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115. "Zap Mama-Ancestry in Progress Tour"
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(9/30) ZAP MAMA & PLATINUM PIED PIPERS @ THE BLACK CAT!!!
(9/30) ZAP MAMA & PLATINUM PIED PIPERS CATALYZE THE BLACK CAT, THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th.

This Friday, the colossal collective of Zap Mama returns to DC to unleash a show of sensual ferocity. Helmed by the grand dame Marie Daulne, who was born in Zaire, Zap Mama's captivating stage show of music and movement has inspired artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Fertile Ground.

Zap Mama's fifth album, Ancestry in Progress is an experience in global soul. With help from soul siren Erykah Badu (on "Bandy Bandy"), hip-hop royalty Common and Talib Kweli (on "Yelling Away"), and other members of the Roots' Philly massive, Ancestry in Progress further establishes Zap Mama as a main fuse in the continuing musical re-unification of the Pan-African Diaspora.

As such, it is fitting that the Detroit collective of Platinum Pied Pipers will open for the Afropean crew of Zap Mama. The Platinum Pied Pipers have spent years producing groove-laden tracks for Dwele and Slum Village before releasing their debut disc, "Triple P." Get to the show early to check out their opening set that will feature the crowd pleasers -- "Stay With Me" and "Shotgun".

Hosting the evening will be none other than the poetic-sprite of the Blackout Studios-Fertile Ground camp, Olu Butterfly. And on the one and twos, rocking the floor with the four, will be the party-rocka, DJ Underdog.

It All Goes(WENT) Down...

Friday September 30th
@ The Black Cat - 14th & S Streets NW
Doors Open @ 9:30PM/ Show Starts @ 10PM Sharp/ Groovin' All Ages
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First of all, I need 2 state: HOUSE MUSIC LIVES! oKAY. Now for my review:

I realize that TECHNICALLY, this belongs in The Lesson, but my review is more related to this thread, in terms of what I have to say about it: This show was INCREDIBLE. Literally a Force of Nature w/n itself.
I was thinking the whole time, "Where's Lex M, w/ her Feminine Divine post, when U need her?" Made me proud 2 B a woman. I had never seen this group before live, and lemme state, I've really been missing out. They apparently come 2 my area every year tho', so I need 2 keep my ear 2 the streets, 2 make sure I get 2 see them again. FIRST off, the lead singer, Marie Daulne, I just can't say enough good things about her. She is like, the EPITOME of, everything this thread speaks 2. The group, as a Collective, channelled Goddess Energy, and unleashed it unabashedly on D.C. & it was Beautiful. I've never seen anything like it, not even at a WNBA game, which is another manifestation of the Feminine Divine, through physical activity. This was WAAAY Powerful. After awhile, I went to the back of the club, on a platform, just so I could observe the audience's reaction to what the group was exuding. What struck me the most, was the reaction of the men. Now granted, some of them were gay couples, so they were I guess, tapping into their own InnerGoddess in their own way. Men who were w/ their Queens too, just....seemed entranced, AND enhanced, by the whole vibe. & not in an insecure way, either. Kind of like, in submission to the Great Blak Mother, as Suzar would say. *see Blak Man Is God post for Suzar ref.* I was just, so surprised to see that type of reaction too, particularly from the Brothahs.
Anyhow, back to the group. Their bass player even, is a woman, I believe from Europe. She would give Rhonda Smith a run for her money on ANY day, she was just THAT fonky. Then there is a keyboard player, who is a self-proclaimed Pygmie, who can BLOW, like....like Chaka, like.....Erykah, but then the back-up singers could also, especially the white(European) one, I mean, got D***!
Then, the kicker, was that they did Afrikan House, Hip Hop,dub Reggae, Lingala, Ndombolo, a lil' rock-n-roll, and the Erykah Badu-assisted song that I love w/ a passion: Bandy Bandy. They even did a lil' drum-n-bass mini-set, w/in the context of their Afrikan music, and Reggae set. I REALLY can't stand d-n-b, but couched w/in that Afrikan musical context, I at least came to appreciate it. Their guitar player, was an Afrikan male, so he helped bring the rhythms during the Afrikan music set. I mean, it was just awe-inspiring. They had a male to do the call-and-response on the dub-set, and I just....LOVED it.
They did not sell any CDs either(not that I fault Triple P for pushing product-I was able to cop Dwele's original mix-tape that way). Their table was wholly devoted to women's rights literature: preventing fistulas in Africa, etc. I was really moved, and enlightened by the whole experience. Zap Mama's music, just like the Roots, is too BIG to be confined to vinyl (or titanium). U've got 2 see it LIVE. AT LEAST once.

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Oooo baby I like it raw. Oooo baby I like it RAAAW!(c)ODB- Shimmy Shimmy Ya

  

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the feminine divine [View all] , LexM, Thu Aug-04-05 02:32 PM
 
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2 of my favorites....
Aug 04th 2005
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This is not correct.
Aug 04th 2005
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thanks for that...i didn't read the whole descrip
Aug 11th 2005
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i think it depends on who you're asking...
Aug 22nd 2005
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      What about Olu/Olodumare (Allah)?
Aug 22nd 2005
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      RE: What about Olu/Olodumare (Allah)?
Aug 23rd 2005
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           i think that's one of the most concise explanations
Aug 23rd 2005
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           *curtsey*...i'm fo the people
Aug 23rd 2005
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           How is this different from Vedic philosophy (pantheism)?
Aug 23rd 2005
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                in my understanding
Aug 24th 2005
93
                totemism...n/m
Aug 25th 2005
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           What if to me the Supreme Being is Man?
Aug 23rd 2005
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                i'd say cool...rock that on out homie...
Aug 23rd 2005
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                     I think it's Peace that we agree that YOU are a "force of nature....."
Aug 23rd 2005
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                     *chuckle* wrd. peace
Aug 25th 2005
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                     I like this!
Oct 04th 2005
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      I apologize
Oct 04th 2005
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Wow
Aug 04th 2005
58
Cosign!
Aug 10th 2005
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more on Yemoja...
Aug 29th 2005
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      recommended reading...
Aug 29th 2005
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           oh yeah
Aug 30th 2005
102
mami wata
Aug 04th 2005
2
oya, mother of change
Aug 04th 2005
3
RE: oya, mother of change
Aug 04th 2005
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      i need to find my "parents"
Aug 04th 2005
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           RE: i need to find my "parents"
Aug 04th 2005
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changing woman/estsanatlehi
Aug 04th 2005
4
brigid
Aug 04th 2005
5
pele, hawaiian volcano goddess
Aug 04th 2005
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kali
Aug 04th 2005
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Keep these coming
Aug 04th 2005
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sarasvati
Aug 04th 2005
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I don't agree with this/them, but they have a good forum here
Aug 04th 2005
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well, as i'm sure you know
Aug 04th 2005
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      the "Holy Koran" or "Bible" was written by the Original Man
Aug 04th 2005
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           that may be
Aug 04th 2005
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                What I am saying is that there is nothing wrong with Patriarchy
Aug 04th 2005
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                     ok
Aug 04th 2005
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                     is there anything wrong with Matriarchy in your beleifs?
Aug 04th 2005
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                     Matriarchy over an ENTIRE society is wrong to me
Aug 04th 2005
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                          hmm...i beleive in matriarchy and patriarchy
Aug 04th 2005
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                          well so is patriarchy
Aug 04th 2005
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                          to me there needs to be a STRONG and RATIONAL Patriarchy
Aug 04th 2005
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                               RE: to me there needs to be a STRONG and RATIONAL Patriarchy
Aug 04th 2005
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                               yep, getting ready for your feedback
Aug 04th 2005
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                                    No,
Aug 04th 2005
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                                         that's what i'm saying
Aug 10th 2005
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                               that's fine
Aug 04th 2005
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                          Okay, so
Aug 04th 2005
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                     There is nothing wrong w/ Matriarchy, either-n/m
Aug 04th 2005
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Definitely, to this...
Aug 04th 2005
13
What if, in fact, Allah is a Man, or "Man himself"?
Aug 04th 2005
14
112
Aug 04th 2005
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To me all that means is the Father and Sun are One
Aug 04th 2005
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      are you trying to discuss it from *within* an Islamic/Quranic context
Aug 04th 2005
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           I am not using the Muslim view of Allah
Aug 04th 2005
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also
Aug 04th 2005
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      I already know it's un Islamic, but muslims sure be advocating it`
Aug 04th 2005
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           *shrug*
Aug 04th 2005
well a lot of christians
Aug 04th 2005
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      RE: well a lot of christians
Aug 04th 2005
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           i can get with that
Aug 04th 2005
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                RE: i can get with that
Aug 04th 2005
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do U B going to the Yoruba festivals up there in B'more?
Aug 04th 2005
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i haven't heard of any
Aug 04th 2005
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      check your inbox
Aug 04th 2005
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      Where are you located?
Aug 04th 2005
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      baltimore city
Aug 04th 2005
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           RE: baltimore city
Aug 04th 2005
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                lol...he told me to email u
Aug 04th 2005
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                     RE: lol...he told me to email u
Aug 04th 2005
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      RE: i haven't heard of any
Aug 05th 2005
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a recommendation for you
Aug 04th 2005
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sorry, wrong link
Aug 04th 2005
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*bookmarks that too*
Aug 04th 2005
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*bookmarks page*
Aug 04th 2005
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      a better book than wadud's
Aug 04th 2005
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Auset
Aug 04th 2005
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how could i forget her....
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      You should
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Lilith
Aug 04th 2005
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RE: Lilith
Aug 05th 2005
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loverly
Aug 06th 2005
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that's what's up
Aug 10th 2005
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So, um
Aug 10th 2005
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another favorite: kundalini
Aug 10th 2005
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Yes!
Aug 10th 2005
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Shakti
Aug 10th 2005
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What Happen to the feminine role call?
Aug 11th 2005
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Osumare --
Aug 11th 2005
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RE: Osumare --
Aug 12th 2005
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Sekemet --
Aug 13th 2005
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RE: Osumare --
Aug 15th 2005
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      RE: Osumare --
Aug 23rd 2005
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           that is dope.
Aug 24th 2005
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           Are they both related?
Aug 29th 2005
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RE: the feminine divine
Aug 12th 2005
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actually
Aug 15th 2005
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      RE: actually
Aug 17th 2005
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I'm gonna show my ignorance here
Aug 13th 2005
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it's all good
Aug 15th 2005
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      yeah.
Aug 17th 2005
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i thought you would find this interesting
Aug 25th 2005
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Creativity and the Goddess...
Aug 29th 2005
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the erotic as power....audre lorde
Aug 30th 2005
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another great book:
Aug 31st 2005
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word up!!!...
Aug 31st 2005
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i'm reading it now
Sep 16th 2005
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yeah i know, right?
Sep 16th 2005
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Y'all 'bout
Oct 04th 2005
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      i'm about to buy this joint for my s.o.
Oct 04th 2005
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           No,
Oct 04th 2005
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                i feel you
Oct 05th 2005
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^
Sep 15th 2005
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just posted this in GD
Sep 16th 2005
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Good stuff.
Oct 05th 2005
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      kinda sorta
Oct 05th 2005
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^^^^if she comes your way, go check her out
Oct 05th 2005
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      Zap mama is the GROUP
Oct 05th 2005
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