15 th workday

I was originally suppose to post this ages ago but I've been slacking. So without further a due here are the results from the interview with my mom.
1. What is you're favorite genre of African music?
 A. The oldies and love songs.
2. Why?
 A. They're feel good music. It enriches the soul. You can dance to it and you feel the emotion. The love. Real love.
3. What is your favorite thing about African music?
 A. No matter the genre the song makes you want to get up and dance. My people just have a way of making you feel like you're in the music video with them, making it happen.
4. When it comes to today's American music and the dancing how do you feel about it?
 A. Many styles of music today are more west indie style and African style. The American culture is embracing us now. From the music to the clothing they love it. I remember when they use to make fun of the foreigners, calling them African booty scratchers. Now they love us our melanin , our food, our music, just us as a culture.
5. How would u describe our dances?
 A. we Africans see dancing as a way to entertain and express ourselves. We use every bone in our body. We let the music move us. what do the Americans call it when they shake their but ?terking?twerking, that's it twerking. In Africa its not twerking its culture. You shake what u can shake whether its bones or but you shake it.
6. How do Africans express themselves while dancing?
 A. The clothing! we use wild bright colors , grass skirts, jewelry, beads whatever we can get our hands on. We use paint to paint the body Anything , Anything!
7. Do you think celebrities today incorporate African music and dances in their cultures?
 A. yes ,Beyoncé she's been doing it for years, the clothing ,the dancing she has paved the way for the world to recognize our beauty as a country.
8. Is there anything else you must say about our culture?
 A. we a learning to accept and become more and more diverse. We are not completely there yet but it makes me happy to see that people are admiring and actually appreciating the mother land. Africa.