As an artist experiencing S. Africa, I felt it was necessary to capture this art piece in my video that was not only amazing but controversial and a bit painful. Africa has such contrast of breathtaking beauty yet heart wrenching sadness and struggle.
It forces you to truly value and appreciate the luxuries we sometimes take for granted. I am someone who always looks for strength in the struggle. That's what inspired me to do this particular record in front of this art piece designed by Michelangelo called "Dying Slave". Initially, I was upset being that this art piece resides on a resort that primarily Caucasians frequent.
However, I now realize the piece is merely a symbolic memorialization of a piece of history. It represents what our people have gone through and fight every day to overcome. With that being said, I feel it is a necessity to not just gloat about surface level success, but establish a mission and voice to empower, educate, and plan a way to even the playing field. We also have a history of being Kings and Queens, and that is what I will highlight in conjunction with our painful history.
It's bigger than music for me. It is a soundtrack to elevating in life. Understand this video only scratches the surface of the weight the meaning truly holds. It holds a purpose bigger than any one man or woman. Anything broken must be rebuilt from the inside out. It must come from the root. Acknowledge race, but focus on character, morals, principles, and policies. The only way to balance the shift. Stay tuned. More to come.
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Australian Pop R&B singer songwriter Emmaline releases The Next One, her follow up single to her debut EP Save Me.
Produced by Atlanta producer Kyddstramentalz. The video for The Next One was shot by engineer Gee Streets on his Samsung Galaxy phone.
The Next One is a pre break up warning song about the struggles of phones and dating.
“I’m not ashamed. I’ve learned the game. Ignore my calls, ignore your text, this kind of stuff will put you to the test. Don’t make me move onto the next one.”
The Next One is available on iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Tidal, Amazon and anywhere that sells good indie music.
The upstate NY native Jake James left his home in public housing at 15 to start a career as an NYC hip hop artist. Skipping high school and earning a college degree helped keep the lights on while he prepped for his first release.
Kelly Kalosa was only 16 when she faced one of the biggest challenges of her live. The young singer songwriter had recently released her own brand of feel good happy music when she was struck by an event that could have been truly life destructive. The “smoke” was real. The victim of gun violence and assault during a home invasion, Kelly’s happy-go-lucky childhood was abruptly disrupted by the attack of evil men. To protect her, Kelly had to leave the State. She was uprooted from her home, her friends and family, Kelly had to leave a life she loved. Thank God for her music and PTSD therapy. Kelly found that the combination of Friends, Family, Therapy and her Music were the most important factors to bringing her back to herself. She faced her challenges and even joined forces with powerful entities like Shanti Das’ www.silencetheshame.com . This body of music: “The Cognitive Triangle” consist of three (3) of the songs created during her transformation and healing.
This year marks the 12th Anniversary of DJ HeadBussa’s Celebrity Birthday Week April 26 - May 1 benefitting the National Ataxia Foundation. HB Week’s mission is to: Educate, Inspire and Uplift the urban community in Tampa Bay through various outlets such as: Charity Bowling Events, Community events, Volunteer Work, and Entertainment Events. Log on to www.HBweek.com for more information.
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