#NowPlaying #AnnetteHanshaw Just like a sunflower 🌻 lives for a sun shower, my inspiration is you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZDCEJ9YoEE

"Battle of Lanka" Great animation!
👹Monsters, war, blood, gore, and romance!👹
Produced, animated, directed, designed, written, etc. by Nina Paley
Vocals: Annette Hanshaw, circa 1929
Based on the Ramayana of Valmiki, circa 500 B.C.
(free download) #animation #1920s #annettehanshaw #jazzage
https://archive.org/details/Sita04_BattleofLanka

Some #music to raise your spirits and tap you toes.
Annette #Hanshaw was one of the great singers of the 1920s. You've heard her music if you've watched the film "Sita Sings the Blues".

Here's a good sample of her music from archive.org:
https://archive.org/details/cd_volume-5-annette-hanshaw-1928-29_annette-hanshaw

You can (and should) watch "Sita Sings the Blues" by Nina #Paley here:
https://youtu.be/1QkYOqI3jSM

#AnnetteHanshaw #NinaPaley