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--------------ON THE RAG AGAIN - WORDS BY CX/ MUSIC BY WILLIE NELSON-------------------------LETTERS FROM HEAVEN - WORDS & MUSIC BY CASSENDRE XAVIER
--------ONE LUCKY GIRL--------------------------------TO BE (WORDS & MUSIC BY CASSENDRE XAVIER--------
-------------------------JUST BE GOOD TO ME (S.O.S. BAND COVER, NEW ARRANGEMENT BY CASSENDRE XAVIER)-------------------------------------FOR THE GOOD TIMES (KRIS KRISTOFFERSON COVER) NEW ARRANGEMENT BY CASSENDRE XAVIER---------------- ------------------------ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY LIFE (EVERYTHING GETS BETTER ALL THE TIME) ORIGINAL AFFIRMATION SONG----------------
---------------------------MONEY COMES TO ME (ORIGINAL AFFIRMATION SONG)--------- ----------------USING AFFIRMATIONS--------
Music
CASSENDRE XAVIER/AMETHYSTE RAH DISCOGRAPHY: Affirmations for Survivors: Spirituality (2007), Affirmations for Survivors: Self-Love (2007), Live at Tin Angel (2006), Beautiful (2004), The Cassendre Xavier Collection, Vol. 1 (2004), Live at the Kraftbrau, Kalamazoo (2004), 4OUR: A Cassendre Xavier Sampler (2003), Live at Café Improv (2002), The Whittenberg Sessions (2002).------------------------------------AND I ENJOY: Gary Moore, Phil Lynott, Thin Lizzy, Sade, Sting, Tania Maria, Milton Nascimento, Teena Marie, Sweet Micky Michel Martelly, Haitian konpa, dancehall reggae, Barbra Streisand, almost every old school R & B, funk, quality pop & singer-songwriter type band that ever existed, and more coming soon.--------------------
Stand By My Side - original song - Cassendre Xavier-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------Hope (Find Me This Way) - original song - Cassendre Xavier------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------See Me - original song - Cassendre Xavier-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Thrill Is Gone - B.B. King Cover - Cassendre Xavier-----------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------CASSSENDRE PERFORMING A SLOW, NEVER-BEFORE RECORDED VERSION OF HER SONG "A LITTLE BIT OF LOVE" AT CAFE IMPROV, PRINCETON NJ (ABOUT 20 LBS AGO)--TO LISTEN TO THE ORIGINAL FUNKY VERSION, VISIT WWW.MYSPACE.COM/CASSENDREXAVIERMUSIC.------------------
Movies
Featured in several independent films (filmography forthcoming), by Yvonne Jones (Philadelphia), among others.------------AND SOME OF MY FAVORITE FILMS ARE: Female Perversions, Working Girl, The Associate with Whoopi Goldberg, The Truman Show, Shawshank Redemption, auto/biographical and inspirational movies, Spiritual Cinema Circle, What the Bleep, all movies featuring Mae West, Barbra Streisand, and Miss Piggy, who are all kind of the same person.
Television
Featured on AM Philadelphia (with Wally Kennedy), "On Sistas with Barbara Smith, Channel 6 Consumer News Segment, public service announcement/commercial "Come Out Voting", and more.-------------AND I ENJOY: Lifetime: Television for Women and their Intimate Portrait series, Comedy Central, Stand-Up Comics, the CSI series, the Law & Order series, shows your mother would love including Diagnosis Murder, Columbo, and Murder She Wrote, King of Queens, Seinfeld, Nature Shows, Top Chef and other cooking shows, The Apprentice, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Primetime Glick with Jiminy Glick, and more.
Books
Published in: Labyrinth: the Philadelphia Women's Newspaper, Philadelphia Arts Writers, Writer Blocks Newspaper, Dykes With Baggage: A Lighter Side of Lesbians in Therapy (ed. Riggin Waugh/Alyson), When Falls the Coliseum: A Journal of American Culture, Or Lack Thereof, secrets & lies: poetry and other words by Cassendre Xavier, You're So Articulate (And Other Things White People Should Ever Say to Black People) by Cassendre Xavier, We'Moon: Gaia Rhythms for Womyn '99 & '01, the SandMUtopian Guardian: A Journal of BDSM Realities, Passional Magazine, Weekly Press, Goddessing Magazine, The University City Review/Weekly Press, and more---------I'VE LOVED THOUSANDS OF BOOKS IN MY LIFETIME BUT JUST TO START THE LIST: Ask Dr. Mueller by Cookie Mueller, Boobs Boys & High Heels or How To Get Dressed In Just Under Six Hours by Diane Brill, How To Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired by Dany Laferrier, Private Parts by Howard Stern, The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor by Larry Moss, Some of Me: the autobiography of Isabella Rosellini, Power of the Witch by Laurie Cabot, The Right to Write by Barbara Euland, The Creative Habit: Learn it and Use it for Life by Twyla Sharp, The Artist's Way: a Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron, Grapefruit by Yoko Ono, Diary of a Madman by Victor Sjodin, lots of soapmaking and natural cosmetics how-to books, and many more coming soon...
Heroes
Spiritual leaders, visionaries, healthy, balanced athletes, raw vegans, courageous people, good mothers-fathers-guardians, activists, social workers who take time out to have fun, relax, and rejuvenate themselves, selfless people who can control their egos (How DO they do that?!), revolutionary sex workers, sexual freedom fighters, and kinky people. And the people in the "Who I'd Like to Meet" seccione.
Multi-genre publishing writer: diarist, poet, lyricist, essayist (humor, spirituality), columnist, former journalist, and playwright of 2003 Philly Fringe Festival production.
About me: NEW BOOK! Expanding Your Capacity for Joy: a Raw Vegan Comfort Book, Sourcebook & Journal, by Cassendre Xavier. Book Release & Signing 5/27/09 @ 7PM Free, at Essene Market & Cafe, 719 South Fourth St (near Bainbridge), Philadelphia, PA 19147, 215.922.1146. If you can't make it and would like to buy the book, visit http://cassendrexavier.blogspot.com/2009/05/ordering-info-for-expanding-your.html.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cassendre Xavier is a self-described “renaissance negresse”. Although she also enjoys acting and making visual art, this first generation American-born citizen of Haitian and Chinese heritage is mainly a musician and a writer. As a singer-songwriter/guitarist, Cassendre has released 8 albums of music described as “a cross between Tracy Chapman, Sade, and Enya” (Borders Music Expert Steven M. Wilson). Her sound has also often been compared to that of Roberta Flack, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Pheobe Snow, and India.Arie, among others. Her latest musical recording, “Live at Tin Angel” was honorably mentioned as #9 of “Top 21 Local LPs of 2007” (M.J. Fine, Philadelphia City Paper). Under her self-assigned soul name Amethyste Rah and featuring music of light by Thaddeus (Sanaya Roman), she has a growing line of spoken word guided meditation recordings called “Affirmations for Survivors”, the first two being “Spirituality” and “Self-Love”. Her “snappy and redeeming” (Karen Gross, Philadelphia City Paper) multi-genre writing has been published nationally in various literary anthologies and periodicals, as well as previously self-published chapbooks “secrets & lies: poetry and other words” and “Making of a Woman/Artist: a book for every black girl and every black woman who has ever wanted to be an artist”. She wrote, directed, and starred in a 5-actor play called “Sex for Survivors” which ran for three days in the Philly Fringe Festival 2003. An award-winning cultural arts advocate, Cassendre is the founder and former director of several arts initiatives in Philadelphia including the Women’s Writing & Spoken Word Series (Robin’s Bookstore, 2002-2006) and the Black Women’s Arts Festival (The Rotunda and other venues, 2003-present). She received a $15,000 Leeway Transformation Award in 2005 for her work in art and change. A New York City native who has made her home in Philadelphia since 1990, Cassendre enjoys an active, raw vegan lifestyle, writing/composing/recording/performing, and getting as many naps and hot dates in as possible. Visit often at www.cassEndrExavier.com.----------------
-------------[CAPABLE OF LOVE - 8th Album/2009] Cassendre Xavier just can’t make up her mind. If it isn’t love songs, it’s inspirational songs, or it’s songs just to make us laugh. The one thing this acoustic pop artist described as “a cross between Tracy Chapman, Sade, and Enya” (Steven M. Wilson, Borders Music Expert) does consistently is soothe, entertain, and inspire. Her voice is as light and sweet as it is deep and sultry. She can joke and cajole as well as comfort and uplift. Nowhere is all of this variety more expressed than in her latest effort, “Capable of Love” (released January 11, 2009). All but two tracks are new original songs – check out her haunting “Water is Wide” and uniquely peppy yet fervent “O Shenandoah”. And all but one, an emotional “Wanna Heal”, which features her hip-hop producer brother Giscard “Jee Eye Zee” Xavier (City High and C Knowledge of the Diggable Planets) on drums, features only Xavier’s multi-layered vocals and her own acoustic rhythm and lead playing. Humor is here in abundance, as “The Damn Dog Song” shows. A plea for owners to leave their pups at home when dining out or shopping for take-home movies, this song alone is worth the price of the CD/download. Xavier wanted to honor her self-described “Sapphically-inclined constituents” with a tune – that’s where “The Chapstick Lesbian Song” comes in. The song claims to speak to those who identify as neither “butch” nor “femme” but is sure to bring smiles to anyone regardless of gender or orientation. In addition to the soul-stirring, political anthem “I Am Free”, the motivational “Reach”, the unabashedly joyful “You Make Me Happy” and the aforementioned survivor’s theme “Wanna Heal”, all other songs on “Capable” are rich in her soulful expression of emotions. The usual angst around relationships and romance abound, but are enhanced by multi-layered, bell-like harmonic chanting not unlike Bobby McFerrin, and reminiscent of jazz composer/pianist/vocalist Tania Maria. When asked why some of the songs are so long (“Run to You”, for example, runs almost 10 minutes alone), Xavier says, “This album is for people who like to sing along. I often find that the end of a song is the most fun sometimes, and I am often disappointed when it ends. And I love to harmonize. I have always done a lot of harmonizing when I sing. To me, these are sacred chants, and I hope there are people out there who will enjoy singing and harmonizing along. If not, well, I figure you can always skip ahead to the next track!” Indeed, the lengthiness may not be for everyone, but at 10 songs totaling a little over an hour of her lovely music, most will be pleased and satisfied. Recommended.-----------------
CASSENDRE XAVIER: Live at Tin Angel
[7th Album/2006] "Recipient of Honorable Mention - 9 of Top 21 Local LPs - — M. J. Fine, Philadelphia City Paper. M. J. also says Live at Tin Angel is, "A fine example of why [Xavier is] so well-suited for the [live] format. Dig the groove-worthy 'A Little Bit of Love,' the bluesy a cappella 'Nothing Is All I Need' and a beautiful 'Beautiful'". (Recommended if you like James Taylor, Sting, Gary Moore.)
CASSENDRE XAVIER: The Cassendre Xavier Collection, Vol. 1
[6th Album/2004] 6 soulful originals plus 3 marvelous interpretations of American pop classics by Carole King, Pat Benetar, and Roberta Flack. An absolute essential for any fan of this gifted singer-songwriter-guitarist. (Recommended if you like Sade, Carly Simon, Carole King.)
CASSENDRE XAVIER: live at the kraftbrau, kalamazoo
[5th Album/2004] A great live show at the famous Michigan beer-lovers' pub featuring newly recorded originals "Your Eyes", "Don't Believe in Love," "One Lucky Girl", "Hope" & special bonus track. (Recommended if you like Tracy Chapman, Joan Armatrading, Corinne Bailey Rae.)
CASSENDRE XAVIER: Beautiful
[4th Album/2004/CD] Well deserving of its title, this stellar CD is Xavier's 2nd studio release. Most notable are Crow's "Strong Enough", Flack's "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", originals "B.O.G.'s Song", "A Little Bit of Love", and "Beautiful".
CASSENDRE XAVIER: 4our: a sampler
[3rd Album/2003/CD] 4 songs taken from her first two CDs "The Whittenberg Sessions" and "Live at Cafe Improv"; a wonderfully affordable way to introduce yourself to this warm & gifted artist.
CASSENDRE XAVIER: Live at Cafe Improv
[2nd Album/2002/CD] Smooth, rich voice, guitar; humor & audience laughter. Highlights: Carole King's "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", B.B. King's "The Thrill is Gone", Neil Young's "From Hank to Hendrix" & wonderful originals.
CASSENDRE XAVIER: The Whittenberg Sessions
[1st Album/2002/CD] A debut beloved by the lesbian community, featuring Pat Benetar's "Love is a Battlefield", Nina Simone's "Four Women", funky original "Friend" & the redemptive a capella mantra "Nothing is All I Need".
Who I'd like to meet: David "Avocado" Wolfe, even though I've already met him - whoo hoo!! (See our pic together in my "Raw Vegan Transformation" photo album here at MySpace), Barbra Streisand, Oprah Winfrey, even though I was within a few feet of her when she came a book-buyin' at Borders years ago when I worked there - Gary Moore, even though I'll be sharing a green room with him someday after I ROCK THE STAGE WITH HIM. That's right, I frikkin' said it. Gary effin' Moore!!! Russell Simmons, Tyler Perry, I'd love to meet Eve Ensler again, even though I already did and have a picture taken with her (see my "Artists and Moi" photo album here at MySpace), lots of people, but mostly these days I'm dreaming about meeting my future raw vegan self in 13 years (that's how long David Wolfe's been raw, and that's one of my favorite numbers, for obvious raisons, etc. :-)
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others.
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ARC AND HUE will be available at the NYC book party on Sunday, Sept.
20, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY
10012. Between Houston & Bleecker, near the F & 6 trains.
Just thought I'd send a note to say hi and tell you I am very appreciative and thankful that you support us. Nice to know you are on here. I hope everything is going well! :)
I would like to thank EVERYONE for
helping make “The Sandman Song” the #18 Most Popular Song out of
over 15,000 song submissions in the MySpace “Rock the Space” contest. You
guys are the best!! Unfortunately, it
was NOT selected for the Final 5. Please continue playing it, & help me
show MySpace Records what they
missed out on. And look for my debut album, “Evening Shade Rd.”,
which will be available on iTunes in the very near future!!
Click on the name Gazebo and BECOME A FAN! Hello everyone! I need your help. Will you please go to this site at IRM and vote for Gazebo? They are having a contest and I want to help him win. If you click become a fan it counts 5 points. If you click to rate the song a thumbs up it counts one point. If you would do both that would be awesome!
Thank you SO MUCH for helping me!! Have a wonderful weekend! much love, katie
