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sound, text + research -

[alice @aliceeo_]

strive for longevity not instant gratification

(note to self)

[Pigeons & Planes @PigsAndPlans]

The enigmatic Dean Blunt (aka Babyfather, aka Hype Williams, etc.) has created a blueprint for how artists move, whether they realize it or not. ⁠
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howard .wav explains the impact Blunt has had on artists from @asvpxrocky to fakemink (@londonssaviour).

[alice @aliceeo_]

@JvonWorld of coursee! and thank you for the s/o too - more to come soon 🤎💫

[NO CONTEXT anthony fantano @theneedledrop]

revolutionary music is still being dropped

you need to realize your algorithm isn’t the world; it’s just a narrow collection of things you’re predetermined to engage with

anything falling outside that will need to be actively sought out, and then you’ll need to advocate for its success cuz the platforms you use aren’t going to build community for you

[rude spanish bitch @portarickun]

Congo is the mother of Afrodiasporic music in the Americas. Basically every single Afro-Latin genre has a Congolese rhythmic origin salsa, bachata, merengue, cumbia, samba, Dominican palos, rumba, son, guguancó, plena, most bomba rhythms, tambor, saya, festejo, konpa, punta, etc

[Sassington, M.C. @MissSassbox]

her name is Ines Miranda and watching her create movement and flow feels like a full body meditation. if you don't believe me, see for yourself.

[Nicolas-Tyrell Scott @iamntyrell]

We need more protest music, we need more music fearlessly claiming oneself, autonomy and politic

[Aunty Teda @imoteda]

Art is not content creation. The internet has made the two synonymous and I hate that.
This artist is not a skit maker looking for vitality. They’re building a collection and it has just happened to go viral. God please

[⟡°. ⋆༺𖤓༻⋆. °⟡ @sighswoon]

Life to me is always shaped the same way. It's a long long walk that is between myself and God. And on this walk, I also pass through towns. And in these towns, there are bridge trolls, and trickster fairies, and witches holding out poisonous apples, but also wonderful guides and teachers. But I must always continue walking

[alice @aliceeo_]

@724x00945 happy birthday miaoye!! 🩷💐🌟

[tao te chic @taotechic]

pathological curiosity isn’t talked about enough, anyone got data on this?

[alice @aliceeo_]

summer, lately

[Shefon N. Taylor @shefontaylor]

Thinking about a life where art and intimacy converge, a love, too, that is craftsmanship.

[ndegwa nguru anatafuta nuru gizani @ndegwa_nguru]

you can never unhear the reverberations! because there is an irreversible violence to hearing the danger before you have a visual refrence for it (smoke, the blinding pain, people falling to the ground)

[alice @aliceeo_]

@AREdotNA 🫂🫶🏾🫶🏾

[Are.na @AREdotNA]

New Editorial**

Darrel Kennedy and Alice Otieno (@aliceeo_) talk about Blacks of https://t.co/jiD8fg6O57, their new project “In Honor of Juneteenth,” and the power of information—what happens when it’s withheld, and what becomes possible when it’s reclaimed.

[The Cake Lady @got_cake]

Creolized languages aren't "broken". They have their own grammatical
structures and vocabulary, often incorporating elements from various source languages including native languages, actually making them more complex than colonizer's languages.

Its great to see Universities and linguists finally acknowledge they are distinct, fully developed languages with their own unique grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation.

[mii mii🧚🏾‍♀️ @mimis_mugler]

the congolese dandies 🇨🇩 ── .✦

[Mr. Thing (illusion panel hater) @beyonceseyelid]

I’m also glad that the legendary style superstar Lana Turner is getting a spotlight. She represents a bygone era of DRESSING for the church. There’s an almost ritualistic care that these men and women have when getting dressed.

[Harmony Holiday @Harmony_Holiday]

Important to remember that no matter how sophisticated AI and algorithms get, digging is an art that can only be done by human beings under the spell of serendipity, obsession, and divine timing. These machines will program you if you cannot dig with intention