Titica-Trans Angolan Music Rising Star

As I like to point out on this blog, transpeople do exist on the second largest continent on the planet. 

One of the other things I'm most fond of reminding people of that peruse this blog and every time I get a chance to utter the words is  is if transpeople are given a chance, we can do anything we set our minds to do and excel at it.

Meet 25 year old Titica, who is a rising star in the Angolan music genre called kuduro, which is a fusion of rap and techno music. 

She was named the best kuduro artist of 2011, is a regular on radio and television there, has performed at a Divas concert in front of Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos and will be embarking on an international tour with stops in Portugal, the UK and the United States.

But as she mentioned in a BBC interview, her newfound success hasn't been easy.  

"I've been stoned, I've been beaten, and there is a lot of prejudice against me, a lot of people show that. There is a lot of taboo," she said.  





But at the same time, in heavily Catholic Angola, she's managed to cultivate a fan base that only cares about her music, not her trans status. 

And that's the way it should be.   I'll have to check her out when she comes to Houston to perform at the Angolan consulate.

POTUS Sings The Blues

Our multi-talented president is showing off his singing skills again.   There was a February 21 concert at the White House that will be broadcast on PBS February 27 that featured Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger and blues legend BB King .  

At the tail end of it President Obama was coaxed by Buddy Guy and Jagger into singing a few bars of 'Sweet Home Chicago' and here's the video of it.

Remember Why It's Christmas

In the wake of hearing about shoppers going buck wild yesterday, thought a reminder was needed as to the reasons for the Christmas season courtesy of Alexander O'Neal from his classic 1988 Christmas CD My Gift To You.

The song is entitled 'Remember Why '(It's Christmas).   And some of you gangsta pepper-spraying holiday shopping fools need a reminder ASAP.





TransGriot Note: in case you're wondering, the name of the sculpture that's pictured in this post is called 'Holy Family' and it's by artist Thomas Blackshear.

Thailand's Got Talent Trans Singer

If we're given a chance, we trans people can do anything we set our minds to do and excel at it.    Here's the latest example of at trans singer competing on Thailand's Got Talent.

The song starts at the 1:04 mark.

Kim Petras Performs New Song Live

Enjoy the YouTuibe video of Germany's Kim Petras' new song One Piece Of Tape. 

King Holiday Video

Here's a 1986  video from the King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew that was comprised of the Fat Boys, Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Stacy Lattisaw, Teena Marie, Whitney Houston, El DeBarge and a few other music peeps from the mid to late 80's.