SOULBLACK

Saying something is “cool” in that context is also Black American culture. Jive slang….lol crazy right? 😂😂

Here’s Fela Kuti saying most West Africans weren’t Interested in Jazz music.

Well, we ain’t glorying “bullying.” But trust, Black Americans joke with people so hard, people on the other end carry it to their adult hood and justify their entire feelings for our ethnic group based of getting “scored” on in 3rd grade. Lmaooo

Jamaicans literally skip the part where they got all their music culture from emulating Black American music and culture. No Ska, Rocksteady or Reggae without them emulating Black American. They learned to toast by copying BA music. You cant give us something we have y’all.

“Brother,” “Sister” and many other Black American English slang/ soul terms were used heavily by Afro Brazilian youth, even if not really understood. Gerson King, who was known as the Brazilian James Brow, was targeted by police multiple times for his lyrics being “inflammatory.”

His music called out the the hypocrisy of Brazil and he appropriated Soul to take on the responsibility of introducing “Black is Beautiful/Pride” messages to the masses of Brazil. Songs like Sou Negro (I’m Black) we’re based on James Brown and other BA Soul music.

All around Brazil, these parties would host well over a million people each weekend. Afro Brazilian youth saw Soul as an authentic expression of Blackness. James Brown was somewhat of a deity. Afro Brazilians also adopted the identity of “being black.” Emulating Black Americans.

The influence that Black American 🇺🇸 Soul on 🇧🇷 in the mid 60s and 70s is larger than you’d think. I briefly touched on this with my thread on the global reach of Black Power. But there’s much more to the story.

It was Black American music that transported ideologies of Black Pride to Brazil. In the 50s/60 Brazilians threw “Black Parties,” where they listened to BA Soul/RnB music. Similar to Jamaican “Blues Parties.” Funk and Hip Hop had a major impact on Brazilian Black consciousness.

See how hard they go against any Black American influences though….Rnb Soul, Rock and Roll all were major influences. And For one, RnB rhythms are integral to the Latin Boogaloo. Salsa music and dance also takes influences from Jazz and Swing.

So why don’t y’all combat that? Denounce our culture and refuse to engage with it. Wouldn’t that be the next step? Y’all always use this weak ass excuse. Ain’t no one forcing you to engage in our culture. Start the global movement to reject it if that’s the case.

Taper “origin” is debated. My claim has always been, the Line up. With or without a fade. 1) Texas early 1920s Shape up and Fade. 2) NY 1924 boxed lined up. 3) 1932 Line up. It became more popular in the 70s and boomed in the 1980s, when it went global.