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Wednesday, October 3, 2007
J* Davey
Looking to broaden your musical horizons? Check J* Davey. After eight years in the industry and performing with the likes of Prince, Mos Def and Erykah Badu, the irreproducible J* Davey has my attention. Funk, New Wave, Soul, R & B, Hip Hop and raw energy combined make J* Davey the choice for those who dare to be different. With lyrics like "just because I am asking you to stay doesn't mean I want you at my place everyday" have made this duo my choice for Spring Fever 2007 (sorry Musiq, B-U-D-D-Y is now number 2 on the PIMPtress Playlist). Their live show is NICE. Jack Davey knows the code and she keeps it fabulous in a Mohawk and something fuchsia.
The L.A. based group is on the east promoting their forthcoming EP, Beauty in Distortion on Illav8r Musik. For those who want something now, check them out on FADER Magazine's The Land of the Lost Episode mixtape. The track Finer Things is the sexiest way to show that someone special you can show them something better. Their song Hi Sun is perfect for putting your Freakum make-up on while practicing the slow shoulder roll from the side. And when Jack Davey and Brook D'Leau totally flipped the script and started rhymin' in the middle of a funk show they became my new musical best friends. www.myspace.com/jdavey
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Harriet's Alter Ego Meets Tuff Like Iron
Harriet’s Alter Ego’s signature feminine and flirty style is perfect for itinerant fashionistas. The line specializes in handmade clothing that transforms from spectacular daily wear to attention-grabbing evening pieces with a turn, flip, snap or tie.
Tuff Like Iron’s electrifying color and graphic patterns have made it a highly demanded brand on international markets especially in France, Germany, Japan and Australia. The diverse design ethos’ of both lines combines fierce color palates, bold cuts, daring patterns and interesting material in lines that are imaginative and fun.
Harriet’s Alter Ego and Tuff Like Iron have design philosophies rooted in cultural admiration, social mobility, sustainable development and educating audiences about
the people and events of the Black Diaspora. The lines use fashion to translate Black Diasporic culture and language into clothing reflective of the black experience while remaining dynamic, global and fluid. The unique designs of the lines have garnered much attention from American, European, African and Asian audiences.
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Tuff Like Iron’s electrifying color and graphic patterns have made it a highly demanded brand on international markets especially in France, Germany, Japan and Australia. The diverse design ethos’ of both lines combines fierce color palates, bold cuts, daring patterns and interesting material in lines that are imaginative and fun.
Harriet’s Alter Ego and Tuff Like Iron have design philosophies rooted in cultural admiration, social mobility, sustainable development and educating audiences about
the people and events of the Black Diaspora. The lines use fashion to translate Black Diasporic culture and language into clothing reflective of the black experience while remaining dynamic, global and fluid. The unique designs of the lines have garnered much attention from American, European, African and Asian audiences.© T.I. Williams
Marsha Ambrosius
Remember when Floetry first arrived on the American scene? Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart went against all assumptions of what R & B should sound like and created something unique and groundbreaking- music that is hip-hop, soul, contemporary, vintage and eloquently expressed, feminine in power, sensuality and emotional range. After three widely received albums, vocalist Marsha Ambrosius is solo. On April 11th, Marsha showered fans at S.O.B.s with songs from her forthcoming project and it seems as though she has outdone herself. The songstress, who is also a talented songwriter, is putting together a project that is in a word … delicious. Ambrosius teamed up with go getter Dr. Dre for an album that is a certified must-have for anyone on their grown and sexy…. Ambrosius is performing in the U.S., releasing her first set of singles over the summer and her album is due out in September. Listen for the single COME where Marsha takes the lover’s language she created in singles like Getting Late and Butterflies to a whole new artistic dimension.
www.myspace.com/marshaambrosius
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www.myspace.com/marshaambrosius
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There's Something About Jane
Visual Artist Jessica Ann Peavy at Rush Arts Gallery
Floating between video vixen and video maverick, Jessica Ann Peavy produces imagined worlds where black women come face to face with self, story-telling and stereotypes.
The intersection of Peavy's backgrounds in film and photography have resulted in an unparalleled visual language that blends color, shapes, lines and textures together in a manner that is beautiful and assertive. Against fantastic backdrops of muted hues and softened edges, frozen facial expressions and momentous gesticulations assume the sacred dialogues that decorate the experience of urban black women from youth to adulthood. Peavy is at the helm of the new wave of young black women artists. Her stills and video pieces have already constructed a powerful space where black women perceive and represent themselves not as victims of history's twisted fate, but as authorities of their own past, present and future experiences. Peavy completed her B.F.A. in photography at Tisch at New York University and M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts.
www.jessicaannpeavy.com
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Floating between video vixen and video maverick, Jessica Ann Peavy produces imagined worlds where black women come face to face with self, story-telling and stereotypes.
The intersection of Peavy's backgrounds in film and photography have resulted in an unparalleled visual language that blends color, shapes, lines and textures together in a manner that is beautiful and assertive. Against fantastic backdrops of muted hues and softened edges, frozen facial expressions and momentous gesticulations assume the sacred dialogues that decorate the experience of urban black women from youth to adulthood. Peavy is at the helm of the new wave of young black women artists. Her stills and video pieces have already constructed a powerful space where black women perceive and represent themselves not as victims of history's twisted fate, but as authorities of their own past, present and future experiences. Peavy completed her B.F.A. in photography at Tisch at New York University and M.F.A. at the School of Visual Arts.
www.jessicaannpeavy.com
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Youth Black Faith
Youth Black Faith is more than music. It is a movement. Drawing on their lived experiences as members of an American hip-hop generation, YBF synthesizes talent and consciousness to create music that adds stylistic depth to Roots Reggae while maintaining the tradition of critiquing systems and societies.
Reggae is constantly evolving and YBF holds an interesting place in the genre's growth. United under the Rastafarian faith, Isaac Fyah, Itah Torche, Gidi and Kenyatta migrated from various Caribbean nations to Brooklyn NY and began collaborating in 2001. They released Born A Champion in 2005 and their underground debut set an impressive precedent for their music.
YBF challenges artistic legacies and nurtures relevant work that speaks to the realities of today's listener while aspiring to reach the promises of ivine Rasta livity. Born champions, they are proving, track by track, that a musical revolution- one that references the past, is the present and will leave something for the future- exists and is powerful.
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Reggae is constantly evolving and YBF holds an interesting place in the genre's growth. United under the Rastafarian faith, Isaac Fyah, Itah Torche, Gidi and Kenyatta migrated from various Caribbean nations to Brooklyn NY and began collaborating in 2001. They released Born A Champion in 2005 and their underground debut set an impressive precedent for their music.
YBF challenges artistic legacies and nurtures relevant work that speaks to the realities of today's listener while aspiring to reach the promises of ivine Rasta livity. Born champions, they are proving, track by track, that a musical revolution- one that references the past, is the present and will leave something for the future- exists and is powerful.
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New Kingston Band
The New Kingston Band is composed of Tahir (keyboard), Courtney (drums), Leighton (bass) and Steve (lead vocals & guitar). The group fluently plays all forms of Reggae music from old school Studio One, to Ska, to Rock Steady and Dub right up to high energy, percussive Dancehall. The Band's debut album, MANKIND features collaborations with noted artists Bushman, Richie Stevens and Half Pint. This exciting melodic mélange is slated for release spring 2007.
New Kingston Band has stolen stages at venues as diverse as Sounds of Brazil (SOBs), Brooklyn College Performing Arts Center, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn's Community Performing Arts Center, Nassau Coliseum, the Lion's Den, Crash Mansion, Negril Village and the Roseland Ballroom. They are one of the few Caribbean bands offering a developed body of signature tunes such as Mankind, This Love Is and Never Give Up while providing highly professional backing for distinct artists. The Band has given artistic support to acts including I-Wayne, Morgan Heritage Ernie Ranglin, R&B Singer Mario, Johnny Osborne, Sister Carol, the Fifth Element Crew, Spragga Benz, Baby Cham and Junior Reid and a host of others.
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