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Album of the Week: Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic

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Welcome to Album of the Week, this is a new feature here on my blog. Music is essential to my life and I want to share my love of music with all of you. So each week I’ll feature an album that I think you ought to check out. It might be old or new, a classic or something that’s way out of left field.

Today I’m featuring Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic

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American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and choreographer Bruno Mars just released his third album. The lead single of the same name is upbeat, catchy, and gets you up on your feet dancing. It’s definitely an album to keep the start of your work week upbeat.

Here’s his SNL performance of the song:

And without further ado here’s the album now streaming on Spotify. Enjoy:

Album of the Week: A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service

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Welcome to Album of the Week, this is a new feature here on my blog. Music is essential to my life and I want to share my love of music with all of you. So each week I’ll feature an album that I think you ought to check out. It might be old or new, a classic or something that’s way out of left field.

Today I’m featuring A Tribe Called Quest’s We Got It From Here… Thank You 4 Your Service

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We’ve had a rough week last week. It was devastating and I feel hopeless. Music is one of the few things that can help me cope and get through the day. So without further ado enjoy this album. It’s greatly needed in such a time as this. This is the group’s first album in 18 years and it’s the last to feature rapper Phife Dawg who passed away earlier this year at the young age of 45. The album features Kanye West, Andre 3000 and Kendrick Lamar and more.

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Album of the Week: Solange’s A Seat At The Table

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Welcome to Album of the Week, this is a new feature here on my blog. Music is essential to my life and I want to share my love of music with all of you. So each week I’ll feature an album that I think you ought to check out. It might be old or new, a classic or something that’s way out of left field.

Today I’m featuring Solange Knowles new album A Seat At The Table.

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Released this past Friday, A Seat At The Table is unapologetically black. It’s #BlackGirlMagic. #BlackBoyJoy. #BlackLivesMatter. With all of the awful things going on in 2016, this album is much needed. It’s self-care, a celebration of individuality, self-empowerment, black womanhood, and did I mention that it’s unapologetically black?

Check out the track listings below:

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And listen to the album itself now streaming on Spotify:

There’s also a digital book of the same name (112 pages) that accompanies the album so please head over to http://www.solangemusic.com/ to read it.  In addition read Saint Heron’s Judnick Mayard’s joint interview with Solange and her mother Mrs. Tina Lawson here.