Music....

Without a doubt, music of all shades has influential characteristics. It keeps us motivated, entertained, uplifted and grants us the joy of its existence.Music is truly an universal language, connecting people from any corner of the world without boundaries...
It touches the deepest part of humanity,it allows anyone to create, communicate, express or respond and it is something that moves the soul and the heart of each of us!
I grew up on hip hop music, rap, r´n´b and funky! In that time in my country there were no MTV or international radio station! We got audio tapes! I got mine, re taped by my dear friend who lived in Germany. All the tools were with me all the time  in my vanity case- scissors and some athesive tape for first aid in case my tape recorder do the demage! Love for black music was born when I first saw the video of Tony Braxton- Breathe again in 1993. Then the story spontaneously continued !
From then until now out of my speakers, you will always hear some of the big  names such as 2 Pac,  
Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Lauryn Hill, Foxy Brown, Da Brat, Wu Tang Clan,Ice Cube,Ice T, Missy Eliot,  Redman, Method Man, DMX, Jay Z, Public Enemy, Scarface, Mc Lyte, Masta Ace, Notorious BIG, Eminem, NAS, 
Too short, Common, Outcast,Warren G, Busta Bhymes,Cypress Hill, Nonchalant, Queen Latifah, Reakwon, Aaliyah, Ol´ Dirty Bastard,Lil Kim, 2 Live Crew, The Roots,Beasty Boys,Fugees and maaaaany others!
When I´m at home, my TV is usually off, but because the music is always on and loud! My favorite is to drive a car in the middle of winter with the windows down , heating on ,with some good old hip hop song! 
 I'm not saying that's the only thing I listen to, but I have beautiful memories of that time...Somehow in the 90´s  hip hop music sound better, or I was different , I don´t know! From time to time I hear some good stuff  but somehow I always come back on my playlist! Oldies but goldies!
I could write for hours about this topic, but I'll rather finish it with a couple of pictures...Need to go ! 

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Happy B-day Tuff Gong!

30 years after his death, Bob Marley remains one of the most influential musicians of all time. His contribution to Jamaica, black empowerment, the musical genre we all know today as Reggae and the Rastafarian movement is immense, and is only further cemented by the immortality of his music, a style that truly transcends cultural and national boundaries, from Hopi Indians in the Grand Canyon, to the Maori in New Zealand and millions of 'free radicals' in between. He is heralded as a prophet, a man of peace and a citizen of the world, a man who many regard as the first third-world superstar, timeless and irreplaceable.
Yesterday was his birthday, so happy B-day Bobby ! Thank you for filling my youth with joy, hapiness, freedom , blessing  and good sound!



Here are some of my favorite quotes....

˝One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.¨ - Bob Marley

 

˝I don't have prejudice against meself. My father was a white and my mother was black. Them call me half-caste or whatever. Me don't deh pon nobody's side. Me don't deh pon the black man's side nor the white man's side. Me deh pon God's side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.˝

˝My music fights against the system that teaches to live and die.˝

 

 

 

˝Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds!¨

 

˝Me only have one ambition, y'know. I only have one thing I really like to see happen. I like to see mankind   live together - black, white, Chinese, everyone - that's all.˝

 

 

 ˝My music will go on forever. Maybe it's a fool say that, but when me know facts me can say facts. My music will go on forever.˝

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.” 

 

 

 

 

 

“You may not be her first, her last, or her only. She loved before she may love again. But if she loves you now, what else matters? She's not perfect - you aren't either, and the two of you may never be perfect together but if she can make you laugh, cause you to think twice, and admit to being human and making mistakes, hold onto her and give her the most you can. She may not be thinking about you every second of the day, but she will give you a part of her that she knows you can break - her heart. So don't hurt her, don't change her, don't analyze and don't expect more than she can give. Smile when she makes you happy, let her know when she makes you mad, and miss her when she's not there.” 

 

 

 

 

 “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.” 

 

 “One Love, One Heart, Let's get together and feel alright” 

 

 

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