This week brother-man Joe Tex gotcha. Next we head to the Netherlands to catch up with singer/songwriter Ntjam Rosie. We close out with J. Period, John Legend, and The Roots Crew with a brand new mixtape constructed around the music and themes of their Grammy winning Wake Up! album.
The music of Joe Tex was mighty entertaining. His anger was always delivered with a smile. He could make you weep with the story of Vietnam veteran on the battle field and then fall out your chair laughing about a man trying to avoid child support. Mr. Tex seemed to have a knack for delineating the ups and downs, ins and outs of everyday stories. He could make the mundane seem profound.
I especially enjoyed his energy. The songs were vibrant. They made you feel alive because his music was full of zaniness, wonder and surprise, but always couched in terms even an idiot could understand.
—kalamu ya salaam