WHAT'S THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT BEING A VOCALIST VERSES A DRUMMER? THE ONLY INSTRUMENT I TAKE FROM VENUE TO VENUE IS MY VOICE!!! THE BROTHAS DO HOLD ME DOWN WHERE THE BAND IS CONCERNED, THOUGH! MUSICIANS COME, MUSICIANS GO, BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO REMAIN TRUE BLUE THROUGH IT ALL. I MUST GIVE THANKS FOR MY MAN { & PATTI LaBELLE's MAN,TOO!}KEVIN "bam bam" SYKES ( MY MUSIC DIRECTOR/DRUMMER), MY MAN GARY "groove" MASSEY (ELECTRIC,SYNTH,& UPRIGHT BASS) I've been blessed to grace the stage with some Grammy-award winning, Platinum Plaque-having cats from Pa to B'more to DC to Atlanta, GA! I'm just the rookie in this thing, so it feels good to know they feel confident enough in my skills to even give me the time of day on stage!
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***^^^SOME OF MY FAVORITE PERFORMANCES HAVE INCLUDED***^^^
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN NY MUSIC FESTIVAL^^^
SOUL CAFE, NEW YORK CITY^^^
JUSTE LOUNGE, WASHINGTON,DC^^^
EDEN'S LOUNGE, BALTIMORE, MD
BALTIMORE HARBOR, MARYLAND
SUNDAY SOUL @ THE UPSCALE LOUNGE,ATLANTA^^^
APACHE CAFE, ATLANTA^^^
D'JANGO'S, ATLANTA^^^
LE BAR BAT, MANHATTAN^^^
SWEET CAROLIINE'S, MANHATTAN^^^
VIRGIN ISLANDS MUSIC FESTIVAL, ST. THOMAS, USVI^^^
THE F.A.M. FEST (Fashion.Art.Music), CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA^^^
U.S. ARMY Special Event (dedicated for families of our deployed soldiers), Ft. Rucker, ALABAMA^^^
"AIN'T NO SUNSHINE WHEN HE'S GONE" (GOSPEL PLAYS)ALABAMA^^^
PHILLY'S THE 5 SPOT^^^
NAACP EVENT, ALEXANDRIA, VA^^^
THE RENAISSANCE HOTEL, BALTIMORE, MD^^^
FLETCHERS, BALTIMORE, MD^^^
CHARLESTOWN RACES AND CASINO, CHARLESTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA^^^
THE LIST GOES ON AND (thankfully:) CONTINUES...
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Etkilendikleri
BIG INFLUENCES, BABY! All those singing sistas from yesteryear who put it down with sheer abandon for what others thought of them! i.e. the preacher’s daughter, Re Re Franklin, Billie Holliday, Chaka Kahn, Whitney Houston, Miki Howard, and yes , Teena Marie, man!
THE NEW SCHOOL CATS THAT INSPIRE AND MOTIVATE ME ARE PLENTIFUL AS WELL....LAURYN HILL darlin’, RACHELL FARRELL, JILL SCOTT, ERYKAH BADU, AMEL LARREIUX, ANTHONY HAMILTON, N’DAMBI, MARSHA AND NATALIE OF FLOETRY, BEYONCE’ (u CANNOT ignore her gangsta), and MAXWELL JUST MAKES ME MELT! LOL!
THOSE LIVE MUSIC ACTS JUST DO IT FOR ME...LIKE....MINT CONDITION, PRINCE & any of his bands, THE SOS BAND (they STILL got it, u hear me?!), D’ANGELO (where u at,baby?), MTUME (can I remake "YOU, ME, & HE"?)! And did I say my MOM?!
Neye Benziyor?
WHAT'S THE POINT IN THIS QUESTION? EVERY LAST ONE OF US HAVE BEEN BORN WITH HIS/HER OWN UNIQUE VOICE, AND THEREFORE, OUGHT TO SOUND LIKE..GUESS WHAT.. HIS/HER OWN UNIQUE VOICE! OTHER FOLKS WILL UNDOUBTEDLY LABEL MY "SOUND" FOR ME, I'M SURE.
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BIO***BIO***BIO***BIO
I recognized a long time ago that one of my reasons for being -- is to ENTERTAIN AND INSPIRE.
Aint nothing like doing what you love to do, AND, being able to touch folks while you do it! Its a beautiful thing.
" As Shá stands poised amongst her fellow R&B/Soul songstresses, she has an edge over most of her singing peers. Whether blessing the stage alone, or leading a 12 pc band, this striking young lady carries more style, sophistication, and confidence in her stage presence and voice than many!"
In addition to my passion for making music~I aspire to become an effective motivator for those women and children IN unfortunate situations through my music, as well as, continue to heal my own self!Very important to me to be of some sort of service to society.
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Growing up between my birthplace of Coffee County, Alabama and York, Pennsylvania, at 8 I wrote my first song and by 12 I was already leading a mass choir of 100+! While, like many artists, I've been turned around in my tracks plenty of times, but like my girl Oprah says, "Girl, you gotta turn around and find your flow!" Sho your right, O! LOL
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Through it all I remain a mother 1st, an ASCAP singer/songwriter 2cnd and last, but surely not least--a creative professional/entrepreneur.
in addition, I've written all the lyrics, sang every part (lead, backs, or otherwise) and arranged vocals on every track of my independent debut effort((which is 100% me and my cityfied country girl background--both musically and lyrically!)) lol!
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lol!! my mom had these pics! i know when i seen them i was like wow! that's before i had kids, i was pregnant with my son. My boobs was perky!lol!! i knew you would have a good laugh!
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