Anovelista.com tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-368370 2013-03-13T09:45:00-04:00 Pronunciation: a'näv-a-lista. Function: noun. A writer of novels, non-fiction and screenplays; beauty junkie; fashionista; un-fashionista; bookworm; history buff; foodie; Lt. Uhura namesake; Christian; Newark-born, South Jersey raised New Yorker. TypePad Late Pass: Gregory Porter tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834525f2869e2017ee93fa822970d 2013-03-13T09:45:00-04:00 2013-03-13T20:54:38-04:00 I decided that my recent discovery of jazz singer Gregory Porter warranted a new category - Late Pass! His Grammy-nominated debut album, "Water" was released in 2010 and his Grammy-nominated follow-up, "Be Good" was released in 2012. I caught him the other night on VH1 Soul and thought, "Whoa! Who is that singing? And what's with that hat?" And then I noticed in the credits as the video went off that the artist and award-winning filmmaker Pierre Bennu, one half of the dynamic duo behind Oyin Handmade, directed the video and... down the rabbit hole I went... "Be Good (Lion's Song)" ~ directed by Pierre Bennu. In Holland in 2012. Nichelle Gainer

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I decided that my recent discovery of jazz singer Gregory Porter warranted a new category - Late Pass! His Grammy-nominated debut album, "Water" was released in 2010 and his Grammy-nominated follow-up, "Be Good" was released in 2012.  I caught him the other night on VH1 Soul and thought, "Whoa! Who is that singing? And what's with that hat?" And then I noticed in the credits as the video went off that the artist and award-winning filmmaker Pierre Bennu, one half of the dynamic duo behind Oyin Handmade, directed the video and... down the rabbit hole I went...