Activist, Artist, Teacher & Rapper, Arnold Burks aka MidCityAb & Yo Soul Sista Chazz, play ring around the rosie, but around the moon with some good ol soul tunes. Pt. 01 of this two part episode, lays the groundwork of Arnold’s journey, some Ab history, which includes his Letter To New Orleans, Nola history, Jazz history & Black history!!!! Ab shares MAD knowledge that he’s acquired while on his journey. Who are you inspiring?
SPOILER: Ab shares an experience that left a major mark on him, a connection was made. He says he felt like he was in purgatory.
A must listen!!!!!!!
Tune Samples:
Horace Silver - Song For My Father
Rebirth Brass Band - Do Whatcha Wanna (Live in New Orleans) #JAMINTHEVAN
MidCityAb - Temperatures Rising ft Hermi7 Khalfani (Prod Havoc) REMASTERED
MidCityAb - "Asthma" (DIRECTED BY BMIKE OF 2CENT) *video*
MidCityAb - Devotion (Prod. Levi Clust)
MidCityAb & Gene Stanza - Travellin Man (Prod. Calamity)
Mid CityAb - King Herion (Prod. J Dilla)
The Temptations - Smiling Faces
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling
MidCityAb - Wasting Gas (Prod M-80 The Music Man)
MidCityAb - Kool Out ft Cypha (Prod M-80 The Music Man)
MidCityAb - Tulane & Broad (You Down Wit OPP ) ft Gene Stanza (Prod M-80 The Music Man)
Jelly Roll Morton - Creepy Feeling
Stokely Carmichael - Black Power Speech
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Shadows
MidCityAb - You Don’t Want What’s Real (Prod. J Dilla)
Clifford Brown & Max Roach- Cherokee
Jelly Roll Morton - The Crave (Original Version)
Sugarhill Gang Apache - Jump On It
Cold Crush Brothers - The Weekend
Gil Scott Heron - Everyday
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Chic - Le Freak
Jelly Roll Morton - Buddy Bolden's Blues
Louis Moreau Gottschalk - Grande Tarantelle
Jelly Roll Morton - Climax Rag
Willie Hutch - Brothers Gonna Work it Out
Music copyright to the respective artists.
