
 
a good article on musician poet gil scott heron - http://www.miamiherald.com/776/story/150716.html
barbados ranks over india in e - readiness  - http://www.barbadosadvocate.com/NewViewNewsleft.cfm?Record=31656
NBA player here to help [barbados] -http://www.nationnews.com/story/290294368734293.php
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links
assorted,fun  science sites for children / summer- http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1182190428
fashion annansi clothing company - http://www.annansiclothing.com/2007/
fashion boo inharlem - http://booinharlem.com/
fashion, art & poetry  shows , harriets alter ego- http://www.myspace.com/harrietsalterego
iflord's  photo website - http://www.ilfordphoto.com/home.asp
fashion gureje boutique - <AHREF="HTTP: target="_top" blouse_main.html? www.gureje.com>http://www.gureje.com/blouse_main.html
maxilla & mandible courios -  http://www.maxillaandmandible.com/
eurway modern home - http://www.eurway.com/
a great bookstore, to get lost in when, in NYC do the The Strand  - http://www.strandbooks.com/
caribbean archaeology's homepage - http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/caribarch/default.htm
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events
the eubie blake center - http://www.eubieblake.org/
how to make your own unique clock [ from me ] http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1183136926
if you liked that image you may like this art - http://www.codezonline.com/2006/10/colonialism.html
the harlem book fair - http://www.qbr.com/     
african american festival @camden yards- http://www.baltimore.org/africanamerican/events.htm
artscape festival [art, music, literary] - http://207.114.6.204/resources/up165.aspx
 
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art
Magdalene Odundo Kenya, Art & Pottery - [ Shatters European Auction Record]
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cinema
 hit for six -cricket, love scandal! in barbados - http://www.hitforsix.com/story.cfm
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books
grandpa sidney's anancy stories geoffrey philps - http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/
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poetry
i love, "freedom writer" by taalam acey- http://cdbaby.com/cd/taalam3
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music & video
ron carter { jazz] }  music - http://www.roncarter.net/
roy ayers everybody loves the sunshine, audio - http://ecrn.at.infoseek.co.jp/royayers2.ram
boney james"shine" I love the song with esthero & i like the cd - http://www.boneyjames.com/
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  until next time, walk good! ~peace nyvette 

Sunday, June 10, 2007

june 2007

to listen to  john coltrane's summertime - http://www.rowhouselogic.com/Music/John%20Coltrane%20-%20Summertime.mp3

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june is caribbean heritage month

for information & events go here -http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1175529765

http://caribbeanamericanmonth.org/ http://www.jamaicans.com/news/events/June2007CaribbeanAmericanHeritageMonth.shtml

articles

A NEW FAVORITE - ART TV NETWORK, MUSIC, ART, GRADUATIONS, DANCE , POETRY, POLITICS & MORE! http://www.piae.org/video.php?next=watch

a new launch haitian tv show fla. -http://www.myspace.com/thebackyardshowonline

exhibit Washington DC African Script @ the smithsonian - http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/inscribing/index2.html

lecture clip by Yale Art's Mr. Farris Thomspon - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b30HaCi5fq4&mode=related&search=

Education - Barbados Free System - http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20070527/cleisure/cleisure5.html

caribbean studies conference salvador brazil -http://www.caribbean-studies.org/ACCSA2007/en/index.html

http://alexanderstreet.com/products/cali.htm

conference in dc - http://www.conferenceonthecaribbean.org/ & http://www.caricom.org/jsp/pressreleases/pres101_07.jsp

http://www.conferenceonthecaribbean.org/Portals/0/Documents/Experts%20Forum/Call %20for%20Papers.pdf

philadelphia's annual [african] yoruba river festival [june] - http://www.odundeinc.org/

Philly Caribbean Carnival {june} http://www.phillycarnival.com/

DC Caribbean Carnival [june] - http://www.dccaribbeanconnection.com/

Baltimore Caribbean Carnival- [july?] http://www.bcacarnival.net/

Babies & Parents - http://www.happynews.com/news/5242007/boosting-child-brain-power.htm

One Caribbean Many Identities http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/30/one-caribbean-many-identities/

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Poetry -

the Last Poets to perform in Baltimore http://www.golocaljamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1180464345

 [ poetry, mine] - http://hometown.aol.com/ooonadine/myhomepage/favorite.html

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film

film, shoot the messenger - http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/movies/show/shoot_the_messenger/

http://IyalodeProductions.com

travel africa page - http://www.travelafricamag.com/content/view/456/56/

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books

west indian rhythm [book & a 10 cd box set compilation, vintage kaiso music] -http://www.bear-family.de/tabel1/product/bcd16623_e.htm & http://caribbean-beat.blogspot.com/2006/11/west-indian-rhythm.html here

http://www.amazon.com/West-Indian-Rhythm-Trinidad-Calypsos/dp/B000JVSURA

POP! a celebration of black fatherhood! - http://www.popbycarolross.com/

BOOKTV - [on cable] we're addicted - http://www.booktv.org/

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support independent black magazineS & journals

my reviews on springs latest 'zines are on may '07 blog

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cool gear

http://www.trusfund.com/ & http://cdbaby.com/cd/iml

privacywear - http://www.privacywear.com

under armour - http://www.underarmour.com/

everything rasta - http://www.everythingrasta.com/

bluefly - http://www.bluefly.com/

gear for your crib

haba na haba [african interior for a good cause] http://www.habanahaba.com/

west elm [i love this place] surf & shop for furniture online, after a 3:Am feeding..http://www.westelm.com/

camera gear - http://www.tamrac.com/

gear for you likkle boo's crib

the afrobabies collection - http://www.afrobabies.com/

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original photography taken by nyvette - antiqued with g rain added for effect...

music

Henri Dikongue [cameroon] - http://www.africasounds.com/dikongue.htm

http://henridikongue.calabashmusic.com/

dobet gnahoré [ivory coast] -http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4037362

amadou et mariam [senegal] -http://www.amadou-mariam.com/

a makeda jam - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22HL5ZOOHGI&mode=related&search=

cuban timba music bamboleo & haila m. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDWIVpDsULw&mode=related&search=

We went to a Larry Harlow salsa/jazz concert 2 summers ago, here he is with the great

Yomo Toro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsmqEJA5Tms

steve turre musician & conch shell player - http://www.steveturre.com/

a good page for jazz lovers - mingus, miles and more! - http://rowhouselogic.com/category/music

paula lima's music , brazil( i luv the hair!!) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsFVr7VkEvU&mode=related&search=

wunmi's afrobeat music - http://www.wunmi.com/

can't forget the greatmusic of nigeria's fela k.- http://www.afrobeatmusic.net/

http://hometown.aol.com/afbeat/myhomepage/index.html http://www.felaproject.net/   [no agreement]

http://incolor.inetnebr.com/cvanpelt/Felaweb/africaman.html

femi kuti {he's baaaaaaad too? if them want to hear? i wanna be free, beng beng beng!} bring it on!

http://www.tropical-music.com/index2.html?http://www.tropical-music.com/autor_detail/femi_kuti_e.html

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arts

victor ekpuk- http://www.victorekpuk.com/

delphine diaw diallo - http://www.diawparis.com/diaw.html

exhibit brooklyn museum - http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/news-1710--16-16--.html

http://www.huliq.com/20111/multi-media-exhibition-of-contemporary-caribbean-art-at-brooklyn-museum

http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/infinite_island/HYPERLINK

october art gallery - http://www.octobergallery.com/

museum for african art - http://www.africanart.org/

eugene grigby art - http://www.arizonasdolly.net/grigsby2.htm & http://www.phxart.org/pastexhibitions/grigsby.asp

black artist of DC - http://badcblog.blogspot.com/2006/09/convergence-of-vision-power-of-art.html

toni scott art http://www.tilfordartgroup.com/scott.html        http://www.nohogalleryla.com/exhibits_November.htm

i love the black gold piece & the ancestral gold by this artist http://www.danielakart.com/gallery_scott_02.html

a fav piece by fahamu pecou http://www.cameandwent.com/pecouesopus.jpg , http://www.fahamupecouart.com

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grazing...

an easy curry using baby zucchini [ photo tutorial on april's blog] if you've planted any this season...

 

& spicy zucchinipatties [from archives]

for instructions go here

http://www.go-localjamaica.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=recipes;action=display;num=1152107385

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another good website

jamaica eats magazine - http://www.jamaicaneats.com/

or go here to christine cooks ! http://www.christinacooks.com/

turn up the heat with G.Garvin http://www.tvoneonline.com/shows/show.asp?sid=121&id=1144

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<--click  above to enlarge

sports

tennis - http://www.thetennischannel.com/

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i snapped this one quick, while driving back home to howard county

with a friend from playing tennis, one spring evening...the sky was lovely, so " phthalo blue "!.

until next time, walk good! ~peace nyvette

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