For awhile now, I stopped bothering myself with Ghanaian news. I just lost hope in reading newspapers and listening to the broadcaster and their inability to make listening to the news worthwhile. In fact let me try and be fair to them, sometimes the 'news is not even news. Too much rubbish. Like a couple of weeks ago, I read, Rawlings and Kuffour's children to tie the knot or some nonsense like that. What made it appalling was that it was the front page news. Can you imagining? Who the hell cares?
Yea so the point of this post is that on the 21st of June 2010, 26 people died because of the plenty rain that it rained on the 20th of June 2010 and others lost property. Today most of my 'friends' on facebook had statuses with 'Rest In Peace 11 children who died in the floods' and what not. So It caught my attention.
Thank God for google. ( The news on ghanaweb was not that appealing).
Sympathy to the bereaved.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Wake up Africa and STOP blaming!
So I was laying in bed listening to the new songs I put on my phone and Nneka's Africans started playing. I thought to myself, ''What she is saying is so true. WE like blaming other people for things that WE can sort out ourselves. It's not just politics. It's everything else. OUR way of life is basically about blaming. Wake up Africa, wake up Ghana and stop blaming.
Those with ears let them hear. Lets stop being Robot Sheep(programmed followers).
Those with ears let them hear. Lets stop being Robot Sheep(programmed followers).
Monday, June 14, 2010
The Awesomeness of Richy Pitch (according to my brother & I)
My brother and I were sitting next to each other – laptops on laps – when he stumbled across the new Richy Pitch/m.anifest single, Black Star, on Soulbounce. Cut to the next scene and both of us were engaged in a mad electronic dash towards our respective blogs to be first-in- household to share the video’s brilliance with everyone. In the end though, we decided to compromise and do our first joint blog.
This is how it went…
First off, here’s the video:
Kukuwah: OK… so Kobby claims I used to play this game called…
Kobby: It wasn’t a game. It was a computer called the Commodore 64 on which you played all sorts of games. Like Streetfighter II.
Kukuwah: yeah…whatever. I still don’t remember. Anyway he showed me the video and I wanted to do too known on my blog because i know most people haven’t seen it. I think it is very interesting because of the computer animation. There was a point when I was wondering why the song was moving so fast.
Kobby: … actually in the beginning, you were asking why it was so slow…
Kukuwah: Clear off… so like I was saying, I was wondering why it was so fast and it clicked: video games have levels, so as the song went on they were advancing in levels.
Kobby: yes, my dear sister *pats her on the head.* That is what games were like in my day. We loaded them from cassettes, they took ten minutes to load and anything with actual human voices or faces were hi-tech… even though they were so badly pixelated. Besides being clever & authentic, the video holds so much nostalgia for me. What did you get from it?
Kukuwah: The fact that it was different gave me some liiiiiiiiight goosebumps. I didn’t get why he didn’t die when he passed over the pothole.
Kobby: have you ever seen anyone die from a pothole?
Kukuwah: oooooooooooooooooooh aaah…its a video game. You die when random things happen.
Kobby: good point. Hold on, listen to this…
Football Jama (Original) - Richy Pitch feat. Sway & M3NSA by richypitch
Kobby: ... another banger from Richy Pitch, this time with Sway & M3nsa. I love how Richy put this whole thing together using real sounds you’d hear at a football game. Sounds so much better than the stack of rubbish Black Star tribute songs that I keep seeing on Ghana telly.
Kukuwah: pi pi pipipipipi….(whistle blowing) *Some small asokpo dancing.* In as much as this song is a jama song, it’s quite sensible. Giving good instructions to the team and chief supporters.
Kobby: abi? I think it’s the best Ghanaian football song I’ve ever heard frankly. Way better than Talal Fattal’s bloody, ‘Come on Black Stars Ghana… GHAAAAAANAAAAA’ (Going/Shooting/Whatever Straight to the Top)…
Kukuwah: meeeehn…you don’t even know the words…hahahahahaha..Talal n team you shaaaaaaaaaa!!! Chale, there are more ‘horridible’ support songs. I like the band at the end of the song. NICE!
Kobby: looks like we agree on this one, Richy…
Kukuwah: … you force you force…
Kobby: … waaa. Oh, and in case you’re literary-inclined, check out Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ football related short story, Sock’s Ball, which just came online in time for the World Cup.
Kukuwah: I enjoyed doing this with you, Kobina
Kobby: And I with you, sis. Very proud of that brain you’ve started flexing small small of late. As for before…
Kukuwah: mtcheeeeeeew…
… and that’s how it went.
Oh, by the way, my brother’s blog is simply Kobby Graham and it’s all sorts of nice.
First off, here’s the video:
Kukuwah: OK… so Kobby claims I used to play this game called…
Kobby: It wasn’t a game. It was a computer called the Commodore 64 on which you played all sorts of games. Like Streetfighter II.
Kukuwah: yeah…whatever. I still don’t remember. Anyway he showed me the video and I wanted to do too known on my blog because i know most people haven’t seen it. I think it is very interesting because of the computer animation. There was a point when I was wondering why the song was moving so fast.
Kobby: … actually in the beginning, you were asking why it was so slow…
Kukuwah: Clear off… so like I was saying, I was wondering why it was so fast and it clicked: video games have levels, so as the song went on they were advancing in levels.
Kobby: yes, my dear sister *pats her on the head.* That is what games were like in my day. We loaded them from cassettes, they took ten minutes to load and anything with actual human voices or faces were hi-tech… even though they were so badly pixelated. Besides being clever & authentic, the video holds so much nostalgia for me. What did you get from it?
Kukuwah: The fact that it was different gave me some liiiiiiiiight goosebumps. I didn’t get why he didn’t die when he passed over the pothole.
Kobby: have you ever seen anyone die from a pothole?
Kukuwah: oooooooooooooooooooh aaah…its a video game. You die when random things happen.
Kobby: good point. Hold on, listen to this…
Football Jama (Original) - Richy Pitch feat. Sway & M3NSA by richypitch
Kobby: ... another banger from Richy Pitch, this time with Sway & M3nsa. I love how Richy put this whole thing together using real sounds you’d hear at a football game. Sounds so much better than the stack of rubbish Black Star tribute songs that I keep seeing on Ghana telly.
Kukuwah: pi pi pipipipipi….(whistle blowing) *Some small asokpo dancing.* In as much as this song is a jama song, it’s quite sensible. Giving good instructions to the team and chief supporters.
Kobby: abi? I think it’s the best Ghanaian football song I’ve ever heard frankly. Way better than Talal Fattal’s bloody, ‘Come on Black Stars Ghana… GHAAAAAANAAAAA’ (Going/Shooting/Whatever Straight to the Top)…
Kukuwah: meeeehn…you don’t even know the words…hahahahahaha..Talal n team you shaaaaaaaaaa!!! Chale, there are more ‘horridible’ support songs. I like the band at the end of the song. NICE!
Kobby: looks like we agree on this one, Richy…
Kukuwah: … you force you force…
Kobby: … waaa. Oh, and in case you’re literary-inclined, check out Nii Ayikwei Parkes’ football related short story, Sock’s Ball, which just came online in time for the World Cup.
Kukuwah: I enjoyed doing this with you, Kobina
Kobby: And I with you, sis. Very proud of that brain you’ve started flexing small small of late. As for before…
Kukuwah: mtcheeeeeeew…
… and that’s how it went.
Oh, by the way, my brother’s blog is simply Kobby Graham and it’s all sorts of nice.
I LIKE.Ghana NEEDS videos and songs like these!
D-Black ft Kwabena Kwabena. I really like this video. Very simple didn't seem like they were trying too hard. Ghana needs more of this. The fact that he gave the beggar Ghc1 made me so proud because normally Ghanaian musicians like to do big unnecessary things. I didn't like the fact that the beggar's out fit was white (that part didn't seem real chale) I think it would have been better if he was wearing tattered clothes. I love the lyrics too.. The song makes you think. Proud of you D-Black. Directed by Take 2 films.
This one is from someone I have come to respect, Trigmatic. He is a good Ghanaian artiste who knows what he is about. '' You've given me the voice to sing so I will sing''. I love this video. Especially the part with the ants and the tree that stands alone. I don't know why though, but those parts make me happy. Creativity on the directors part.
Directed by rEDD Kat Pictures.
This one is from someone I have come to respect, Trigmatic. He is a good Ghanaian artiste who knows what he is about. '' You've given me the voice to sing so I will sing''. I love this video. Especially the part with the ants and the tree that stands alone. I don't know why though, but those parts make me happy. Creativity on the directors part.
Directed by rEDD Kat Pictures.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
J Town- Guns and Roses
I think this video has good production values. He does well with the intro and rap but I seriously think he should give up singing because he sounds awful. Maybe it's just the song because he sounded much better on Sarkodie's Borga. Aren't you supposed to sound better with autotune? So what happened?
And the guys 'playing' the guiter didn't help at all they were just there. They wern't into what they were doing.
Just had to say it.
Waka Waka
I recently got into an argument with some ignorant person about the origin of Shakira's Waka Waka(Time for Africa) song. I told him I read about it on Wikipedia the day before and it is originally Cameroonian and he was going on about it being Ghanaian because there is a 'jama' song that sounds familiar and also saying some lies about it having some wise sayings for Ghanaian women... Mtcheeeew...So I decided to put the two up. Thank God for the internet!
"Tsamina" or "Zangaléwa" is a 1986 hit song, originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon called Golden Sounds
"Waka Waka" was written by Shakira and John Hill and co-produced by John Hill. The track, samples the chorus of the 1986 Cameroonian hit song "Zangaléwa", by Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, features Afro-Colombian instrumentation, Soca beat and South African guitars. The song was also based on Waka Waka by the Surinam...-Dutch group Trafassi. The song consists of rhythmical African sounds, and represents the vitality and energy of the host continent.
"Tsamina" or "Zangaléwa" is a 1986 hit song, originally sung by a makossa group from Cameroon called Golden Sounds
who were beloved throughout the continent for their silly dances and
costumes. The song was such a hit for Golden Sounds that they
eventually changed their name to Zangaléwa, too.The song pays tribute
to African skirmishers (a.k.a tirailleurs)
during WW2. Most of the band members were in the Cameroonian Army
themselves and used make up, fake belly and fake butt for comic relief.
The lyrics, which are in a Cameroonian language called Fang, read like this:
Tsa mina mina eh ehWaka waka eh ehTsa mina mina zangalewaAna wam ah ahZambo eh ehZambo eh ehTsa mina mina zangalewaWana wa ah ah.
"Waka Waka" was written by Shakira and John Hill and co-produced by John Hill. The track, samples the chorus of the 1986 Cameroonian hit song "Zangaléwa", by Cameroonian band Golden Sounds, features Afro-Colombian instrumentation, Soca beat and South African guitars. The song was also based on Waka Waka by the Surinam...-Dutch group Trafassi. The song consists of rhythmical African sounds, and represents the vitality and energy of the host continent.
Indian music composers Salim and Sulaiman Merchant also collaborated
with South African singers Loyiso Bala and Eric Wainaina to record the
anthem for FIFA World Cup 2010.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
NO ONE FORCED YOU.
The other day, my brother came back from the DStv office at Airport and was frustrated about the customer care system that was there. I was pondering why he was getting so worked up about it. Maybe it's because he was living outside Ghana for a long time and is still not used to how things work in Ghana.
Most of the shop assistants,waiters, clerks and the lot behave as if they are doing you a favor. Some of them are so cheeky and rude you wonder why they are still employed where they work.
It's funny when you think most of these guys come to you begging for work and for like three months they are on their best behavior. Then, when they get comfortable with work they start putting up airs.
My thing is, if you can't handle proper customer care don't get involved at all. It is not by force.
Most of the shop assistants,waiters, clerks and the lot behave as if they are doing you a favor. Some of them are so cheeky and rude you wonder why they are still employed where they work.
It's funny when you think most of these guys come to you begging for work and for like three months they are on their best behavior. Then, when they get comfortable with work they start putting up airs.
My thing is, if you can't handle proper customer care don't get involved at all. It is not by force.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Letting Go.
I like to see myself as a very strong- willed woman.
I don't see myself as an ordinary 'dada ba' person that can't stand up for herself. I guess it's a thing of the mind. Still, I can't tolerate people that make up excuses for the way they are because something happened to them when they were younger (I know it's not fair).
Until yesterday, I thought I was fine. I am not exactly what you call a happy person. I have a lot of things unsaid inside me. I finally opened up to someone yesterday and then it hit me, ''Oteiba, you are not fine. Maybe it's time to let it go''. I thought I had let things go but...
I have a lot of things to do now. Got to start working on it. It's time to let go.
I don't see myself as an ordinary 'dada ba' person that can't stand up for herself. I guess it's a thing of the mind. Still, I can't tolerate people that make up excuses for the way they are because something happened to them when they were younger (I know it's not fair).
Until yesterday, I thought I was fine. I am not exactly what you call a happy person. I have a lot of things unsaid inside me. I finally opened up to someone yesterday and then it hit me, ''Oteiba, you are not fine. Maybe it's time to let it go''. I thought I had let things go but...
I have a lot of things to do now. Got to start working on it. It's time to let go.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Church in Ghana...Main focus Osofo Ebenezer
There is this church right opposite my house called, Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre. They are noisy as fuck. Church service is on freaking Tuesday, Thursday (main church day) and Sunday.
Anyway, so Thursday is when this dude leaves Kumasi to come to Accra to come and sing, spread the word of God and perform some questionable miracles. Any time he comes he is welcomed by some praises by Prophet 2 and the congregation...Hmm, as if he is God.
I don't know why the residents of the neighborhood even allowed this man to set up his church in a residential area. Hasn't he heard of sound proof buildings? I don't want to hear the lies you tell your congregation, I keep thinking to myself. It's like they all don't want to say anything because he is a 'man of God' (adi3b3n man of God). Drivng around with body guards on his ass, wearing some nkonso suits and shades and to make matters worse goddamn cowboy hats...uuuuurgh. How can anyone take this man serious?
So apparently, no as a matter of fact, this man charges you GHc 50 for buying holy water, GHc 100 for consultation and then when it is time for offering he goes like, ''It is time for the offering, those of you with GHc 100 come. God bless you. Those of you with GHc 50 come God bless you. I am not accepting GHc 2 or GHc 1 today so bring the money you have. Remember it is for God.'' He will do this until he gets to GHc 5. Then he goes like, ''Ok, I am going to accept GHc 2 so if you have it bring it.'' Aaaah, what is the meaning of that? Doesn't his Bible tell a story about some por widow who gives the last money she has and Jesus says something about how blessed she is because she gave all she had and that her blessing was more than that of the guy that gave more and the story goes on...
How is it that people dont see this guy for the rip off that he is? Infact, I think I have a problem with people that go to church during working hours. I have my company and you have been employed there. You expect me not to fire your ass when you are supposed to be present at work and you are not. Are you serious? I fire you then you play the blame game with some innocent family member of yours about how that person is a witch and wants to destroy your life. TRASH! Why don't you sit down and think and see the problem is from you and not some witch.
So, I think this osofo has been paying people to come and act in church so he can fool the people. More outrageous stories.
Fucking money making machine.
Anyway, so Thursday is when this dude leaves Kumasi to come to Accra to come and sing, spread the word of God and perform some questionable miracles. Any time he comes he is welcomed by some praises by Prophet 2 and the congregation...Hmm, as if he is God.
I don't know why the residents of the neighborhood even allowed this man to set up his church in a residential area. Hasn't he heard of sound proof buildings? I don't want to hear the lies you tell your congregation, I keep thinking to myself. It's like they all don't want to say anything because he is a 'man of God' (adi3b3n man of God). Drivng around with body guards on his ass, wearing some nkonso suits and shades and to make matters worse goddamn cowboy hats...uuuuurgh. How can anyone take this man serious?
So apparently, no as a matter of fact, this man charges you GHc 50 for buying holy water, GHc 100 for consultation and then when it is time for offering he goes like, ''It is time for the offering, those of you with GHc 100 come. God bless you. Those of you with GHc 50 come God bless you. I am not accepting GHc 2 or GHc 1 today so bring the money you have. Remember it is for God.'' He will do this until he gets to GHc 5. Then he goes like, ''Ok, I am going to accept GHc 2 so if you have it bring it.'' Aaaah, what is the meaning of that? Doesn't his Bible tell a story about some por widow who gives the last money she has and Jesus says something about how blessed she is because she gave all she had and that her blessing was more than that of the guy that gave more and the story goes on...
How is it that people dont see this guy for the rip off that he is? Infact, I think I have a problem with people that go to church during working hours. I have my company and you have been employed there. You expect me not to fire your ass when you are supposed to be present at work and you are not. Are you serious? I fire you then you play the blame game with some innocent family member of yours about how that person is a witch and wants to destroy your life. TRASH! Why don't you sit down and think and see the problem is from you and not some witch.
So, I think this osofo has been paying people to come and act in church so he can fool the people. More outrageous stories.
Fucking money making machine.
Big brother is sooooo right.
Tough Love: Becca Needs Better Songs
31 May
Like a third of the population of Ghana, I have a small crush on Rebecca Acheampong. I’m ashamed to say it’s all physical: I like her smile, her shape and her style, the last of which I’d describe as ‘elegantly African’.
I’m not the biggest fan of Becca’s music though.
I have friends who have a problem with Becca’s voice. They say she can’t sing. I disagree. I don’t think you have to do Beyonce/Jennifer Hudson-style histrionics to be able to sing. Madonna and Janet Jackson are two examples of women with limited vocal ranges who have done pretty damn well for themselves. You just have to sing songs that suit your voice, which I think Becca could do just fine…
… if she was given the right songs.
Interestingly, Becca launched her debut album, Sugar, simultaneously in Ghana and in South Africa. She even had South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela, on two or three tracks. That impressed me: South Africa is one of the continent’s biggest markets and if she makes it there, her team stand to make a lot more money than many of the local artists who stick so unimaginatively to the Ghanaian market.
The thing is – given her style (which owes a lot to artists like Miriam Makeba and Yvonne Chaka Chaka) – Becca is going to be compared in South Africa to other elegantly African acts like Zamajobe and Lira…
… and frankly her songs just don’t match up.
My favourite Becca joint is ‘Hey Ba‘: the horns and arrangement of that track make it sound both fresh and funky. ‘Daa Ke Da‘ isn’t half bad either, although not quite my cup of mellow. Most of B’s other singles however are somewhat banal. That’s not to say that things can’t get better. I think that with the right songs, she could live up to the praise she’s apparently received from the likes of Masekela and Freshlyground.
Right now though – from ‘You Lied to Me‘ all the way to her latest single, ‘Forever‘ (which actually isn’t half bad) – Becca’s songs may be popular here… but they just won’t cut it on an international level.
Take ‘Fire‘ for instance. Whose bright idea was it to release a song containing the lyrics ‘there is fire on the mountain’ when another African female singer – the brilliant Asa – has a song with that title out that is not only better (kraaa…) but which is also popular both here and internationally? It opens both songs up for comparison and even the most hardcore Becca fan would be hard pressed to say that ‘Fire‘ outdoes Asa.
Let’s bring it closer to home though. Right here in Ghana, Becca’s problem can be summed up in one name:
Efya.
Efya Awindor has come a long way since her days on ‘Stars of the Future‘ and the group the talent show spawned, ‘Irene and Jane‘. She too is being managed by Ghanaians with South African links. She is also being projected as being musically mature, elegant and eclectic… with an added dash of Lady Day‘s inner chaos. Efya has a better range than Becca. In fact, when she sings, people stop and use words like ‘wow’, ‘damn’ and ‘ei’. She has a few songs that are unofficially in circulation and with the time she is taking to craft her album, anticipation is high that she will deliver something that reflects the talent she consistently displays in her live performances. If she succeeds, we may just have a genuinely internationally-marketable Ghanaian album on our hands.
Becca and Efya are two completely different artists. Efya should be able to co-exist in the same market as Becca in the same way Becca did with her predecessors… but let’s not celebrate mediocrity. Becca needs better songs. If she does not get them, she can kiss goodbye to any international aspirations.
In fact, with competition heating up at home, she may just have to kiss goodbye to her local aspirations too.
This was posted on my darling big brother's wall a few days ago and I thought it was interesting.
Link to his blog:http://kobigraham.wordpres
I’m not the biggest fan of Becca’s music though.
I have friends who have a problem with Becca’s voice. They say she can’t sing. I disagree. I don’t think you have to do Beyonce/Jennifer Hudson-style histrionics to be able to sing. Madonna and Janet Jackson are two examples of women with limited vocal ranges who have done pretty damn well for themselves. You just have to sing songs that suit your voice, which I think Becca could do just fine…
… if she was given the right songs.
Interestingly, Becca launched her debut album, Sugar, simultaneously in Ghana and in South Africa. She even had South African jazz legend, Hugh Masekela, on two or three tracks. That impressed me: South Africa is one of the continent’s biggest markets and if she makes it there, her team stand to make a lot more money than many of the local artists who stick so unimaginatively to the Ghanaian market.
… and frankly her songs just don’t match up.
My favourite Becca joint is ‘Hey Ba‘: the horns and arrangement of that track make it sound both fresh and funky. ‘Daa Ke Da‘ isn’t half bad either, although not quite my cup of mellow. Most of B’s other singles however are somewhat banal. That’s not to say that things can’t get better. I think that with the right songs, she could live up to the praise she’s apparently received from the likes of Masekela and Freshlyground.
Right now though – from ‘You Lied to Me‘ all the way to her latest single, ‘Forever‘ (which actually isn’t half bad) – Becca’s songs may be popular here… but they just won’t cut it on an international level.
Take ‘Fire‘ for instance. Whose bright idea was it to release a song containing the lyrics ‘there is fire on the mountain’ when another African female singer – the brilliant Asa – has a song with that title out that is not only better (kraaa…) but which is also popular both here and internationally? It opens both songs up for comparison and even the most hardcore Becca fan would be hard pressed to say that ‘Fire‘ outdoes Asa.
Let’s bring it closer to home though. Right here in Ghana, Becca’s problem can be summed up in one name:
Efya.
Efya Awindor has come a long way since her days on ‘Stars of the Future‘ and the group the talent show spawned, ‘Irene and Jane‘. She too is being managed by Ghanaians with South African links. She is also being projected as being musically mature, elegant and eclectic… with an added dash of Lady Day‘s inner chaos. Efya has a better range than Becca. In fact, when she sings, people stop and use words like ‘wow’, ‘damn’ and ‘ei’. She has a few songs that are unofficially in circulation and with the time she is taking to craft her album, anticipation is high that she will deliver something that reflects the talent she consistently displays in her live performances. If she succeeds, we may just have a genuinely internationally-marketable Ghanaian album on our hands.
Becca and Efya are two completely different artists. Efya should be able to co-exist in the same market as Becca in the same way Becca did with her predecessors… but let’s not celebrate mediocrity. Becca needs better songs. If she does not get them, she can kiss goodbye to any international aspirations.
In fact, with competition heating up at home, she may just have to kiss goodbye to her local aspirations too.
This was posted on my darling big brother's wall a few days ago and I thought it was interesting.
Link to his blog:http://kobigraham.wordpres
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Hmmmm....
I dont know why oflate I've been doing chisel with the post. Pardon me eeeh. Maybe I need some serious hygrade weed so I step up. Any suggestions?
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
HEH HER HAIR
For as long as I can remember, I've been trying to do 'sakora' to my hair... but father dearest keeps objecting, so I must listen. I've been trying to figure out what the big deal about me shaving my hair off is but he just keeps saying "don't". Is it that he is afraid my hair wont grow back or has he used my hair for 'juju', lol.
Why do mothers perm their daughters' hair when they are young? Don't you think it is better to let the child keep her natural hair, then when she grows up she decides whether she wants to perm it or keep her natural hair? I envy women with shaved heads, locks and natural hair a lot.
I am not going to lie. Yes, I have fixed weaves twice and also added horse tail to do a pony on my head twice. All these hairstyles looked nice on me but of late I've been wondering if it is worth it. I've decided not to add chemicals to my hair again until I finally muster the courage to tell my dad, ''Look, I'm whatever years old, and this is what I want to do to my hair''.
So many black women are so fixated on outer beauty. It is like the longer your hair looks, the more beautiful you are. Chale, I see weaves everywhere I go. Some are so nasty, it leaves you doubting whether the stress of it all is worth keeping such a nasty thing on your head. The favourite weave colours for most of these women are purple and blonde (blonde. Seriously. Black woman). You often see the ones that are not fixed properly too (so obvious it's a weave and I'm not even talking about the length).
A week ago, I escorted a friend to the hairdresser's. I was just sitting down reading my book when one of the hair dressers came to ask me what I was doing to my hair and I said "nothing". Two more came after her and the response was still "nothing". They were all surprised like, ''Aah, this girl paah. How can you come to the saloon with your hair looking soooooo messed up and say you are not doing anything to it?'' It wasn't messed up. I had combed it and it just looked plenty on my head because I have undergrowth. Natural look.
Why do mothers perm their daughters' hair when they are young? Don't you think it is better to let the child keep her natural hair, then when she grows up she decides whether she wants to perm it or keep her natural hair? I envy women with shaved heads, locks and natural hair a lot.
I am not going to lie. Yes, I have fixed weaves twice and also added horse tail to do a pony on my head twice. All these hairstyles looked nice on me but of late I've been wondering if it is worth it. I've decided not to add chemicals to my hair again until I finally muster the courage to tell my dad, ''Look, I'm whatever years old, and this is what I want to do to my hair''.
So many black women are so fixated on outer beauty. It is like the longer your hair looks, the more beautiful you are. Chale, I see weaves everywhere I go. Some are so nasty, it leaves you doubting whether the stress of it all is worth keeping such a nasty thing on your head. The favourite weave colours for most of these women are purple and blonde (blonde. Seriously. Black woman). You often see the ones that are not fixed properly too (so obvious it's a weave and I'm not even talking about the length).
A week ago, I escorted a friend to the hairdresser's. I was just sitting down reading my book when one of the hair dressers came to ask me what I was doing to my hair and I said "nothing". Two more came after her and the response was still "nothing". They were all surprised like, ''Aah, this girl paah. How can you come to the saloon with your hair looking soooooo messed up and say you are not doing anything to it?'' It wasn't messed up. I had combed it and it just looked plenty on my head because I have undergrowth. Natural look.
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