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My Hair Is My Culture

Hi everyone, and welcome to my fourth and final post of the Locks of Beauty series! In this segment, I will be covering a hair regimen from African culture. This piece is especially important because it taps into many issues America is facing today. What many people do not realize is that hair is not simply an attachment to the body, but for many people, their hair is their culture. The practice of applying ghee, which is clarified butter, into the hair is not only a form of maintaining healthy hair, but it is also an expression of Ethiopian culture.

Four distinct tribes in Ethiopia are particularly known for styling their hair with ghee including the Afar, Hamer, Karrayyu, and Bofana tribes. The tradition of applying ghee to the hair began as a wedding tradition typically done by men. However, this has now become practiced by both men and women with textured hair all around the world. African hair is drier than other hair types and has a harder time retaining and maintaining moisture. Ghee acts as an aid to help with moisturization by locking the moisture into the hair, as well as protecting it from the sun. In addition, it is used to style hair into dreadlocks, braids, twists, and curls. These tribes in Ethiopia will specifically use ghee to style their hair into “asdago” and “dayta” styles, where asdago is an afro style and dayta is a style of very intricate curls.

The cultural significance of applying ghee into the hair seems to be very different compared to the other cultures I have looked at throughout this series. In Ethiopian culture, and African culture in general, the purpose of styling and caring for the hair is all about representation of your culture. While some cultures may view hair as an extension of the spirit, for example, African culture views hair as a form of expressing who you are. This outlook is fairly similar to American culture, where hair is viewed as a form of expression.

Today, butter and different forms of it are used as part of hair care routines for many African people and people of African descent. In America, there are many different people of different backgrounds, but the idea of “protecting” one’s hair has not been heard of too often until recently. Americans of all different races and backgrounds are finally speaking up about cultural appropriation and what it is. One of the topics that have come to rise in terms of cultural appropriation is hair and hairstyles. In addressing these issues, many African Americans have shed some light on the difference between textured hair and the common straight, silky, smooth hair. People with textured hair need to implement styles and products that will serve to protect their hair and help it to grow. Deriving from the traditional use of ghee, many people with textured hair use products like shea butter in their haircare routine. With an increase in people speaking about their culture and the importance of their hair, America seems to be slowly moving forward in learning about African culture and respecting it.

I have very dry hair that suffers from breakage, so I was very excited to put some ghee in my hair. The process was simple, I took small amounts of ghee and warmed it in my hand. Once it became warm and liquified, I applied the ghee into my hair going from root to tip. Once my whole head was saturated, I let it sit for about three hours then washed it out. The results were amazing, my hair felt very smooth and hydrated. I would recommend trying out ghee as a hair regimen for people who have dry and brittle hair. Thank you everyone for joining me on this journey, as I learned about beauty, hair, and cultures from all around the world!

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2555821/The-Ethiopian-tribes-use-BUTTER-style-hair-Incredible-photos-reveal-elaborate-curled-styles-Afar-people-Hamer-mix-ghee-red-ochre-spectacular-effect.html

https://africana.cornell.edu/news/what-hair-care-means-women-around-world

https://www.naturallycurly.com/curlreading/kinky-hair-type-4a/is-your-natural-hair-lackluster-try-the-ethiopian-hair-secret

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My Style Analysis: Mrs. America Beauty Parlor Scene

*Spoilers Ahead for Mrs. America*

Picture this: 1971, a beauty parlor that is stuck in the year of it’s founding (1962) with no trace of the hairstyles that happened in the nine years since it started.

Those are promo pics for Seasons 3 and 7A of Mad Men which was set from 1960-1970. In fact they have a beauty parlor scene too set in 1962:

Color scheme is the same (pastel pinks and aqua tones) although it looks fresher and more cosmopolitan (check the gold and black touches in the 1962 scene with the atomic fixtures) than in the 1971 scene (plainer, with dated photos, and traditional attitudes about being a wife and keeping your body Cheryl Tiegs-slim even after giving birth to 6 kids and pushing 50) in contrast to this scene from The Battle of the Sexes:

More graphics with the women (both the players and the beauticians with modern hairstyles, even an afro).

Now that I have set up the interior design, lets go on to the women featured in the Mrs. America scene where I will contrast them with some Mad Men pics:

Betty Draper pastels and cardigan, check. A “gracious lady” expression with some hidden tools, check. Scarf done a la Peggy Olson, check. A more severe and conservative version of Joan Holloway Harris’s updo, check. Eyeshadow done like warpaint, check. She and Joan would never see eye to eye.

This is a woman rigid in her Daughters of the American Revolution background (check that Eagle brooch) and her Catholicism that she can’t see, or rather, refuses to see the need for an amendment that would protect women from different backgrounds from discrimination. Clearly also she is Betty Draper’s country cousin (Main Line Betty living in New York bedroom communities) or Peggy Olson’s wealthy and more assimilated distant relative (Peggy’s older relatives with Brooklyn accents in contrast to the patrician Midwestern accent of Phyllis).

She smiles away at the younger Pamela’s worries about easing her way into impending mother hood (notice her size), about maintaining a slim figure after having the many children that “God will bless her with”, Alice’s worries about being considered irrelevant as a upper-middle class housewife amongst her husband’s colleagues wives having their own careers and her fears of having to support herself financially and their confusion over how a woman as beautiful as Gloria Steinem would choose to not marry. Phyllis chooses to make such a woman sound deficient, failing to understand (despite being much worldlier than her less-educated counterparts who likely married out of high school) why a woman who can have her pick of male admirers would choose to not settle down. Joan can tell her a few things. Put a pin in that fugly jacket she’s wearing to protect her clothes from hairs.

Now on to Alice, Phyllis’s friend who worries about the Equal Rights Amendment and what it will mean for her. Alice has what is now called dyslexia and when she was growing up (1930s and 1940s), there were barely any resources to help dyslexics or diagnose the condition; actually most suffered from ridicule targeting their intelligence or work ethic. Lucky for Alice she came from a close-knit community and a family that did love her but hampered her independence (as we see in “Houston” she hardly has dealt with inconveniences like hotel room shortage in her life before that), that family also had wealthy parents (enough to live in those houses) and she was able to lean into the Prom Queen ideal and marry a guy she dated in high school at 19. But think about the experiences of a dyslexic person from a working-class background? One who doesn’t fit the standard of beauty that Alice does. Or one with a darker skin color? Or one for whom English is a second language, there are a lot of privileges that Alice is blessed with what do hamper her independence, confidence in herself, and her view of the world and what other women put up with.

Now on to Alice’s salon jacket. Alice sticks out for me because in contrast to Phyllis and the others, she wears button down patterned shirts with skirts that look more modern and casual; despite dipping into the neutral tones and pastels worn by her conservative and religious (and somewhat narrow-minded and ignorant to privilege) peers, Alice is seen in bright colors and autumnal tones. She also expresses compassion for marginalized groups (apologizing when she saw how her homophobia can hurt the lesbians serving food in their lounge and speaking up when one of her own peers makes racist comments), she is forced out of her gilded cage more to the point of view of others (like her abused friend Pamela), and she learns that Phyllis doesn’t empower her but rather feeds off of Alice’s fear of the upward trajectory of working women and how it’d affect her. Alice’s salon jacket, unlike the frumpier and cumbersome ones worn by Phyllis and Pamela, is very cropped like an extra accessory and lightweight and light-colored. Also note the light blue with brown plaid ensemble that Alice wears, it and the jacket are costume foreshadowing to Alice becoming a independent working girl.

Honestly if she talked to Willie (or not possible because maybe Willie wouldn’t feel that secure talking to her), she would see that someone like Willie isn’t threatened by women like Shirley Chisholm succeeding, actually as we saw in “Phyllis”, Willie looked like her heart was singing with joy.

Here is a story that DOES NOT make my heart sing with joy or schadenfreude: young Pamela Whalen.

She is the youngest and most impressionable of the STOP ERA housewives and this is a woman who CLEARLY needs feminism so bad. This girl from her first scene is straight up told the worst thing she can be after having babies and being married is to not fit into her wedding dress, her role models are old-school women who are in relationships that are toxic or at best unappreciative (Read Re-Making Love’s part about Fundie sex). Her husband is noted to be controlling of her comings and goings, even yanking her at a friend’s son’s wedding, he gets her pregnant constantly, “has a temper” she has to tiptoe around just for her sanity, and controls the house budget.

I’m gonna get right to her jacket because it helps me make sense of her tragic end: same as Phyllis the older woman who tells her that if she is obedient and makes her abusive husband “feel needed” (i.e. she probably pretends to not have an ounce of independence or capabilities that she built up for the then past 7 years) he will treat her decently. This is a girl who is stuck in a different, much more repressive time and with what looks to be a lack of formal work history or education and with her attitude staying in the kitchen, she’s being hurt by the cause she has campaigned for. She has a Betty Draper ending and the lifestyle: this is how young women (even some older than she were doing their hair).

Check the young feminists in the show too and the tennis players in Battle of the Sexes (even the conservative and homophobic Margaret Court is more modern). The Mad Men women likely visited salons but they were going for modern, less time-intensive hairdos. As another example here are some mothers on Stranger Things (who are around Pamela’s age):

The nice thing is that when Mrs. America ends is that Pamela is still a young woman and therefore has a lifetime of risks and opportunities that can be there for the taking and hopefully she keeps her mom, sister-in-law, and Alice as her personal Girl Squad Versus Kevin.

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50 Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

It’s easy to see why bob hairstyles for black women are so popular. After all, they are extremely stylish and versatile cuts that will look good on all face shapes. You can go for anything from a short pixie bob to an asymmetrical one, a lob and everything else in between.

1. Natural Bob Hairstyle

Despite the fact that the most popular bob hairstyles for black women usually involve weaves, wigs, or extensions in general, we want to start with a natural alternative. If you grow out your natural curls, you can easily trim them in an angled bob.

2. Short Bob Haircuts

For a fresh new look, why not chop your locks? Long bobs are all the rage, but let’s not forget about the flirty allure of short bob haircuts. Consider going for a chin-length bob that will accentuate your jawline and flatter your natural features.

3. Black Layered Bob Hairstyles with Curled Tips

Want to spice up your new bob? Think about getting choppy tips and curling them. This styling idea especially comes in handy if you have a formal event coming up. All the same, wear it on a day to day basis too.

4. Long Bob Hairstyles

Like we just said, long bobs have taken the hair scene by storm. Regardless of their texture, lobs represent a cute and attractive hairstyle that truly flatters almost any woman. African-American women can rock them with straight or curly weaves alike.

5. Soft Curls Bob Hairstyles with Weave

If you want to rock curls but without a natural texture, consider a weave hairstyle with softly curled locks. There’s no doubt that this is a chic and graceful look that’s sure to make your feminine side shine. Make the curls wider or narrower than in our example.

6. African-American Feathered Bob Hairstyles

Longing for a classy bob that will make you stand out through elegance? You should definitely consider feathered bob hairstyles for black women. Feathered layers not only add dynamism to your hairstyle but also refinement too.

7. Braided Bob Hairstyles

Braids are a beautiful way of expressing your culture through your appearance. Moreover, they look outstanding when styled in a bob shape. Even though this example showcases box braids, you can explore various braid styles to find your perfect fit.

8. Bob Hairstyles with Side Bangs

Side bangs are adorable, no matter what hairstyle you pick for the rest of your look. Although they have a youthful feel to them, they are by no means childish. In fact, side bangs can boost the eye-catching impact of your bob.

9. Bob Weave Hairstyles with Dreadlocks

Want a natural approach to your bob hairstyle, but not feeling curls at the moment? Dreadlocks are a wonderful idea for bringing your locks to life. You can get thin or thick dreadlocks or even ones that have a wavy texture, like in this shot.

10. Stacked Bob Haircut

If your trait of choice for your hairstyle is volume in abundance, stacked bobs can be a lifesaver. ‘Stacked’ actually refers to the cutting technique, with short layers piled one over the other for the voluminous results.

11. Weave Bob Hairstyles with Side Part

If you want to blend class with sass, you can change up your style with a side part. There are various ways you can rock one, either with long bangs or shorter ones. Also, you can create your part subtly to the side or you can go for a dramatic effect.

12. The Inverted Bob

The cutting angle is essential for any bob hairstyle. One technique that looks fantastic for women with any face shape is inverted. In addition, inverted bob hairstyles for black women work terrifically with short, side-swept bangs.

13. A-Line Bob Hairstyles

While we’re on this topic, another cutting method is this A-line look. Like you can guess, the silhouette follows the lines of a capital A. It starts shorter at the back and gets longer at the sides as you move towards the chin and shoulders.

14. Asymmetrical Sew In Bob Hairstyles

Not afraid to show off your outgoing personality? Then consider getting an asymmetrical bob with that sew-in. It’s a glamorous way to grab attention without going too over the top. The unevenness of your bob can vary, depending on how large you want the difference to be.

15. Weave Bob Hairstyles with Middle Part

In the past 2-3 years, the middle part bob has become one of the biggest hairstyle trends. Although bob hairstyles for black women with side parts are still very much in fashion, you may want to consider a middle part for your next makeover.

16. Bobs with Crochet Braids

Crochet braids are a phenomenal choice for a bob hairstyle that will truly stand out. The thick hair corkscrew curls that this styling method provides are sure to catch the eyes of all those around you. Furthermore, they can add volume and bounce to your hairstyle.

17. Blunt Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

While some ladies opt for asymmetrical, choppy, or layered bobs, you can choose a blunt alternative. We recommend this idea for women who want a straight, shiny, and sleek hairstyle. You should choose a longer bob cut for the perfect outcome.

18. Pixie Bob Hairstyles

Dare to go shorter than ever with a pixie bob haircut. To put it shortly, the hairstyle blends the idea of a pixie haircut and a short bob. It can also be worn as an outgrown pixie haircut, depending on the initial hairstyle.

19. Faux Locs Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

If you like the look and feel of dreadlocks but you’re not quite into getting traditional ones, you can go for faux locs. They’re also a terrific alternative for women who want tightly woven locks for their bob, especially if it’s with an inverted cut.

20. Asymmetrical Cut Blue Bob

An intense personality calls for a hairstyle that reflects it. Although some may consider shades like electric blue to be flashy, we warmly encourage women to do whatever they feel with their looks. <h321″>21. Blunt Bangs and Bob Hairstyles

We’ve covered the blunt bob, but what about blunt bobs that also have blunt bangs? The two details come together for a harmonious and attitude-filled hairstyle. If you choose blunt bangs for your look, think about keeping them a bit longer. <h322″>22. Purple Ombre Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Why not splash some color into your new hairstyle? We always encourage women to access their creativity when brainstorming their hairdos, and the same goes for bob hairstyles for black women. A purple ombre dye job is just what you need to add personality to a haircut.

23. Blonde Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

To continue our idea about the impact of color on hairstyles, let’s step into a brighter palette. While natural will always be an enchanting choice, you can also take a walk on the wild side with a vivid tone like this blonde.

24. Straight Bobs with Burgundy Highlights

Bob hairstyles for black women can be even more popping with some fresh highlights. Any colors work gorgeously for lightening bobs, but one of the hottest combos is this burgundy color with a black base. You can also get them using a balayage approach.

25. Senegalese Twist Bobs

To prove just how versatile braids are for bob hairstyles, here is another eye-catching example we’re sure you’ll adore. Senegalese twists are excellent not only for showing off your style but also for showcasing your roots.

26. Afro Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Another way to let your natural beauty glow is with an afro-shaped bob hairstyle. Your curls are stunning and you have every reason to let them bounce around wherever you go. As your locks naturally gain an afro contour, let it be the foundation for your hairstyle.

27. Red Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

One of the beauties of red as a potential hair color is the wide variety of tones it provides. For your bob hairstyle, you can try anything from cherry-red to the paler tone shown in this photo. Darker shades of red are also flattering for darker skin tones.

28. The Cleopatra Bob

Without a doubt, Cleopatra serves as one of the greatest sources of inspiration in terms of bobs with bangs. Whether you admire the historical figure the style is based on or you just love the way it looks, you have our full support for getting it.

29. Soft Wavy Bob Hairstyles

While some women are drawn to edgy hairstyles, others prefer a softer approach to their look. To convey warmth and innocence, try a bob haircut with soft layers and loose curls or wavy hair. Go for a middle part to complement this hairstyle.

30. Sisterlocks Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Aside from being a traditional hairstyle for women of African descent, braids look spectacular when paired with bob haircuts of all lengths.

31. Two-Tone Micro Braids in Bob

We’re thrilled when we come across hairstyles that combine multiple aspects we adore. This is a sleek braided bob with chic micro braids. Also, we’re charmed by the two-tone approach, as well as the textured layers.

32. Choppy Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Push your look to the edge by going for the prettiest choppy bob haircuts for black women. It’s undeniable that this take on a bob is pumped with attitude, all while remaining completely feminine.

33. Pastel Bob with Green-Tinted Tips

Want to feel like a fairy with your new hairstyle? Dip into the pastel color pool for an unforgettable appearance! Metallic and pastel colors and a mix of both open up a new world of opportunities for your look. From steel blue to lavender and more, we’re sure you’ll enjoy the selection.

34. Bridal Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

No matter if you have your own wedding coming up or just a highly formal event, this is the bob hairstyle you should try out. It’s incredibly chic and holds a sense of grace and natural beauty. The soft layers and waves top off the entire look.

35. The Bowl Bob Style

Awkward as the description of a bowl bob may seem at first, it actually works as the base of an artsy hairstyle. Inspired by catwalk styling, this unique hairstyle combines a bowl-like base with choppy edges and scattered honey hair highlights.

36. Retro Bob Hairstyles

Feel like you were born in the wrong era? Or are you simply head over heels in love with retro fashion? Your bob hairstyle can take on vintage glam as a starting point. With a far side part and gentle curls tossed to the side, you’ll get an old Hollywood vibe for sure.

37. Ashy Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

Let’s get back to colors and just how fabulous this ash blonde color is for your hair, not to mention how trendy it is. The lightly inverted long bob looks astounding with the ashy tone – it will look especially good on women with warm skin tones.

38. Bob Hairstyles for Black Women with Shaved Side

The major difference in any situation will always be in the details. The same goes for hairstyles, and even more so with asymmetrical bobs. If you want your asymmetry to shine, experiment with a shaved down side.

39. Long Bobs with Shadow Roots

If you plan on rocking an ambitious color for your new hairstyle, here’s a tip that might come in handy. Ever since the rise of the balayage, dark roots are being worn by women everywhere. You can use this detail to make the transition from your natural color to your dyed one in a smooth way.

40. Tri-Color Bobs

So, we have covered the basics about coloring bobs to flatter your skin tone, but what about using more than one shade? For example, you can leave your roots in their natural color, gently blend from copper to silver, and finish it off with blue undertones.

41. Messy Bob Hairstyles

Convinced that a choppy bob is just what you need? You can proceed to think about how you can style it. Choppy bobs work the best when they’re slightly wavy, and even better when they’re styled messily.

42. Arched Bangs, Long Bobs

Kelly Rowland always slays with bangs, no matter if they’re blunt, side-swept bangs or, her most common look, arched. If a long bob style is your next haircut, then we encourage you to pair it with arched bangs, especially if you have an oval-shaped face.

43. Blunt and Angled Hairstyles

Not into rocking a hairstyle that you’ll see on every other girl? Use your imagination to make yours genuinely unique. Just an example is this intriguing asymmetrical mix with one blunt side and the other long and angled.

44. Bob Hairstyles for Black Women with Color Accents

If you want to bring some color to your bob hairstyle but without overdoing anything, think about getting some accents. You can easily obtain them through highlights or lowlights alike, preferably in a natural tone. Chocolate brown is an excellent way to go.

45. Undercut Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

There are numerous ways you can express yourself through your appearance. For example, over the past several years, undercuts have become more and more common among women. One of the coolest parts is that you can design your undercut with different patterns.

46. Bobs with Careless Curls

Not quite sure about going messy with your hairstyle? Well, this example has high chances of changing your mind. It’s as natural as bob hairstyles for black women get with those careless curls that flawlessly fall into place.

47. Girly Pink Hairstyles

When we think of ‘girly’, there’s no doubt that pink will come in mind. And what better way to boost this girly side we all have in us than with a pink hairstyle? Regardless if you opt for hot pink or a pastel cotton candy tone, we’ll be right here rooting for you!

3 Bob Styles According to the Face Shape

48. Bob Hairstyles for Black Women with Heart Shape Faces

As we continue towards the end of our list, we want to expand on bob hairstyles for black women based on the shape of their face. To begin with, this is the bob we recommend for heart-shaped faces. It increases the bob’s volume and makes the look even more dynamic.

49. Square Face Bob Hairstyles

If you have a square face shape, it means that your main features will be pretty sharp. To soften them and highlight the best points, opt for a longer inverted bob. You can choose to rock it with or without bangs. Just maintain the length and cutting style.

50. Bob Hairstyles for Black Women with Round Faces

It’s often difficult to find the ideal haircut based on face shape, even more so if your face is round. As opposed to softening your features, you will have to sharpen them up to reduce the circular effect of your face shape. A blunt bob is just what you need for this.

50 Bob Hairstyles for Black Women

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Techno is actually technocracy

This year noted the 400th wedding anniversary of the transatlantic servant field as well as the arrival of 20-30 West Africans to the United States materials. In August, The Nyc Times Publication, led through staff media reporter as well as investigatory journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, posted the very first version of The 1619 Job, an assortment of essays, poems, myth as well as digital photography that re-examines and also starts the slow process of revising American background with correctives on instances of structurally- and also socially-ordained civil and financial fascism of black people. This change in ethnicity talk definitely blew over right into the global digital songs scene, as direct and also understandable pointers of the extraction and also erasure of black lifestyle with callouts and also social networks retaliation.

The music market has actually regularly done not have subtlety in regard to social level of sensitivity and also acknowledgement. In 2019 the demand for a collective understanding of the relevance of portrayal and liability showed up to be actually extra openly necessary. As the massive historic problem of United States's perplexed past times is actually put into situation through, typically, black scholastics as well as thinkers via a social company, the definition and worth of United States culture as well as assets were also brought into question.

The phrase "techno" was coined by futurist and also business owner Alvin Toffler in his 1980 manual The 3rd Surge, which explains "cultivated" countries, like The United States, as well as their financial transitions from commercial development to data-driven effort. Techno, as black songs and technique, is coded along with industrial economic terms and engagement with market circulation. Its own importance on beat patternization gives itself to become interlaced with various other keep tracks of-- a great allegory for United States amazing futurism, in addition to operating as a literal social line, certainly not too unlike the dark folk-tradition of narration.

Toffler's use techno was actually directly in recommendation to technocracy, or even a governing system led by a best class of technical pros who create platforms of production for a lesson of mainly skill-less customers. Toffler cautioned technocracy possessed the potential to destabilize training class mobility and also social communities via a "technocratic divide" which prefers the "updated" opinions of specialized professionals over a marginalized, and most likely undependable, general public. When factoring in the uniqueness of African-Americans' 400-year-long past history of injustice using a solely white colored International colonial regulating physical body, the understanding of technocracy appears a great deal more ominous.

Juan Atkins, that emerged the techno noise in the team Cybotron, initial come across Toffler's creating in a high institution course called Future Studies. In the midst of Detroit's failing auto market and the upshot of the race troubles of the 1970s, Cybotron's songs mirrored the commercial boom and also decline of the urban area which was actually suggested to be actually an example of an American capitalist dreamland. Detroit's failure into dystopia caused white colored people to take off to the hinterlands, taking jobs and information with all of them. The futurist excellents of Toffler's works, along with his thought of the "techno rebel" who would certainly not really feel limited or determined by modern technology, influenced Cybotron's songs as they used readily available modern technology to promote impressive outcomes. In 1981, Juan Atkins created Cybotron's 'Cosmic Automobiles' with the intention of it being actually a "unique and also adventurous item of synthesizer rut, much more harmonic with Germany than the remainder of Afro-american America." That exact same year in 1981, Paul Lesley as well as Sterling Jones' An Amount of Names discharged 'Sharevari' which is often considered an early example of techno.

Each Cybotron as well as An Amount of Labels's popular music had their keep tracks of broadcast on WGPR, 107.5 FM's Electrifying Mojo, a broadcast show along with a predominantly dark viewers and contemporary playlists including songs through Royal prince, the B-52s as well as Kraftwerk that determined considerably of the Detroit noise. A year later on, while on a check out to New york city, Atkins heard Afrika Bambaataa's 'World Rock' and also viewed it as a much better example of his sonic eyesight. In 1988, Derrick May, a recognized trendsetter of techno as well as ex-Northern Heart DJ and Kool Kat Records supervisor, Neil Rushton, assembled an album of early Detroit tracks phoned Techno! The New Dance Noise of Detroit for Virgin Records UK imprint 10 Records, which would certainly place the condition "techno" right into flow one of music-buyers as well as journalists.

In July of this particular year, Mixmag operated a cover tale titled, "Exactly how Richie Hawtin transformed electronic songs time and again and also once more". The British striking magazine, which discharged its debut problem in 1983 with American dark disco team Shalamar on the cover, allegedly formalized techno for international consumption, according to a 2015 retrospective in The Independent; techno as well as acid house were certainly not imported right into the UK until 1988, a year after Phuture's 'Acid Rails' was released. Much of digital songs record favors the job of Hawtin as the absolute most important Detroit DJ and also manufacturer as well as decades after the "innovation" of techno in Detroit, Mixmag staged Richie Hawtin as the criterion wherefore an electronic music symbol could possibly seem like.

The account, composed by long time popular music reporter and also previous SIMPLE FACT contributor Joe Muggs, defines Canada-native Hawtin's technological know-how and also exactly how he "hoped for launching on Derrick Might's Transmat or Juan Atkins's Metroplex but [was actually] not able to acquire the interest of [his] idols" and as an alternative started his personal label, Plus 8, in 1990.

Five years after the label's inception, James Stinson of Drexciya asked a necessary as well as an unanswered inquiry while being actually spoken with through Tune Creator: "Why perform Richie as well as his Plus 8 loved ones boil down listed here and throw events in downtown Detroit? ... [He] brings in all these youngsters from the residential areas and also coming from Canada which reveals a disrespect. I've been actually to every one of those events and also I've certainly never heard a Below ground Resistance report, a Cybotron document, a Style five hundred report or even an Eddie Fowlkes file. It is actually a complete disrespect and it's come to restrain."

Fast-forward to October 2019. Cold DJ/producer Nina Kraviz articles a photo of herself on Twitter putting on cornrows, motivating notable review. When faced, Kraviz answered: "Facts examining [sic] For those who didn't recognize. I am certainly not white european [sic] Braids is actually [sic] a part of many societies. Heres [sic] is a point of view coming from a record educator." The "viewpoint" was delivered using a screengrab coming from Quora, a user-edited question-and-answer internet site. Pigtails as well as cornrows are actually known conventional African hairstyles that ended up being operational during the course of the transatlantic slave labor and also were actually inevitably used as a mode of secret communication between servants with styles that could possibly replicate charts to cost-free places in United States. Kraviz is actually not the 1st to receive retaliation for appropriating hair-braiding-- one Kardashian or yet another has been actually trumpeted for introducing unique knotted styles throughout the many years-- nor is she the very first to refuse recommendation of the hurt in the callouts that observe, opting to acknowledge the retaliation an instance of reverse-racism. [Ed. keep in mind: There is no such trait as reverse-racism.]

Pair of months eventually Mixmag recognized Kraviz by placing her in the no. 6 place on its Top 10 DJs of the Year checklist. Her admittance, which has because been modified, checked out: "She withstands. The Ice-cold DJ may have caused a slight tweetstorm with her ill-judged response to criticism of her hairdo, however she remains the singular greatest festivity employ the planet and really impressive, psychological and also reminiscent DJ of single vision as well as success. Still Techno's brightest celebrity."

A sincere correction of techno's record would certainly comply with a path of themes like white colored extractive industrialism, white colored trip as well as re-urbanization as well as the economics of cultural fraud. Technocracy depends on the withholding and holding on to of details and also information to promote criteria established through a managing a typically unethical elite training class. A thing or a take in is given market value by certain specifications within a technocracy and also by decentralizing present narratives as well as allowing for creators to tell their personal stories, there is actually option for an extra also as well as reliable cultural swap across the unlucky scenario of an economic market developed through intense as well as willfully ignorant white International colonial ideology. Proceeding in to 2020, a few noticeable vocals of a brand new generation of Black Techno allotment their encounters and also wish for a decolonized dancing popular music society.

Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson It's regularly thought that a task of mine to become capable to drive [the dark] history [of techno] and push black artists. I had actually been actually considering doing an occasion such as this for a number of years but it is actually hard to just do this occasion without any kind of area backing or even structural backing. Having actually dealt with thus a lot of dark musicians considering that moving to Brooklyn and today as booker at Bossa Nova Civic Nightclub, it simply thought that a piece of cake. Occupant was actually also such an easy occasion to manage yet we certainly need much more black people in making a reservation for placements at nightclubs. There's a frustrating large number of white bookers everywhere in NYC which most definitely has an effect on opportunities for black artists. I presume there is actually been actually a standard favorable shift in areas seeking to manual much more diversely. There actually is actually no reason.

Akua This was an essential year for the Dark Techno community. Within my prompt cycle in Brooklyn, I have actually found my peers as well as I bloom by means of our unapologetic strategy to restoring and revitalizing the often-ignored dark story of the category. Our interaction along with techno has actually straight directed the underground, political attitude in its own rawest form to permeate the uniform scene as well as take apart white colored patriarchal framework that has outlined the category for technique too long. As a black female in a setting where I am strongly apparent, however unnoticeable at the exact same opportunity, it is actually been very motivating to see that the contributions my peers and I have made to bolster modification on a residential and also international scale.Being capable to travel worldwide this year has actually helped me enhance as well as reevaluate the objectives responsible for my engagement along with techno. While I have actually possessed the opportunity to dip into places that are actually observed as crucial techno sites like Berghain's Saüle in Berlin, I've concerned understand my duty as certainly not simply a rabble-rouser of improvement, but additionally one of a physician and teacher. To become capable to participate in the music of black musicians I value a lot, like vets Robert Armani and Mike Dearborn, in the site's context, it really felt extra strong, given the complex past history between Berlin and also the US as it refers to techno. Knowledge like these have actually provided me the possibility to take additional attention to the black, POC and queer elderlies and also ascendants who risked the structure for me to perform what I am actually carrying out at the moment. To me, there is actually something exclusive regarding digging with the repositories to retell the stories of my elderlies in order to cure the severed origins of the style as well as to provoke people to decolonize their thoughts when it relates to their assumption of techno.

"Representation matters, our phrases concern, our songs concern, and our lives matter. Individuals need to have to know that whether they like it or even certainly not."-- Ash Lauryn

MoMA Ready Some of points that have been inspiring me the most are the unwearied DJs of Brooklyn's current nightlife areas, particularly the POC as well as QTPOC communities. Our team've all been interacting to produce rooms for ourselves in global dancing popular music. My reason for releasing a lot popular music this year is actually a bit even more private. It stems even more coming from my wish to preserve freedom over my fine art and also the narratives neighboring my art. Each release is actually various as well as is released for a various objectives, despite the outcome. Getting the popular music to the folks without a stream is something that encourages me. More of my colleagues is actually launching music to become included to the canon of dark techno and also dancing music. I believe that we all would like to observe more positive improvements for POC in dancing popular music globally. What much better to carry out that than by making the popular music that begins brand-new discussions? Techno origins can not be actually refuted. There is actually a new creation of black DJs as well as producers that right now know those roots as well as prefer to add to the legacy of dark dance popular music in North America.

Ash Lauryn Although residence and also techno songs has found somewhat of a comeback of black and brown young people since late, there is actually still an awesome quantity of work to be actually done. I am grateful to become an aspect of the act at an opportunity where many are actually carried out being actually soundless on troubles that matter to our company. There are actually a great deal of excellent individuals carrying out terrific points done in hopes of protecting the abundant black roots of dance songs, and also I consider on my own to become among all of them. By means of my system Underground & & Afro-american, my goal is to lift and also motivate the future productions of dark dancing popular music, and I can most submissively say I am doing only that. Portrayal concerns, our phrases matter, our songs issue, as well as our lifestyles issue. Folks require to know that whether they like it or otherwise.

DeForrest Brown, Jr. is actually a New York-based philosopher, writer and curator. He produces electronic audio and also extended media as Sound speaker Songs and also is actually a representative of the Make Techno Black Again initiative. His recent creating can be actually found in Afropunk, Artforum and also Hyperallergic.

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Reference: 100 Years of Beauty - Nigeria | Igbo (Men)

The plethora of videos entitled ‘100 years of’ is now common place on YouTube, and like the millions of people who have indulged in the series, I’ve enjoyed the many creative attempts to showcase a decade by decade time-lapse of the changes in style, beauty and social norms. It’s not a secret that African countries are often overlooked when creators decide which regions to feature. And after years (literally) of waiting for someone to create something for Nigeria, that old saying ‘if not us then who’ came to mind, coupled with the realisation that the onus is on us to tell our own stories.

Much of the research was aided by Ụ́kpụ́rụ́’s online documentation of historic images. Whilst researching, it became clear that looks, beauty practices and styles vary throughout the Igbo region. As a result, our goal was to try to find a way to showcase the diversity of Igbo people, and to highlight the uniqueness of the style, hair and fashion trends for each decade.

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The early 1900s

Much of Igboland was colonised in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with Nigeria becoming a British protectorate in 1901. From the 1910s to 1930s the colonial regime within Nigeria was yet to substantially impact the day to day attire of most Igbo men. One item of clothing the colonial regime introduced to the Igbos and neighbouring ethnic groups was known as the ‘lungi’, a plaid patterned material of Indian origin referred to as ‘madras’. Colloquially, the cloth is called ‘Jịọjị’ (George) and the style of cloth was and is still used as cultural attire within the region. The looks for the 1910s – 1950s features the ‘George’ wrapper tied around the waist of the model to represent the practice of men tying a cloth around their waist (photo below).

An Igbo man from Achala, p.d. Anambra State, photographed by British colonial government anthropologist Northcote Thomas, 1910-1911. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge.

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This picture taken c. 1889, possibly by G. F. Packer credited with other photos from the Niger and Önïcha (Onitsha) (and of Önïcha trading women), is annotated as ‘Trader from Timbuctou’ on the right and ‘Rich Trading Woman’ on the left.

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The look for the 1910s took inspiration from a photograph of a boy named Okonkwo in Akwa. The photo was taken between 1909 – 1913 by Thomas, Northcote Whitridge. (Colourised by Ụ́kpụ́rụ́)

For this look, along with the George wrapper, we’ve incorporated a necklace made of cowrie shells as an aesthetic variation.

1920s

Northern side of the Igbo area. The photo was taken around the 1920s

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The historic image shows a hairstyle worn by young Igbo men around the northern side of the Igbo area. The photo was taken around the 1920s.’ Ukpuru Twitter 2019https://twitter.com/ukpuru/status/1161244149393309697

The model is wearing a George wrapper with cowrie shells decorating the hair.

1930s

Young men of the ogbolo age-grade, with uli and fine hairstyles, Achalla Awka, north central-Igbo area, Nigeria. Photo: K. C. Murray, 1939.

The 1930s interpretation is based on the young man on the right-hand side of the image. The hair has been braided and puffed (similar to the 20s look above). A string has been weaved through the centre of the hair to emulate the thin white lines that connect to gather the hair at the front.

Colonial Influence

As seen through the aesthetics of the 1940s and 1950s. The clothing and hairstyle variations represent increased exposure to western culture.

1940s

The look for the 40s was inspired by the unknown man standing in the background of the image above. The simple hairstyle, western-style light top, and wrapper indicate an increase in the uptake of western clothing.

1950s

The attire for the 1950s is heavily based on this 1949 video of Igbos learning English (brought our attention by @igbolites).

The video showcases a variety of styles worn by Igbo men, which features British style hats and unique accessories.

For this look, we have attempted to recreate the necklace worn by the man at the right of the first frame and the bucket/bowler style hats worn by several of the men in the video.

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1960s

The 1960s brought about the liberation of Nigeria as a colonial entity which led to political dissent and subsequently the civil war. The Igbo ethnic group and neighbours fought as Biafra against Nigeria in hopes to succeed from the state. This saw many young Igbo men willing enlist into the Biafran military.

As the prevailing event of the 60s, the look for this decade demonstrates typical military attire for the time.

Modern Age and Western Influence

After independence western styles and western trends began to have an increased influence on fashion and beauty preferences amongst Nigerians.

1970s

For the 70s we’ve selected a look that was inspired by Nigerian high life musicians who were heavily influenced by worldwide trends. This brought about the wearing of ‘bongo’ (flare) trousers, flamboyant open-chest shirts and a statement afro.

1980s

From our research, the 80s can be marked as a kind of renaissance in the wearing of African style clothing amongst men. This was often coupled with western items of clothing.

It should be noted that many Nigerian men of all ethnic groups would wear the ’Agbada’, nicknamed ‘1000, 500’ a traditional Yoruba men’s clothing item.

In our interpretation, the model is wearing a West African style top and necklace with western style trousers.

1990s

The look for the 1990s was inspired by multiple sources. The top left photo was taken at 1997 for Osabebe, the top right is a 90s cover of the Nollywood movie ‘Nneka’, and the lower left is a photo of the attendees at JJ Okocha’s 98 wedding.

Globally the 90s R’nb music scene influenced much of the African diaspora with it’s suave and chic attire. The 90s success of the Nigerian football team, who often wore long unconventional hairstyles also influenced many.

For this look, the model is wearing sunglasses, a flat ‘Gatsby’ style cap, black shirts, trousers and blazer.

2000s

The 2000s was heavily influenced by African American hip-hop attire. This was both emulated by Nigerian musicians and in shown in Nollywood films. The 2005 music video to ‘Temptation’ by P-Square Ft Alaye was the main inspiration behind this look.

2010s

Most notably, this decade saw the widespread wear of Isi-Agu amongst men of all ages, as shown in the image on the left.

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It's not every day the meeting of a make-up artist and a lighting director sets the scene for a royal love story, but that's exactly what happened in Meghan Markle's case. The now-retired American actress, who is expecting her first child in a few weeks time, didn't come from a similar upbringing to her royal-ready Middleton sister-in-law. The Duchess of Sussex (born Rachel Meghan Markle) was born in Los Angeles on August 4, 1981 and quite literally grew up in Hollywood. Though her parents - Doria Ragland and Thomas Markle Snr - divorced when she was six, her extended family's story does not end there. In fact, it takes unlikely and estranged turns towards a diplomat uncle, cannabis-growing nephew, and beyond. As Meghan prepares to welcome her baby with Prince Harry, here we take a look at her family, many of whom are never far from the headlines. Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle's mother Doria Ragland, 62, was born in Los Angeles to an antique dealer father and a mother who was a nurse. She attended the Fairfax High School, where she was remembered as bright and friendly - the teenager with the "Afro" hairstyle who loved listening to Marvin Gaye and dining out at a local Mexican taco joint with friends. After school she worked as a make-up artist, which is how she met her husband, Thomas Markle Snr, a lighting director in Hollywood. The pair married in 1979 and Ms Markle was born two years later. Meghan Markle pictured as a child in Rwanda with her mother Doria Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED The family moved into a house in The Valley, LA, to a neighbourhood that Ms Markle described as "leafy and affordable". Ms Ragland and Mr Markle divorced in 1987, but remained friends. Ms Ragland took a job as an air stewardess, meaning their daughter was frequently cared for by her father. Meghan Markle with her moother Doria, who has a masters in social work Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED She later returned to university to obtain a masters in social work, following on from her BA in psychology. She now lives in the house she inherited from her father in 2011 in the Crenshaw area of LA. Ms Ragland and her daughter are extremely close - Ms Ragland once drove a car with the number plate MEGNME - and Ms Markle has spoken of her pride in her free-spirited mother, with her dreadlocks and nose ring. Ms Ragland travelled with her daughter to her wedding ceremony from their overnight accommodation at Cliveden House Hotel, Berkshire, to St George’s Chapel. She is now preparing to welcome her first grandchild. Meghan's family tree Meghan Markle's family tree Thomas Markle, Meghan's father Born in Pennsylvania, of Dutch-Irish descent, soon-to-be-grandfather Thomas Markle Snr, 74, made his way to Hollywood where he worked as a lighting director. He worked for many years on the set of the television show 'Married With Children' and his work on long-running series General Hospital earned him nine Daytime Emmy nominations, of which he was twice named the winner. He was also reportedly chosen to oversee the lighting for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as well as the 1986 Oscar ceremony. Prior to meeting Doria Ragland, he had been married to Roslyn Loveless, with whom he had two children - Samantha, now 52, and Thomas Jr, now 50. Mr Markle and his daughter were very close, with the young Meghan accompanying him on film sets and being cared for by him while her mother was travelling as an air stewardess. Baby Meghan Markle lies on the chest of her father Thomas Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED Mr Markle moved to Mexico after retiring and was declared bankrupt in June 2016. The Duchess has described her father as the "most hardworking father you can imagine". He has reportedly still not met Prince Harry but gave his blessing to the Prince over the phone when asked for Meghan's hand in marriage. Mr Markle intended to travel from Mexico to the UK to meet his future son-in-law (and the rest of his royal family) before walking Ms Markle down the aisle. Meghan Markle pictured as a toddler with her father Thomas Credit: TIM STEWART NEWS LIMITED Following alleged dealings with the paparazzi to take advantage of Meghan's major moment, he said he would avoid the ceremony for fear of embarrassing his daughter. The pictures, which appeared to be staged, showed Mr Markle getting measured for what was thought to be his wedding suit, looking at pictures of his daughter and Harry while in an internet cafe, and reading a picture book about Britain while having a coffee. He then pulled out of the wedding four days before the ceremony, after falling unwell and required heart surgery. He claimed his failure to fly would also force him to cancel appointments with the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince of Wales, Duchess of Cornwall and Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. Since the wedding, he has made frequent pleas through the media to speak to Meghan which he claims have been mostly ignored, bar a private letter he released to the public last month. Royal baby Sussex | Read more Meghan Markle’s uncles Michael Markle Of Thomas Markle Senior’s two brothers, the eldest, Michael, had a profound impact on Meghan's early life. The 80-year-old is a retired US diplomat and Air Force veteran who lives in Florida. His wife, Toni, died of cancer in 2012. During his State Department career, he reportedly worked in Ottawa, Bucharest, Berlin and Guam, and when Meghan was 20 years old, she planned to follow in his footsteps with a potential career in diplomacy. It was through Michael’s connections that Meghan was able to secure a prestigious at the American embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After enrolling at Northwestern University in Illinois, Spanish speaker Meghan travelled to Argentina for her senior year in 2003. She completed a double major in Theatre and International Relations. "So I'm 20 years old, in Buenos Aires, in a motorcade, doing that whole thing. I thought for sure I would still have a career in politics,” she told Vogue a decade later. In an interview with the Mirror in 2018, Michael spoke of his role in the process. “I knew the ambassador, and I asked him if he could help, as her application was a little on the late side,” he said. As a result, he was surprised not to be invited to his niece’s wedding. “I don’t understand why she has been so indifferent towards me. It’s uncalled for. I helped her out, and I didn’t ask for anything in return. This whole invitation thing has not been played out very well. I never did anything to embarrass Meghan. It seems to me they handled the arrangements poorly.” Michael has a 60-year-old daughter, Trish Gallup, who runs her own chauffeur business. Frederick Markle Meghan’s other paternal uncle, Frederick, is a reclusive cleric who also lives in Florida. There, he is the leader and sole minister of the small Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church, reportedly going by the name Bishop Dismas. According to the Daily Mail, Frederick lives in a secluded woodland property and “lives like a hermit”, shunning technology. He has refused to speak about his niece’s marriage, as have his two sons, Nick and David, and ex-wife Theresa. Meet the Markles | Read more Meghan Markle's siblings Half-brother Thomas Markle Jr The 52-year-old window fitter lives in Grant’s Pass, Oregon. He said his family was “like The Dukes of Hazzard and The Simpsons, versus the Royal family” – but has spoken fondly of his half-sister, with whom he grew up in Los Angeles. He was married for 11 years to Tracy Dooley, with whom he has two sons – Thomas and Tyler. Thomas Markle Jr has spoken fondly of Meghan Markle, his half-sister Credit: AKGS He was arrested in January 2018 for holding a gun to girlfriend Darlene Blount’s head in a drunken argument. Mr Markle and Miss Blount are now engaged. Half-sister Samantha Grant Samantha Grant, 54, lives in Florida and is a wheelchair user and suffers from multiple sclerosis. She discussed the allegedly staged images of her father's on Loose Women, saying she was “entirely the culprit”, convincing her father that it would be to his advantage to show himself in a positive light. “It was my suggestion that to benefit him and to benefit the Royal Family and that everyone looked good, and they depict you as you are,” she said. Samantha Markle has lashed out at her half-sister, Meghan, in several interviews Credit: Splash News She also caused a stir when she announced she was writing a book entitled The Diary of Princess Pushy’s Sister. Despite not having spoken to her in nine years, Ms Grant lashed out at Ms Markle in numerous interviews. She since says she was misquoted. The Dooleys Ms Markle's sister-in-law Tracy Dooley, and her sons Tyler and TJ, are among the family members who were not invited to the wedding. Ms Dooley, who was married to the former actress's half-brother, was pictured arriving at Heathrow Airport before the wedding. She has previously told ITV's Good Morning Britain she had not received an invitation to the ceremony at Windsor Castle, admitting she had not seen Ms Markle for 20 years. The Dooleys announced on Facebook they had arrived in the capital. Tyler, 27, who uploaded an image of the Imperial War Museum, as well as a photograph of the inside of a hotel room, is a cannabis farmer who considers himself a 'pioneer' in the legal production of the drug in California. He is reportedly keen to develop a new cannabis strain called 'Markle's Sparkle', in aid of his cousin's position. Meghan Markle's nephew Tyler Dooley is a Cannabis farmer who is planning a new drug called Markle's Sparkle Credit: Mega The family are keen on the burgeoning industry. TJ, 28, reportedly gives marijuana to his dog for pain relief, while Tracy frequently sells advertising space to marijuana dispensaries. On arriving in London for the wedding in May last year,, Ms Dooley posted on her Facebook page – called "Royal Wedding with the Dooley Markles" – that she hoped Ms Markle's father was "well, healthy and happy". She wrote: "Just glad to have landed safely and hoping for Tom senior to be well, healthy, & happy. I wish the same for Meghan Prince Harry, my children, friends, family and those who need our prayers and love. Peace, love and good works." In April 2018, the page, which appears to be run by Ms Dooley, shared an article headlined "Meghan Markle snubs nephew and his mum with no invite to Royal wedding." It was accompanied with the caption: "Beyond blessed to be any part of this momentous occasion. We'll be front and center at Windsor cheering Meghan and Prince Harry on." The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's life as a married couple, in pictures Trevor Engelson, Meghan's ex-husband New York-born film and television producer Trevor Engelson, 41, was married to Ms Markle for two years, until 2013. The pair married on the beach in Jamaica in 2011, tying the knot at the Jamaica Inn in Ocho Rios, in front of around 100 guests. They are believed to have been dating for seven years before they married. Meghan Markle and Trevor Engelson in 2006 Credit: Billy Farrell/Patrick McMullan/Getty Their August 2013 divorce cited irreconcilable differences, and their work schedules - he is based in Los Angeles, while she began filming legal drama Suits in Toronto the year they married. Engelson is due to marry nutritionist Tracey Kurland in just over one month- almost exactly a year after Meghan and Prince Harry's own nuptials - on May 11. During his Miami-based bachelor party in March footage emerged of friends toasting (perhaps roasting) the groom, joking: "If it wasn't for Trev I wouldn't believe that I could marry a future princess, so now I gotta...what princess is available right now, I'm coming for you girl." He is working on a show about a man whose wife runs off with a prince.

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Daniel Lester

October 17, 2018

Welcome to the weekly-series “Why You Should Listen to”, where we will discuss great albums worth every music lover’s attention. In today’s society, while we do have all the possible access to everything and anything on the Internet, it can often happen for us to miss some music we would love to hear. That’s why we will try to help you discover some awesome music in this series of articles. The focus will mostly be on studio albums, be it classics or underrated gems and records that have been forgotten by time. Our focus will also stretch out across the world, from the USA and UK to the African continent, Latin America and even the Balkans. Today, we are covering Prince's legendary "Dirty Mind" album. Enjoy! The transition from the 1970's to the 1980's was a truly interesting time for music. The 70's were quite revolutionary in terms of how music was made and how it would sound years down the road. David Bowie recorded the legendary Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno, punk rock surfaced, Bob Marley popularized reggae overseas, Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder released the futuristic "I Feel Love and shook the music world to its core, while disco took over and ended up being harshly dismissed by the end of the decade. Rock bands went into interesting territory with the emerging "New Wave" sound, replacing hard rock anthems and psychedelia with sharp and jangly guitars that were played in a ska-style, static beats, dry and driving basslines, haunting synth lines and eccentric frontmen. Some of the most iconic albums came out in that transitional year of 1980, some of them being Talking Heads' "Remain in Light", The Cure's "Seventeen Seconds" and Peter Gabriel's fourth self-titled record, which set the standard for the 80's drum sound with the song "Intruder". However, 1980 was the year another star entity was born, that new persona being Prince.

Prince started his career in 1978 at about 18 years of age in his hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a small African-American teenager with an afro hairstyle and an affinity for making music. He caught the eye of the industry by showing off his incredible multi-instrumentalist skills. They allowed him full creative control and he ended up recording his debut record "For You" where he was the sole artist, allegedly recording 27 instruments on his own!

Despite all this, Prince's debut did not catch on as was expected. Sure, he might have been impressive, but his songwriting did not give off anything unique. The only two remembered songs were the funky "Soft and Wet" and the Santana-inspired "I'm Yours". Prince decided he needed a hit, and he recorded a self-titled record the following year. While he did score a hit with "I Wanna Be Your Lover" and a few other songs, it was still not quite where he wanted to be artistically. The songs sounded stuck in the disco era, and it was already 1979. Prince knew something had to change.

The next year, his third album dropped. This one, was quite different. It featured the ever-flamboyant Prince with shorter, permed hair wearing make-up. His only two clothing items were panties and a trenchcoat. It was unlike anything he had previously done, in terms of sound and presentation. There was something unique, provocative and sexy about this "new" Prince. What was even more intriguing besides the androgyny and excessive sexuality was the music on the album. "Dirty Mind" was the true birth of the legendary Prince we know and love today. The album kept Prince's funk and soul influences, but merged them with the new wave and synthpop of "white" bands, therefore uniting two unlikely factions and creating a killer sound that was quite singular for the time. This sound would quickly become known as the "Minneapolis sound", with Prince as its progenitor and movement leader. The songs were far more sexual and raunchy, featuring lyrics about giving head, threesomes and even incest in the punk-influenced "Sister".

The title track served as the opener, and it begins with a thumping kick drum and incredibly infectious synth riff. Prince delivers his signature falsetto in full force on the incredibly sexual theme of the song, singing lines such as "In my daddy's car/It's you I really wanna drive." It featured a video of Prince performing with his band, featuring the likes of Dr. Fink and Dez Dickerson. This song is incredibly catchy due to its synth lines and vocal delivery. Prince introduces something new on this album also in terms of minimalism. While his previous albums featured his incredible instrumental prowess, this one turned it down from an 11 to a 5 and featured sparse guitar lines and occasional but short synth solos. This time, the sound, the song, and the concept took first priority.

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The following track, which became a fan favorite, is the incredibly bittersweet "When You Were Mine". It features such an infectious melody and Prince singing about his lover being with someone else. The lyrics talk about the oddity of this person and how Prince put up with them, even when they let another person join them in the bedroom. It's quite a quirky song, that somehow makes you feel for him, despite maybe not ever finding yourself in a similar situation. "Head" is also another memorable track, featuring funkier instrumentation and quite a strange, yet typically Prince, lyrical theme. According to the story of this song, he meets a virgin who was on her way to be wed but finds herself attracted to him. This "bride" is voiced by Lisa Coleman in the song and apparently wants to give Prince head, despite the fact that she was about to get married. Over the course of the track, she falls in love and runs away with him, marrying him instead. Another key track is the song "Uptown", that deals with some ever-present social issues. It's a very melodic and funky track, with Prince singing about meeting a girl who asks him if he's gay. He wittily replies "No, are you ?" and takes her uptown, where she will encounter the social outcasts and minorities, partying and having a good time despite the hate. It shows that he was well aware of what people thought of the LGBT and African-American populations and that all that hatred can only be deterred if one decides to join the party and have a good time with myriads of different people.

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"Gotta Broken Heart Again" is a short 2-minute ballad about Prince being left by his girl in favor of his best friend and him being powerless and unable to heal his broken heart. "Do It All Night" and "Partyup" are two groove-filled tracks about, obviously, partying and making love all night. The former has nice, bouncy instrumentation and ties in perfectly with the theme of the entire record. The latter song, "Partyup" is a bit more on the interesting side. It's chorus is mostly Prince chanting "Partyup/Got to partyup" and then ending it with the "You're going to have to fight your own damn war/Because we don't want to fight no more"-lines, showing that he was more than a horny young person, but that he was also aware of the prejudices and hatred between people in America. This track is also the closer of the album, which showed in which direction Prince would go a year later with his more politically-charged follow-up album. Clocking in at about 30 minutes of runtime, Prince managed to bring a completely new sound, identity and aesthetic, merging male and female, rock and funk, white and black, gay and straight and everything else in between. While everyone mostly praises his fantastic "Purple Rain" album or "Sign O' The Times", it must not be forgotten where Prince's singular style and charisma first originated in his discography and which of his albums set the standard for his future releases in that decade. A truly iconic and important album that everyone should definitely give a shot too.

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