Sarai Lyrical Poet/ Singer/ Songwriter/ Guitarist/ Didgeridoo Player
~~YIN & YANG~~
I am… ME I am the Sacred Feminine That is judged because... I am Infinite A paradigm of space and time Bearing the ANKH of eternal signet You are me and I am you Yin and Yang unison... Perspective of the outer view Combining you and I... Together becoming We... The creation in The Trinity of Divinity The formula resembling the force... Binding the fate of this Affinity The equivalent to ONE ONE with The Creator ONE with The Spirit And ONE with Man ONE that is divided... By Nations and Religions... Of forcible indoctrinations Educations... Disconnecting our being And purpose of salvation
I am… Eve “Ishshah” of Yhwh’s foundation The mother of all living creation I am the purity from the lips of Eden... Trembling at forbidden temptation I am the wholeness of you The flesh of your desire... And the root of your shame I am the seed of destruction... That conceived the gift of will... For all to proclaim
I am…Isis I am the winged Goddess of fertility... Moaning like the wind I am the creator and destroyer with alchemy Deceiving all that have sinned I am the ancestral bloodline flowing... Through your veins like the Nile The spiraling upstream Kundalini rises... Defining your inherited style
I am… Demeter I the Goddess of harvest... Nurturing the fertility of the land Benevolent, I empathize... The human experience... Of suffering and grief of man I am invoked as Mother Earth... Oh Gaia, The bringer of bountiful seasons Creator of grains and preserver... Of marriage and sacred reasons
I am… Kali Symbolizing the wholeness of life I am the Goddess of transformation I embody the nirvana tantra and erotic rites... Of spiritual realization and liberation I am the slayer of demons... Portrayed as the night of death... Battling the spirit curse I am Shakti... Caressed by the five elements... And supreme mistress of the Universe
I am… Tara Sanskrit for Star... Representing the eternal life force... Bringing PEACE I am the lotus blossom... Formed from tears of compassion... For suffering to cease I am the embodiment of wisdom... Offering protection... In the mantras that I sing I am ONE... Who can take human form... And remain in oneness... With every living thing
I am…Kuan Yin I am the Goddess of Compassion & Mercy... Hearing all cries I release your troubles and heartaches... Infusing light brighter than the sunrise I am committed to hope... Transcending PEACE & comfort through prayer I am Miao-Shan... The enlightenment of you... Rebirthing dreams from despair
I am ONE in the same in many forms of you I am that enlightenment you long to pursue I am a Goddess... I am light I am the reincarnation of the balance of life I am the manifestation of your salvation The vibration of your liberation The good and evil that lies within you The LOVE and hate you deny and subdue The equivalent to ONE
Nina Simone, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Tu Pac, Biggie, Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang, Bille Holiday, Prince, Mos Def, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Common, Talib Kweli, The Roots, Jr, Gong and all the Marleys, The Beatles, Cat Stevens, KRS One, Zion I, Grouch and Eligh, Blackalicious, Hieroglyphics, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Erykah Badu, Indie Arie, Jewel, Alicia Keys, Ani DiFranco, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, De La Soul, etc.
From the fiery sign of the Aries cycle, cries of laughter and joy echo amidst the islands of the Philippines where Sarai Knowledge was given birth. She was born among a long bloodline of musicians and singer/songwriters and started singing since before she could speak words. Fortunate opportunities from the Divine allowed her family to relocate to the United States. It was at the age of four when Sarai arrived in the jazzy streets of New Orleans. Surrounded by creative souls and free spirits, inspiration sparked in her young heart from the collective dreams and hopes of incredible jazz musicians. It was from those years where the root of her love for Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and many more began.
Following where the economy was booming, Sarais family relocated to the northeast where she arrived in Massachusetts at the age of eight. The beautiful four seasons inspired the moods of acoustic, funk, classics, and pop. Her father raised her on sounds such as Cat Stevens, The Beatles, The Police, etc. and her mothers constant beautiful singing of inspirations such as Whitney Huston, Diana Ross, Sade, etc. Sarai was fortunate to have such influences. Being nurtured in a predominately religious household, she was raised with a spiritual upbringing although she never accepted everything the way it was and always asked questions. In church she began performing at the early age of nine in choir and plays and even taking organ lessons.
It was at the age of 12 when Sarai became a straight hip hop junkie from the first sound of Me, Myself, and I. With her deep influences from George Clinton, emerged the findings of De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest. It became a ritual where every Tuesday she would be the first one at the local record store awaiting new hip hop albums to drop. Sarai became a disciple of their teachings and took in all the positive knowledge from her musical mentors.
Music became her life and pure focus. Expanding her musical gifts, Miss Knowledge bought her first acoustic guitar at 15. Her drive and passion gave her the ability to teach herself to play the guitar, write songs and rhymes, as well as poetry. In high school, she took drama and music class, participated in every talent show and school play, while still actively involved in church choir. Throughout college, Sarai attended The Royal Academy of Performing Arts where she took vocal lessons and always made time to perform at open mics.
After Sarai achieved her bachelors degree, she quickly moved California. From San Diego to San Francisco, the streets were alive and filled with all creative passions of art and music. She was immediately filled with inspiration and began performing at cafes, and clubs while also volunteering throughout the community. Throughout time she worked with various uplifting programs such as Youth Speaks poetry organization, Hurricane Katrina Relief foundations, Homeless Outreach programs, and working with the Boys and Girls club fundraisers where she was even blessed to meet one her long time role models, The RZA.
While working with many talented musicians and emcees and always seeking knowledge, Sarai spent much of her time playing the guitar, the piano, and learning to play the djembe and particularly the didgeridoo. In 2006 Sarai began to take her music career seriously and started recording at various studios throughout San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York from styles of acoustic, soul, hip hop, reggae, dub, jazz and meditation. She was blessed to have the opportunity to work with the likes of some of her long time respected inspirations such as Afu-Ra, PF Cuttin, Madlib, and Phil the Agony. Sarai has also recently opened for Jamaica's dancehall king, Delly Ranx and just finished a callabo EP with J RockA featuring production by 2009 Grammy winning producer for Lil Wayne's "Mr. Carter", Drew Correa.
Influenced by vast arrays of genres and styles and inspired by all the beauty and hope of the world, Sarai Knowledge aspires to bring forth an uplifting and positive message to the people to bring unity within all humanity despite indifferences.
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A replenishing
thought that just crossed my mind, thereby that of which I am going to share
with you, my family, both personal and extended, friends, kith and kin, to
somewhat help us to all shine, a little mo'e brighter, within the common rife
of the light, of our life giving Sun, for show, and tell, but for real though,
you know how it go, like the ninety nine deal, for it really equals 9, another
sign of, out of the many ones, on the real, deal, there is still just 1, when
you add it all up, now, how is that for some basic numeral mathematical fun!
Your
'uniqueness' knows, only the bounds on the grounds and sounds that you put down
as you make your rounds on this sacred Earthly ground, for as long as, you are
around. So Mr. or Ms. Good-to-Great New Friend, I decided to request and
invited you for a MySpace extended friend, and to that end, I have no
regrets. And to answer your
question of what you sound and looks like to me? I pose these questions, and that is basically what do
you sound, and look like to you?
How do you see yourself within our rife Ecology of life's scheme of
things, as a human being? My best
wishes for you to keep on being, and doing you, uniquely, your style, you know
how you do, with continued better, greater success, with all of your good
heart, of hearts inspired, desires for whatever you aspires too, depending on
how you see yourself, hopefully in good health, and happiness by the permissive
will, grace and mercy of the God of the Heavens, and this Planet Earth of your
understanding! For ultimately
after the great preachers, preach, and or after the great teachers, teach, it is
according to your faith, conviction, and vision, so be, it, unto you!
I'm pulled in Another journey begins Imagination vacations This is a good time to remember We can still afford to take them
I find them very refreshing I let vibe decide where I'll go And what I'll sing How often is imagination better then "The Real Thing" Our dreams of our creation Survive this world in our homes of imagination One reason I don't see me Letting anyone tell me how to dream Is because I realized long ago Controlling my dreams Is somebody else's dream And in their dreams Who I am and what I want Doesn't mean anything So when I dream I don't cue them in
Holding the line by the tale I'm pulled in Another journey begins Imagination vacations This is a good time to remember We can still afford to take them
I'll see you when our dreams Step foot into reality
Wishes you a blessed sabbath Empress Sarai Many thanks indeed for your sweet loving positive afritude family Hope alright and loved ones at home Keep great works ahead never left it More prospective gleeful vibration promptitude blessings more success extolling RastafarI love health light longevity peace iration Ras Dumisani
Lol. As always, much love sister. Thank you for the constant connection N love N blessings as well. God Bless you & Keep you. Best of luck with life and business as well. Prosperity in abundance and all that good stuff. Hahaha. Is that what it is?? Shit, sounds good to me.
One love Sarai! feelin the love! Lemme shoot some back, wishin you much luck with the upcoming show I know you guys will have a great one. Wish I could be there - Im in Australia for the moment - will be there in spirit!!
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