Friday, June 7, 2013

JUST FLOW - A Wind Dance with STORMYRAYNE

This initial piece was shared on my Fb page and turned into a collaboration with StormyRayne!!!!

Can't you feel the Hurricane Andrea's coming breezes
She's got that mixture of heat and cool
'causing atmospheric and human internal pressures to rise and fall
She's got these trees dancing in her winds
Sway and to and fro all in a Mama Oya Twist & Turn
Don't you know the twirl, the one that makes a lady in a dress or skirt put her hand to her kitty kat all out in public just so you don't see
for them winds don't care,
they will lift, wig or weave, or skirt tail
make a hat fly,
send a tie on a spin
why can't you feel the breeze
She's got these branches bending down low
like the bear the burden of royalty ready to step off and hit the ground
She's got the leaves sweeping the ground....
Oh No... that for the snapped, dead branches
Not for the living
Whip, turn fast, pulled back into the flow... WHAAAP
that was a quick snap back
Ooops, The Tree reminds the branch... "You can't go to far without me"
For the day that you fly away from these roots
You become "of me"
Son of, Daughter of, Child of...
I pray that there are seeds of growth in your path
that you may find new ground
Roots down, Shoots up, Fruit Bear
Growth
So dance with the wind
dance in the wind
JUST FLOW

couple hours later... the Sun came out

it has slowed up for a minute...
They must have been doing laundry in Heaven yesterday
Today... air dry
but we aint faked by the funk
drop water by the bucket
Charleston Sun come out and dry it up and
then 1 hour later you need a canoe just to get through
The Historic streets of Downtown
Where the Civil War battles left cobbles which
become damn slick when wet

damn this Gemini air play is fly
got me vibing and scribin'
SWEET

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  • Lorraine Stormy Watt .... Love the flo' rain rain rain and more rain here on NYC.
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  • Brenda Jennifer Peart it has slowed up for a minute...
    They must have been doing laundry in Heaven yesterday
    Today... air dry
    but we aint faked by the funk
    drop water by the bucket

    Charleston Sun come out and dry it up and
    then 1 hour later you need a canoe just to get through
    The Historic streets of Downtown
    Where the Civil War battles left cobbles which
    become damn slick when wet

    damn this Gemini air play it fly
    got me vibing and scribin'
    SWEET
  • Lorraine Stormy Watt ... The twins frolicking ... 
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  • Lorraine Stormy Watt I guess spinning to choose who's blues .. Hues, the sky to loose less rain drops or dews.. That spew wonders of laughter on forbidden muse ,gets used... Now bruised windstorm and battered love lorn refuse , untampered in the wind that ooze ..,her fury of mayhem to defuse the heart perpetual fountain of youth...just purge to merge again.and again......
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  • Brenda Jennifer Peart aye Ya.... yet this gift of twirls I take with me to the sea...

    just after the Sun rises we shall join the many along the banks of waters around the world
    We shall sing and merge
    dance and merge

    give offerings and merge
    at 12 high noon as they will across the world
    libations pure
    and we will again merge
    for in that moment
    that call to duty
    all African Spirit RISE
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  • Brenda Jennifer Peart At the end of the blues is the laughter
    All the pain done been sung and danced out
    Then we're ready
    Damn STORMYRAYNE you gonna make me have to find local "mergin'!!!!! LOL
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  • Lorraine Stormy Watt ... Oya doing her ting mi Hal...

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Jammin' On Stage with Angelique Kidjo - Spoleto 2013

Honey, everyone gets a shot at the light... This right here, is one of mine!!!!!
Appreciating a performer and what they stand for... is a rare combination!!!!
Kudos to Angelique Kidjo!!!!! She ROCKED Charleston SC!!!







Friday, May 31, 2013

Circle Complete... Let's Do This!!!!! LIVE YOUR LIFE!!!

As an artist you sometimes fall into that one piece that BRINGS ALL OF YOU!!!!!!

The first edited piece will publish soon.. Angelique Kidjo in Charleston... Just Listen

It is moments with her... see I don't know who is selling the official video... I'd love to buy a copy yet no one else can edit this concert from my perspective... 

The scar on my left cheek was live and raw when she performed at Town Hall in NYC.. I was walking by.. I was in a healing space.. it was moments before my 45th birthday... I knew I was headed somewhere.. it tooks nearly 3 more months to get to Charleston SC... 

You have understand... I love Michael Jackson.. I met and had 20 mins of just he and I in conversation... She is the female counterpart.... 

Ms. Kidjo... she's in my Think Tank of Women.. those Sistas whose works hit your soul... Dr. Maya Angelou, Ms. Oprah, Sista V... You know them "Brewin' Sistas".. the ones who conjure up revolution in your spirit!!!!.... 

In her, I recognize a kindred warrior.

Fast Forward 3 years later... Im here, she's here... I can't afford it or so I think, because all I had to do was speak into the atmosphere... and I did.. in many ways... 

Twitter, Facebook.. LOL... I broadcast it... I didnt major in Journalism for nothing.. I know how to get the word out... (It's taken me an hour to type this thing in parts..)
The first offer of ticket came in the inbox of Fb... the second offer came at the doors to theTD Arena!!! I met others who has been blessed in the same manner.

I'd like to think that I came up thru the ranks in Charleston. I spent my first four months here in Crisis Ministries Homeless Shelter. 1 week shy of 3 years ago I entered those doors. Last night, I was on stage with Angélique Kidjo!!! 

She was in Charleston for THE VERY FIRST TIME performing as part of Piccolo Spoleto Festival / Spoleto Festival USA. Ive got a heck of a perspective.... 

I felt the energy of the 3 Sistas from Atlanta when the walked into the area... had to ask them where they were from... my Egun where ready...... ... The two young ladies appear on stage as well and you know I had to make sure they were getting their dance groove on.... 
This wasn't any different from WoSe of Charleston or Deninufay African Dance & Drum Production moments.... I was in a blur for a hot minute... then.. it was SHOWTIME!!!!

It's encoding right now... with U-Verse being what it is... its going to be a few hours...
Im friggin' proud of this next piece about to be published... It fully encompasses ALL OF ME.... the next piece. OH THATS SOME OVER THE STOP HOT SHYT!!!!! YEAH LIKE THAT!!!

Let's just say my ears are happy yet you only hear part of one song..... 

Ms. Kidjo is a woman who speaks .... not just sings.

Her vocal international support for the rights of women, children, Africans, World Peace are all HER... that's why she's "cool like that" to my spirit!!!!