While Reuben's acting career has always been on the fast track, her love for music has only sporadically surfaced. Touring with Tina Turner ignited a spark though, so she started taking guitar lessons, and decided to demo a few songs. "There's always been a desire within me to make a record about the variations and mysteries of love," says Reuben.
So, during a time when the music industry has been sending out mixed messages to aspiring new artist's, Reuben opted instead to take the plunge, anchored both feet, and decided to finance her own record. She enlisted Grammy-Award winning songwriter/producer Barry Eastmond (Anita Baker, Britney Spears, Whitney Houston, to name a few) to produce the CD's nine tracks.
Gloria spends a great deal of time working on behalf of the causes she feels the most compelled to support. On December 1st 2004, she was honored to introduce Kofi Annan at theUN AIDS Day ceremony at the renowned and beautiful Cathedral, St. John the Divine, in Harlem. During 2005, Gloria spoke at the Planned Parenthood introduction to their collaboration with the Rights Have No Borders project. Gloria will join Rights Have No Borders on a trip to Jamaica in March 2006 to promote and support awareness and education for HIV/AIDS and women's healthcare issues. On World AIDS Day in 2005, Gloria was the keynote speaker at the first Black Women's Conference on HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles. She has also been an avid supporter for the Elilzabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Planned Parenthood, and ANSA (Artists for a new South Africa).
A gifted actress, exciting vocalist and committed activist on social issues, Gloria brings energy and enthusiam to every audience.
