I Love Music: The Kelis Edition.

  As is usually the case with my 'I Love Music' posts, it all started when I found myself falling down a YouTube hole...I watched video after video of Kelis when I felt nostalgic for music of the late 90s/ early 2000s. When I listened to 'Caught out there' and 'Good Stuff', I marvelled about...

I Love Music: The Whitney Houston Edition.

1. Whitney Houston will always live on as an RnB music legend. ________________ 2. Her vocal range, especially at the peak of her career, was mind-blowing. ________________ 3. She struck me as someone who had a sense of humour. ________________ 4. I loved her in ‘The Bodyguard’; she played the part of a demanding MusicDiva...

I Love Music: The Maxwell Edition.

  There are a lot of things that I don't miss about the early 2000s (such as low-rise jeans), but I do miss the cable TV gem known as Channel O (why did DSTV West Africa get rid of it? 🤔). Here, we were blessed with quality RnB and Hip Hop music videos which served...

I Love Music: The ‘Get Lifted’ by John Legend Edition.

3 Reasons Why I Love This Album: 1. For a debut album, ‘Get Lifted’ was a bold ray of sunshine in the mid-2000s popular music scene. Here was John Legend, unique and unpretentious with his piano-playing skills and melodic vocal talent, simply telling stories with his music. 2. It is one of the last albums...

I Love Music: The Ne-Yo Edition.

Hey! I’ve been in low spirits in the last few days-dealing with allergy issues and remembering my friend on the 3rd anniversary of her death-and I’ve found that music has helped a lot to improve my mood. I recently listened to ‘So sick’, the first Ne-yo song that I knew of in the mid-2000s. It...

I Love Music: The Joe Thomas Edition.

3 Reasons Why I'm A Joe Fan: 1. His voice: Pure RnB vocals, like melted butter, chocolate and honey mixed together  (now I'm hungry). 2. His songs: Romantic and mellow music suitable for baby-making projects. 3. His cover of Adele's 'Hello' is my favourite of the covers I've heard. My favourite Joe songs: I wanna...

I Love Music: The ‘Waiting To Exhale’ Soundtrack Edition.

Image: Wikipedia. 'Waiting To Exhale' is a movie released in 1995 which starred Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine and Lela Rochon. 5 Reasons Why I Love The 'Waiting To Exhale' Soundtrack: 1. It reminds me of a time when the music from a movie was as highly anticipated as the movie itself. 2. It...

I Love Music: The Destiny’s Child Edition.

I was filled with nostalgia recently when I watched Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams perform as Destiny's Child at the Coachella music festival. I smiled, I sang along, I danced to their music. I'm actually still smiling. I've enjoyed the music of Destiny's Child since 1997 when I heard the Wyclef Jean-produced remix...

I Love Music: The Janet Jackson Edition.

Janet Jackson's music is like comfort food; you go back to it when you're bored with what is trendy, and you want to experience what is uplifting and what you are certain you will enjoy. I have enjoyed Janet Jackson's music throughout my lifetime and I have come to appreciate her relevance as a ground-breaking...

I Love Music: The ‘Born To Do It’ by Craig David Edition.

    Hey, Everyone!   A long time ago, back in the early 2000s, people used to buy music on these things called Compact Discs/CDs and played music from these CDs in devices called CD players.   It was a magical time.   'Born To Do It', the first album released by British Musician Craig...