a professional writer, publisher, and communicator;
yet I'll shift back to all of that
just a l'il bit later.
in this Junkanoo Soul at de Super Bowl poetry,
I will shape de Word in the musical rhythms
of the artistic ancestors, the original Creators.
'cause dese heah ain't de best Junkapix
as you kin well see.
Wid de kazillion 'n 1/2 t'ings ta do
couldn't line up another of dem rare Super Bowl village passes
for young Brother Roberts,
de photodocumentarian for Junkanoo
a l'il rinky-dink drugsto' camera (sigh :(
had ta pitch hit in a JunkaRush
and do da do.
Well now, Br. Roberts,
don'tcha despair and don't be dismayed;
jes' pack ya gear early and git ready
for de Big Apple/New Yawk's Labor Day,
'cause Junkanoo SPIRIT
in de world's biggest Caribbean parade
gonna be rushin' wid a passion
up Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway.
to Junkarush at de Super Bowl in a mighty way.
Ya was rushin' nice in dat finished costume, Trevor;
y'all wuz lookin' pretty 'n marvelous/ mean;
but hey man, where wuz Tony's cowbell machine?!
Sho' would love ta see it on de Parkway
if ya Junkanoo'ing heah in Brooklyn for Labor Day.
as one of de most gifted musicians
and songwriters in de land.
drove all the way to Florida from New York, dear folks,
to encourage their "cultural cousins", de Junkanoo crew,
at de Super Bowl.
You shoulda seen all of us cultural cousins,
both Junkayoung and youthful elders,
crowded in dat l'il ole hotel room;
relatin' and communicatin',
laughin', and singin'
both New Orleans and Junkanoo folk tunes.
on dat fancified foghorn.
, you know de Power of de Goombay ROOTS rhythms
done surely come!
just a'carryin' de Junkarhythms all around dis heah world.
can really GO in dat powerful Junkanoo soul/flow!
I tell you, when she starts to move with her JunkaMama grooves
de rhythm action's jammin' front and center right on cue!
Metellus, de awesome Obeah dancer's
rushin' on de Super Bowl Junkascene, ya know!
Somephin tells me those folks might never be de same
not just 'cause de Giants got zapped and de Ravens won de game;
but 'cause de magnificent Metellus, #1 Goombay dancer's,
rushin' like culture/crazy through those Corporate Village lanes.
You know straight up he's Chippie's
(the "Grandfather of Junkanoo's") grandson
when he finally puts on de culture brakes
and dat Junkanoo Obeahman dance done done .
Whew! dat boy knows he can ancestrally Move
to de PowerRhythms of JUNKANOO-OO-ooooo!
with my Junkarhymes
and let you check some of de rhythm jammers
on Super Bowl Thirty Five's Junkanoo line.
and just really didn't know what to do
when they witnessed the powerful, potent Junkanoo rhythms a'flowing through.
Oooowee honeychile, hush!
dese Junkanoo people know dey can RUSH!
but my heart's always leanin' Nassau's Bay Street way
early on New Year's morning;
de selfsame time on Boxing Day.
I'm an ancestral Junkanoo WomanSpirit from way back--definitely,
takin' Junkanoo Soul to the Super Bowl ,
representin' for de Glorious, Global Culture
for how long?-- just Eternally.
De Corporate Village folks were dancin',prancin',
and takin' some serious Goombay chances
to de rhythms of what else?-- "Roots Back on Da Side."
Hope you enjoyed this l'il sample
of JUNKANOO SOUL at the SUPER BOWL.
befo' ah close,
let me a moment take,
and as de kids might say
"give props" agin to you, Papa Lou,
de one who woke up mah soul
to de joys of ancestral Junkanoo.
Hey, Bahamian bruddah, onna one-an-na two
a temporary but forever t'ank you
l'il secret mystic/man
from Junkanoo SPIRIT Pro-Motions heah in BrookLand.
who laid the foundation
and most of all and most lovingly
to the Master Artist, Divine Mother/Father God, who ultimately
conceived and planted the seeds in the Soil
in the Universal Nation
for not only JUNKANOO,
but ALL ONE-der-full CREATION , too!
Divine Father/Mother God, THANK YOU, oh thank you ...
in large or small versions,
for cultural events you plan to do,
just drop us an email or give us a call,
we'll keep them educated/motivated,
smiling and Junkarhythm rockin', one and all!
They'll simply never forget it;
JunkaSoul power is almost always a cultural hit.
Junkanoo SPIRIT Pro-Motions
akan@aol.com
Attn: L. Cousins
30 Third Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
United States
Tel: 718-398-8941
Fax: 718-783-1951
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