BY YAKIRA LEVI | What do you get when you take a combination of Bootsy Collin’s sense of fashion, James Brown’s energy and dance moves, Jimmy Hendrick’s inner artistry, the reincarnation of Prince’s creativity, and Stevie wonder’s lyrical messages, and kneed all that essence into one group of millennial performers? You get Tamarie […]
BY YAKIRA LEVI | While other parts of the Chicagoland area suffered tornado watches, thunderstorms, and flash flood problems – Africa International House USA, Inc. and die-hard African Festival of the Arts, fans occupied Washington Park on Chicago’s South Side. Despite heavy rains this past Labor Day weekend, most festival goers, vendors, and musicians […]
BY YAKIRA LEVI | After a 20-year hiatus the harmonic R&B group, After 7 is back on the charts with another studio album, entitled Timeless. Runnin Out, made it to No. 3 on the R&B Charts. If I, written and produced by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds and Daryl Simmons, is currently being played on radio […]