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#LalahHathaway #LivePerformance #NPR #R&B #RnB #Soul Lalah Hathaway  comes from royalty: Her late father  Donny Hathaway 's voice was crucial for my generation, setting the bar for inspired, old-school soul singing. But living in that kind of shadow can also be a burden, robbing the offspring of an identity apart from that of the famous parent. The younger Hathaway's appearance behind the Tiny Desk pulls back the curtain a bit for a close-up encounter with her powerfully expressive voice. The lower registers always draw me in, and in "Change Ya Life," Hathaway's dusky contralto paints an exciting portrait of blissful cohabitation — but on her terms. "I'm going to teach you how to treat me like I deserve," she sings, adding, "I'll give you the world." She draws on a tradition of romance and sensuality in the best soul music, but with a feminist twist that eschews old-school, male-centric lyrics and attitudes. Lyrics alone do n...

#Boardwalk  #Bodybuilders #Hippies #Skaters #StreetPerformers #Surfers #Venice #Beach  With its diverse cast of surfers, skaters, bodybuilders, aging hippies, and street performers, Los Angeles' Venice Beach retains some of the bohemian charms that once put it at the heart of American pop culture. The neighborhood's 50s and 60s heydays (when it spawned artists like The Doors and members of the Beat Generation) may have long since passed. But amid an influx of tech companies and tourists, who visit Venice in the millions each year, it is still a hub for the free-spirited, according to Israel-born photographer Dotan Saguy, who has spent the last three years documenting life on and around the beach. "There's a bit of a circus-like atmosphere," said Saguy, an LA resident, during a phone interview. "You'll walk along the boardwalk and see people playing racquetball, basketball or handball, and then you'll see surfers passing through, or ...