Sounds of Blackness

[jimmiecabowabo30]

damn i miss roger troutman he was a music icon and inovader....

[theninjja]

old school, in brazil: charm music. goooooood times!!! save

[UncleAndii]

Korinzoe, if you have not noticed, this is a GOSPEL band. Swearing like this is disrespectful.

[mikey2tymes]

I slick like dis song. I remeber it from when I was n single digits

[korinzoe]

what the fuck is that thing is his mouth



[jcorlieon]

@korinzoe straw

[jantel104]

When you have done all you think you can do, just HOLD ON because that iswhen God will step in!

[jasmina726]

Our graduation song from Baldwin High school maui, hawaii. C/O 2011 :)

[Jamaicanchocolate34]

This is the type of singing I listen to and find it HARDDDD to listen to booguyagga! Call me foreign minded, but I love to hear singing, not some...CRAP reggae! And yes me live and bawn a Jamaica.

[mjjcng8958]

what i had no idea he was really apart of the remix!!! i love this song even more now

[mzkaylaboo7]

i met the lady at 0:57

[natashayoung1]

Love this!!!

[diningczar]

Inspirational.

R.I.P. Roger.

[ken123411]

rip roger

[geoedgrav]

LOVE IT !!!!!!!!

[boop8908]

i get chills every single time i listen to this song... hold on, change is comin... Amen.

[bornthug213]

Wait!!!! IS the man that sings the second verse the same man that plays the reverend in Madea Family Reunion, the play? it sounds and look likes him

[winslowwe]

Roger is& was da best dat ever did it with da talkbox he put it on da map . miss him with a whole lot of others R.I.P Roger

[MrMackem01]

marymoments - COMPLETELY agree with you wi S.O.B i love them - been into them since the 1st release of Optimistic - WHATTA anthem!!! :-)

They should be a world class known phenomen - they tghey're not :-(

optimistic used to inspire me every time i was down and beat....LOVE EM

[JoyNBaltimore]

@MrMackem01

Yes, I gotta hear Optimistic today....right after I hear this 20 times!

[BrittaNY71192]

I love this song... Very positive and motivating... Great performance

[chochief]

loveit

[jenard20]

what that tube for

[313PrimE]

R.I.P. Roger Troutman.

[marymoments]

Always love them, and Roger had so much talent, we got T-Pain running around now like he discovered this technique, Kids I swear! lol! Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I must say Sounds of Blackness never achieved the props they so greatly deserve, they're just awesome!!

[MrLevon78]

dang they great but jelousy took rogers life and the fuked up thing was his brother did it.. now aint that some shit...

[aezea77]

Change did come, 13 years later in the form of Obama.

[Khabira]

cute

[DEARLIN]

very powerful song,yes a change is coming

[MrVantheman55]

cool.......this is the  joint

[babyliyah1001]

rip roger troutman

[504GAYWOMAN37]

i love sounds of blackness, they r 1 of my favorite groups, and ann nesby who sanggggggggggggggggg lead she is a bad ass singer damn, she was the reason they were so successful in my opinion, every song they did she sang was great, but optimistic is my favorite from them and she wasnt doin lead n i still love that song 2 this day.

[bree026]

AMEN... SO TRUE

[3ptspcl]

Sinbad had his own show at one point.

R.I.P. Roger Troutman

[SSBEATZINC]

RIP ROGER

[drexalexander]

Anybody know why Sinbad appeared at the end?

[liclak]

Sinbad was hosting for Arsenio Hall.

[porkisgood4u]

Roger's intro beginning in this performance is so great, I can just watch over & over again

[pigfeets9]

rip Zap I saw him in concert when I was only 8 years old.. It looks like he had given his lif to Christ. Love Mr. Roger Troutman rest in peace.

[Womackette]

This was my co-worker's favorite song. He hipped me to it. Months later he took his life. I wish he could've held on.

[majsanilaki]

RIP

ROGER TROUTMAN *Zapp Band*

classic track whit Roger Troutman and sounds of blackness.

really great old School moment.

[sweetregina1]

is it possible to record music from you-tube

[lotreamon01]

Beautiful tune,isn't it? I love it... massive... :)

[BenJabituya]

@lotreamon01 I agree. I used to hear this on Philadelphia Station WDAS-FM 105.3.

[GabrielleBurton]

I am the newest member of this group!!!! :D

[CodenameBlackout]

Who are you? and it's nothing to be proud of, I mean Gary has poor business skills.

[CodenameBlackout]

never mind lol i see ur name is ur name lol, but I haven't seen u yet.

[jerryxiaofan]

i love it soooooo much~~~~

[Womackette]

My friend hip me to this cut.  A year later he took his life. Dag.

[Limekiln71]

ido you mean your friend took his life? because roger was murdered by his brother

[drroberson4]

Both of them. The bald one was in "I can Do bad all by Myself" and the other lead singer was the pastor in "Madea Family Reunion" the Play.

[99tonytroutman]

i like this vid so much because it shows alot of courage for what roger has achieved!

[lorrrence]

hey that man was in one of tyler perrys plays the bald one wow

[sunlion55]

I was in atlanta in a radio station keep playing I had to believe. God is able

[GQDZILA]

Thank You !

[kanev1]

thats the thing t pain uses to change his voice

[TopazFlower]

0:14 WHAT is in his mouth

[PEPPOPPING]

That's a talk box in his mouth

[musicman4ursoul]

The tube in his mouth is a respirator hooked up to a microprosessor that changes the sound of the wind that goes into the box and it conforms the voice into many different octaves and split the voice up into the sound that you are hearing.

[gottobereal03]

Roger Troutman has a grown son. Does anybody

know where he is, how he is doing and is

he making music? Before Roger died he said

on TV that his son was coming out with a

new group called Lynch.

[2thick4u336]

roger has 10 kids his song roger troutman ii is the one you talking bout he died in 2003

[gottobereal03]

I love Roger and Zapp music. Roger was so

brilliant. I am truly sad and missing him.

[Ingostar71]

you´re sooooooooo right ! I´m missing him too. I saw zapp in 2 concerts in Munich,- i will never forget, but where is now all the good music of the 80/90 ??

[gottobereal03]

Thank you for your reply. It's so good

to know you love Roger and Zapp. Take

Care!

[carolineal]

what a great, happy music..they're the hymn to joy

love "sounds of blackness"

[prynze16]

3 witnisess said he was getting out the front seat of zapp real name larrys black lincon sadan and he shot roger in the torso some in front some in back seven times he was 47 zapp 54 april 25 sunday morning 1999 around 7:30 am died at good sameritan hospital zapp then drove off then shot himself in the head then crashed into a tree and died roger wasnot shot in the head zapp was in the head roger in the torso but thank u roger for your music

[BCWImpactandPBA]

nvm. I also found out how Roger died. He got shot in da head by murder or suicide.

[FreddyPeezy41]

he was murdered by his brother larry...then larry committed suicide...its really sad

[BCWImpactandPBA]

I know. I wonder wat he'll b doin now if he waz still alive.

[FreddyPeezy41]

he would be prolly happy at how his signature style is progressin but he would be mad at how they are usin it for rap songs...that degrade women...

[BCWImpactandPBA]

true. But he might b happy if dey put in sum non cussin rap songz though.

[FreddyPeezy41]

yea...he would...i wishe he was here to show them how to really use a talkbox/auto tune style...the right way

[TalkBoxerDX]

Well ima change that my friend or at least continue to light rogers torch :)

[BCWImpactandPBA]

wat was dat thing dat da guy used 2 sing in dat song

[BCWImpactandPBA]

who iz Roger

[BCWImpactandPBA]

who iz Roger

[minimoog78]

this is a graet video and we all know when roger work with other artist he always hook it and made it funky.

[Srenfro2002]

I was replying to Brd3tc, sorry.

[Srenfro2002]

I was replying to Brd3tc, sorry.

[Terrie1985]

i love this song.There is a inspirational song that is on youtube titled The beginning "saved?" cd. Please leave a commit and let me know what u think God bless

[Srenfro2002]

Did Roger die after making this song???

[TalkBoxerDX]

Na he died in 99 April 25th

[ronnielaughs]

ummm...they're not back up singers...THEY ARE THE GROUP..."SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS", *shakin my head*

[Srenfro2002]

Stop being such a moron.

[billybadass80]

I just never cared for the talk box from Roger but the song is one of my favorites.

[1277Tugg]

hold on saints God is our Strong Tower.

[LiLpRiK]

i like

[peterv67]

This is awesome, live versions are always great to hear and see. They've added or altered the instrumentals and the vocals are melodies from heaven. Everytime I hear this song, it almost brings tears because its just such an encouraging song backed by an unforgettable tune, real mellow and uplifting. I could see myself singing this song in a choir at church, preaching it as it is. Thanks for the post. God Bless

[harrison2939]

My son that was not in the church at this time heard this song was, as they say "was that!!!", I also when I heard it bought the CD played it over and over again, love it sooooo much.

[kiuna]

thanks for the post. this vid/song is the best!

[bossbitch48]

I have always loved this song!!I am doing a blog on what a coward racists are and this is a perfect song!

[lorisfatbutt]

u really need that much backup singers

[wonderboychocolate]

Just listening to this song right now just really helped me so much..From what I am going through in my life right now...I just see that everything is gonna be alright if I just hold on. Pray for me Ya'll. -Ty

[bigcorey122002]

I once had this song on repeat for 45 straight minutes. I looove this song.

[dambbaby1814]

I miss this group so much

[arnzoncam]

chur primo soundz thats what you call soul

[markallen2800]

This has been my theme song since the first day I heard it. And God was good enough to bless me to be in Rev. Jesse Jackson's PUSH Choir to lead this song, AND to be there when the Sounds of Blackness came to visit and ALLOWED me to sing the song with them!!

[escudjo]

Incredible ambiance, high spirit, good feeling!!!!

Nice video.

[urssus101]

nice song thanks

[Ch4Christ]

I've always loved this song...just makes you want to lift ya hands up and PRAISE THE LORD! Music is awesome. Thanks

[2103fan]

this is my brothers favorite song. this is that song that young people don't know about.

[dette3000]

this song has brought me through and still doing it. R.I.P roger keep the funk.

[shellydee36]

LOVING IT....YES!

[sunkistaddiction]

It really is amazing! :D

[vanaedriasha]

i luv this song my church always sing this song!!!! someone really needs to put the one from the apollo

[spiceywilliams]

Thank you so much for posting this video! You just don't know how hard I've been looking for it. I love this song.

[lb33169]

I love this song and this group. Thanks for posting this. Do you or anyone out there have their performance back at the apollo back in the late eighties or early 90's? If so please post it!

[cooldoode]

wow. soothes the soul

[RTjman]

Yes I love it! Between Roger and the bass player, i gotta dance!

[ragman2326]

ILL DANCW WITH YOU