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Evan Narcisse @evnarc.bsky.social · 11h

This is the D'Angelo performance that I've never forgotten. This song was already a huge hit but the way he took it from contemporary R&B to church revival illustrated how connected those idioms are. A revelation for those who didn't know, and an affirmation for those who did.

D'Angelo - Lady ft. Spanky, Saadiq, Ali Shaheed & ?uestlove

YouTube video by twinbreed

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An Okie @ashirley.bsky.social · 13h

The Onion can re-run this today with D’Angelo swapped in for Prince

RIP a(nother) legend

@theonion.com @bencollins.bsky.social

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Tanisha @tanishaevonne.bsky.social · 12h

It should have been D'onald not D'Angelo.

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Dee Phunk @deephunk.bsky.social · 12h

An hour and 11-minute long mix of nothing but D'Angelo live tracks from various shows during the Brown Sugar and Voodoo eras. It's so well done. Also downloadable.

D'Angelo Live, by Ian Wallace

15 track album

ianwallaceproductions.bandcamp.com

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tru @thetrudz.photo · 12h

What D’Angelo said Black Messiah means. It came out at the end of 2014 and it was so needed.

Article (Nolan Feeney; TIME) excerpt reads: “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it's about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that I'm calling myself a Black Messiah. For me, the title is about all of us. It's about the world. It's about an idea we can all aspire to. We should all aspire to be a Black Messiah.

It's about people rising up in Ferguson and in Egypt and in Occupy Wall Street and in every place where a community has had enough and decides to make change happen, D'Angelo writes in a statement about the album It's not about praising one charismatic leader but celebrating thousands of them. Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are), but calling this album Black Messiah creates a landscape there these songs can live to the fullest. Black Messiah is not one man. It's a feeling that, collectively, we are all that leader.”

“D’Angelo’s First Album in 14 Years Is Finally Here, and It’s Surprisingly Timely” via TIME.

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Talib Kweli @talibkweli.bsky.social · 11h

Today is D day. Rest in power my brother. You brought SO much beauty in to the world. RIP D'Angelo

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 19h

Aroha mai, the zopi's kicking in 😅

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 19h

Tomathon Wankenton

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 1d

I loathe Hipkins, patronising prick.

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Dr Tara McAllister @taramcallister.bsky.social · 1d

I wish some conversations could be kept AMONGST Māori and not need to be analysed by Pākehā and viewed through Pākehā systems and power 🙄🙄🙄

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 1d

We give a lot to Red Bands, but does Skellerup Industries Ltd give anything back to us. 🤔

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ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 1d

lol “find your own instead of stealing” in defense of columbus day

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Find your own holiday instead of stealing. Today is Columbus Day as designated by the federal government
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MeatMechSuit @meatmechsuit.bsky.social · 2d

Disgusting that the colonisation continues.

Regulatory standards bill.
Removal of Māori wards.
Etc etc etc. #nzpol

Stephen Clarke @stephenclarkenz.bsky.social · 2d

50 years ago today thousands crammed into Parliament grounds in Wellington at the end of a 1100 km historic Māori land march from Te Hāpua in the far north led by Ngāpuhi leader Whina Cooper to protest against the continuing loss of Māori land. #TeRōpūOTeMatakite 🏳️

Photograph of Māori Land March demonstrators outside the Parliament Buildings in Wellington. Heinegg, Christian F, 1940- :Photographs of the Maori Land March. Ref: PA7-15-12. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 2d

Kia Ora!

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 2d

No good will come of this lol, you can't win arguing with stupidity.

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Taniwhākia @kiaora.bsky.social · 2d

We are a seafaring people lmao, good luck driving across the Moana.

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Raymond Sagapolutele @raysagapolutele.bsky.social · 2d

“E pala ma‘a, a e le pala upu.” The stones will decay, but words will not. — Sāmoan proverb.

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E-Tangata @etangata.bsky.social · 3d

“We are a people who have endured land theft, blackbirding, nuclear testing, deportation, and exile . . . Yet again and again, we align ourselves with those who uphold the very systems that shrink us.” — Marli Olive Wesley.