i missed the phat fest and i sooooo wanted to go, i actually would have been able to watch Emmanuel Jal, i think he is a great aRTIST, HIS RAP STYLE IS TOOO WOH! I first heard his song Bakiwala on Power Fm it was on the count down then my utmost fave has been 'shirts too short,' lol the tune, is just groovy, his rap style is across btn P-diddy ( in the days he used to rap) and something else i cant yet place my fingers on...but hes really good and he is soooooo real... when he talks about his life as a child soldier and how his life was saved more than once by God alone, it is remarkable. he is a born again christian too.
any way,he performed as late as midnight on the phat fest, on friday and (i heard) christians were sorely traumatized by his song 'vagina" ( i was sooo amused!) he made it worse by telling guys to sing along to the song. i pitied the christians who were not used to certain body parts being audaciously sang especially form a gospel artist....it sounds like blasphemy... however the message was what mattered to me, as graphic and candid as the language used... that was the idea..to get the message across
part of the interview with emmanuel jaal
B.E.: It takes a few years. And then there's this incredible song “Vagina.” Amazing lyrics. [“To Mr. Oil, Diamond, and Gold miner, stop treating Mama Africa like a vagina. She's not your whore, not anymore. You take the riches and you leave the people poor.”] Tell me about that.
E.J.: Well “Vagina” was inspired by Blood Diamond. And also the issues in Africa, what is killing us. Gold. Diamonds. Oil. Those are the things. It's a message for both the companies and the leaders of Africa, the presidents. Because a lot of people don't know what is really going on in Africa. They don't know what is crippling Africa. So because I'm from there, I know what's going on. And this is a song that tells you the real truth. And people have to judge for themselves.
so what you think? i thought it was okay!
you can read the whole interview here
10 whatevers:
I love Jal too! 'vagina' makes alot of sence
Oh, so much hooha over a part of the body that is so integral to our existence.
Vaginas rock!
**ahem**
(Blank stare)
lol Tumwi! that coment has made my morning gosh!
you love jal, trish?!he rocks!
TRP.... make the comment, lol!
I guess sometimes the 'shock factor' is essential in driving the point home. Haven't heard what he sounds like yet but I'm going to sleep on power fm till i do.
lol Elle B but you do that ask for any of his songs and you will sure listen to it
I'd say since africa is exploited by the western world in the same way the vagina has been exploited.
that's one song that won't get airplay...but that's one dude with massive balls.
A whore becomes one willingly. She ain't forced- so Africa, why not stop flashing it? Eh..
What would Jesus say?
hey thanks for stopping through, having seen you in awhile and I really appreciate the fingers crossed.
Bet that show would have been booming!!
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