Hiking. Alameda Open Space.
Black History Month
Coolman Baby Archie Roach, Australian Art Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky & Ruby Hunter
Some Other Spring – Billie Holiday
Simbonile – The Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble
See The Light – Earth, Wind & Fire
Gracious – Bobby McFerrin
Can Anyone Ask For Money – Ray Charles
So Far to Go – Common & D’Angelo
(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below We’re All Going To Go – Curtis Mayfield
Too Many Bridges – Archie Roach
Portrait Of An Ermite – Thelonious Monk
Real Real – Nina Simone
Arabesque Cookie – Duke Ellington
Respect Yourself – The Staple Singers
Wheels on the Bus – Gracie’s Corner
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May – Bayard Rustin
DUST/DIVINITY – Joy Oladokun
Mahalla – Carolina Chocolate Drops
Money Is King – Leyla McCalla
Rose Garden – Dobie Gray
Friend – Roberta Flack
Awesome – The Temptations
Everyday Heroes & Heroines – Deidre McCalla
Not Like Us – Kendrick Lamar
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Brittany Howard
Tag Archives: Black History Month
27 February 2025
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21 February 2025
Hiking. The Volcanoes. Petroglyph National Monument.
Malcolm X / El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz assassination.
Nina Simone birth.
Black History Month.
Revolution – Nina Simone
I Wish I Knew How I Would Feel to Be Free – Nina Simone
The Malcolm X Jazz Suite – Terence Blanchard
Roll ‘Em Pete – Big Joe Turner
Flying Home – Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra
My Prayer – The Ink Spots
Big Stuff – Billie Holiday
Don’t Cry Baby – Erskine Childers
Bean and Cornbread – Louis Jordan
Azure – Ella Fitzgerald
Alabama – John Coltrane
That Lucky Old Sun Just Rolls Around Heaven – Ray Charles
Arabesque Cookie – Duke Ellington
Shotgun – Junior Walker & The All Stars
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20 February 2025
Hiking. Sandia Foothills. Stretching.
Black History Month.
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Keb’ Mo’
Mbube – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Love’s In Need of Love Today – The String Queens
Spring Is Here – Ahmad Jamal
Home – Diana Ross, The Wiz: Original Soundtrack
Fly Girl – Queen Latifah
Brand New Second Hand – Peter Tosh
A Sign of the Ages – Gil Scott-Heron
Starlight – Yola
Finally Made Me Happy – Macy Gray
Hard To Love – H.E.R.
I’m Going to Live the Life I Sing About In My Song – Mahalia Jackson
Yellow Moon – The Neville Brothers
What Now – Rihanna
Crush – Yuna, feat. Usher
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13 February 2025
Walking. Arroyo to Smith’s. Morning movement.
Black History Month.
Mighty River – Mary J. Blige –
Stand Up – Cynthia Erivo
The Lord God of Abraham, from Elijah, Op. 70 – Paul Robeson
Just One Of Those Things – Louis Armstrong & Oscar Peterson
Sunny Land – Elmore James
Take Time – Lenny Kravitz
B Movie (aint really a life) – Gil Scott-Heron
Different Colours, One People – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir Symphonic Soweto, feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo & Rocky Dawuni
Want Ad Blues – John Lee Hooker
Let’s Talk About Hair -Sweet Honey In the Rock
Spirit of the Lord Is Coming Down – The Blind Boys of Alabama
The Weight – Aretha Franklin
Careless Love – Lead Belly
Alphabet St. – Prince
Walking to New Orleans – Fats Domino
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12 February 2025
Walking. Huning Highland neighborhood. Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Black History Month,
Late Hours At Midnight – Elmore James
We Won’t Cry – Archie Roach, feat.Paul Kelly
Pieces of a Man -Gil Scott-Heron
Bag Lady – Erykah Badu
Miami – Nicki Minaj
Girl – Destiny’s Child
That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding
Music is in Everything – Ziggy Marley, feat. Lisa Loeb
Don’t Lie – The Black Eyed Peas
Intro – Mary J. Blige
Hell No, We Aint Alright – Public Enemy, feat. Paris
I’m On Your Side – Keb’ Mo’
Colors – Yuna
That’s One To Grow On – Dobie Gray
Water Boy – Paul Robeson
Go Ahead John (part two B) – Miles Davis
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11 February 2025
Walking in Downtown Albuquerque. Morning movement. Hand work. Core Work.
Anniversary of Mandela’s release.
Black History Month.
Mandela – Hugh Masekela
Nelson Mandela – Special AKA
A Madiba Wish – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Mandela Medley – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Rainbow Nation – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir S(feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Jikele Maweni – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Thula Baba – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo & Buskaid Soweto String Project)
Lizalis’idinga lakho / Senzeni Na / Thina Sizwe – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Soweto Travels – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir S (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Black President – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo & Zonke)
Wasiqoqela Ndawonya / Koloi Ena / Sizongena – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Voice Of Hope – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Nomalanga – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Different Colours, One People – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir – (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo & Rocky Dawuni)
Mathebethebeni – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir (feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo)
Asimbonanga- Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Nkosi Sikelel ‘IAfrica – Ladysmith Black Mambazo
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7 February 2025
Hiking. Elena Gallegos Open Space. Morning Movement. Hand weights. Chair stretching.
Black History Month.
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
Enough!! – A Tribe Called Quest
S.O.S (Mother Nature) – will.i.am
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Ooo Baby Baby – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Human Mic – Talib Kweli
I Can’t Describe (The Way I Feel) – Jennifer Hudson, feat. T.J.
World Wide Rebel Songs – Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman
You Beat Me to the Punch – Mary Wells
Matter of Time – Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
The Lord’s Prayer – Aaron Neville
Oh Lord, You Know Just How I Feel 4:00 Fannie Lou Hamer
Behind Enemy Lines – Dead Prez
I’ll Fly Away – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Governor O.K. Allen – Lead Belly
Latifah’s Had It Up To Here – Queen Latifah
Still Gone – Yola
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5 February 2025
Walking, North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. Walking around neighborhood. Morning movement. Hand Weights. Chair Stretching.
Black History Month. Trayvon Martin birthday.
Trayvon Martin – Watoto from the Nile
Proud to Be Black – Run-DMC
Stand Your Ground – Pharoahe Monch
Super Life – Chaka Khan
Rest in Power – Black Thought
Don’t Tread On Trayvon Martin – Truth On Earth
Everyday I Pray – Kreepa Lights
Trayvon Martin Tribute – Big Poppa & BMayneBeatz
Throw On My Hoodie – Cecil Morris feat. NSane Segall
A Change Is Gonna Come The Neville Brothers
Let’s Make a Better World – The Blind Boys of Alabama
I Am a Human – Ziggy Marley
Let It Be – Aretha Franklin
Let Us All Come Together – Sweet Honey In the Rock
That Day Will Come – Capleton
Walk With Me – Fannie Lou Hamer
I Am A Woman – Ruby Hunter
BLACK PARADE – Beyoncé
Definition – Black Star
Yearnin’ Learnin’ – Earth, Wind & Fire
Give It Up Or Turn It Loose – James Brown
Just Like A Woman – Richie Havens
Finish Line – Ruthie Foster
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4 February 2025
Hiking. Petroglyph National Monument. Boca Negra Canyon Mesa Point Trail. Boca Negra Canyon Cliff Base Trail. Walking. Neighborhood.
Mrs. Rosa Parks birthday. Mr. Amadou Diallo death.
Sister Rosa – The Neville Brothers
Rosa Sat – Cincinnati’s Women’s Choir
Rosa Parks – Outkast
Diallo – Wyclef Jean
American Skin (41 Shots) – Bruce Springsteen
A.D. 2000 – Erykah Badu
I Find It Hard to Say (Rebel) – Lauryn Hill
I Know Where I’ve Been – Queen Latifah
Freedom (Celebration Mix) – Joi
That’s Who I Am – Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’
Woke Up This Morning – Fannie Lou Hamer
We’ll Never Turn Back – Sweet Honey In the Rock, James Horner, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Ysaye M. Barnwell, Nitanju Bolade Casel, Aisha Kahlil, Carol Maillard & Michael Fisher
Eyes on the Prize – Mavis Staples
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3 February 2025
Hike. Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Black History Month.
I Want You Back – Yuna
New Life – Black Violin
Spirit of Place – Archie Roach
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Paul Robeson
Reason to Love – The Staple Singers
Dancing In the Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Am I Black Enough for You? – Billy Paul
I’ve Got To Use My Imagination – Gladys Knight & The Pips
I’m Crying (Mother’s Tears) – Grace Jones
Many Rivers To Cross – Jimmy Cliff
Rhythym Child – Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
Patriot Act – Heems
Baby I Love You – Aretha Franklin
Rockin’ Daddy – Howlin’ Wolf
I Would Die 4 U – Prince
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Along the Graybeard Trail 