Pop Culture Chronicles

Hey everyone, I got into a smooth r/b mood today and wanted to share an old clip of rapper/actor Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, covering the classic r/b song So Into You by Tamia.  The video is 2 years old but still holds up due to Gambino's performance. If you haven't heard the original song, then I suggest you look it up, it's pretty good and it is a song that really is the anthem of Tamia's career. It's nice to see artists paying tribute to older artists and doing the song justice. I expected nothing less but excellence from Mr. Gambino and he comes through again. Check out the video! 

Reggie Watts is a great actor, comedian, and musician. You can find him now on televison late night on the Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS. Before that, he was on shows like Comedy Bang Bang on IFC, which displayed his musical and talk show and comedic skills.  To show you all what I'm talking about, I shall leave you all with a couple of his musical and comedic performances. He's a truly talented and funny guy and be sure to check him out on the Late Late Show on CBS.      

Growing up with a latino family and parties and celebrations, representing your heritage and culture,  one is surrounded and influenced by a myriad of songs and musical sytlings.  Here are a couple songs that are cheesy in terms of video production and style, most of which are telling of the time period, such as the 80s and 90s, but, nevertheless, get you in a funky groove that will last a lifetime.  First up, El Jardinero-Wilfrido Vargas This upbeat and groovy love song is about a metaphorical "gardener" that showers his love with flowers for seduction and pleasure. My fave part of the video is the middle when the backup dancers, form a nice groove line and sing the " Ah-beep- beep"chorus.   Sopa De Caracol - Banda Blanca  This song is a party starter! The literal translation means shell or snail in zoological context. The elad singer is quite chipper and is surrounded by dancing attractive women by the pool. He busts out the hip thrusts an