February 23rd, 2008
linkthink #9449340: South American Jive
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filipino journey cover band singer becomes actual journey front man, leads thousands in stadium karaoke sessions :: awesome
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barack obama hired a mariachi band for our wedding
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informative, illustrated overview of E20C black comic book characters, written by a boston hip-hop head to boot :: (via uncarved)
videyoga :: (via)
musicologist, internet annotator, imagined community organizer.
4 Comments Add your own
1. dylan | February 24th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Wow, hammond fire. That jive sample is going to be in every blog mix for the next month or two.
2. el canyonazo | February 25th, 2008 at 6:46 am
Ethel Smith: Weird Organ Lady or Mondo Organista?
3. Birdseed | February 25th, 2008 at 11:16 am
This touches on a subject I’ve been trying to background (without much success) for a potential future blog post: the very strange categories and dance styles in DanceSport. Specifically for this post, how on earth did jive end up in a “Latin” category (and the tango in the standard)? I’m fascianted by the choice of dances, the “imagery” and “character” associated with each etc. etc.
4. wayneandwax | February 25th, 2008 at 11:29 am
I think “jive” is a pretty free-floating (if racy) signifier in the case of the video. I have no idea how these dances were named and standardized and categorized by these dance orgs, though. Definitely interesting. It’s worth noting that “Latin” dances have long been a part of the ballroom repertory. Maybe perreo will one day take its place alongside the tango and other formerly forbidden dances.
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