#african danse

[panafrocore]

Danse Macabre by Black American Artist Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (1914)

The Danse Macabre consists of the dead, or a personification of death, summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave, typically with a pope, emperor, king, child, and labourer. The effect is both frivolous and terrifying, beseeching its audience to react emotionally.

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#African Art #African artifact #Black American art #Black American Artist #Black American History #Black American Sculpture #Danse Macabre #Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

New Video: Les Amazones d'Afrique Share Bold and Swaggering "Flaws"

New Video: Les Amazones d'Afrique Share Bold and Swaggering "Flaws @amazonesafrique @sirenscallpr @RealWorldRec @kennedymuntanga @acedancemusic

Founded in Bamako back in 2014 by three renowned and acclaimed Malian artists and social change activists Mamani Keïta, Oumou Sangaré and Amadou & Mariam‘s Mariam Doumbia, Les Amazones d’Afrique is a All-Star collective of female, West African artists that embraces international voices through a meshing of heritage and new generation talent while advocating for the rights of women and girls…

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#ACE Dance and Music School #African Diaspora Music #African music #Afropop #Alvie Bitemo #Angelique Kidjo #Bamako Mali #Birmingham UK #Dobet Gnahoré #electro pop #indie electro pop #Jacknife Lee #Kennedy Junior Mutanga #Les Amazones d&039;Afrique #Les Amazones d&039;Afrique Flaws #Les Amazones d&039;Afrique Kuma Fo (What They Say) #Les Amazones d&039;Afrique Musow Danse #Les Amazones d&039;Afrique République Amazone #music #music video #New Video #Nneka #Oumou Sangare #Real World Records #Roka Koné #video #Video Review #Video Review: Flaws #Video Review: Les Amazones d&039;Afrique Flaws #women who kick ass

[kimludcom]

diamond platnumz feat fally ipupa Inama Official Dance Routine #Inamachallenge

diamond platnumz feat fally ipupa Inama Official Dance Routine #Inamachallenge

#youtube #diamond platnumz #fally ipupa #inama #kiswahili #tanzania #Lingala #DRC #music #artists #Est Africa #central african republic #Africa #French #artists on tumblr #Bad Gyal Cassie #ÉCOLE DE DANSE AFRO EN LIGNE #dance #dansen #choreography #Inamachallenge

[ozkar-krapo]

V/A

"L'Afrique danse"

(LP. African. 1973) [CD]

#compilation #africa #congo #1973 #rumba #records #Youtube

[creart23-blog]

Johannes Bjerg, 'Abyssinian' 1914/15

Johannes C. Bjerg, 1886/1955, having received a scholarship arrived in Paris in 1911, meeting the cubist group Section d'Or, he moved to the Bateau-Lavoir of Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris. 

Their neighbor was the Spanish sculptor Auguste Agero 1880/1946 whose influence would be decisive for Bjerg. 

In his studio “modern” sculpture and African artifacts coexist, discovering a new range of models and motifs.

It was naturally at Agero that Johannes Bjerg met the young Ethiopian model who posed for the Abyssinian (Abyssinia being the old name of Ethiopia).

Bjerg was enthusiastic about this boy and made several variations of it.

The model's slim and slender figure inspired other artists such as the Russian Alexander Archipenko, 1887/1964, Roter Tanz (Danse Rouge, or Blue Dancer) 1912/13

German Georg Kolbe, 1877/1947, ballerino, 1914

And Bjerg's compatriot, Svend Rathsack, 1885/1941, Ung mand med falk, 1914/17

With his slender body we can say that this young man actively participated in the artists' craze for the African figure and if we do not know the identity of the model, at least the poses he takes are unequivocally the attitudes of 'a dancer.

The first “negro” dance was introduced to Paris by Gabriel Astruc at the Nouveau Cirque in 1903: it was in fact the cake walk inspired by American minstrel shows. 

In 1925, Josephine Baker had a triumph with the “Revue Négre”

“Negro art? Don’t know,” Picasso (1881-1973) asserted in 1920, yet with his whole gang, Braque, Matisse, Derain, they discovered, with astonishment, this unprecedented art which distorts and recomposes what their eye, in an innate way, is accustomed to seeing.

Pablo Picasso in the Bateau-Lavoir workshop, in 1908

#L'Abyssinian

[shaina-jacobs]

me voila avec un couple rien qu'a moi Taylen qui est le frère de Kaydron et Zahiran Taylen et afro-américain et Zahiran et 100 pourcent Africaine elle a hérité des yeux bleu d'un de ces decendant zahiran pratique plusieurs sport la muscu , le boxe , le karaté mais aussi elle entrain des gamin sur la danse africain Taylen quand a lui est le pure et dur badboy qui ce fou de tout toute personne et une proies pour lui seul Zahiran peu l'approcher il ce connaisse depuis il son petit elle sais qui il est elle est même la marraine de son neveux pour revenir a lui il circule pas sans sa moto ou voiture c'est un fumeur voir un droguer et il aime beaucoup le whisky c'est d'ailleurs un soir un peu trop arroser qui a eu lieux leur première fois ensemble elle a toujours refuser ces avance elle c'est que c'est un matcho un charo mais son cœur lui disait autre chose chose que 20 ans après il ce mette en couple comme il dit c'est l'officiel 😅 pour rapelle Taylen est un loup alpha et oui les 2 on 40 pige 🤯

pose by @pradacreations @ssiat

here I am with a couple just me Taylen who is the brother of Kaydron and Zahiran Taylen and African American and Zahiran and 100 percent African she inherited blue eyes from one of these descendants Zahiran practices several sports bodybuilding, boxing, karate but also she trains kids on African dance Taylen when he is the pure and hard badboy who is crazy about everyone and a prey for him alone Zahiran can approach him he has known him since his little her I know who he is, she's even the godmother of his nephews, to come back to him, he doesn't travel without his motorbike or car, he's a smoker, even a drug addict, and he really likes whiskey, it's a bit too much water one evening. who took place their first time together she has always refused these advances it is that it is a matcho a charo but his heart told him something other than 20 years later he gets into a relationship as he says it is there 'official 😅 to remind Taylen is an alpha wolf and yes the 2 are 40 free 🤯

#sims 4 poses #ts4 sims4 thesims4 #sims 4 screenshots #the sims 4 #sims 4 collab

[besoindedanser]

When can we use blackface in ballet?

In the past years, growing attention has been paid to the presence of racist stereotypes in the ballet world, particularly the use of blackface.

Almost entirely banned in northern America and Europe, this practice is still very much in use in the Soviet world. In Russia in particular, the idea of blackface being a racist and grotesque practice has always been vehemently rejected, almost to the point of absurdity (think of the Instagram picture of the Vaganova student in full blackface as part of the now infamous Danse des Negrillons). So it was really shocking seeing it on stage for the first time.

This was before the pandemic when I went to Saint Petersburg as a birthday present to myself to see the Mariinsky Theatre in Spartacus. Mind you, this is not Grigorovich's version of Spartacus, which the Bolshoi is known for and which focuses on the main characters, giving them great virtuosic variations.

Yakobson's Spartacus at the Mariinsky Theatre

The one at the Mariinsky is an incredibly grandiose and opulent production, which puts a huge emphasis on the depiction of scenes of Roman everyday life (they even brought a horse on stage).

And then came a scene depicting the first battle of the gladiators in Act I (of which a snippet can be found here). There are three gladiators fighting: one is in a "brown tan", one is in a very dark blackface, and the other is white. In the synopsis, it is described as a fight between a "Gaul" (from France), a "Numidian" (from North Africa), and an "African".

But the aim was historical accuracy...

Using the tan in this way was of course a very obvious way of conveying the place of origin of these gladiators, even to those like me who weren't familiar with this production. However, I realise that what resonated with me the most, was the willingness to depict the multi-national and multi-racial character of the Roman empire, which spanned from England to northern Africa, to the Middle East. Something that is often overlooked in our whitewashed version of Roman history.

Even though this was the first time I saw full blackface in the theatre, and believe me when I say it truly shocked me, I somehow found myself appreciating this element of historical accuracy.

Could that have been achieved in a different way?

Actually, yes.

Gladiators from different regions wore different weaponry, so different armour choices could have been sufficient to distinguish between the three different fighters, albeit in a less obvious way.

Was this ok?

At the end of the day, even though the motivation is understandable, and could even be painted in a light of inclusivity, this practice only worked because of the particular context it was in. It was a way of communicating meant by and for Russians who are notoriously not as diverse as the modern audience in America or Europe.

I, just like the Russian audience, didn't feel personally attacked by the use of blackface, as I never had to deal with that very specific form of discrimination based on skin colour. This is why I could focus on the fact that that particular costume choice was meant as a way to include historically accurate details.

Reimagining more inclusive representation on stage requires a greater diversity not just amongst the ballet dancers, but most importantly within the artistic direction, so as to include a different sensibility in the whole production.

What do you think?

#ballet #ballerina #blackface #besoindedanser

[klapollo]

do you have any stromae suggestions? i’ve only heard tous le meme

okay i might not be the best person to ask bc i havent listened to his ENTIRE discography but i'll do my best

he has three LPs: cheese, racine caree (square root) and multitudes which came out last spring. i like cheese the least -- it's more straightforward dance music whereas on RC his sound got more eclectic and unique imo -- he included a lot of african and caribbean musical influences which really zhuzhs the whole thing up imo. but alors on danse is his breakout song from cheese and it's definitely good.

racine caree is his big album which went diamond like a billion times in the french speaking world. basically every song on it is good imo but my personal favorites besides tous les memes are avf, papaoutai, formidable, ta fete, ave cesaria, batard and sommeil.

i havent dove deep on multitudes but i have yet to find a bad song on that one either. fils de joie is very good and shows off his method of using music as an almost literary tool really well (every verse is another character's perspective about a sex worker with the chorus being the SWer's son, who anchors it all).

i hope u enjoy!

[dark-lightacademia]

Dear Diary,

This back to school period make me nostalgic of my high school. Academie royale was fabulous, one of the most beautiful place I've seen. 

I then did not knew the aesthetic, but it was  "Dark academia" before it existed. Dark, mysterious, full of corners, 300 years old...

I won't forget its library, that smelt dust and old paper.

Teachers were mostly nuns, and the junior high school all girls. Back then, we wore those oh so stylish uniforms. 

The high school was co educated, and clothing of our choice but everyone was dressed preppy style. All students belonged to high society, mostly with a tile (as for me, I still thought I was only a  Lady).

Speaking of students: I've met on the first day (and they were in my  class until my senior year), Perle, Alice, Elvira, Rosalie, and Christel.

Perle is my best friend, my twin shadow. Flaming redhead, she thinks like  I do, and is Disnerd too . She well named (pearl) as she is a rare gem. She loved princesses stories, and always acted as such.       

 Elvira is dark, mysterious, fascinating. She dyed her hair black, and would relook her uniform Goth style. In high school she seemed  "haute Goth". It was with  Perle and me the most interested in witchcraft.  

Alice is  blonde, tall, very pretty. And talented, especially in horse riding and ballet.

Rosalie is of African origin , and very romantic. She loved fairies stories and is a skilled musician.

Christel is of Asian origin, very talented in sciences and astronomy.  And in history, just like me. 

Cher journal,

Cette période de rentrée scolaire me rend nostalgique de mon école secondaire. L'académie royale était fabuleuse, l'un des plus beaux endroits que j'ai connu.

 Je ne connaissais pas le mot à l'époque, mais elle était "Dark academia" avant l'heure. Sombre, mystérieuse, pleine de recoins, vieille de 300 ans...

Je ne suis pas prête d'oublier sa bibliothèque, qui sentait la poussière et le vieux papier. 

Les professeurs étaient des religieuses pour la plupart, et le collège réservé au filles.

 A l'époque, nous portions ces uniformes si stylés.

 Le lycée était en revanche mixte et les vêtements de type libre mais tout le monde s'habillait preppy. Les élèves appartenaient il est vrai tous à l bonne société, la plupart avec un titre (pour ma part, je ne me croyais encore que Lady).

En parlant des élèves: j'ai rencontré dès le premier jour (et eu dans ma classe jusqu'à la terminale), Perle, Alice, Elvira, Rosalie, et Christel.

Perle est ma meilleure amie, ma jumelle de main. Rousse flamboyante, elle pense comme moi et est Disnerd aussi . Elle porte bien son nom, c'est la perle rare. Elle adorait les histoires de princesses,  et s'est toujours conduite comme telle.

Elvira est sombre, mystérieuse, captivante. Elle se teignait en noir, et relookait son uniforme en version gothique. Au lycée, elle semblait "haute goth". C'était avec Perle et moi la plus fascinée par la sorcellerie.

Alice est blonde, immense, très belle. Et douée, notamment à cheval et en danse classique.

Rosalie est d'origine africaine, et très romantique. Elle raffolait des récits féériques et est musicienne émérite.

Christel est d'origine asiatique, très forte en sciences et astronomie.  Mais aussi en histoire, comme moi.

My ko fi

#aesthetics #dark academia #dark academic aesthetic #light academia #back to school #journaling #français #dark academia aesthetic

[sinceileftyoublog]

Les Amazones d’Afrique Album Review: Musow Danse

(Real World)

BY JORDAN MAINZER

On their 3rd album Musow Danse, supergroup Les Amazones d'Afrique hook up with legendary producer Jacknife Lee and delve into wider swaths of music of the African diaspora. What started as the collective (of shifting membership) playing the kora as a message of metaphorical defiance against traditional West African music-based gender roles, is now something that finds its power in more contemporary styles. Their voices and statements of solidarity blend swimmingly with rubbery synths, syncopated handclaps, skittering arpeggios, and hip hop drums.

Yes, Musow Danse features everything you loved in the first place about Les Amazones d'Afrique, from pure funk to their mind-boggling ability to bounce between multiple languages on one song. But this time around, each song feels like its own composition that can stand alone just as well as it ties in with the other songs on the record. The two that feature the majority of the group are immediate standouts. The opening title track presents the vocals of Fafa Ruffino, Mamani Keïta, Kandy Guira, and Dobet Gnahoré, chanting in unison, "Rise up, African woman" and expelling vocal trills, against a driving beat and panning distortion. "Kuma Fo (What They Say)", meanwhile, sports a similar mix between the tactile and the atmospheric, hand percussion rolling alongside meaty hip hop beats and screeching synthesizers. "Flaws" is already one of the best pure pop songs of 2024, Keïta and Ruffino paying tribute to the imperfections that make us ourselves, alongside some club-ready 808s. And new member Alvie Bitemo shows off her vocal range on "Mother Murakoze" and "Amahoro (Don't Get Angry"), intense and throaty in comparison to the abstract, glassy synthesizers and upbeat drumline snares.

In speaking about Musow Danse, Ruffino mentioned that Lee, despite not knowing the various languages sung on the album, was able to feel the spirit of the words. Though it's likely impossible for the average listener to hold a similarly intimate connection, experiencing the record is still an exercise in deep listening, an appreciation of contrast not just as a sonic tool but as an emphasis on the innate worth of each individual voice. On album closer "Bobo Me", Nneka's atmospheric falsetto nestles between the depth of Keïta's stop-starts. Gnahoré's upfront vocal subsumes the circular rhythms of "Kiss Me" and the deliberate, yet shifting tempo of "My Place". With Les Amazones d'Afrique, there's room for it all, the bigger the tent, the more powerful the music.

#album review #les amazones d'afrique #musow danse #real world #real world records #jacknife lee #fafa ruffino #mamani keïta #kandy guira #dobet ghanoré #alvie bitemo #nneka

[brookston]

Holidays 1.24

Holidays

BCPB (Black & Can’t Play Basketball) Awareness Day

Bell Let’s Talk Day (Canada)

Bull Day (French Republic)

Change a Pet's Life Day

Colorist Appreciation Day

Economic Liberation Day (Togo)

Fiesta de Ekeko (Bolivia)

Foreign Intelligence Service Day (Ukraine)

Global Belly Laugh Day (at 1:24 pm local time)

Gold Rush Day

Heart to Heart Day

International Day of Education

International Day of the Endangered Lawyer

International Mobile Phone Recycling Day

Juan Pablo Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

"Just Do It" Day

Macintosh Computer Day

Microwave Oven Day

Minimoog Day

Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day

National ALGS Awareness Day

National Compliment Day

National Girl Child Day (India)

National Heroes Day (Cayman Islands)

National Matthew Day

National Readathon Day

Paul Pitcher Day (UK)

Social Sipping and Nibbling Rehearsal Day

Square Dance Day [also 11.29]

Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

Tax Ruled Unconstitutional Day

Tricknology Day

TV Game Show Day

Uttar Pradesh Day (India)

World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture

Zaevion Dobson Day (Tennessee)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Can Day (a.k.a. Beer Can Appreciation Day)

Eskimo Pie Day

National Hot Cereal Day

National Lobster Thermidor Day

National Peanut Butter Day

4th Wednesday in January

Library Shelfie Day [4th Wednesday]

Weedless Wednesday (Canada) [4th Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Ziua Unirii (Unification Day of the Romanian Principalities; Romania)

Festivals Beginning January 24, 2024

The Blues of Achilles: Homer Iliad [Annual Raglas Lecture] (San Diego, California)

Iowa Pork Congress (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 1.25]

Sioux Falls Farm Show (Sioux Falls, Iowa) [thru 1.26]

Sustainable Foods Summit (San Francisco, California) [thru 1.25]

Temple Bar TradFest (Dublin, Ireland) [thru 1.28]

Feast Days

Alacitas (Aymara Indian Pot-Bellied God of Property; Everyday Wicca)

Babylas of Antioch (Christian; Martyr)

Cadoc Day (Wales)

Cat Sacrifice Day (Aix-En Province, France)

Ekeko Festival (God of Abundance; Bolivia) [Lasts 3 Weeks]

Exuperantius of Cingoli (Christian; Saint)

The Fairy-Four Paganalia (Shamanism)

Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic)

Feast of Seed-Time (Feati Sementini; Ancient Rome)

Felician of Foligno (Christian; Martyr)

Francis de Sales (Christian; Saint) [Journalists, Editors, Writers]

Gillis van Coninxloo (Artology)

Invent a God Day (Pastafarian)

John Belushi (Hedonism; Saint)

Jools Holland (Humanism)

Klaatu Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Konstantin Bogaevsky (Artology)

Macedonius of Syria (Christian; Saint)

Paganalia: Gaea’s Day (Celebration of the Country Farmer; Pagan)

Pendulum Dowsing to Find Lost Things (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

The Pendragon Legend, by Antal Szerb (Novel; 1934)

Pratulin Martyrs (Greek Catholic Church)

Robert Motherwell (Artology)

Sailing of Bast (Ancient Egypt)

Sementivae begins (Ancient Roman festival honoring Ceres (Goddess of Agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth)

Solomon (Positivist; Saint)

Stanley the Mouse (Muppetism)

Suranus of Umbria (Christian; Saint)

Timothy, disciple of St. Paul (Christian; Martyr)

Twrch Trwyth Day (Boar hunted by King Arthur; Celtic Book of Days)

Vasily Surikov (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown]

Tu BiShvat [14-15 Shevat]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Alice Foils the Pirates (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Amerika, by Franz Kafka (Novel; 1927)

Chicago (Film; 2003)

Clement Lorimer, by Angus Reach (Novel; 1848)

The Courier (Film; 2020)

Danse Macabre, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Tone Poem; 1874)

Farewell My Ugly or Knots to You (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 18; 1960)

Fierce Creatures (Film; 1997)

Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks (Novel; 1971)

Grand Hotel, by Vicki Baum (Novel; 1929)

The Grapes of Wrath (Film; 1940)

Hairless Hector (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

A Hollywood Detour (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1942)

Ideas on the Aesthetics of Music, by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubert (Essays; 1787)

Jirel of Joiry, by C.L. Moore (Novel; 1934)

Mickey’s Toontown (Disneyland Attraction; 1993)

Mouse-Placed Kitten (WB MM Cartoon; 1959)

My Chauffeur (Film; 1986)

The 19th Hole Club, featuring Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Noah’s Outing, featuring Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Pluto’s Playmate (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Setting Free the Bears, by John Irving (Novel; 1968)

Shift: Third Shift — Pact, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2013)

Skid Row, by Skid Row (Album; 1989)

Snake in the Gracias (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Film; 1948)

21, by Adele (Album; 2011)

Two for the Ripsaw or Goodbye Mr. Chips (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 17; 1960)

Waco (TV Mini-Series; 2018)

The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1969)

Today’s Name Days

Franz, Thurid, Vera (Austria)

Bogoslav, Felicijan, Franjo (Croatia)

Milena (Czech Republic)

Timotheus (Denmark)

Naima, Naimi (Estonia)

Senja (Finland)

François (France)

Bernd, Franz, Thurid, Vera (Germany)

Filon, Polyxene, Polyxeni, Xene, Xeni, Zosimas (Greece)

Timót (Hungary)

Francesco (Italy)

Eglons, Krišs, Ksenija (Latvia)

Artūras, Felicija, Gaivilė, Mažvydas, Šarūnas, Vilgaudas (Lithuania)

Jarl, Joar (Norway)

Chwalibóg, Felicja, Mirogniew, Rafaela, Rafał, Tymoteusz (Poland)

Xenia (Romania)

Timotej (Slovakia)

Francisco, Paz, Xenia (Spain)

Erika (Sweden)

Roxanna, Roxoliana (Ukraine)

Oral, Orel, Tim, Timmy, Timon, Timothy, Vera, Verena (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 24 of 2024; 342 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 4 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 14 (Ding-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 14 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 13 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 24 White; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 11 January 2024

Moon: 99%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 24 Moses (1st Month) [Solomon]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 35 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 3 of 28)

#calendar #Holidays

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 1.24

Holidays

BCPB (Black & Can’t Play Basketball) Awareness Day

Bell Let’s Talk Day (Canada)

Bull Day (French Republic)

Change a Pet's Life Day

Colorist Appreciation Day

Economic Liberation Day (Togo)

Fiesta de Ekeko (Bolivia)

Foreign Intelligence Service Day (Ukraine)

Global Belly Laugh Day (at 1:24 pm local time)

Gold Rush Day

Heart to Heart Day

International Day of Education

International Day of the Endangered Lawyer

International Mobile Phone Recycling Day

Juan Pablo Duarte Day (Dominican Republic)

"Just Do It" Day

Macintosh Computer Day

Microwave Oven Day

Minimoog Day

Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day

National ALGS Awareness Day

National Compliment Day

National Girl Child Day (India)

National Heroes Day (Cayman Islands)

National Matthew Day

National Readathon Day

Paul Pitcher Day (UK)

Social Sipping and Nibbling Rehearsal Day

Square Dance Day [also 11.29]

Talk Like a Grizzled Prospector Day

Tax Ruled Unconstitutional Day

Tricknology Day

TV Game Show Day

Uttar Pradesh Day (India)

World Day for African and Afro-descendant Culture

Zaevion Dobson Day (Tennessee)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Beer Can Day (a.k.a. Beer Can Appreciation Day)

Eskimo Pie Day

National Hot Cereal Day

National Lobster Thermidor Day

National Peanut Butter Day

4th Wednesday in January

Library Shelfie Day [4th Wednesday]

Weedless Wednesday (Canada) [4th Wednesday]

Independence & Related Days

Ziua Unirii (Unification Day of the Romanian Principalities; Romania)

Festivals Beginning January 24, 2024

The Blues of Achilles: Homer Iliad [Annual Raglas Lecture] (San Diego, California)

Iowa Pork Congress (Des Moines, Iowa) [thru 1.25]

Sioux Falls Farm Show (Sioux Falls, Iowa) [thru 1.26]

Sustainable Foods Summit (San Francisco, California) [thru 1.25]

Temple Bar TradFest (Dublin, Ireland) [thru 1.28]

Feast Days

Alacitas (Aymara Indian Pot-Bellied God of Property; Everyday Wicca)

Babylas of Antioch (Christian; Martyr)

Cadoc Day (Wales)

Cat Sacrifice Day (Aix-En Province, France)

Ekeko Festival (God of Abundance; Bolivia) [Lasts 3 Weeks]

Exuperantius of Cingoli (Christian; Saint)

The Fairy-Four Paganalia (Shamanism)

Feast of Our Lady of Peace (Roman Catholic)

Feast of Seed-Time (Feati Sementini; Ancient Rome)

Felician of Foligno (Christian; Martyr)

Francis de Sales (Christian; Saint) [Journalists, Editors, Writers]

Gillis van Coninxloo (Artology)

Invent a God Day (Pastafarian)

John Belushi (Hedonism; Saint)

Jools Holland (Humanism)

Klaatu Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Konstantin Bogaevsky (Artology)

Macedonius of Syria (Christian; Saint)

Paganalia: Gaea’s Day (Celebration of the Country Farmer; Pagan)

Pendulum Dowsing to Find Lost Things (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

The Pendragon Legend, by Antal Szerb (Novel; 1934)

Pratulin Martyrs (Greek Catholic Church)

Robert Motherwell (Artology)

Sailing of Bast (Ancient Egypt)

Sementivae begins (Ancient Roman festival honoring Ceres (Goddess of Agriculture) and Tellus (Mother Earth)

Solomon (Positivist; Saint)

Stanley the Mouse (Muppetism)

Suranus of Umbria (Christian; Saint)

Timothy, disciple of St. Paul (Christian; Martyr)

Twrch Trwyth Day (Boar hunted by King Arthur; Celtic Book of Days)

Vasily Surikov (Artology)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown]

Tu BiShvat [14-15 Shevat]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Premieres

Alice Foils the Pirates (Disney Cartoon; 1927)

Amerika, by Franz Kafka (Novel; 1927)

Chicago (Film; 2003)

Clement Lorimer, by Angus Reach (Novel; 1848)

The Courier (Film; 2020)

Danse Macabre, by Camille Saint-Saëns (Tone Poem; 1874)

Farewell My Ugly or Knots to You (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 18; 1960)

Fierce Creatures (Film; 1997)

Go Ask Alice, by Beatrice Sparks (Novel; 1971)

Grand Hotel, by Vicki Baum (Novel; 1929)

The Grapes of Wrath (Film; 1940)

Hairless Hector (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1941)

A Hollywood Detour (Color Rhapsody Cartoon; 1942)

Ideas on the Aesthetics of Music, by Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubert (Essays; 1787)

Jirel of Joiry, by C.L. Moore (Novel; 1934)

Mickey’s Toontown (Disneyland Attraction; 1993)

Mouse-Placed Kitten (WB MM Cartoon; 1959)

My Chauffeur (Film; 1986)

The 19th Hole Club, featuring Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1936)

Noah’s Outing, featuring Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

Pluto’s Playmate (Disney Cartoon; 1941)

Setting Free the Bears, by John Irving (Novel; 1968)

Shift: Third Shift — Pact, by Hugh Howey (Novel; 2013)

Skid Row, by Skid Row (Album; 1989)

Snake in the Gracias (Tijuana Toads Cartoon; 1971)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (Film; 1948)

21, by Adele (Album; 2011)

Two for the Ripsaw or Goodbye Mr. Chips (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S1, Ep. 17; 1960)

Waco (TV Mini-Series; 2018)

The Will to Meaning: Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy, by Viktor E. Frankl (Philosophy Book; 1969)

Today’s Name Days

Franz, Thurid, Vera (Austria)

Bogoslav, Felicijan, Franjo (Croatia)

Milena (Czech Republic)

Timotheus (Denmark)

Naima, Naimi (Estonia)

Senja (Finland)

François (France)

Bernd, Franz, Thurid, Vera (Germany)

Filon, Polyxene, Polyxeni, Xene, Xeni, Zosimas (Greece)

Timót (Hungary)

Francesco (Italy)

Eglons, Krišs, Ksenija (Latvia)

Artūras, Felicija, Gaivilė, Mažvydas, Šarūnas, Vilgaudas (Lithuania)

Jarl, Joar (Norway)

Chwalibóg, Felicja, Mirogniew, Rafaela, Rafał, Tymoteusz (Poland)

Xenia (Romania)

Timotej (Slovakia)

Francisco, Paz, Xenia (Spain)

Erika (Sweden)

Roxanna, Roxoliana (Ukraine)

Oral, Orel, Tim, Timmy, Timon, Timothy, Vera, Verena (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 24 of 2024; 342 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 3 of week 4 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Luis (Rowan) [Day 4 of 28]

Chinese: Month 12 (Yi-Chou), Day 14 (Ding-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Rabbit 4721 (until February 10, 2024)

Hebrew: 14 Shevat 5784

Islamic: 13 Rajab 1445

J Cal: 24 White; Threesday [24 of 30]

Julian: 11 January 2024

Moon: 99%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 24 Moses (1st Month) [Solomon]

Runic Half Month: Peorth (Womb, Dice Cup) [Day 15 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 35 of 89)

Zodiac: Capricorn (Day 3 of 28)

#Holidays

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A song to pep your day and get it on the right track, and if you want to lose weight persistence is the key because the key to success is persistence! Having the kind of persistence that no one can shake off in the very core of you is essential because obstacles even in weight loss; yes obstacles will come like surprises to block your path that's why one must have persistence to their very bones and then they'll be able to move mountains. So I have prepared a dance workout video with an African Soukouss song Fleur de Cristal that will get you moving in the right direction! It's not too long and just good enough so that everyone can be able to move along with this! Once you apply persistence you will see losing weight is the easiest thing to do! Une chanson pour dynamiser votre journée et la mettre sur la bonne voie et si vous voulez perdre du poids, la persévérance est la clé car la clé du succès est la persévérance ! Avoir le genre de persévérance dont personne ne peut se débarrasser au plus profond de vous est essentiel car les obstacles, même dans la perte de poids; oui les obstacles viendront comme des surprises pour bloquer votre chemin c'est pourquoi il faut avoir de la persévérance jusqu'aux os et ensuite ils pourront déplacer des montagnes. J'ai donc préparé une vidéo d'entraînement de danse avec une chanson africaine du soukouss Fleur de Cristal qui vous fera bouger dans la bonne direction ! Ce n'est pas trop long et juste assez bon pour que tout le monde puisse avancer avec ça ! Une fois que vous aurez appliqué la persévérance, vous verrez que perdre du poids est la chose la plus facile à faire!

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T H E 1 9 2 0 s

Josephine Baker-

Josephine Baker was a world-renowned performer, World War 2 spy and an activist. Baker was one of the most successful African American performers in French history, her career changed the ways entertainers can use their platforms to change the world.

Josephine Baker was born on June 3rd in 1906 in St Louis, Missouri. Her parents were both entertainers and performed throughout the Midwest, often brining Josephine on stage during their shows. Sadly, their careers never took off which forced Baker when she was young to look for odd jobs to survive. She would often dance on the streets collecting money if she couldn’t find any work. Eventually her routine caught the attention of an African American theatre group. At the age of 15, Baker ran away to perform with the group. She also married during this time, taking her husband’s last name (Baker).

Baker’s career exceeded as a dancer as she performed in several Vaudeville shows, which was a popular genre in the 20th century. She moved to New York City and then her success took her to Paris. Baker became one of the most popular performers due to her distinct dancing style and unique costumes. Even though her audiences being mostly white, her performances followed African themes and styles. In her famous show Danse Sauvage, she danced across the stage in a banana skirt.

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Fiston Mwanza Mujila receives his Prix Les Afriques 2021 award

Fiston Mwanza Mujila receives his Prix Les Afriques 2021 award

Fiston Mwanza Mujila whose novel Le Danse du Vilain won Le Prix Les Afriques 2021 received his award in a ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland on June 25, 2022. Prix Les Afriques is awarded annually to an African or writer of African descent who has written fiction highlighting a human, societal, ideological, political, cultural, economic, or historical issue related to Africa or its diaspora. Prix…

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AfricaSunday sous le signe de l'Indépendance du Congo

AfricaSunday sous le signe de l’Indépendance du Congo

AfricaSunday – 26.06.2022 BEAT – African Orchestra Experience- Workshop de musique Performance de Jolie Ngemie – Danse Suka Ntima – création musicale – Répétition portes ouvertes Standing guide dans la salle Histoire coloniale et indépendance Plus d’informations Et pendant les vacances d’été 07.07.2022 L’AfricaMuseum célèbre la première Journée internationale du kiswahili ! Jumba la…

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