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elettrisonanti · 10 months
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🎥#ELETTRITV💻📲 “Lo sceriffo della mia città” è la canzone con cui la Banda Popolare dell’Emilia Rossa con la collaborazione artistica di Luca O’ Zulù Persico cantante dei 99 Posse, lancia ufficialmente la raccolta fondi Crowdfunding  per il nuovo album SEMPRE DALLA PARTE DEL TORTO, realizzato con la partecipazione di Modena City Ramblers, Gang, Kento e Marcello Coleman.
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saliasworld · 2 years
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gundamfight · 4 months
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moonwatchuniverse · 4 months
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Rolex watches during the Apollo program USAF MajGeneral Michael Collins got his bachelor degree at the USMA West Point in 1952 and went on to become a NASA astronaut, flying on Gemini X and as Apollo 11 Command Module Pilot onboard CSM “Columbia” in July 1969. Michael Collins had been wearing a Rolex wristwatch since at least 1964 as he wore his Rolex Turn-O-Graph during Gemini geology training, Apollo centrifuge training and public events related to the space program. Also during Apollo 11 commemorative events, Collins wore his personal Rolex Turn-O-Graph. Rolex has the most different space-flown wrist watch versions, as at least 8 were worn in space (GMT-master, GMT-master II, Datejust, Daytona 6263, Submariner, Sea Dweller, Yachtmaster and Oysterquartz). (Photo: NASA)
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quinloki · 3 months
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you know me the anon that said your were a icon. Iam a new anon say hi to 🐧 penguin anon.
Quick question whats your fav type of art? And artist what languages do you speak? I speak english, zulu(south africa language)
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i'll add you to the list \o/
Favorite type of art... hm, I like anime and comic styles a lot personally. I mean, old works like the sunflowers by Van Gogh are nice and all, but I just love the variety and motion in manga/anime/comic styles. I'm not a huge fan of more American cartoon styles, but they're not bad either.
Favorite artists - I really love @mewiyev @yamiyamiart @xamaxenta @attyattlaw @where-does-the-heart-lie @bountysantos and @magnuspirate's art styles. They're all very different in terms of style and coloring and such, but I love the fun and emotions that shines through them. The varied art styles are great, but it's the story telling and passion behind them that really gets me.
@stevienix and @ammosart are dear friends who I knew before tumblr, and I love their art a lot too! I've been fortunate enough to see them grow and evolve over the last few years and I they're wonderful people ^_^
As for languages, alas the USA is not renown for teaching multiple languages to its students, and I had... some interesting teachers. (gods save me a French teacher has forever ruined any hope for me learning that language).
I know pieces of Spanish, and I'm slowly learning Japanese, but in terms of fluency I'm only any good at English.
But for what it's worth my mother was insistent that a LARGE vocabulary would benefit me greatly, so I'm really good at English ^^; at least. And I do like learning new words, even at my current age, so I'm not complaining. =3
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on-partiality · 2 months
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Intro post!
Salutations, Tumblr! I decided to remake my intro post because I used to have one but I didn't like it so I deleted it but now all my mutuals are making them and I'm bored so here's the On-Partiality intro post!
Names I'm fine with being called: On-Partiality, O-P, Mills, Milly.
Pronouns: any!
Country of origin: Australia
A minor.
Historical interests: Washington's military family, the American revolutionary war in general, any part of the founding of America and early American politics, all things 18th century America, the French and Indian war, 18th century fashion.
Other interests: Hatsune Miku, Sanrio, art, writing, history, anthropology, languages, character design, animation, magical girls, the His Dark Materials books, Gorillaz, Green day, Sleep Token, pretty much any 90s grunge, punk or rock band, the X files, singing and all animals.
Extreme dislikes: any modern day politics, pop music, romance novels (with only 2 exceptions), bright lights, basic people, people who use gen Z slang in real life unironically, tiktok, maths, most trends, staying inside all day, crowded places, tight clothing.
Languages I know: English, Indonesian, Malaysian, Nevisian Creole, Korean (very good but not fluent)
Languages I'm learning: Zulu, Swahili, Italian, German, French, Irish, Taino, Japanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Greek, Dutch, probably more that I just can't remember while typing this 😅
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soulmusicsongs · 3 months
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Soul Around The World
Soul music became popular around the world, influencing countless artists across the world. We’ve put together a list with awesome soul tracks form Africa, Asia, Europa and Latin America.
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Soul Around The World in 30 songs
Asante Kwa Wazazi - Marehemu George Mukabi (Sengula Nakupenda, 196?) - Kenya
Assalam Aleikoum Africa - Francis Kingsley & Emitais (Assalam Aleikoum Africa, 1976) - Ivory Coast
Bailando en la Campiña - Los Orientales (Bailando en la Campiña - Los Orientales / Mosaico: Tres-En-1 -Tito Chicoma, 1974) - Peru
Beat For Two - Franco Micalizzi (I Due Volti Della Paura, 1972) - Italy
California - Azuquita Y Su Orquesta Melao (Pura Salsa, 1975) - Panama
Can't Give You Anything = No Puedo Darte Más Que Amor - Jaime Delgado Aparicio Y Su Orquesta Contemporánea (Jaime Delgado Aparicio Y Su Orquesta Contemporánea, 1976) - Peru
Come Back Baby - Theodore Nemy & His Band (Come Back Baby / Je Reviendrai, 1973) - Nigeria
Djanfa Magni (La Trahison N'est Pas Bonne) - Tidiani Kone Et Le T. P. Orchestre Poly Rythmo De Cotonou - Benin (Fangate Djangele Et Djanfa Magni, 1977) - Benin
Do The Good - The Future Hopes (How Can I Get To My God / Do The Good, 197?) - Nigeria
Dom Za Tebe - Zoran Milivojevic (Rastanak (My Women, My Women, My Wife) / Dom Za Tebe, 1974) - Yugoslavia
Fireman - Benis Cletin (Jungle Magic, 1979) - Nigeria
Kalabuley Woman - Pierre Antoine (Kalabuley Woman / Ye Man Noun (Our World), 1977) - Ivory Coast
Life’s Gone Down Low - The Lijadu Sisters (Danger, 1976) - Nigeria
Moni Ngan - Willie Songue accompagné par Les Showmen (Moni Ngan / Le Jour De Fete, 1974) - Cameroon
Moving World - Kelenkye Band (Moving World, 1974) - Ghana
Overture - Gibson Kente (How Long, 1978\3) - South Africa
Papa's Black Dog - Pazy And The Black Hippies (Wa Ho Ha, 1978) - Nigeria
Pele Rein - Les Loups Noirs (Jouent Pour Vous, 1970) - Haiti
Sound Beat - The Beat Fellows (Sound Beat / Hand In Hand, 1970) - Belgium
Speedy Buggy - Orchester Fritz Maldener (Speedy Buggy, 1972) - Germany
Tilantina Zarie - Alemayehu Eshete (Konjit / Tilantina Zarie, 1974) - Ethiopia
Tsegulani - Musi-O-Tunya (Tsegulani / One Reply, 1973) - Zambia
Tsi Ma Leto - Les As Du Golfe (Les As Du Golfe En Action Vol.1, 197?) - Togo
Ultima Caccia - Giuliano Sorgini (Zoo Folle , 1974) - Italy
Viertel Vor Neun Viertel Vor Zehn - Zanki (Jetzt Komm' Ich, 1977) - Germany
Voodoo Moon - Jackie Mittoo And The Soul Brothers (Last Train To Skaville, 2003) - Jamaica
Wake The Monster - Big Jullien And His All Star (Riviera Sound N°1, 1970) - France
Wait For Me - Roger Damahouzan (Xede Nge / Wait For Me, 1972) - Togo
You Fool, You Fool - The Prophet and His Disciples (You Fool, You Fool / The Pusher, 197?) - Ghana
Zulu Lunchbag - Ndikho Xaba & The African Echoes (Zulu Lunchbag / Big Time, 1968) - South Africa
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jartitameteneis · 4 months
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 UNO DE LOS LÍDERES MÁS IMPORTANTES DE SUDÁFRICA.
Shaka Zulu, cuyo nombre completo es Shaka kaSenzangakhona, es una de las figuras más icónicas y enigmáticas de la historia de Sudáfrica. Nacido en 1787, fue el líder más influyente del pueblo Zulú, conocido por su astucia militar y su habilidad para unificar numerosas tribus bajo un solo imperio. Su reinado, que duró desde 1816 hasta su muerte en 1828, marcó un período de transformaciones significativas en la región del sur de África.
Desde temprana edad, Shaka mostró un talento excepcional para la guerra y la estrategia. Su padre, Senzangakhona, era el líder de los Zulúes, una pequeña tribu entre las muchas que poblaban la región. La madre de Shaka, Nandi, era de la tribu Langeni, y su unión con Senzangakhona estuvo marcada por la controversia, lo que llevó a que Shaka y su madre fueran exiliados. Este período de adversidad temprana moldeó el carácter y las ambiciones de Shaka.
Al alcanzar la madurez, Shaka se unió a los Mthethwa, una poderosa tribu bajo el liderazgo de Dingiswayo. Bajo su tutela, Shaka perfeccionó sus habilidades militares y desarrolló innovaciones tácticas que más tarde implementaría en sus propias fuerzas. Una de estas innovaciones fue la introducción de la lanza corta o "iklwa", diseñada para la lucha cuerpo a cuerpo, en contraste con las lanzas largas utilizadas para lanzar desde una distancia.
La oportunidad de Shaka para ascender llegó cuando Dingiswayo murió en una batalla y su propio padre falleció poco tiempo después. Shaka asumió el liderazgo de los Zulúes y comenzó un proceso de expansión y consolidación sin precedentes. Utilizó tanto la diplomacia como la fuerza militar para unificar a las tribus circundantes, creando un poderoso reino Zulú.
El reinado de Shaka se caracterizó por su rigurosa disciplina militar y su ingenio táctico. Reorganizó el ejército Zulú en "impis", regimientos basados en la edad y la experiencia, y estableció complejas formaciones de batalla. Su famosa táctica, conocida como "la formación del cuerno de búfalo", permitió a los Zulúes cercar y derrotar a sus enemigos de manera efectiva.
Sin embargo, el liderazgo de Shaka no estuvo exento de controversia. Se le conoce por su crueldad y despiadada eficiencia en la guerra. Las campañas militares de Shaka provocaron desplazamientos masivos y la desestabilización de la región, un período conocido como "Mfecane" o "la trituración".
La muerte de Shaka en 1828, a manos de sus propios hermanos, puso fin a un reinado de transformación y conquista. A pesar de su final trágico, el legado de Shaka Zulu perdura. Transformó a los Zulúes de una pequeña tribu en un poderoso reino que más tarde desafiaría el colonialismo europeo en África del Sur. Shaka es recordado tanto por su genio militar como por su implacable búsqueda de poder, una figura compleja que dejó una huella indeleble en la historia africana.
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theoutlier876 · 4 months
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Pt II of my lil idea
(Also I’m realizing I never really mentioned specific people I’m using references from so if I can find my images I’ll change the og post)
An African gazelle (Zulu Tribe)
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A Native American cardinal (Cheyenne Tribe [I think])
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The source used for the Native American clothing did not have labels for the different clothing so I did some research to try and find a match, but please lmk if it better resembles a different tribe!
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toffeethief · 3 months
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Top 5 Albums In The Year Of Our Lord 2023
1. Ryuichi Sakamoto - 12
2. Buggin’ - Concrete Cowboys
3. Aesop Rock - Integrated Tech Solutions
4. Bell Witch - Future’s Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Shadow
5. Zulu - A New Tomorrow
Honorable Mentions:
The Album Leaf - Future Falling // Amen Seat – Amen Seat // Andre 3000– New Blue Sun // Angel Dust – Brand New Soul // Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f / In A Room7 F760 // Baroness – Stone // BB Bomb – Practice Songs-Lesson Three // Billy Woods & Kenny Segal – Maps // Black Matter Device – Buckshot Mouthwash/Mr. Uncomfortable // Blonde Redhead – Sit Down For Dinner // Boris/Uniform – Bright New Disease // The Bouncing Souls – Ten Stories High // Boygenius – The Record //  The Callous Daoboys – God Smiles On The Callous Daoboys // Chat Pile/Nerver – Brothers In Christ // Clementine Valentine – The Coin That Broke The Fountain Floor // C.LS.M. – Infinity Shit // George Cosby – Talk // Covet – Catharsis // Deserve To Die – Deserve To Die // Dorthia Cottrell – Death Folk Country // Arnold Dreyblatt – Resolve // Ex Pilots – Ex Pilots // Explosions In The Sky – End // Felony For Existing – Felony For Existing // Fews – Glass City // Fishbone – Fishbone // Flooding – Silhouette Machine // Fotocrime – Accelerated // Peter Gabriel – i/o // GLAM – The Color, The Dark // Gridlink – Coronet Juniper // Headcheese – Expired // The HIRS Collective – We’re Still Here // The Hope Conspiracy – Confusion/Chaos/Misery // Khanate – To Be Cruel // Kilamanzego – Black Weirdo // Killer Mike – Michael // Kitba – Kitba // Lamp Of Murmuur – Saturnian Bloodstorm // Lankum – False Lankum // Kali Malone – Does Spring Hides Its Joy // Mary Lattimore – Goodbye, Hotel Arkada // Lucy Camp – Smores Vol. 1 // Lunar Creature – Lunar Creature // Mile End – Promo 2023 // Mil-Spec – Marathon // Milledenials – The Peak Of Youth Life // Model/Actriz – Dogsbody // Mystic 100s – On A Micro Diet // Narrow Head – Moments Of Clarity // The Necks – Travel // New Found Glory – Make The Most Of It // New World Man ­– The Beast Is Back // Noname – Sundial // One Step Closer – Song For The Willow // Ostraca – Disaster // Oxbow – Love’s Holiday // Bill Orcutt – Jump On It // Misha Panilov – In Focus // Paramore – This Is Why // Parannoul – After The Magic // Pere Ubu – Trouble On A Big Beat Street // Perfect Angel At Heaven – Imploder // Pile – All Fiction // Planet On A Chain – Boxed In // Powers/Pulice/Rolin – Prism // Protomartyr – Formal Growth In The Desert // Pulsatile Tinnitus – The Finer Art Of Heartwork // Radiator Hospital – Can’t Make Any Promises / Watching A Fire // Rat Cage – Savage Visions // Restraining Order – Locked In Time // Ringworm – Seeing Through Fire // Olivia Rodrigo – Guts // Sadness – April Sunset // Sadness/Abriction – Sadness/Abriction // Sam Goldberg – Some Songs Are Sung // Screaming Females – Desire Pathways // Samuel Sharp – Consequential // Patrick Shiroishi – I Was Too Young To Hear Silence // Shonen Knife – Our Best Place // Shunkan – She Nods // Sigur Ros – Atta // Sincere Engineer – Cheap Grills // Slant – Demo 2023 // Sophia Chablau e Uma Enore Pedre de Tempo – Musicia do Esquencimento // Spellling – Spellling & The Mystery School // Spirit Of Hamlet – Northwest Of Hamuretto // Spirit Of The Beehive – I’m So Lucky // Spy – Satisfaction // Marnie Stern – The Comeback Kid // Sunbear – Enjoy! // Suzie True – Sentimental Scum // Swiss Army Wife – Medium Gnarly // The Tallest Man On Earth – Henry St. // Teke::Teke – Hagata // Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – These Things Remain Unassigned // TLOOTH – Wet // Unwed Sailor – Mute The Charm // Usurp Synapse – A Vile Contamina // Vivat Virtute – Hold Music // Widowdusk – I Know Where We’re At, Not Where We’re Going // Will Haven – VII // Witch Prophet – Gateway Experience
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aubreyxd · 30 days
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hello in every language
Afrikaans: Hallo | Albanian: Përshëndetje | Amharic: ሀሎ(Hālo) | Arabic: مرحبًا (Mrhban) | Armenian: Բարեւ(Barev) | Assamese: নমস্কাৰ | Aymara: Kamisaki | Azerbaijani: Salam | Bambara: aw ni baara | Basque: Kaixo | Belarusian: добры дзень(Dobry dzień) | Bengali: হ্যালো(Hyālō) | Bhojpuri: प्रणाम | Bosnian: Zdravo | Bulgarian: Здравейте(Zdraveĭte) | Catalan: Hola | Cebuano: Hello | Chichewa: Moni | Chinese(Simplified): 你好(Nǐ hǎo) | Chinese(Traditional): 你好(Nǐ hǎo) | Corsican: Bonghjornu | Croatian: zdravo | Czech: Ahoj | Danish: Hej | Dhivehi: އައްސަލާމް ޢަލައިކުމް(assalaam 'alaikum) | Dogri: नमस्कार | Dutch: Hallo | Esperanto: Saluton | Estonian: Tere | Ewe: Hello | Filipino: Kamusta | Finnish: Hei | French: Bonjour | Frisian: Hallo | Galician: Ola | Georgian: გამარჯობა(gamarjoba) | German: Hallo | Greek: Γειά σου(Geiá so) | Guarani: Mba'éichapa | Gujarati: નમસ્તે(Namastē) | Haitian Creole: Bonjou | Hausa: Sannu | Hawaiian: Aloha | Hebrew: שלום | Hindi: नमस्ते(namaste) | Hmong: Nyob zoo | Hungarian: Helló | Icelandic: Halló | Igbo: Nnọọ | Ilocano: Hello | Indonesian: Halo | Irish: Dia dhuit | Italian: Ciao | Japanese: こんにちは(Kon'nichiwa) | Javanese: Halo | Kannada: ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | Kazakh: Сәлеметсіз бе(Sälemetsiz be) | Khmer: ជំរាបសួរ(chomreabsuor) | Kinyarwanda: Mwaramutse | Konkani: हॅलो |Korean: 안녕하세요(annyeonghaseyo) | Krio: Adu | Kurdish (Kurmanji): Slav |Kurdish ( Sorani) سڵاو | Kyrgyz: Салам(Salam) | Lao: ສະບາຍດີ(sabaidi) | Latin: Salve | Latvian: Sveiki | Lingala: Mbote | Lithuanian: Sveiki | Luganda: Nkulamusizza | Luxembourgish: Hallo | Macedonian: Здраво(Zdravo) | Maithili: नमस्कार | Malagasy: Salama | Malay: Hello | Malayalam: ഹലോ(halayaa) | Maltese: Bongu | Maori: Kia ora | Marathi: नमस्कार(Namaskāra) | Meitelion (Manipuri): ꯍꯦꯜꯂꯣ | Mizo: Chibai | Mongolian: Сайн уу(Sain uu) | Myanmar (Burmese): မင်္ဂလာပါ | Nepali: नमस्कार(Namaskāra) | Norwegian: Hallo | Odia(Oriya): ନମସ୍କାର | Oromo: Akkam | Pashto: سلام | Persian: سلام | Polish: Witam | Portuguese: Olá | Punjabi: ਸਤ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ(Sata srī akāla) | Quechua: Allinllachu | Romanian: Buna ziua | Russian: привет(Privet) | Samoan: Talofa | Sanskrit: नमस्ते | Scots Gaelic: Halò | Sepedi: Thobela | Serbian: Здраво(Zdravo) | Sesotho: Lumela | Shona: Mhoro | Sindhi: سلام | Sinhala: ආයුබෝවන්(āyubōvan) | Slovak: Ahoj | Slovenian: zdravo | Somali: Hello | Spanish: Hola | Sundanese: Halo | Swahili: habari | Swedish: Hallå | Tajik: Салом(Salom) | Tamil: வணக்கம்(Vaṇakkam) | Tatar: Сәлам | Telugu: హలో(Halō) | Thai: สวัสดี(S̄wạs̄dī) | Tigrinya: ሰላም | Tsonga: Avuxeni | Turkish: Merhabam | Turkmen: salam | Twi: Hɛlo | Ukrainian: привіт(pryvit) | Urdu: ہیلو | Uyghur: ياخشىمۇسىز | Uzbek: Salom | Vietnamese: Xin chào | Welsh: Helo | Xhosa: Mholo | Yiddish: העלא(hela) | Yoruba: Pẹlẹ o | Zulu: Sawubona
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BIPOC PEOPLE IN THE ROCK MUSIC INDUSTRY
Post inspired by, and is an extension of this lovely post about POC emo icons by @rpf-bat. If I get anything wrong, please feel free to correct me. I’m going to try to keep the bios relatively short and sweet so I don’t write an entire essay. All my information was found from Google/Spotify search results or my pre-existing knowledge. Feel free to DM me for specific sources. Fair Use for educational purposes, no copywright infringement intended.
Acrassicauda: Iraqi metal band from Baghdad. Andy Capper and Gabi Sifre wrote Heavy Metal in Baghdad: The Story of Acrassicauda about the band’s formation and their fight to be able to play the music they love.
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Booboo Stewart (Vic Lakota from The Relentless in Paradise City and American Satan, Seth Clearwater from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, Jay from Disney’s Descendants, among many others): Blackfoot, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese.
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Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman): biracial- Kenyan and white (quick side note: Morello has a bachelor’s degree in political science from Harvard, which I thought was really cool).
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The HU: Mongolian metal band. They’ve worked with the likes of Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach (The Wolf’s Totem), Lzzy Hale of Halestorm (Song of Women), and Danny Case of From Ashes to New (Yuve Yuve Yu).
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Jose “The Metal Ambassador” Mangin (radio personality/host and interviewer, Sirius XM): Mexican-American. Is often hosting on Sirius XM Octane and Liquid Metal.
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Meet Me @ The Altar: Pop punk trio made up entirely of BIPOC musicians Edith Johnson (Black), Téa Campbell (Black), and Ada Juarez (Latinx). Three of their popular songs are Hit Like a Girl, Feel a Thing, and Garden.
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Nandi Bushell: Zulu and white. The twelve year-old drummer has collaborated with Roman Morello, Tom Morello, Jack Black, and Greta Thunberg on Roman’s song The Children Will Rise Up! She has also played with the likes of Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Roger Taylor of Queen, Ringo Starr of The Beatles, and Matt Helders of The Arctic Monkeys (and likely more that I’m missing).
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Joe Hahn (Linkin Park, Mr. Hahn): Korean-American. The man behind the band’s turntables and keyboard. Linkin Park’s Cure for The Itch on their album Hybrid Theory (2000) specifically highlights Hahn on the turntables within the first minute.
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Ayron Jones: African-American. Jones is gaining traction in the scene. Two songs of his I’d like to note are Spinning Circles and Mercy from his 2021 album Child of the State. He has toured with the likes of Shinedown (and makes a hilarious feature in one of the band’s Tiktoks) and will tour with The Pretty Reckless and Black Stone Cherry this year.
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BIPOC ICONS
Chuck Berry (The Chuck Berry Trio, Sir John’s Trio) Black. Widely successful, influential singer and guitarist known for Johnny B. Goode, You Can Never Tell, and No Particular Place To Go. Berry’s legacy is still deeply felt in his contemporaries today.
Prince (Prince and The Revolution, “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince,” 3rdeyegirl, Madhouse, 94 East, The Family) Black. Groundbreaking, inventive, and androgynous artist known for hits like When Doves Cry and Purple Rain. Prince has also written songs for others like Sinead O’Connor (Nothing Compares 2 U) and The Bangles (Manic Monday).
Jimi Hendrix (The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Band of Gypsys, Kings of Rhythm, Jimmy James and The Blue Frames): Black and Cherokee. Acknowledged by many to be one of the greatest (if not the greatest) guitarists of all time.
Slash (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, Spinal Tap, Road Crew, and entirely too many others to list): biracial- Nigerian and white. He’s the guitarist for Guns N Roses, whose hits include (but are not limited to) Welcome to The Jungle and Sweet Child O’ Mine. He joined his bandmates of Guns N’ Roses Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum in the early 2000s to form Velvet Revolver, recruiting Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots for vocals. He continues to release music, especially with Myles Kennedy of Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators and Alter Bridge (see Driving Rain).
Robert Trujilo (Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies, Mass Mental, Infectious Grooves): Mexican and unspecified Native American descent. Trujilo replaced Jason Newsted as guitarist for Metallica, starting as a full time recording member with St. Anger (2003).
Carlos Santana (Santana): Mexican-born Latinx. A legendary guitarist, Santana’s song Smooth featuring Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas is still an incredibly popular hit to this day. A prolific part of the song is Santana’s guitar work at the beginning of and throughout the song. The riff is considered to rather iconic to rock music as a genre.
Freddie Mercury (Queen): Indian Parsi, born in Zanzibar. Mercury is also considered to be an LGBTQIA+ icon by many. He was a groundbreaking and charismatic performer (not to mention his prolific appearance and fashion). His absolute powerhouse of a voice behind Queen’s innumerable hits like Bohemian Rhapsody, We Will Rock You, and We Are The Champions earned Mercury a deity-like status in both the music industry and pop culture as a whole. He continues to influence and inspire many in the decades since his death.
To all my BIPOC beauties/handsome people:
You exist in this industry. You belong. Do not let anyone in this scene erase or invalidate you.
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hshqgossip · 1 year
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SPOTTED! SPECIAL EDITION: new year’s eve, kinshasa
CHASING THAT FAME, HE STAYED THE SAME
may you live in interesting times. proximity to the equator results in warmer temperatures, and let’s just say the program DELIVERED this new year’s eve. should it be described as starting off with a bang? there was…a LOT of discussion and conduction of sexual activity. the only thing that surprised me was the lack of a menagé a trois this time. i suppose 2023 is the year of getting cuffed - with only a single pair of handcuffs. vanilla readers, beware. ahead lies all the naughty and nice the world’s elite got up to last night… it’s a long one babes, strap in for some sex, drugs and rock’n’roll bc the only resolutions this group can keep are the ones they don’t make xoxo 💋
ALL OF ME CHANGED LIKE MIDNIGHT
🌐 the headlines.
🚺 2023 Biel Political Agenda: Charity for Women 🚺
inspired by all star feminist hafiz, biel very charitably kissed gwen
furthermore, he and ex-fiancé effie are in discussion for collaboration on 🍆 👉a charitable joint venture 👌🍑
👱 European Blondes vs. Westerosi Lannisters: Spot the Difference!👱
can we blame ari for getting it on with her ex-fiancé bash (blue eyed blonde blue balled by blue eyed blonde, say that five times fast fanni) instead of her boo beau? no.
can we blame her for watching biel and copying him? ew, yes.
can we blame barbie for also watching him? ALSO, yes.
so we already know effie doesn’t mind leaving doors unlocked, but it must run in the family because older sister catherine enjoys the same exhibitionist thrill in cars
💥 Top Fails of NYE 💥
nominee #1…hafiz! our favorite hottie with a body baby had a rough night. friendship break up with fumiko 💔relationship break up with baby daddy?? all we know is that she spent most of the night as biel’s charity case, and midnight kissing miguel!
nominee #2….araya! there was no reason she needed to be BLINDED by those portuguese-scottish pasty asses bumping uglies rip to ur eyes queen 👁️👁️also maybe lost her bf unclear
nominee #3….gwen! after her pity kiss with biel, gwen turned to age old cure of bitching with bitches, whining with wine 🍷 just one problem. her bestie effie-fuckin-stuart just had her back blown out by biel 😩
and the winner is….aurel! after accidentally pushing his totally-casual-this-doesn’t-mean-anything-i-swear-my-broseph gf araya, bestie silje dumped aurel publicly by announcing it to the whole party. at least detention was served by certified milf (thnx to robbie) wiebke. who’s been a bad boy? 🐶
💄 gossip girl grades.
💯 Best Dressed 💯
alexander has women THROWING THEMSELVES at him?? what is it?? big dick?? known pussy eater?? man isn’t even 6’ tf    - manon claimed to be engaged to him, ofc he thought she was a rabid fan    - marisol kissed HIM instead of the fiancé she’d been doing lines with (click for live footage of her and arthur)    - levente literally offered fanni’s hand in marriage plus a DOWRY 🐐🐐🐐 did the countdown take us back to 1723??
who doesn’t find round 3174374 of mwezi vs zulu hot (especially when minnie is wearing that dress) but we’re still waiting for their karaoke video 🎤🎤🎤
nadya romanova’s shoes and meixu’s dress. this is what i imagine was going thru uriah’s brain 
no wonder jelani ended up with sol at midnight who wouldn’t want to unwrap that present 🎁
👙 Best Undressed 👙
my respect for the whore’s revenge dress
according to the norwegian princess, hans has some. very tasteful noods on his phone. uhhhh when will pax aeterna start wikileaking royal phones 🤤 these are the real issues!!
ok but also remember when silje wasn’t dressed as a nun
who else spent five minutes trying to figure out if sylvie’s underwear was visible or if it was just the design of the dress
honorable mentions:🦶ireti and ilija only need people to take their shoes off to get them horny 🦶 & andrew smartly suggesting skinny dipping to save outfits
⛔ Worst Dressed ⛔
lowkey one of barbie’s more blah looks, just bc ur married doesn’t mean u need to dress like ur sex life is over
dianna, i’m not mad. just disappointed. we both know you can do better.
yes, yes, i’m a slut for jelani 🙄 but! he’s RIGHT and he should say it! 👏👏👏 showing up in actual chains and s&m references was a bit too much klaus 😬
📈 2023 trends.
💊 MDMA >>> Weed 🌿
✨gwen and ana maria were really feelin it ✨
apparently it takes HARD DRUGS to get a family reunion with the jins. wish lixue had been wearing black like xiuying & meixu for an addams-family-esque reunion
sergi and an intoxicated matilde are open minded af and arnauld thought he could benefit from a fresh, young perspective…but the man is a fossil 🦴🦴🦴 the audacity to think matilde would open her legs for him 💀she has self respect
a very wet fanni 💦 ended up in a very wet arnauld’s bedroom after her happy pill. lmfao. honestly can’t tell who i pity more, the drunk has-been who can’t get pussy unless they’re high, or the attention-seeking coquette who’s willing to suffer through limp dick 🥒for the sake of validation 😇
we’ll get to levente in a moment
😇 Good Girls Going Bad 😈
yk what they say about church girls….let’s continue to keep up with the cröys real quick:    - ines was exposed for the needy fuckhole she is (her husband’s words not mine 🙊) in front of experienced bad girls verona and catherine    - olimpia and jelani got cozy….but he ultimately chose kebab pizza(??) and with her fiancé still mia, she chose to “rub elbows” with a different italian.
an early 00’s classic: the usa president’s daughter got wasted on shots, too bad bodyguards #1 and #2 weren’t around to help…omg there’s even one left over for ionie
did anyone get a final count of how many people éloa kissed in the first minute past midnight?
👠 DOMME MOMS 🥵 ( george & zhaohui ur time has come )
verona (olimpia’s milf-in-law if u forgot) has confirmed her domme instincts: she’s into cucking. to those of us who recall marcello crawling on the floor, this comes as no surprise 💅
sugar mommy!lixue 💸 made her sugar baby dress less provocative….but somehow that’s what got lixun going. so ig silje has herself a dom daddy too lol bets on whether silje finds ines’ kinks relatable?? 😛kristoffer seemed pretty pleased with the results, maybe he should consider submitting to lixue too ⛓️
klaus should be into this but…helena is not a milf technically oops should have gone w ana maria (thick thighs save lives 🫦 js she deserves a throne 👅)
🕊️MALEWIVES #simps4lyfe 💍
is max just like…super into preggo ladies? uh…thore should probably keep his plans for tekla on the DL for now 😶
speaking of whom, fucking finally! getting w the program! he should ask his dad if he knows anything about ‘ happy wife happy life ’
layla knows what i mean am i right 🍆
ronan obvs simps for maite, a++ for calling out nikolai for simping too
atm daisuke for hafiz, lmao - maybe they took a tip from verona re: cucking 😛
rip to freja who may be the only one losing a malewife, ig lucien feels things have gone a cock fuck suck cuck too far
anniversary tips from leobela: in a successful marriage the wife forgets to get a present and the groom buys expensive jewelry 🤑
the fact that the czar even showed up to this party! we assume credit goes to anneli’s tits 🍒being at eye level 👀the entire time
ennio will BECOME a malewife this year. manifesting for nat 🔮💍 👰
❌ Return of the Exes ❌
current count: biel/effie, ari/bash, farnauld
bets on gimi breaking up AGAIN since he p much told arnauld she’s his fwb…maybe barbie girl should take inspiration from irl barbie and take advantage of a norwegian-ken-doll or her western transdanubian serenader
omari is around…..but is checking out fumiko 👀
reggie/yasmin when?? manifesting for 2023 🔮like to charge, comment to cast
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Fnaf 7+Stalker as Antmatronics
Fnaf 1
Freddy Marked One, Bonnie Locman, Chica Cardan, Volk Foxy
Fnaf 2
Toy Freddy Barkeep, Toy Bonnie Harry, Toy Chica Yar(Clear sky), Mangle Vano, BB Azot, JJ Ashot, Old Chica Tolik, Old Bonnie Degtyarev, The Puppet Strelok, Old golden Freddy Vano
Fnaf 3
Springtrap Flint, Phantom Mangle Fang, Phantom Freddy Borov, Phantom BB Tachenko
Fnaf 4
Nightmare Freddy Monoloth, Nightmare Bonnie Bludsucker, Nightmare Fredbear Tremor, Nightmare Dark Stalker, Jack o Chica Sliver, Nightmare Mangle Death Vano, Nightmare Puppet Kontroler, N BB Snorks
Old Man Consequences Trapper
Fnaf SL(5)
(Strider komande) funtime foxy and Circus Baby, Ballora Strider, Ennard Dark Stalker
Fnaf 6
Trash and the Gang Senka, Helpy Tushcan, Happy frog Layla, Mr. Hippo Sakharov, Pig Puch Herman, Nead Bandit🍾, Orville Ozersky, Rockstar Freddy Sidorovich, Kruglov Rockstar Bonnie(Phone guy1, 2, 3, 4), Rockstar Chica Holod, Rockstar Foxy Petruha, Music man Sokolov, El Chip Chehov, Funtime Koraga, Molten Freddy Zulu, Scrup baby Cremen, Scraptrup Noah, Lefty Scar
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HEART SHAPED WOUND: Yandere Various Baki x Reader
Chapter 2
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Author’s note: thanks for coming back. Enjoy!
I just wanted a brief tournament/ fighting before I’m able to delve deeper into the characters. Thanks for all the support!
Here’s the quotev link:
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   “Now on stage is (your full name)! Only 22 years old, she is making history of being the first female competitor! The Brazilian Anaconda!” An announcer shouted, the crowd going wild when (your name) stepped onto the stage. Whistles and shouts filling the air. 
    Her hair was pulled back tightly in a pony tail, bandages tied tightly around her chest, for extra security under her sports black bra. (Your name) adorned a white tank top and white abada pants. The young woman could feel the eyes of everyone crawling on her. 
   “And her opponent, another Brazilian, Zulu!”
    A muscular man with short blonde hair stepped onto a stage, a smirk on his face.
   “What a small world, (your name). You broke my heart when you rejected my marriage proposal.” Zulu laughed, (your name) simply flashing him a smirk. 
    “Did I really break your heart or did I break your jaw?” The man simply laughed, the two getting into position. 
   “It appears the opponents are familiar with each other!” The announcer shouted. “What an interesting turn of events!”
    (Your name) flipped herself over into a hand stand, Zulu laughing at her.
    “What are you doing? A cartwheel?” (Your name) only smiled at the man. He was still so animalistic after all these years.
     “Begin!” The announcer screamed, Zulu immediately charged forward. A wild smirk on his face, his hands outstretched to reach (your name) quickly. “And Zulu charges forward-“
    (Your name)’s foot colliding with Zulu’s face, sending the blond man flying back into the wall.  Cheers and gasps escaping the crowd in shock and awe. The young woman beginning to fluidly moved her body around in a circle.
     “And (your name) sent her opponent flying with a single kick!” The announcer appeared shocked with his tone of voice before continuing. “I’ve never seen such graceful movements before!”
    Zulu rose up, his jaw clearly broken from her kick. His face flushed red with anger. The man choosing to charge at (your name), the girl simply keeping her body moving in a deadly dance.
     This time, her fist collided Zulu square in the face before he could tackle her. The man collapsing to the ground. The fight ending quickly. 
    “And Zulu was knocked unconscious! This is a shocking turn of events!” The announcer voiding believe it. A woman so small had defeated a man three times her size in less than three minutes. There was no way. “(Your name) is the winner of this match.”
     (Your name) gave a bow to the crowd before stepping off the stage. The paramedics rushing to the stage to take Zulu to the hospital. 
    (Your name) sighed a breath of relief. She knew if she didn’t end that fight fast, Zulu could’ve done some real damage. His fighting style, Vale Todo, was no joke. Zulu almost won the last time they had fought because she didn’t take him seriously. It’s so strange looking back on it, that she would’ve married him if he defeated her.
    “(Your name)! You alright?” Zaria ran up to (your name), a concerned expression on her pretty face. “To think they’d have you face off with one of your old suitors.”
    “I don’t think they were aware. It was nice to kick him in the face again.” (Your name) joked, Zaria releasing a small chuckle.
    “I think you’re going to be fighting this guy named Hanayama Kaoru if he wins his match.” Zaria whispered, her dark eyes glancing nervously at the tall man covered in scars. “He’s so scary looking.”
    “Like my smile?” (Your name) joked, her (eye color) eyes meeting Hanayama’s eyes for a brief moment. “Honestly, I like his appearance. It’s kind of attractive.”
    “See. You got your head hit too many times doing all of that fighting. He looks dangerous.” Zaria then leaned closely to whisper in (your name)’s ear, “he looks like he eats babies.”
     (Your name) giggled at her friend’s words, Zaria’s face still stone cold serious. “I don’t think babies have enough protein in them to feed him.”
    “I’m scared. These people are so scary.” Zaria whispered. “I have no idea how you’re undaunted by how dangerous everyone here is.”
    “I think the incident when we were kids was the last time I was afraid. When I fought that anaconda that tried to snatch us up in the river.” (Your name) laughed. The duo of girls making their way towards the wall. “I was afraid I was going to lose you. I don’t know what came over me but I charged that snake.”
    “You saved my life.” Zaria sat beside (your name) on the floor, the two girls pressing their backs against the cold concrete walls. “You’re always saving me somehow. I appreciate you a lot. You know, I would follow you to ends of this earth.”
    “You’re my best friend. I’m always going to be there for you. Even when we’re old and saggy.”
    Zaria laughed, the girl flashing (your name) a grin. “What if I have a baby? Would you have one too? So our kids could be best friends?”
    “I’m gonna be that baby’s daddy. I can’t fight with a baby.” (Your name) laughed, Zaria joining in. “I don’t see myself doing anything like that. My life is too dangerous for kids and marriage. I’d probably have to be with someone like me if I wanted a life like that.”
     “Well, I’ll be inviting you to my future wedding and have you be the god mother of all my babies.”
    “You’re something else.” (Your name) smiled at her friend, her (eye color) eyes watching Hanayama destroy his opponent with ease. Just how many fights had gone by as they talked? Everyone must be insanely strong for them to make it this far. “I’m going to be fighting him. I could die.”
    “You won’t die. Remember that you’re the anaconda now. You’re the predator.” Zaria stated, her dark eyes glancing at the steps that lead to the stands. “I’m going to be cheering for you. But if you need to use that method to save your own skin. Do it.”
    “I’ll do what I can. Don’t worry so much. You’ll get wrinkles.” (Your name) smiled, Zaria flashing a smile at her friend. (Your name) standing up to make her way towards the stage again.
     “Break a leg, (your name)!” Zaria exclaimed, (your name) waving a hand up at her friend in acknowledgment.
    “I always knew you were special.” Zaria whispered, her dark eyes watching (your name)’s back disappear. Zaria then making her way up the steps to sit in the stands.
   A Japanese woman waved at Zaria. Zaria hesitantly making her way towards her.
    “You can sit beside me, dear.” The woman said with a smile. “You’re here to cheer on miss (last name) right?”
    “Yes.” Zaria replied, the lady still smiling.
   “I cheer on my husband and son when I’m here.” The lady stated, her brown eyes admiring the feminine form of (your name). “She’s very pretty. She looks like a flower among thorns here.”
    “She’s a spit fire that’s for sure.” Zaria laughed, the Japanese woman holding a hand out to Zaria. Zaria politely taking it.
    “My name is Orochi Natsue. I’m Orochi Doppo’s wife and the mother of Orochi Katsumi.” 
    “My name is Zaria Derosa. My best friend is (your full name).” 
     “Is she single? My son is.” Zaria laughed at Natsue. 
     “Yes. She is. You’d get along just fine with (your name)’s mother. She’s been trying to find (your name) a husband for the last four years.” Zaria then pressed a finger to her lips. “Don’t tell anyone I told you that.”
    Natsue hummed in thought. Her eyes casting one last look at the pretty form of (your name). She knew Katsumi had a crush on that specific girl. And a mother would do anything to prioritize her son’s happiness. Perhaps she could invite (your name) to the dojo and set the two of them up? 
     Zaria tried ignoring Natsue. She could tell what the woman was planning. But she knew she didn’t have bad intentions towards (your name), so who was she to stop a mother from doting on her son.
      (Your name) stood in front of Hanayama Kaoru. His large form easily towering over her with ease. The smell of tobacco and smoke filling her nose from how close they were. His expensive suit standing out to her. He must be a gangster if some kind.
   “(Your full name), the Brazilian Anaconda, versus Hanayama Kaoru, the strongest Yakuza!” The announcer screamed in the microphone. 
     (Your name) bowed to her opponent. The man tossing his glasses off to the side before disrobing. (Your name) flushing red at how he stripped all the way down to his underwear. She believes that was called a fundoshi. But in her culture, this giant man was wearing a thong.
     Hanayama raised his arms up, the muscular man not showing a single emotion on his face. (Your name) had to hand it to this man, he was different than anything she’s ever faced before.
     (Your name) bent her body low to the ground, her hands touching the coop dirt floor. She was going to have to dance faster than she’s ever danced before to keep away from his hands. She could tell this man’s strength was monstrous. 
    Hanayama took a step forwards. (Your name) quickly springer her body to the side of him, landing a strong kick to his leg. That man flinching from the compact. At least he could feel pain so that meant (your name) had enough strength to saman he him. 
     “(Your name) has made the first strike! Look at her go.” 
    (Your name) continued dancing around Hanayama, twisting her body in elegant flourishes to keep away from his arms. She needed to weaken him a bit before she could perform her special move.
     Hanayama flinched when another kick collided with his other leg, his hands nearly grazing the young woman. She was going to have to pick up the speed. He was going to grab her at this rate.”
     (Your name) began to rapidly turn her body, her body barely touching the ground before dancing around Hanayama even faster. The muscular man not having a chance to even come near her as she mercilessly kicked and hit every open area on him.
    Hanayama’s face flushing in frustration at her speed. He couldn’t even touch her, let alone defend himself fast enough against her.
     “Look at her go in such a deadly dance!”
     (Your name) could tell he was getting a little tired and frustrated, it was time to let him grab her. 
    (Your name) slowed down, Hanayam quickly snatching her up by the throat with one of his large hands. His eyes wide at the smile on her face, his grip loosening in shock.
    “Gotcha.” (Your name) then swung her body over Hanayama’s head, her legs wrapped around his head, her back pressed against his as her hands grabbed the back of his legs. Her legs constricting tightly around his head who’s her hands pulled his head and torso back. A shocked gasp escaping Hanayama’s throat. 
      “What is going on? It appears (your name) has wrapped herself around Hanayama just like an anaconda itself!”
     (Your name) tried not to cry out when she felt Hanayama’s strong fingers digging into her legs, the young woman continuing to tighten her legs around his head. Sickening crunches filling the air as she slowly began crushing his head, just like the snake who nearly killed her all those years ago.
    Hanayama could only struggle a bit longer before he lost consciousness, (your name) wincing once she felt him start to go slack. The man still standing tall. 
      “I don’t believe it… (Your name) has defeated Hanayama!”
     “We’re both done!” (Your name) shouted, before rising up, her legs still around Hanayam’a head. “The muscles in my legs are done!”
      “It’s a draw! Both fighters are in no condition to continue fighting!”
     (Your name) was in agony from how he tore apart the muscles in her legs, but she knew better than to show outward discomfort. She didn’t want any of the other fights to think less of her.
   (Your name) winced as she rose up, her hands assisting in moving her legs off from around Hanayama’s face and to sit on his shoulder’s like a shoulder ride.
    “You we’re amazing.” (Your name) whispered into his ear before pressing a kiss to his head. “Thank you.”
     (Your name) turned her attention to the paramedics that held their arms out for her to fall to them.
    “Catch me!” (Your name) flung herself back, the paramedics catching her before putting her on a stretcher. 
     “When I said break a leg, I didn’t mean break both of them!” Zaria screeched as she ran out onto the stage to be by her best friend’s side. “He pulled the muscles in your legs apart-“
    “Well, I crushed his skull in a bit. So it’s fair. I was amazed he didn’t pull my skin open, with how hard he was grabbing, he easily could’ve ripped chunks of my muscles out…” (your name) casted a glance at the man who still stood in all his glory. His back tattoo catching her eye. Seems to her that he’s a very honorable man.
     “Well I’m glad he didn’t. You don’t need anymore scars!” Zaria sighed before following the paramedics into the ambulance. “What am I going to do with you?”
     “Probably help me with a sponge bath. I was all up in the poor man’s business.”
     “I did not need another visual of that.” The two shared a laugh, the ambulance door shutting on the two. The two heading out to the hospital.
     A giant muscular man with medium length red hair stepping out onto the stage with a terrifying smile on his face.
     “A female fighter, huh?” Yuujiro smiled at the damage inflicted to Hanayama. “Now that’s something you don’t see too often.”
    “Ah, Yuujiro. What are you doing here?” Tokugawa nervously stepped onto the stage. His dark eyes glancing nervously at the tall man. 
    “She’s interesting and I don’t say that too often. Especially about a woman.”
   “She’s just a little younger than your son, Jack.”
    “Hmm. She’d make a nice Hanma…” Yuujiro then smiled. “Perhaps I should ask him if she would.”
     Tokugawa could only nod, Yuujiro making his way towards his son. Tokugawa nearly falling to his knees in shock. Just what has he done?
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239: Zulu // Zulu
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Zulu Zulu 1974, IEMPSA (Bandcamp)
Not, perhaps surprisingly, a record by a Black South African artist, or indeed an artist with any recent African heritage at all, Zulu’s Zulu is instead a 1974 Peruvian psych-rock/folk/pop LP by one Miguel Ángel Ruiz Orbegoso, who picked up the nickname because his large lips made him the target of racist schoolyard roasts. It was, people are saying, a different time. Still, the 2021 reissue from Vampi Soul is one of my favourite random pickups of the past year, a gem that sits somewhere between Brazilian bossa nova, UK psych rock, and cheesy US pop that brings them all together with a satisfying smush.
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Zulu was Ruiz Orbegoso’s debut as a solo artist, but he was a seasoned musician thanks to spells in a few Peruvian rock bands, including the fairly well-known prog/psych band Traffic Sound. Zulu’s sound hangs onto a few of Traffic Sound’s tropes, including some stinging electric guitars and gnarly organs, but the songwriting is more direct, letting the riffs and hooks breathe. I bought the record on the strength of opening cut “Candela,” a calypso-like gem that manages to have both swagger and a real giddiness to it. Inspired by the cries of street vendors hocking their wares on the streets of Lima, it feels like a musical number that could open a film—the song lets you really savour its simple piano riff as it ambles along, Zulu wailing the title now and then as though to bid you step out of your home and watch the show. When it finally breaks down into a dance groove, Zulu invites a bunch of hand drummers and some of his (real life) neighbourhood friends to form a gibberish chorus before he launches himself into a singularly breathless wail. According to the liners, “Candela” was a radio hit in Peru, which is oddly gratifying to me—it’s a perfect pop single and deserved to be feted as such.
The record is stuffed with other good tracks: “Sueño de amor” (“Dream of Love”) is a supremely groovy Latin jam in kind of a merengue vein; “Cari​ñ​o grande” has a stomping acoustic guitar riff and a delicious Moog synth tone that imitates a traditional Andean quena flute; “Si en el cielo yo viviera” is progger’s delight, with a starry atmosphere and untrammeled wee-oo-wee-ooing Moog throughout; “Laberintos” strikes a pensive folk pose, with some stunning acoustic soloing from guest guitarist Carlos Curacao. The record fades a bit towards the end, but it’s never worse than pleasant, and it’s easy to lose yourself in.
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Zulu was an immediate success, but Ruiz Orbegoso had a change of heart towards the music industry due to a sudden and particularly nasty attack of Christianity. A few months after his debut he asked the record company to release him from his contract and cease production of the LP, effectively deleting it. He’d never record again, becoming a successful motivational speaker in the ‘80s and ‘90s (you can picture me shaking my head and kicking at the dirt here). With the recent reissue, he’s been more nostalgic about his salad days though, launching a Blogspot page where he reflects at length on the record and (at even more length) about many other topics. As a fan of lesser-known music from this region and period, it’s an unexpected gift to have the insight Ruiz Orbegoso offers on a near-fifty-year-old one-off LP, and worth having a poke around if you’re as taken with Zulu as I am. (Though once again, if you plan on reading the whole thing, pack sandwiches.)
239/365
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