Sounds of Blackness - Optimistic LIVE at the Apollo 1994

Showtime at the Apollo
Original airdate: 3/5/94

[lesliesessoms]

Still listening in 2025!! Always will be in my heart and mind!

[perseverancelite]

This should be played at every Graduation, Family Reunion and Cookout!✌🏾🤟🏾🙏🏾✊🏾

[jcstarhawk]

No lipsyncing here just pure vocal talent ❤ back in the day, God I miss the 90s

[lesliedavis]

If we ever needed it before, we need it now. Be optimistic, yall. 🖤

[Ms.ShellyT.]

Who's still listening in 2024! Black Movitation since I was 19 and for life at 53. Amazing vocal group. God is Real. Let's keep our "head to the sky" ☁️. And be "Optimistic". 👍🏽

[Dreamville_srt]

Ann Nesby is one of the most under rated vocalist of all time

[EasyE]

I'm male. I just woke up about my life. I am struggling so bad. No one will help just a tiny bit to breath. I heard this song. Tears to my eyes. Can't give up.

[santurcedc]

I am here January 7, 2025 at 12:40 p.m. listening to this song in Washington, D.C.👍👍👍

[MichaelSmith-nptf]

When I am feeling down about something, I play this and get back in the game! Love this song!

[Poseizon]

Who else needed to hear this November 2024

[chestermijnals]

I love how Sounds Of Blackness always came from Afrocentrism

[Petdoc]

Ann Nesby !! Head & Shoulders above the rest !

[ANTPHRESSH]

I'm Instantly Crying My Eyes Out I Felt That Line In The Depths Of My Soul " You Can Win As Long As You Keep Your Head To The Sky "🥲🥲🌟🌟🌟🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[doreendavis]

This is a Spiritual Arising. Wake Up God's Beloved Children. Come Together Now and Forever 🌹🌹🌹

[finefeatheredfriend]

That ending was spectacular! Black music was so pure back in the days. I miss the 90s soooo much!!!! 😫😭

[hollywoocdg]

jam and lewis really put this together man

[DonnellPrince]

10/2023 Still will get you through anything. I’m 35, and still love this song.

[captaintruth]

When a people love themselves and have a pure energy to them it transcends any form of social or cultural bounds we know. I'm white with Irish roots (west coast so tanned not ginger haha we have variety too, the original celts spanned to Iberia) and this song gets me fired up from the depths of any battles, brings peace when all I feel chaos and reminds me to stay ... optimistic when all around we've strayed so far from how we should be living. They say frequencies can have energy and effects on the human body. This song is the very best in all of us.

[lourivera]

61 years old and I remember this most beautiful joint with such a beautiful message inspiring faith and optimism. Amen to this righteous message. Hello from Central Florida yall.

[pattidenise]

I was today years old when I found out this isn’t Patti LaBelle singing lead 😭😭😭