Drums are the people’s voice, Orange Mound, 9/7/12
Orange Mound
5th Annual Orange Mound Block Party for Peace, Melrose Stadium, 7/28/12 $2 admission with canned goods, $5 without
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Orange Mound, Memphis, TN, 6/2/12
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Orange Mound, Memphis, TN, 6/2/12
3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, Orange Mound, Memphis, TN, 6/2/12
On Saturday June 2, 2012, there was a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Lewis-Davis Park in Orange Mound, Memphis, TN, and the weather was perfect for it, an unseasonably-cool 75 degrees. There was exciting action, grilled hamburgers and hot dogs, and good fun.Â
In Memphis, you can come upon block parties and special events randomly if you drive through the neighborhoods. This one in Orange Mound was sponsored by Orange Mound Outreach Ministries and featured barbecue and performances from gospel rappers. No soon had the musicians set up the drumset and other instruments, however, than the rain came down in earnest. Still, I had fun.Â
Al Kapone and the Memphis Jookers at the Pop-Up Arts Festival in Orange Mound
Al Kapone and the U Dig Dance Academy jookers performing with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra at the Pop-Up Arts Festival at Melrose Stadium in Orange Mound, 4/29/12
Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) Live at the Pop-Up Arts Festival, Melrose Stadium, Orange Mound, 2012
Al Kapone (@ALKaponeMemphis) is one of the founders of Memphis rap, and a man who has contributed generously and selflessly to the Memphis music industry. Among his accomplishments is being one of the first rap artists to perform with a symphony orchestra. At the Pop-Up Arts Festival in Orange Mound last Sunday, Kapone performed a brief excerpt of his longer performance with the Memphis Symphony Orchestra and the jook dancers from the U Dig Dance Academy. It was a great ending to a great day in Orange Mound.Â
Memphis Black Arts Alliance Jazz-A-Fire Quartet
Jazz-A-Fire is the jazz ensemble of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance in South Memphis. It includes such great Memphis musicians as trumpeter Nokie Taylor, drummer James Sexton, pianist Steven Lee and bassist Kent Suggs, and runs a monthly jam session at the Alliance headquarters on Bellevue. Here they are performing for the crowd at Melrose Stadium during the Pop-Up Arts Festival in Orange Mound, 4/29/12