![]() ![]() It’s synonymous with celebration in the music canon. The cultural associations with Maze & Frankie Beverly’s “Before I Let Go” are pretty uniform at this point. It’s another lowering of the partition separating the public from someone long charged with being inaccessible. Beyoncé’s interpretation of the song, as an element of Homecoming’s multi-platform experience, is part of her ongoing exaltation of Black culture and how it’s inspired her. Homecoming: The Live Album, released the same day as the film, is an unexpected gift containing another unexpected gift: a cover of Maze & Frankie Beverly’s sublime “Before I Let Go.” Despite the song’s ubiquity within Black culture for nearly 40 years, it’s a deep cultural reference if you know, you know. The unexpected-yet-much appreciated showcase placed Beyoncé eye-to-eye with everyone holding similar experiences and influences - as well as with outsiders who’d never bothered to educate themselves about the culture before. “When I decided to do Coachella, instead of me pulling out my flower crown, it was more important that I brought our culture to Coachella,” she says through voice-over. Featuring them prominently in the film and the event it highlights is another case of the greatest entertainer of her generation making the marginalized feel seen. ![]() The entertainment industry may have been her formal education, but Homecoming makes Beyoncé’s influences explicitly clear. ![]() Throughout Homecoming, Beyoncé is seen wearing a Howard University crewneck. She reveals that she wanted to attend an HBCU, just as her father, a Fisk University alum, did. ![]() She was infatuated with HBCU band culture and sharpened her own budding entertainer skills on Texas Southern University’s campus. At the beginning of the film, Beyoncé explains that she grew up in close proximity to Houston’s Prairie View A&M University. Homecoming’s second performance segment is followed by a montage of bands performing at various Southern HBCUs: Southern University, Jackson State University, Alabama A&M University, Grambling State University, Florida A&M University, North Carolina A&T University, Hampton University, Alabama State University. Her Netflix documentary Homecoming, named for an annual collegiate tradition that, while not exclusive to HBCUs, holds deeper relevance on their campuses within popular culture at large, is another grand-stage ode to the environment, which left a lasting impact without her ever attending. The performance was historic not only because she, to Coachella’s gross oversight, became the first Black woman to headline the festival, but because she used the huge figurative and literal stage to once again exalt Black culture - chiefly, that of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU). Before I Let Go - Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.Beyonce's 'Homecoming' Film Doubles Down on Her Joyous, Unapologetic Blacknessīeyoncé’s quest continued last year at Coachella. #throwback #nostalgia #fypシ゚ #music #80s #80smusic #80sthrowback #frankiebeverly #frankiebeverlyandmaze". Gaye took the group on the road with him as one of his opening acts, and in 1976, he suggested that they change their name from Raw Soul. Under its original name Raw Soul, the band relocated to San Francisco and was introduced to Marvin Gaye. #throwback #nostalgia #fypシ゚ #music #80s #80smusic #80sthrowback #frankiebeverly #frankiebeverlyandmazeġ20 Likes, TikTok video from Collard Greens and Gnocchi "Maze, also known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly & Maze, is an American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970. Maze, also known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly & Maze, is an American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970. ![]()
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