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Cultural Consciousness through the integration of poetry and broad-based diasporic music Hold the date to change your state of mind. H.M.

On Sunday, March 20-the first day of spring, Spirit Poet/Spoken Word Artist/Percussionist/Producer Diem Jones, aka Drs. Joy & Fladimir MS Woo will deliver “A Spirit Of Oui,” his third solo CD which is a musical mashup of Spoken Word, Jazz, Funk, Middle Eastern & techno primal percussion accompanied by a cast of multi-cultural musicians, poets & vocalists and “The Year of Oui,” a 220 page book of o

riginal daily affirmations. A Spirit Of Oui

This poetry lead musical journey weaves through themes that promote cultural consciousness, self-awareness and love. Jones’s alter ego, Dr. H.M Joy, teamed with veteran producers David Spradley, D. Baloti Lawrence and Len Wood to co-produce the cd and collaborated with a cast of renowned vocalists; George Clinton, Sheila “Amuka” Brody, Garry Shider, Susanna Peredo, Zuri Universe Soul, Debra Barsha, Moy Eng, Linda Shider and poet; Suheir Hammad, accompanied by a team of internationally acclaimed musicians including; Ray Burton, Frank Colon, Michelle Djokic, Amp Fiddler, Chuck Fishman, Byard Lancaster, G Koop, JD Parran and Len Wood. This CD was recorded in studios located in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Detroit, Florida and Brazil over a 2-year period and is the first release since Jones’s Grammy-nominated cd Equanimity. The Year of Oui

Released as an eBook, The Year of Oui is a supplement to the music CD A Spirit of Oui. This 220 page collection of original daily affirmations, complimented by photographic contributions from award winning photographers, is designed to inspire appreciation of life and approaches to the challenges of the day. The messages are built on the principle of A.L.L. (Alluring Light of Life) and promote self-reflection. Love Bug -…the song, the message:

Diem collaborated with writers Amp Fiddler, George Clinton, Debra Barsha, Sheila “Amuka” Brody and David Spradley to deliver a call to “stand up, so you can be up,” knowing that you must “stand for something or fall” and when you “get bit by the love bug” you will land with a charge to “hug a mug of joy’” on the sizzling first single Love Bug. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend George Clinton makes a cameo vocal contribution informing “every girl & boy (once bit by the Love Bug) know love is a place to throw down from and good when you’re on top.” Vocalists Sheila “Amuka” Brody and Susanna Peredo share lead vocal position with Jones on the English and Spanish versions respectively. As 2011 springs forward, look for weekly announcements, from OuiOui Productions, of the “release” of singles from the CD beginning with Love Bug on the first day of spring. The entire cd and eBook will be available at iTunes, Tunecore and Soundcloud.com in digital formats as well as disks available at CD Baby or directly from diemjones.com. The book will be available at the iTunes

10/04/2024

Just when I thought I was doing the do, but patting my foot with the rhythm...I got wind of another side...https://www.facebook.com/reel/494758923129982

07/15/2024

Kissing your mirror needs both lips…one for the reflection and the other for the projection!

O.N.E.

05/01/2024

Builder of such a pillar of light!

Happy birthday to Alfred Lion, founder of Blue Note records.

05/01/2024

Did You Know. ? ?
At the ripe age of 137, "White Wolf" a.k.a. Chief John Smith is considered to be the oldest Native American that has ever lived. 1785-1922.
💖 Our heart is filled with the pride of Native American.

04/29/2024

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04/28/2024

ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE

This song takes many different existing songs, phrases, and ideas in American culture and gives it a slight Funkadelic tweak. Along with borrowing from legal and patriotic language, this song borrows lines from gospel music and spirituals, as well as more recent funk music. Funkadelic ties black music and culture to the core of America’s Constitution, as well as America’s constitution, ya dig?

The result is a new national anthem, one promoting social and racial progress. Funk music and dancing are more than simple self-expression, but are instead a “way out of our constrictions.” Alternatively, the “dancing” could be a metaphor for social activism and funk music a symbol of social justice.

Produced by George Clinton

So wide you can't get around it
So low you can't get under it
So low you can't get under it
So high you can't get over it
So high you can't get over it

This is a chance
This is a chance
To dance your way
Out of your constrictions
Tell suckah

Here's a chance to dance our way
Out of our constrictions
Gonna be freakin'
Up and down
Hang-up alley way
With the groove our only guide
We shall all be moved
Ready or not here we come
Gettin' down on
The one which we believe in
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk
Can I get it on the good foot
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
Good God
'bout time I got down one time
One nation and we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
Ah ah aye ay ay
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Feet don't fail me now
Givin' you more of what you're funkin' for
Feet don't fail me now
Do you promise the funk
The whole funk, nothin' but the funk

Ready or not here we come
Gettin' down on the one which we believe in
Here's my chance to dance my way
Out of my constrictions

You can dance away

Feet don't fail me now, ha ha
Here's a chance to dance
Our way out of our constrictions
Gonna be groovin' up and down
Hang up alley way
With the groove our only guide
We shall all be moved
Feet don't fail me now, ha ha
Givin' you more of what we're funkin' for
Feet don't fail me now

Here's my chance to dance my way
Out of my constrictions
Feet don't fail me now (Givin' you more of what you're funkin' for)
Feet don't fail me now
Do you promise to funk, the whole funk
Nothin' but the funk
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
We're one nation and we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
Nothin' can stop us now
One nation
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation and we're on the move
One nation
Nothin' can stop us now

Do you promise the funk?
Do you promise the funk? Ha
Do you promise the funk? Ha
Do you promise the funk, the whole funk?

One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
Nothin' Can stop us now
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now

Do you promise the funk, the whole funk?
Nothin' but the funk
You can't stop us now
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation under a groove
One nation
And we're on the move
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
Nothin' can stop us now
And we're on the move
One nation under a groove
Nothin' can stop us now
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
Feet don't fail me now
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
Feet don't fail me now
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now
Nothin' can stop us now
You can't stop us now
Feet don't fail me now
Gotta get on the good foot
One nation under a groove
Gettin' down just for the funk of it
One nation
And we're on the move
Nothin' can stop us now

04/27/2024

Glory be....let it be we!

04/27/2024

Saturday is yesterday's tomorrow!

04/25/2024

In the dawn of every day there is light......some light we see..some light we feel..some light we sense..yet, as we seek and find, so shall we become or remain humbly grateful.

HAMOJ [Hug-A-Mug-Of-Joy]

O.N.E.

04/20/2024

Nothing like spending time with my babies ❤️ Happy Birthday to my sweet Doonkie ! I don’t know how it’s possible, but I find more room in my heart to love U even more every day!…xxoo

04/20/2024

....if an upside-down frown is a smile, then I wonder if fear has to bring forward tears...on this side of life's equations, I've found my tears full of laughter and my former fears, lost in the tracks of yesterday, as yesterday's tomorrow is here and I am truly blessed with another day...another chance...another set of opportunities to grab another pebble, so together we can move the mountains of despair.

O.N.E.

04/20/2024

Say NOT what your country isn't doing for you, but rather what you can do to improve the situation...the seas of upset can be trained to calm you once you begin to walk your talk.

Happy Saturday!

O.N.E.

04/15/2024

....just be grateful not to wake up dead, as things will NEVER be the same.

Change....be about it..do about it..prepare for it..D.O. it and be intentional about what you want to change and why!

r.u.Cyrius˘

O.N.E.

02/28/2024

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