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Part of the labor of love here at GFM. This is done all in love, because we are all lover’s of great(not necessarily popular) music here. (more…)
Announcing the GFM Twitterthon! Starting today and running until next Friday, send us your TOP 5 Favorite GFM artists @GrownFolksMusic on Twitter, and you’ll be entered to win a GFM-certified iPod Nano!
We want to know — who are your TOP FIVE favorite “grown folks music” artists or groups?
1.) Just tweet us your list, retweet the contest, and you’ll be entered. Don’t forget to tag it #gfmcontest so we can keep track of all the entries! We’ll pick our favorites and feature them on the site over the week and hope you’ll join us in the debate (and appreciation) that follows! The contest ends on Friday May 8th at midnight…so get tweeting!
If you want to sign up for Twitter, click here. Is Twitter not for you? We still wanna hear from you. Leave a comment with your Top 5 and tell us why!
*Only Twitter responses will be eligible for this contest.
You cannot watch or listen to this and not be feel something. This is an excerpt from the DVD of some of Marvin’s greatest live performances on TV and film, “Real Thing: In Performance 1964-1981.”
Shout out to brainchild9 for the clip.
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Great question, I’m glad you asked!
Ahhhhhh, the great debate rages on, in beauty salons, barber shops, college campuses, executive board rooms, locker rooms, message boards, blogs and recording sessions. Mac vs. PC, Tupac vs. Biggie, MJ vs. Kobe, the greatest running back of all times (sorry Emmitt, it’s still Walter Payton) and on and on. I particularly like what DJ Stylus with our friends over at SoulBounce had to say:
“Grown folks music makes it clear that it’s rooted in some sort of tradition. It’s music that satisfies on multiple levels. The enjoyment comes from the need to engage with it rather than having a passive experience. It’s the difference between fast food and a nutritionally-balanced, well-seasoned home cooked meal.”
I would add that it feeds the mind, body & soul, makes an emotional connection and transcends time. It has an inherent ability to move you, touch and drive you towards something (person, place or thing), rather than away from something (no artist mention needed). It takes you to a special place, one you may have forgotten, or want to forget, but yet it still reels you in. It doesn’t take “no” for an answer and forces you to be late for work, in your car listening, reminiscing, dreaming, thinking. It can turn a bad day around and conversely, turn stop a great day in it’s tracks. It grabs you. Makes you sing, makes you shout, makes you laugh and makes you cry; often within the same song. How is that possible? What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the term Grown Folks Music?
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With the launch of the full Grown Folks Music site inching closer, we’re trying to come up with a working description of Grown Folks Music. I particularly like SoulBounce’s take on it, asking different people from the music community to give their two cents. Most of them highlighted elements that make up what we’re doing here at GFM: passion, engagement, a sense of nostalgia, meaning, and emotional depth.
