"Because They Envy Us" by Wanda Robinson

[Mawusi777]

You took me back with this LP classic!

[Iamanalice]

Thanks for posting this.....so much. x

[BeyondBodyAndSoul]

@Iamanalice anytime..

[bavariaamstel]

strong lyrics! Great piano and organ, no wait great music all together.

[LP101A]

It's all about getting the black man to hate himself.

Cultivating a culture based on illusive and unrealistic dreams

what a man sees in himself that he does not like- he tries to destroy in others

they promote division by doling out little crumbs from that giant cake

So that people will blame each other on the street level; when actually the man on the street is going through the same things we are

It doesn't matter what color- We are all the same

They don't want us to talk to each other

[kinstube]

WOWZERZ !!! THIS IS TRILL SPILL !!!!

[malarki5]

I love Laini Mataka...my fave poetess and so utterly sexy!

Menelik

UK

[Weston30]

For those who don't know..Wanda Robinson got screwed over royally by the music industry. She's still writing and performing poetry..she changed her name in the late 70's to Laini Mataka. She has several books out published under third world press and black classics press; Being A Strong Black Woman Can Get u Killed, Perserving The Queen, and a few others..she's in the DC area..still killing it!!

[bobbydj01]

@Weston30 Whoah - thank you for this information. I'll definitely be following up the leads you suggest. I bought a Wanda reissue CD some years ago now - I hope to hell she is getting some monies from those sales.

[jadwyga]

@bobbydj01 Word! I hope so too! Also hope her music will have a revival someday, it´s just timeless!

[hunniman21]

where did you find all these gems??? i love message music you have done a great thing by sharing all of this music history of an era many have forgotten about a time of a musical renasance

[BeyondBodyAndSoul]

@hunniman21 I love message music too and I appreciate your kind words

[2blakandbold]

Frankenstein...Modern day plastic surgery!!!!!

[MsBeatJunkie]

Awesome...check out Wanda Robinson - Black Ivory.

[TRUOHIO]

Thx for posting. very nice.

[syndicist]

excellent tune

[ChillMB]

Music like this is repressed these days. My oh my how those in power hate the truth=]

[Mos141]

@ChillMB Glad it repressed I couldn't afford the original vinyl ;)

[ElChupanebre2]

isn't this the julius brockington band accompanying?

[djx251287]

fight the power

[Profetic]

WoW Im already commenting

and im only listening for 30 Secondss

WOW!!

[seostattler]

joint!!!!!!

[keilyngodson26]

True True

[50dog]

I like that tune. It has a nice warm feeling and music good too.

[billinnl]

She currently goes by the name of Laini Mataka. She is a quiet and very private woman. I found her and begged her audience a few years back and she is a fierce wordsmith. There is another album she did "Black Ivory" is classic indeed.

In my opinion, she is up there with Sonia Sanchez, June Jordan, maybe even Nikki Giovanni.

[berlynn2]

neva heard her before but, shes the truth.

[norfillyson]

i gotta find this album

[kkdamah]

wonderful track! she makes some great points on this track

[grngebup]

amazing hav'nt heard her stuff for ages but god its just mindblowing