Happy and Knowledge Music
Gasha: This Life from The Cameroon - Gasha is a Cameroonian singer, song writer that tell the stories of everyday people.She has been nominated by the African Music Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) for best female artist Central Africa
Y'akoto sings Diamonds. She is from Ghana.
South Africa
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Imbokodo
Mzwakhe Mbuli- Thunder song; `Imbokodo`,
Sung by Bongani NX One of the album`s truly exceptional hit is `Imbokodo`, which pays tribute to the long list of South African women whose strength of character and whose moral backbones have proved to be the real fulcrum on which the country`s movement into social, economic and political freedom turns. Ellen Khuzwayo, Fatima Meer, Helen Suzman, Florence Mkhize, Princess Magogo, Victoria Mxenge, and Helen Joseph are just some of the women featured in the song. |
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Slique Jay Adams - Please
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Gigi - Guramayle"Guramayle," which Gigi sub-titled "a love song to a child of the Diaspora," addresses the difficulty she has had trying to fit in with her countrymen after seeing so much of the outside world.In Ethiopia, "guramayle" is a put-down used to belittle those who have become too European and forgotten their roots. --BeastlyStoll
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Peay listens to Maxwell to feel happy
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Gospel and blues is what Laura Briggs listens to when she wants to feel happy!
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It is very rare that we hear the stories of our kidnapped relatives, Calypso Rose tells a part of our story
Happy Music - Featuring Jill Scott
Below you find music that is what make s me feel happy. African people have a deep-rooted history in music; there are many genres that one can feel parallel with. Music is an immense element in my life, as it may also be for you. I was very much interested in African sounds and found myself spending time in Record Shack on 1-2-5 Street, seeking out African music I could study. Oh, I used to love playing Billie, Ma Rainey, and Bessie’s 78s, or a 45 of DJ Rogers singing Beula Jean. I am reminded here of many times when I would play Billie Holiday and feel the pain of a relationship gone past and would identify so much with the timbre of her tone. However, I know music like Stevie Wonder is what I want to listen to when I want a mood picker-upper. You may not have the same musical taste as another person, and your music may not be Black music, nor does it have to be, but you need your own songs to play that will get you going and keep you feeling good. I call them Happy Music. Here are a few songs that I jotted down in the past few years that draw happy feelings to me. Go to the survey page and enter in your own happy music to share with us.
My “Happy Music” mixed tape:
“I Feel Good” on the Stronger album sung by Mary J. Blige
“Golden” by Jill Scott
“As” by Stevie Wonder (anything by Stevie)
“Milyamba” by Sister Fa, a Senegalese rap educator
“Bright” by Peter White
“Open My Heart” by Yolanda Adams
“Ain’t Nobody” sung by Chaka Khan
“Redemption Song” by Bob Marley
“Sizophum’ Elokishini” by Simphiwe Dana
“Minute by Minute” by Mike McDonald
“Masques” by Phillipe Saisse
“Baby You’re Mine” by Basia
“Land of Make Believe” by Chuck Mangione, sung by Esther Saddlefield
“Lava Vivi” by Sibongile Khumalo
“God in Me” by Mary Mary
“The Circle Game” sung by Cree, Native American Buffy Sainte Marie
“Fool’s Paradise” sung by Meli’sa Morgan
“Jump to It,” “Respect,” and “Daydreaming” sung by Aretha Franklin
“You Gotta Be” sung by Des’ree
“To Be Young, Gifted and Black” sung by Nina Simone
“How I Got Over” sung by Vicki Winens
“On the Ocean” by Kjon
“Free,” “Cause You Love Me,” and “Black Butterfly” sung by Deniece Williams
“Going Up a Yonder” by Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir
“Welcome To My Love” by Rachelle Ferrell
“Practice Makes Perfect” by Michael Franks
“Thank You” by Dido
“You Didn’t Know Me When” by Harry Connick, Jr.
“Whisper a Prayer” by Mica Paris
“No Ordinary Love” by Sade
“Waiting For You” by Seal
“Purify Me,” “I Am Not My Hair,” and “Video“ sung by India Arie
“So Good, So Right” by Brenda Russell
“Keep On Movin’” sung by Soul II Soul
“Take Five” sung by Al Jarreau
“All I Do” sung by Wendy Moten with Kirk Whalum
“Come When You Call” sung by Oleta Adams
“Henry Don’t Eat No Meat” sung by the Pointer Sisters
“Woman” by Raheem DeVaughn (underrated artist)
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” sung by Ray Charles
“Brotha” by Angie Stone (fantastic video, by the way)
“The Right Kinda Lover” (and just about anything else) sung by Patti Labelle
“Dindi” sung by Jon Lucien
“Lean on Me” the first album I fell in love with behind Marvin Gaye, sung by Melba Moore
“Power of Love” by Luther Van Dross
“Is This Love” by Bob Marley
“Under the Moon and Over the Sky” and “Angel of the Night” sung by Angela Bofil
“Inside My Love,” “Simple Things,” and “Adventures in Paradise” by Minnie Ripperton
“Bulletproof” by Raheem DeVaughn, featuring Ludacris (Not so happy a song, but I love this tune for the courage and message.)
“Optimistic” by Sounds of Blackness
“I Smile” by Kirk Franklin
“So in Love With You” by Jill Scott and Anthony Hamilton
“Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now” by Joss Stone
“Imbokodo” by Mzwakhe Mbuli
“So Blessed” by Jill Scott
“Never Would Have Made It” by Marvin Sapp
“Love on Top” by Beyonce
“Alright” by Ledisi
“Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round” sung by The Roots
“Lighters Up” sung by Snoop Lion
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams
“The Man” sung by Aloe Blacc
“Say That” sung by Leela James and Anthony Hamilton
My “Happy Music” mixed tape:
“I Feel Good” on the Stronger album sung by Mary J. Blige
“Golden” by Jill Scott
“As” by Stevie Wonder (anything by Stevie)
“Milyamba” by Sister Fa, a Senegalese rap educator
“Bright” by Peter White
“Open My Heart” by Yolanda Adams
“Ain’t Nobody” sung by Chaka Khan
“Redemption Song” by Bob Marley
“Sizophum’ Elokishini” by Simphiwe Dana
“Minute by Minute” by Mike McDonald
“Masques” by Phillipe Saisse
“Baby You’re Mine” by Basia
“Land of Make Believe” by Chuck Mangione, sung by Esther Saddlefield
“Lava Vivi” by Sibongile Khumalo
“God in Me” by Mary Mary
“The Circle Game” sung by Cree, Native American Buffy Sainte Marie
“Fool’s Paradise” sung by Meli’sa Morgan
“Jump to It,” “Respect,” and “Daydreaming” sung by Aretha Franklin
“You Gotta Be” sung by Des’ree
“To Be Young, Gifted and Black” sung by Nina Simone
“How I Got Over” sung by Vicki Winens
“On the Ocean” by Kjon
“Free,” “Cause You Love Me,” and “Black Butterfly” sung by Deniece Williams
“Going Up a Yonder” by Walter Hawkins and the Love Center Choir
“Welcome To My Love” by Rachelle Ferrell
“Practice Makes Perfect” by Michael Franks
“Thank You” by Dido
“You Didn’t Know Me When” by Harry Connick, Jr.
“Whisper a Prayer” by Mica Paris
“No Ordinary Love” by Sade
“Waiting For You” by Seal
“Purify Me,” “I Am Not My Hair,” and “Video“ sung by India Arie
“So Good, So Right” by Brenda Russell
“Keep On Movin’” sung by Soul II Soul
“Take Five” sung by Al Jarreau
“All I Do” sung by Wendy Moten with Kirk Whalum
“Come When You Call” sung by Oleta Adams
“Henry Don’t Eat No Meat” sung by the Pointer Sisters
“Woman” by Raheem DeVaughn (underrated artist)
“Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” sung by Ray Charles
“Brotha” by Angie Stone (fantastic video, by the way)
“The Right Kinda Lover” (and just about anything else) sung by Patti Labelle
“Dindi” sung by Jon Lucien
“Lean on Me” the first album I fell in love with behind Marvin Gaye, sung by Melba Moore
“Power of Love” by Luther Van Dross
“Is This Love” by Bob Marley
“Under the Moon and Over the Sky” and “Angel of the Night” sung by Angela Bofil
“Inside My Love,” “Simple Things,” and “Adventures in Paradise” by Minnie Ripperton
“Bulletproof” by Raheem DeVaughn, featuring Ludacris (Not so happy a song, but I love this tune for the courage and message.)
“Optimistic” by Sounds of Blackness
“I Smile” by Kirk Franklin
“So in Love With You” by Jill Scott and Anthony Hamilton
“Tell Me What We're Gonna Do Now” by Joss Stone
“Imbokodo” by Mzwakhe Mbuli
“So Blessed” by Jill Scott
“Never Would Have Made It” by Marvin Sapp
“Love on Top” by Beyonce
“Alright” by Ledisi
“Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round” sung by The Roots
“Lighters Up” sung by Snoop Lion
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams
“The Man” sung by Aloe Blacc
“Say That” sung by Leela James and Anthony Hamilton
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Paulette Houston says:
These are the songs and musics that make me feel happy:
Jill Scott
Floetry
Ramsey Lewis
Herbie Hancock
Too many to name right now!
Paulette Houston says:
These are the songs and musics that make me feel happy:
Jill Scott
Floetry
Ramsey Lewis
Herbie Hancock
Too many to name right now!