“Music is the shorthand of emotion.”
― Leo Tolstoy
My 2026 playlist:
Pentatonix – Amazing Grace https://youtu.be/Obp-9BEZe1c?si=UjrH-1kww9vD7yW0
OSCARS 2025: Full Video Opening number with Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande https://youtu.be/eedVl_LGwE4?si=dgQ1oTLbz6f6U4vg
Nelly Furtado: Tiny Desk Concert https://youtu.be/y-PLr-BPxKU?si=xI4GVK5nUrDqIDD_
Sweet Honey in the Rock – I’m Gon’ Stand https://youtu.be/GBlT7FwWrfI?si=ZXoos1QH1zvau590
Ledisi – What a Difference a Day Makes https://youtu.be/v6hkI9znBxA?si=sswhtqPq263ubE7A
Jazzmeia Horn – Happy Livin’ https://youtu.be/7iraPOmsirY?si=0eZh9EpsOLnRSpiz
Kandace Springs – Love Got In The Way https://youtu.be/XHuIOiIs5Rk?si=nKuGNDvzLyTcEuFp
Raye – Where the Hell is my Husband https://youtu.be/CpKcoHrWTF8?si=cLsL4k1L3Ucy3qfu
My 2025 playlist:
Billy Porter – This Day https://youtu.be/f7DgFOUMrJg?feature=shared
Jacob Lusk – Bennie and the Jets https://youtu.be/jHqjig0_SsE?feature=shared
Jon Batiste – Fur Elise https://youtu.be/-5YRhvH6Uys?feature=shared
Awake My Soul https://youtu.be/hCntE4134qk?feature=shared
Alex Newell – Independently Owned https://youtu.be/se4BmMXQ7Do?feature=shared
Billy Porter – Love’s in Need of Love Today (with Michaela Jae) https://youtu.be/ZW-9zxW-XZc?feature=shared
Billy Porter – For All We Know https://youtu.be/zxn-nfdTYzQ?feature=shared
Alex Newell – I Am Changing https://youtu.be/LfvDqEO-XqE?feature=shared
Jon Batiste – 5th Symphony In Congo Square https://youtu.be/WpN7oVEwyEg?feature=shared
Pentatonix – Pure Imagination / Christmas Time Is Here https://youtu.be/h13Urh6RJEU?feature=shared
Pentatonix – The Prayer https://youtu.be/wnvzwAPqniU?feature=shared
Pentatonix – You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grinch https://youtu.be/6KdLcd-sUQA?feature=shared
Avery Sunshine, Safe in His Arms https://youtu.be/2dRJdLOA0eo?feature=shared
Samara Joy – Day by Day https://youtu.be/cOOEzUrtT3A?feature=shared
Ledisi -Blues in the Night https://youtu.be/-tYSncB8YD8?feature=shared
Nelly Furtado – Tiny Desk Concert https://youtu.be/y-PLr-BPxKU?feature=shared
Dee Dee Bridgewater, Bill Charlap – I’m Beginning To See The Light https://youtu.be/3XrOA-fTNIs?feature=shared
He’s the greatest composer you’ve probably never heard of.
Joseph Bologne – also known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges – was a violin virtuoso, a skilled fencer and a favorite of Marie Antoinette. Now, he’s the subject of the historical drama “Chevalier,” which stars Kelvin Harrison Jr. as the Black French maestro whose extraordinary music is frequently compared to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.