Live with U People #59/60: Barack Watch!
January 29, 2009
Shelley Nicole joins Olive and Hanifah to report back from the inauguration.
Live with U People #58: Trans People Express
January 29, 2009
Olive and Hanifah are joined by Tika Milan of the film U People to talk trans politics, love and other A to Zs with U People.
Treat Ya Self: Hard Candy Calendar
January 15, 2009
What better way to bring this decade to a close than by celebrating this landmark twelve months with our most remarkable stud womyn? Iconic images create an intensity and brilliantly captures the strength, power, and quiet beauty of the dominant woman.
This is an exciting debut from the promising Chicago-based designer/ photographer, Jennifer Griffin. Don’t miss out – this stylistically stunning collection of incredibly sexy butch womyn is sure to be a winner! Purchase your calendar at www.hardcandycalendar.com
Born Again American – Part 2 – “Onto The”
January 12, 2009
Born Again American (Part 2) – “Onto The” (12 minutes): Features the wise words of Evelyn Granville, the first Black American Woman Mathematian PHD. She along with the music explore how the beauty of faith is often out shown by the shadows of religion. And meanwhile time repeats itself.
The Born Again American Mix Part 2 “Onto The” is no longer available for download. The Born Again American Download Card will be available online in February and at select stores.
The Born Again American Mix Part 2 “Onto The” is no longer available for download. The Born Again American Download Card will be available online in February and at select stores.If you missed Part 2 “OnTo The” Listen
Born Again American Mix Part 2 "Onto The" [12:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup
Born Again American (Part 1 - "To Sea") [11:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup
Born Again American Mix Part 2 "Onto The" [12:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup Born Again American (Part 1 - "To Sea") [11:06m]: Play Now | Play in PopupCREDITS/PLAYLIST
Mixed and Arranged by Hanifah Walidah
Co-Mixed by DJ FoLAKe
Main Track: “Stand on the Word” – Joubert Singers (Tirk Records)
“What do you know” – The Gentle People (Remix/Nivek Tsoy) (I Records)
Wise Words: Evelyn Granville (visionaryproject.org)
© 2002-2008 The National Visionary Leadership Project. All Rights Reserved.
Photography: Olive Demetrius
Graphic Design: Hanifah Walidah
If you missed art 1 “To Sea” Listen
Born Again American Mix Part 2 "Onto The" [12:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup Born Again American (Part 1 - "To Sea") [11:06m]: Play Now | Play in PopupThe Born Again American Music Mix is a series of exquisite mixes inspired by a new era. Each week will question and affirm what we know and where we choose to go… from here.
Every Monday starting Jan. 5th and ending Jan. 19th, 1 out of a 3 part Born Again American mix series will be made available on the U Music Drops widget. Every week at Monday 12pm the U Music Drops Player will drop a new mix. You will have 7 days to download that mix for free.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U MUSIC WIDGET HERE.
Live with U People #57 “U Music and Sugarfree Koolaid”
January 8, 2009
Olive and Hanifah talk about hard candy, the new U Music player, gunshots in Oakland and what’s new about the New Year. Watch them live every Thursday 9pm EST at www.iloveupeople.com
U News: U Music Widget Debuts
January 4, 2009
IMMEDIATE RELEASE 01-05-09: U People LLC and iLoveUPeople.com debut a new and fun online music delivery service called U Music Drops. It is similar in concept to ITUNES Song of the Week except with a fun and addictive twist and geared towards a niche market of music.
The site iLoveUPeople.com was created to support the first rockumentary of its kind entitled U People, to debut on LOGO Feb. 7, 2009. The film supported a soundtrack and music video Do You Mind also featured on LOGO’s New Now Next in 2008. The rockumentary and soundtrack gave way to a growing niche market of fans within both the queer and of color communities. These communities were hungry for new voices in independent music. In 2008 U People introduced the U People Download Music Mix Card to an overwhelming response.
U People realized the hunger had no end and developed with sproutbuilder.com the U Music Drops widget. This exquisite little widget not only delivers original music by independent artists, but short 10 minute conceptual mixes by DJs. Not only does the widget deliver new and exciting music weekly it delivers it in a fun and addictive manner. Every Monday at noon the widget counts down to zero from 7 days prior and then changes its tune and face (skin). At that point the 7 day countdown begins again and viewers have 7 days to download for free the song or mix of the week.
The U Music Drops (right here in….) debuts itself with a 3 part DJ mix series called Born Again American created by Hanifah Walidah co-director/producer of U People. It is a provocative and spiritually excavating house music meditation on a new era of politics and people. Get your U People Drops widget and don’t laugh if you find yourself at work staring at the screen just before lunch for the next and best in independent U Music to drop!
Born Again American – Part 1 “To Sea”
January 4, 2009
The Born Again American Music Mix is a series of exquisite mixes inspired by a new era. Each week will question and affirm what we know and where we choose to go… from here.
Every Monday starting Jan. 5th and ending Jan. 19th, 1 out of a 3 part Born Again American mix series will be made available on the U Music Drops widget. Every week at Monday 12pm the U Music Drops Player will drop a new mix. You will have 7 days to download that mix for free.
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE U MUSIC WIDGET HERE.
PART 1 – TO SEA
Part 1- To Sea, features the wise words of Ruby Dee as she delves into the African American identity in a way that is refreshing and downright timely. I think many African Americans, I know I have, have been left by the crossroads with the victory of this election. The crossroads of our identity. Most, not all, of us have been raised with some or more a degree of cynicism and resentment towards America; leaving us with a splintered, at best, sense of identity.
The Born Again American Mix Part 1 “To Sea” is no longer available for download. The Born Again American Download Card will be available online in February and at select stores.
If you missed Part 1 “To Sea” Listen
This is an idea I’ve had on the burner for a minute as Barack was running, now that the will be our president in just a few weeks I could not resist the artistic forces that were willing to give these thoughts voice. As I started piecing together the music I would use on Beatport.com, I came by a site www.visionaryproject.org that is an archive of interviews with prominent African American leaders in the sciences, humanities, arts and politics. I gravitated to the women of course and they surely did not disappoint. At the same time I teamed up with a my friend DJ FoLAKe to play around with the idea that was coming to light.
I am a storyteller and I can’t help but tell one in my art whether it is theater, music or film. It was my pleasure to create this mix and I hope it is your pleasure to listen.
CREDITS/PLAYLIST
Mixed and Arranged by Hanifah Walidah
Co-Mixed by DJ FoLAKe
Main Track: Lonely Quiet by Soul T (Exquisite Records)
Additional Track: Godspeed by Modeselektor (Bpitch Control)
What Do You Know by The Gentle People ( I Records)
Additional Vocals/Poetry: Hanifah Walidah and Olive Demetrius
Wise Words: Ruby Dee (www.visionaryproject.org)
© 2002-2008 The National Visionary Leadership Project. All Rights Reserved.
Photography: Olive Demetrius
Graphic Design: Hanifah Walidah
Special Thanks to Lars Kronlund for introducing me to Beatport.com
