My modern eyes struggle to watch this and appreciate it for art. In a way all I see is a woman jumping around acting silly. No disrespect to the great Josephine Baker of course...but its just how I feel.
mistinguett,l ancienne "reine de paris" chantait "paris est une blonde",elle n a pas vu venir cette révolution venue d Amérique pour la détrôner. Joséphine dansait mieux et chantait mieux ,il faut dire...
@vincenz55 You need to do your own research cuz it wasn't like he had all the money for him to be so much of a sugar daddy! And the Josephine Baker story isn't a good source so try again please! When u go from having nothing your gonna want things and that was a issue but dnt bash anyone about it!
josephine baker a spoiled ungrateful french white wannabe..
read her biography after many years of basking in glory she left her sugardaddy heartbroken used him to max then dumped him like a sack of rubbish. i have no use for users
@dezertpenguin No its color film, something that Europe had before America did.... we didn't have color films until the 1930s. The first French color film was in 1903.
i remember reading about this... she ended up being a big part of the show after she made a fool out of her self to get attention because she was mad that she was a back up dancer or something
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@zackhanscom What a scumbag you are to say something like that. Has anyone in yr family achieved great heights like this woman? She dated only creme' de la creme" Something you might try.
WOW she just did the Half Splits that Dance troupes in Marching Bands do @ 1:55....u can see the Prancing Jsettes do that move...and Dancing Dolls all day and nite...LOL...such an innovator..but something tells me a lot of this is unchoreographed!!
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx I wouldn't say she was classy. She had extramarital affairs, posed naked...She purposely did things just to raise eyebrows. She's alright, though, but NOT classy.
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx Yes, no one is perfect, I do like her but saying that she's classy is too far. And you're not first to say that. People assume all the stars from the 1910's-50's were innocent when really they all partied and has orgys.
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx Except for the fact that she shook her ass like it was nobody's business. Exhibit A) Banana dance. There's no doubt that Josephine Baker was magnificent, but she was definitely a provocateur.
She was so brave to do that in the 1920s! That kind of dancing would have been thought of as either insanity or genius. It's a good thing the French were smart enough to see that it was genius. She was way, way ahead of her time.
MJ got his moves from people before him. MJ was inspired too people. Even though you like MJ, there are people way before him who did similar and more things before him. She had a wonderful spirit that will live on forever.
@MsNeoDraven I was just saying I agree that people are inspired by entetainers like Josephine Baker I just dont see MJ in it. MJ and Joseohine two different times eras two different people thats all.
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 I was just responding to other people, the people in the comment section who kept talking about it. Or I wouldst have even brought it up.
@MsNeoDraven oh I understand every Entertainer had their time and continued their legacy w/class and dignity,humility but they also left a huge impact a footprint on the industry. Josephine Baker has made a great impact but I dont know some young people forget about Real Raw Talent History.
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 So true. Only a couple of talented artists can stand on stage and sing or dance on talent alone. It is all booty, gyrations, boobs, synthesizers, lip syncing. I can think of only Diana Ross right now who has held the test of time. Correct me if I am wrong.
@empressofthefrench So true Diana Ross has held the test of time her thing was you can sing while standing tall and be classy be a lady and she carried it well.Nothing can take the place of a magnifcent talent a legend that worked hard to get to where they are standing like Ms. Ross. =)
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 She has done it all, sing, dance, movie star, model, business woman, excellent mother and grandmother. There have been others like Dorothy Dandrige, sad committed suicide, Lena Horne, although not to keen on her. You have good taste, from one capricorn to another. Have a great day. Tks
@empressofthefrench Wow I didnt know that about Dorothy Dandrige huh... she was magnificent too Lena Horne carried the name classy very well. thanks and you have a great day too
i love this.! point blank if she didnt do those moves., they wouldnt have been created into "breakdance" or the "james brown move" or any of that cause she is truely and clearly the ORIGINATOR. some people are just stupid to the fact that, there was different dance styles from over 100 years ago that they think what she's doing is "weird" or inhumane., but thats how ahe expressed herself and im greatful for her.!!
@missalexbishes01 Thank goodness someone finally said it!People are so ignorant to the obvious fact that everyone got something from someone before them. People certainly don't like to bring up that a lot of male artist such as James Brown and several others were as well influenced by women. Someone with common sense on Youtube.-Stolee
I think Josephine Baker is beautiful, but dayum, how she dances terrifies me. It looks inhuman. That's probably the point though. Still scary. *shivers*
its obvious that the soundtrack is NOT the music La Baker was dancing too in the original film. It would be nice if that music would be reconstructed, somehow. The music used here doesn't even match the movements.
I see some elements of where the stanky leg, Janelle Monáe - Tightrope,James Brown moves, Mj and Beyonce originated.....Ever since i watched the documentary film I became more interested of Baker....
It's amazing the degrading shit that black people had to go through simply to make some money and live comfortably. This is what poverty without prospects compels people to do but white people really enjoyed it.
@tony666ism What do you mean who am I to say it's degrading. I'm a human being that's entitled to my own opinion. That's who I am! Many blacks did this for the sole entertainment of white people because they wanted to get a taste of the exotic (but in a demeaning way). Most people, like Josephine Baker, did this because it paid well and there weren't many opportunities for black people to make good money back then unless it was demeaning entertainment for white audiences. She did it for money
@Thedarksecret1 What about Fats Waller and all the pioneers of jazz? Were their contributions also degrading to them? Just because she's a woman and it's dance, does that make it different? I think she's pretty amazing.......and she helped break new ground!
@friendsfamilyaccount I'm not saying it's degrading because she is a woman. I'm saying it's degrading because it's minstrelsy. For Christ's sake "Plantation." I understand that she did what she had to do to make money but that was the crummy society she was forced to grow up in. Let's also mention that, for the most part, the audiences were exclusively white. These acts only reinforced the negative stereotypes in their minds while they enjoyed it a sense of entertainment.
I always found clips like these creepy- there so old and fascinating- how many secrets could be behind the 20's.....haha or im just stupid xD this is kewl tho to see how things were back then
@angelofdeath275 - Josephine was a lot like real modern stars. She had created image of herself as reinless, exotic, dynamite black Venus and sicked in it.
@googlensky the Frenchmen sure had fun exploiting her savagery...one of them gave her syphilis which rendered her sterile. How ironic, a civilized man giving and uncivilized savage syphilis. And it wasn't a coincidence, just ask the Native American.
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Indirectly we can thank her for ghetto 'culture', rap, the unprecedented crime rate and general decline in civilized behaviour that is needed to accommodate her savage brethren. And it only took a few decades from the class that was shown by Baker, Armstrong or Fitzgerald to rap 'music' and kill whitey lyrics. Funny how things can go sideways on you when you try to be nice to them.
1) I loved the film--nevere seen it before and I'm a big fan
2) loved the music--quintessence of cool
BUT..they dont go together. Cant you see? Try it with another sound track and see if Im not right. It looks as if something Louis A & Hot 5 might have something to add. Or given the instruments--something a little earlier?
josephine Baker like many other blacks went to europe primarily to escape the racial apartheid system that existed in america in the early 1920,s and 30. Lynching of black was at an all time high,segregation and racial idelogies were reflected in every facet of american life,But even in paris and other parts of europe racism would rear its ugly head when black troops were station in paris propergadan was being circulated that black men had tails and to stay awy from them.josephine was exploited
I love you JOSIE! Josephine is my HERO, She was Funny, Beautiful, Talented, Loving, Sexy, Caring. She was beyond this world. I agree with evansrc009 she achieved so much in her life.
born freda josephine mcdonald (2 june, 1906 - 12 april 1975) in St louis missouri, josphine baker (as she is known) a.k.a "the bronze venus" was the first african american to star in a major motion picture. she had it all .... a dancer, singer & actress. later in life she became a fench citizen & she also took part in the civil rights movements.
Saw a lil bit of micheal jackson a lil bit of ckuck baryy and a lil bit of beyaonces single ladies moves does anyone else agree? she was the best even now she is the best....
Wow, doesn't she have some fancy footwork similar to Michael Jackson, with white socks and all! Imagine them on the same stage ... (in heaven?) She was great.
@ytcarol naw look up Jackie Wilson, James Brown ,Gean Kelly (hope I spelled his name rt) and Fred Astaire. Josephine was way before MJ time hes wasnt even born then lol
@beijingRST most dancers like myself would call this early liturgical dance...most of the dance isnt practiced...she simply telling a whole story with her body and movements
OMFG at 1:48 thats what they now call "Pop and Locking"! Hah! Whats totally thought as a modern form of dancing in reality was around in the 20's!! Thats a real treat. I guess nothing is new in reality just another version of something thats already been done.
If your still doing that report on her, check out the book "Hungry Heart" by Jean Claude Baker. It's really good, and I think it's perfect for research. =)
Say what smack ya want about Mizz Baker but going to Frace and making it big was good, because here in America ppl. at that time were so nasty to blacks she would have never got a chance to do her thing. She was a talented gal.
Celebrites nowadays just aren't the same. They try to show how "funny" and "human" they are by doing one show on Saturday night live. But its still isn't the same. Look at baker. She's acting like a damn fool and STILL is lovable. She wasn't afraid to make makes and act weird. Now, celebrites are too busy acting pretty all the time.
If they really want to be personable, look at baker.
i see that she did what she wanted on stage....
Bdayfan316 7 hours ago
i got tired from just watching her
bluesugar58 19 hours ago
My modern eyes struggle to watch this and appreciate it for art. In a way all I see is a woman jumping around acting silly. No disrespect to the great Josephine Baker of course...but its just how I feel.
Saintfrank1968 1 week ago
Josephine Baker, the inventor of every modern urban dance move
militaryminded85 3 weeks ago
mistinguett,l ancienne "reine de paris" chantait "paris est une blonde",elle n a pas vu venir cette révolution venue d Amérique pour la détrôner. Joséphine dansait mieux et chantait mieux ,il faut dire...
salchat1 1 month ago
stirs within me some natural desire.
kbaj0 1 month ago
This woman was crazy.. loll gosh i wish i had half her energy.
cha53z 2 months ago
@vincenz55 You need to do your own research cuz it wasn't like he had all the money for him to be so much of a sugar daddy! And the Josephine Baker story isn't a good source so try again please! When u go from having nothing your gonna want things and that was a issue but dnt bash anyone about it!
Isaac9661 2 months ago
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josephine baker a spoiled ungrateful french white wannabe..
read her biography after many years of basking in glory she left her sugardaddy heartbroken used him to max then dumped him like a sack of rubbish. i have no use for users
vincenz55 2 months ago
did they have colour tv in 1927?
dezertpenguin 2 months ago
@dezertpenguin No its color film, something that Europe had before America did.... we didn't have color films until the 1930s. The first French color film was in 1903.
unquietsoul 2 months ago
Find some music that matches her dance!
Linda69P 2 months ago
She was a wonderful dancer, but it's very sad that many of her routines were limited to stereotypes. Josephine was way too good for Step 'N Fetch It.
tcutie87 3 months ago
i remember reading about this... she ended up being a big part of the show after she made a fool out of her self to get attention because she was mad that she was a back up dancer or something
jinxtroller007773 3 months ago
AMAZING VIDE0 DANCE SUCH C00L M0VES WAY AHEAD 0F TIME [Fred Astaire/Kelly/Jackson etc.] // SHE M0VES LIKE RUBBER // SM00TH & UNIQUE !! LV J.B
fuelyournews 4 months ago
great video, poor choice of music. the band is obviously roaring yet you chose a piano soundtrack?
thelonelyslayer 5 months ago
Amazing dance
karlmahlmann 5 months ago
is this the original music?
5alrico 5 months ago
Josephine Baker is the inventor of Crunk Dance.
BLACKNBIG1 6 months ago 5
I am amazed
KatDrinkTea 6 months ago
This is seriously meaningful BOLD stuff- for the times, sure, but in every context, it's a message of POWER...
markmoth 6 months ago
best dancer ever PERIOD
TheLadylovesick 7 months ago
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robertoamor2011 8 months ago
I see alot of early grace jones n her
sallyfieldrequired 8 months ago
lol her expressions, so cute : )
cheekiangel95 8 months ago
Probably everyone knows this but she rented a castle and adopted upteen children. She was also a great humanitarian.
empressofthefrench 8 months ago
great, on some many levels. the early color print is also amazing.
mediawest 8 months ago
thumbs up if youre here from the wgbh documentary Great Performances
scotfreak 9 months ago
Breakdance move at 1:55
rebeccajohack 9 months ago
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rebeccajohack 9 months ago
1:19 , decades before LMFAO's Shufflin'
lol, but seriously, she is a dancing god.
lilyluck 9 months ago
imagine how many stds she got from sleeping with the various scum in paris
zackhanscom 10 months ago
@zackhanscom: Everyone who dates doesn't catch stds.
mybrownb 9 months ago
@zackhanscom What a scumbag you are to say something like that. Has anyone in yr family achieved great heights like this woman? She dated only creme' de la creme" Something you might try.
empressofthefrench 8 months ago
She had amazing legs.
octogirlie 10 months ago
Oh yea, I'd hit it.
Rokovakian 10 months ago
@Rokovakian you're not alone... so would I LOL
zeroswings2 10 months ago
what's the song playing during this clip?
zeroswings2 10 months ago
WOW she just did the Half Splits that Dance troupes in Marching Bands do @ 1:55....u can see the Prancing Jsettes do that move...and Dancing Dolls all day and nite...LOL...such an innovator..but something tells me a lot of this is unchoreographed!!
thesinger 10 months ago
awesome. period.
Plasticsjac 10 months ago
Josephine Baker was more beautiful than these video hoes out today. She didn't have to shake her ass, what a talented, classy woman she was.
xxxWarriorGoddessxxx 11 months ago 3
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx I wouldn't say she was classy. She had extramarital affairs, posed naked...She purposely did things just to raise eyebrows. She's alright, though, but NOT classy.
whatevr192 3 weeks ago
@whatevr192 And she wasn't first and sure won't be the last to do it, but hey no one's perfect.
xxxWarriorGoddessxxx 3 weeks ago
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx Yes, no one is perfect, I do like her but saying that she's classy is too far. And you're not first to say that. People assume all the stars from the 1910's-50's were innocent when really they all partied and has orgys.
whatevr192 3 weeks ago
@xxxWarriorGoddessxxx Except for the fact that she shook her ass like it was nobody's business. Exhibit A) Banana dance. There's no doubt that Josephine Baker was magnificent, but she was definitely a provocateur.
VulpisVoxis 1 week ago
hmmmmmm
jassyssecret 11 months ago
She was so brave to do that in the 1920s! That kind of dancing would have been thought of as either insanity or genius. It's a good thing the French were smart enough to see that it was genius. She was way, way ahead of her time.
ChezJosephineBaker 11 months ago
WOW!
JohnCampfield 11 months ago
What super strength, co ordination, talent, innovation ect. ect.
jpstenino 11 months ago
MJ got his moves from people before him. MJ was inspired too people. Even though you like MJ, there are people way before him who did similar and more things before him. She had a wonderful spirit that will live on forever.
MsNeoDraven 11 months ago
@MsNeoDraven ok and... its called having an inspiration
NIJEECAPRICORN20 10 months ago
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 That was my point. Whats yours?
MsNeoDraven 10 months ago
@MsNeoDraven I was just saying I agree that people are inspired by entetainers like Josephine Baker I just dont see MJ in it. MJ and Joseohine two different times eras two different people thats all.
NIJEECAPRICORN20 10 months ago
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 I was just responding to other people, the people in the comment section who kept talking about it. Or I wouldst have even brought it up.
MsNeoDraven 10 months ago
@MsNeoDraven oh I understand every Entertainer had their time and continued their legacy w/class and dignity,humility but they also left a huge impact a footprint on the industry. Josephine Baker has made a great impact but I dont know some young people forget about Real Raw Talent History.
NIJEECAPRICORN20 10 months ago
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 So true. Only a couple of talented artists can stand on stage and sing or dance on talent alone. It is all booty, gyrations, boobs, synthesizers, lip syncing. I can think of only Diana Ross right now who has held the test of time. Correct me if I am wrong.
empressofthefrench 8 months ago
@empressofthefrench So true Diana Ross has held the test of time her thing was you can sing while standing tall and be classy be a lady and she carried it well.Nothing can take the place of a magnifcent talent a legend that worked hard to get to where they are standing like Ms. Ross. =)
NIJEECAPRICORN20 8 months ago
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 She has done it all, sing, dance, movie star, model, business woman, excellent mother and grandmother. There have been others like Dorothy Dandrige, sad committed suicide, Lena Horne, although not to keen on her. You have good taste, from one capricorn to another. Have a great day. Tks
empressofthefrench 8 months ago
@empressofthefrench Wow I didnt know that about Dorothy Dandrige huh... she was magnificent too Lena Horne carried the name classy very well. thanks and you have a great day too
NIJEECAPRICORN20 8 months ago
@NIJEECAPRICORN20 Let's put it this way we both have class. Have another good one.
empressofthefrench 8 months ago
I love how she expresses herself.
zumbi1990 1 year ago
i love this.! point blank if she didnt do those moves., they wouldnt have been created into "breakdance" or the "james brown move" or any of that cause she is truely and clearly the ORIGINATOR. some people are just stupid to the fact that, there was different dance styles from over 100 years ago that they think what she's doing is "weird" or inhumane., but thats how ahe expressed herself and im greatful for her.!!
missalexbishes01 1 year ago
@missalexbishes01 Thank goodness someone finally said it!People are so ignorant to the obvious fact that everyone got something from someone before them. People certainly don't like to bring up that a lot of male artist such as James Brown and several others were as well influenced by women. Someone with common sense on Youtube.-Stolee
stoleethatsme 1 year ago
@stoleethatsme WELL THANXX :)
missalexbishes01 1 year ago
Broke out laughing at 1:58. Too freaking great!! Why cant Britney Spears dance like this?
shadowbender 1 year ago 2
Un jeu de scéne absolument hors norme et si moderne pour cette époque...une artiste d'exception drole et pleine de facéties !
NOHASBEEN 1 year ago
Wonderful, but just wish we could have heard the real music instead of this horrible stuff that doesn't even pretend to match her rhythm.
VictrolaJazz 1 year ago
I think Josephine Baker is beautiful, but dayum, how she dances terrifies me. It looks inhuman. That's probably the point though. Still scary. *shivers*
TheMimiBlueberry 1 year ago
The is REAL DANCE not that shaking your ass shit! Go Ms. Baker! She is the precursor to modern dance!
deep71483 1 year ago 24
@deep71483 Well said! :D
MissBlueMoon 6 months ago
@deep71483 ......nope
zua92 1 month ago
@deep71483 Ms. baker shook her ass too
zua92 1 month ago 2
its obvious that the soundtrack is NOT the music La Baker was dancing too in the original film. It would be nice if that music would be reconstructed, somehow. The music used here doesn't even match the movements.
mrlopez2681 1 year ago
I see some elements of where the stanky leg, Janelle Monáe - Tightrope,James Brown moves, Mj and Beyonce originated.....Ever since i watched the documentary film I became more interested of Baker....
MissBlueMoon 1 year ago 28
@MissBlueMoon omg i see the james brown and janelle monae too
8309browneyes 10 months ago
@8309browneyes Yeah it amazing! :D
MissBlueMoon 10 months ago
@MissBlueMoon Oh my goodness I was thinking the same thing...especially how Janelle Monae dances...
Rayneslove 7 months ago
@Rayneslove So true, J. Baker style is timeless.....
Sorry for the late reply!
MissBlueMoon 6 months ago
@MissBlueMoon I can see a whole lot of Janelle in her for sure. The facial expressions the uninhibited style the performance....everything! Love it!
evilzlatan 5 months ago
@evilzlatan J. Baker is the founder of some of these cool moves. :D
MissBlueMoon 5 months ago
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MissBlueMoon 1 year ago
if i met her i probably wuld have enjoyed her company she's soo gooofy i love it and pretty girl rock!
sequitadarshellyoung 1 year ago
thanks for sharing. this is the clearest recording I've watched of her from her older years.
monaymonroe 1 year ago
It's amazing the degrading shit that black people had to go through simply to make some money and live comfortably. This is what poverty without prospects compels people to do but white people really enjoyed it.
Thedarksecret1 1 year ago
@Thedarksecret1
who are you to say that is degrading
that is the kind of entertainment they enjoyed
if josephine didn't like dong it, she would have stayed in the states
tony666ism 1 year ago
@tony666ism What do you mean who am I to say it's degrading. I'm a human being that's entitled to my own opinion. That's who I am! Many blacks did this for the sole entertainment of white people because they wanted to get a taste of the exotic (but in a demeaning way). Most people, like Josephine Baker, did this because it paid well and there weren't many opportunities for black people to make good money back then unless it was demeaning entertainment for white audiences. She did it for money
Thedarksecret1 1 year ago
@Thedarksecret1 What about Fats Waller and all the pioneers of jazz? Were their contributions also degrading to them? Just because she's a woman and it's dance, does that make it different? I think she's pretty amazing.......and she helped break new ground!
friendsfamilyaccount 1 year ago
@friendsfamilyaccount I'm not saying it's degrading because she is a woman. I'm saying it's degrading because it's minstrelsy. For Christ's sake "Plantation." I understand that she did what she had to do to make money but that was the crummy society she was forced to grow up in. Let's also mention that, for the most part, the audiences were exclusively white. These acts only reinforced the negative stereotypes in their minds while they enjoyed it a sense of entertainment.
Thedarksecret1 1 year ago
@Thedarksecret1 Your comment makes absolute sense.-Stolee
stoleethatsme 1 year ago
she's weird in a cute way .
:)
secretrose94 1 year ago
I always found clips like these creepy- there so old and fascinating- how many secrets could be behind the 20's.....haha or im just stupid xD this is kewl tho to see how things were back then
01mymomma 1 year ago
@ knice1895< you should know better before stating like that
I'm french women living in the States, married to an african-american man and we both have a great respect or Josephine
France , at the time, was the place african-american artist like her could express , and show their art without segregation
Cinnamonrollnc 1 year ago
What is the name of this tune anyway?
@angelofdeath275 - Josephine was a lot like real modern stars. She had created image of herself as reinless, exotic, dynamite black Venus and sicked in it.
leszken 1 year ago
what on earth is she doing...
alysiamonet 1 year ago
I actually dance like that. x)
iiPERFECTI0N 1 year ago
she was soooooo pretty- even when she made funny faces. La Baker=undeniable talent.
diamondz003 1 year ago
i love the 20s :)
ashleyntc113093 1 year ago
@googlensky the Frenchmen sure had fun exploiting her savagery...one of them gave her syphilis which rendered her sterile. How ironic, a civilized man giving and uncivilized savage syphilis. And it wasn't a coincidence, just ask the Native American.
knice1895 1 year ago
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Indirectly we can thank her for ghetto 'culture', rap, the unprecedented crime rate and general decline in civilized behaviour that is needed to accommodate her savage brethren. And it only took a few decades from the class that was shown by Baker, Armstrong or Fitzgerald to rap 'music' and kill whitey lyrics. Funny how things can go sideways on you when you try to be nice to them.
googlensky 1 year ago
@googlensky
are you just pretending to be an idiot or are you the real thing?
llyanam 1 year ago 3
@googlensky ........huh?!
CyanideFilledCandy 1 year ago
@googlensky what are you talking about ?
kkgirl300 1 year ago
What a woman!
But here's a critical comment:
1) I loved the film--nevere seen it before and I'm a big fan
2) loved the music--quintessence of cool
BUT..they dont go together. Cant you see? Try it with another sound track and see if Im not right. It looks as if something Louis A & Hot 5 might have something to add. Or given the instruments--something a little earlier?
Still loved it tho.
CobinRain 1 year ago 3
Josephine Baker was larger than life!
beerboi55 1 year ago
josephine Baker like many other blacks went to europe primarily to escape the racial apartheid system that existed in america in the early 1920,s and 30. Lynching of black was at an all time high,segregation and racial idelogies were reflected in every facet of american life,But even in paris and other parts of europe racism would rear its ugly head when black troops were station in paris propergadan was being circulated that black men had tails and to stay awy from them.josephine was exploited
christophe1804 1 year ago
I love you JOSIE! Josephine is my HERO, She was Funny, Beautiful, Talented, Loving, Sexy, Caring. She was beyond this world. I agree with evansrc009 she achieved so much in her life.
twinkeez2003 1 year ago
@Mikolounonen And your mom was a hermaphrodite! Why trolls like you need to come and insult black people?
xxxWarriorGoddessxxx 1 year ago
born freda josephine mcdonald (2 june, 1906 - 12 april 1975) in St louis missouri, josphine baker (as she is known) a.k.a "the bronze venus" was the first african american to star in a major motion picture. she had it all .... a dancer, singer & actress. later in life she became a fench citizen & she also took part in the civil rights movements.
phdseuss 1 year ago
She was great !!!
BronxRapper 1 year ago
yeah...this is too great !
123kingkongphoto 1 year ago
omg! she is sooo hot!
crtaylor9 1 year ago
AdoOro sua performance, suas caras e bocas, seu gingado... Ta pra nascer igual, Jose!
msantisb 1 year ago
would have been nice to hear the ORIGINAL music, to put this in context!
newphx 1 year ago
WOW she had some AWESOME moves!
izakteaz 1 year ago
Saw a lil bit of micheal jackson a lil bit of ckuck baryy and a lil bit of beyaonces single ladies moves does anyone else agree? she was the best even now she is the best....
jane5457 1 year ago
Josephine Baker!!!!
Thelynlady 1 year ago
Wow was Josephine ahead of her time!! No one was like her in her day. What an amazing individual. One in a million.
shelayne4 1 year ago
This is really historic and groundbreaking stuff....pure brilliance.....at one point it loooks like she is doing the moonwalk. Thank you so much!!!
bloozman1 1 year ago
WOW!!!!
gooboo1000 1 year ago
woww she can do a lot of stuff - very talented body languauge
lilcrabbie 1 year ago
the music has nothing to do with the images I presume?
marieeil 1 year ago 3
@marieeil I agree. This music would be more appropriate in a "Charlie Brown" setting.
errolfan 1 year ago
I'd would love to see her battle David Elsewhere.
stargate121 1 year ago
genius dancing/interpreting, along the lines of the best in silent films (Keaton/Chaplin)...underrated for certain
sbrownie 1 year ago
Aloha
Rudipolt 1 year ago
Fantastic. She moves beautifully.
MisterLester 1 year ago
FABULOUS VIDEO, fantastic music as well as performance! Thank you.
RichardE9000 1 year ago
Interesting. Thanks for posting. Too bad about the band treatment, but oh well.
hymiehymie 1 year ago
The body language tells the story.
motty3100 1 year ago
Wow, doesn't she have some fancy footwork similar to Michael Jackson, with white socks and all! Imagine them on the same stage ... (in heaven?) She was great.
ytcarol 1 year ago 26
@ytcarol I was thinking the same!!
marieeil 1 year ago
@ytcarol - Come to think of it, she could probably teach Michael a thing or two! ;- )
goldie0800 11 months ago
@ytcarol naw look up Jackie Wilson, James Brown ,Gean Kelly (hope I spelled his name rt) and Fred Astaire. Josephine was way before MJ time hes wasnt even born then lol
NIJEECAPRICORN20 10 months ago
is there a name for this dance?
beijingRST 1 year ago
@beijingRST most dancers like myself would call this early liturgical dance...most of the dance isnt practiced...she simply telling a whole story with her body and movements
SavannahBroadmoor 1 year ago
And to think America would discriminate against such a beautiful, wonderful talent at her.....Sick and sad
TroyBilt007 1 year ago 3
teehee my role model
n00bian5 1 year ago
OMFG at 1:48 thats what they now call "Pop and Locking"! Hah! Whats totally thought as a modern form of dancing in reality was around in the 20's!! Thats a real treat. I guess nothing is new in reality just another version of something thats already been done.
snuffle1 1 year ago
god bless her soul
DATNi66ARAY 1 year ago
Goodness is she fit! I can't do that at all lol!
ChristaLovesDrama 1 year ago
People compare Beyonce to her, and I really don't think that's a good comparison. None can move like she did!
Discernaoftruth 1 year ago 2
Fantastic viewing, what an interesting woman that should never be forgotten.
CaptainScarlet500 1 year ago
the french liked her because they're all horndogs and want to watch her shake her ass. i'm laughing at that dip at 2:05
zackhanscom 1 year ago
im doing a report on her now and they wanted her to be funny so people stop bein rude
saleema1 1 year ago
If your still doing that report on her, check out the book "Hungry Heart" by Jean Claude Baker. It's really good, and I think it's perfect for research. =)
Meashayshay2 1 year ago
@Meashayshay2 thank you for the info
saleema1 1 year ago
@saleema1 Your welcome =)
Meashayshay2 1 year ago
@saleema1 Your welcome =)
Meashayshay2 1 year ago
she was a comedian
saleema1 1 year ago
Say what smack ya want about Mizz Baker but going to Frace and making it big was good, because here in America ppl. at that time were so nasty to blacks she would have never got a chance to do her thing. She was a talented gal.
MultiMeli123 1 year ago 4
wow, um, I'm sure she's talented but that was a lil weird...
TheConvictswife 1 year ago
She seems high on this, well at least she's pretty!!! Pretty and high!!!
beatitkidnow 1 year ago
She was sooo talented!! Amazing dancer, such an expressive face and beauty in motion, even when pretending to be silly.
LaB0NiTA88 1 year ago 2
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she looks demonic. Im a little scared actually
BOCsister 1 year ago
the white socks are very Micheal Jackson . She is the original
cushtichavi 1 year ago 4
How incredible and cute was she?
MrPsql 1 year ago 45
hot !!!!!
willgonow 1 year ago 2
Now I know why she left for France. What was the original music?
HarborGuy 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this.
Bicseko 1 year ago
what song is playing?
phuebschen 1 year ago
lol..them faces
20jessa09 1 year ago
Good footage. More different than the stereotypical actions of the US.
Soulthinker2007 2 years ago
Thank goodness for archive footage so that we can enjoy seeing these images today
MsL2308 2 years ago
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Where did she study? On an ant hill?
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them niggras be an entertainin' folk, tell you what.
zackhanscom 2 years ago
It's better with the ORIGINAL MUSIC(see Casing A Rainbow Documentary)
Josephine Baker
James Brown
Michael Jackson
Zumzammim 2 years ago 4
astounding!!
mattdabrat424 2 years ago
DAMN.....she is the shit.... james brown,,, betta step down,,,,she is the original ;-)
gspillaneconst 2 years ago
hmm interesting
manandthelamb 2 years ago
so THAT'S where the stanky leg came from!! lol ;)
simplykoko23 2 years ago
im mesmerized!! she is amazing!! thank u for that rare treat!!
simplykoko23 2 years ago
What a doll she is. The real deal. I want to learn more about her now.
horsebirdify 2 years ago
Celebrites nowadays just aren't the same. They try to show how "funny" and "human" they are by doing one show on Saturday night live. But its still isn't the same. Look at baker. She's acting like a damn fool and STILL is lovable. She wasn't afraid to make makes and act weird. Now, celebrites are too busy acting pretty all the time.
If they really want to be personable, look at baker.
angelofdeath275 2 years ago 33