From the Soul, Another Talent Emerges
Nina Simone, Anita Baker, Sarah Vaughn, the unfathomable serenity of their incredible sounds, all fuse – in morsels – to create the distinctive, melodic tunes of Jeremiah, a talented jazz musician whose sophomore album is currently in the works
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Potential From Despondency: Actress Ebbe Bassey Exposes her Talent to the World
If personality were a key casting attribute in the world of acting many of today’s endowed performers would be at the center stages of theaters. One can deduce that the sometimes flaky realm of theater only leaves room for the passionate to stand, because without fervor, perseverance would be left on wobbly ground.
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Angelique Kidjo: “My Music, My Vision”
The nearly perfect, colorful, traditional imageries captured in her break-through videos were beyond commanding. In inventive motions Angelique Kidjo set a tone and stage very foreign to many African women and girls at the time, releasing an enigmatic sensation that hung loose around passion better left unexplained
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Jacqueline Kibacha Positions Pretty in Therapeutic Poetry
She goes by the name Pretty Poet; she dexterously creates words that hover around smooth jazzy notes, and those same words cling to substance than most average poems. Tanzanian-born Jacqueline Kibacha crafts poetry with a purpose far beyond leisurely pursuit – to design art as a form of therapy for women.
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Young "Don" to Change the Face of Hip hop
To use the word “interesting” in describing a lawyer-cum - rapper is mere understatement. To say there could be some gain in such a choice is a view well held by Emeka Onyejekwe, former Ohio State University football player, professional model, published author and lawyer, now in ardent pursuit of his music career
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Akosua's Melodies Unravel the Healing Art in Music
A short hair cut on a black woman, they say, is redolent of her strength, natural beauty and confidence. Such an appearance, to some, is indicative of anything but placidness. Like most stereotypes, however, this flawed judgment is fallacious. Akosua's music effortlessly moves one into a place of serenity, something most artists have attempted but failed to accomplish. The pacifying rhythms of this San Francisco-based Ghanaian/American are representative of a fresh kind of tone.
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Sali Oyugi: An Adventurous East African Songbird
When South African songstress Miriam Makeba jazzed up the continent with Malaika, Fata Fata and The Click Song in the 1950s, the world took notice of her powerful sound. Some decades later, from the historical city of Ouidah , Benin , Angelique Kidjo emerged. With energy as commanding as her predecessor, Kidjo broke through gender barriers and electrified crowds with her performances.
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