Glittering break beats are at home with bouncing berimbaus while rolling Afro-Brazilian rhythms, retro samba soul and velvety bossa nova vocals mesh and groove organically. This is the unstoppable Brazilian Beat (Putumayo World Music; release: January 31, 2012).
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Beauty Advice for Beyonce
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard the delightful news. Beyonce and Jay Z are expecting a baby! The child that is baking in Beyonce’s belly will without a doubt be beautiful.
Rick Gervais May Throw Punches At The Globes…Again | (Jan. 15, 2012)
They said it would never happen again! They mocked the very idea of it at the 2011 Emmy’s! We feared that once again, an awards show generally known as a light hearted affair (due to copious amounts of wine being consumed), would turn into yet another Hollywood circle jerk self ego boosting ceremony where multi-million dollar celebrities talk about how awesome they are without so much as a hint of self-awareness! And yet, it’s being reported that the brilliant British comedian, Ricky Gervais who absolutely slayed at last year’s Golden Globes has been asked to return for another round of ripping on entitled celebrities and off-color humor that made last year’s show so entertaining.
Book Review > The Last Blind Date
The Last Blind Date sparkles with the warmth and honesty of the best blogs. Sometimes, though, in reading certain blogs, I feel like an awkward voyeur into unwitting secondary characters’ lives. And here it was hard to enjoy the sulky stepdaughter, touchy-feely in-laws, and the trashy wedding of an overage bride (note: not the narrator) while I felt awkwardly like a friend was oversharing.
HCX | Haiti Film Fest | Nov. 18-20
Friday November 18th, 6-10PM Opening Night Reception and Fundraiser
Freshlyground celebrates 10th birthday with old school nationwide tour
From 28 October to 9 December 2011 the country’s premium afro-pop outfit, Freshlyground, will be making things happen with Nedbank when they hit the road for an old school nationwide tour.