Showing posts with label Danny I. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Danny I. Show all posts

Monday, January 17, 2011

22nd Annual Martin Luther King Day Festival




Check out the sea life~



Danny I

Shoreline Rootz


If only my phone clips could do it justice; Southern California is blessed with a need to dance, and thanks to the World Beat Center's free show at Balboa Park, we did just that, strangers sharing a big floor and many smiles. Babies and aged Rastafari and young ladies and Black Mothers and everyone ever descended from Africa was represented in some way: playing chase on the playground, chattering in excited groups, and no hard feelings, just driving beats.
I particularly enjoyed "Rat Race" by Shoreline Rootz, Rosie's solo turn, and all the lyrics. They were the reason I came, and did not disappoint!!!
The guy from Army finished with this beautiful a capella number. They are hard to find on YouTube; I'd try ReverbNation. They hail from the Virgin Islands.

There was food from all over America and the West Indies, too; Costa Rica Chili, Louisiana Creole Gumbo, African Peanut Coconut Curry, and our personal choice, a cold Bob Marley Berry drink.





I can't say enough about Danny I, either. Now him, you can find in many clips; his 2007 album seems like a good place to start.

Please don't take this as a diss to the rest; I woke up late after we painted at 4 am! :-D