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fave it Poetry | African
19 tracks | 67 minutes
Released Nov 2003
on U-Meleni
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- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:21 Livin' Blu BUY MP3 02:21 Livin' Blu "GIFT MP3" 02:21 Livin' Blu
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:27 Papa Don't Know Me! BUY MP3 04:27 Papa Don't Know Me! "GIFT MP3" 04:27 Papa Don't Know Me!
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 03:47 See Me! BUY MP3 03:47 See Me! "GIFT MP3" 03:47 See Me!
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:37 Mother/father BUY MP3 01:37 Mother/father "GIFT MP3" 01:37 Mother/father
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:49 Sinking Into Myself BUY MP3 00:49 Sinking Into Myself "GIFT MP3" 00:49 Sinking Into Myself
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 01:02 B R O K E N BUY MP3 01:02 B R O K E N "GIFT MP3" 01:02 B R O K E N
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:42 Incarcerated BUY MP3 00:42 Incarcerated "GIFT MP3" 00:42 Incarcerated
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:00 Her Body Is a Weapon BUY MP3 04:00 Her Body Is a Weapon "GIFT MP3" 04:00 Her Body Is a Weapon
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 02:16 Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt BUY MP3 02:16 Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt "GIFT MP3" 02:16 Love Is Not Supposed to Hurt
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 06:00 Exorcism BUY MP3 06:00 Exorcism "GIFT MP3" 06:00 Exorcism
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:51 Raising Other People's Love BUY MP3 04:51 Raising Other People's Love "GIFT MP3" 04:51 Raising Other People's Love
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:27 Cum Is...... BUY MP3 00:27 Cum Is...... "GIFT MP3" 00:27 Cum Is......
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 04:57 Uncontained Love BUY MP3 04:57 Uncontained Love "GIFT MP3" 04:57 Uncontained Love
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 00:45 I Want to Be Born BUY MP3 00:45 I Want to Be Born "GIFT MP3" 00:45 I Want to Be Born
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:05 Usachema Mwanasikana ( Don't Cry Girl Child) / the She in We BUY MP3 05:05 Usachema Mwanasikana ( Don't Cry Girl Child) / the She in We "GIFT MP3" 05:05 Usachema Mwanasikana ( Don't Cry Girl Child) / the She in We
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 08:01 Fallin' in Love W/ Myself/ Black Beauty/ Batuba, I Wear My Hair! BUY MP3 08:01 Fallin' in Love W/ Myself/ Black Beauty/ Batuba, I Wear My Hair! "GIFT MP3" 08:01 Fallin' in Love W/ Myself/ Black Beauty/ Batuba, I Wear My Hair!
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:25 Kana Ndinenyota Urimvura Mudikani( When I Am Thirsty , You Are T BUY MP3 05:25 Kana Ndinenyota Urimvura Mudikani( When I Am Thirsty , You Are T "GIFT MP3" 05:25 Kana Ndinenyota Urimvura Mudikani( When I Am Thirsty , You Are T
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:41 Remembrance BUY MP3 05:41 Remembrance "GIFT MP3" 05:41 Remembrance
- sample "DOWNLOAD" 05:14 Toita Sei? ( What Should We Do?) BUY MP3 05:14 Toita Sei? ( What Should We Do?) "GIFT MP3" 05:14 Toita Sei? ( What Should We Do?)
A Zimbabwean singer/poet/actress/activist/ offers her cd as an uncompromising musical diary with an innovative mix of Afro-caribbean global influences weaved with soul and jazz.
Bio / Background
" ..Many excited listeners called in wanting to know where they could hear more of her." DJ Nomadik( formely 88.9fm WERS)2003
...."Prepare to be touched, angered, relaxed, challenged , soothed and renewed all at once...Truly ,this Cd is one of the best local productions by an individual artist..." Jamarhl Crawford- For Weekly Dig ( boston)2004
...." Ms U-Meleni is a perfect 10. She actually asks how I feel other teachers don't care...." Sarina( on of my students in 7th grade)
...." the sound and music brought me back way back to a Nina Simone like sound, poetry, verse and song all wrapped in one...the millenium generation is in for a surprise.." Anita Raynor, Roxbury, MA-Educator. 1/4/05
U-MELENI whose Ndebele/Zulu name means " What are we waiting for?" is a Zimbabwean Multi-dimensional Soul Artist who has been performing her poetry throughout the Boston area for several years.
↓ more ↓She has performed at numerous Venues some are: Afrocentrics, Lizard Lounge in Cambridge , Verbalization, Cantab Lounge, etc Clubs -Estelles, Slades, All Asia , Matt Murphys, Wallys's , Milky Way lounge in Jamaica Plain, MA, USA ) where she was also the Host for LIQUID FUSION .for several months in Nov 2000- June 2001 which sought to foster collaborate in Artists at open mic events. She has also graced the airwaves having been a repeated guest at WERS 88.9FM for April 2003 Live Music Week as well as other college radio stations. She has together with a group of talented female Artists raised funds and awareness for Domestic Violence and Girls /Women's programs at conferences and college circuits. In addition she has facilitated workshops on Wellness to youth in the Boston Public Schools for the past four years promoting positive healthy lifestyles and Artistic -Expression.
She has also OPENED and MODELLED two Annual Haitian Brothers Networking Nationwide (HBNN) Fashion Shows in 2000 and 2001. She has also lent her passion for words CO-WRITING the narration in the independent film " In My Mother's House" directed by Andrew Millington that was shown in the Roxbury Film Festival summer 2003 shown at Northeastern University, part of the Color of Film Series. In October 2003, U-MELENI SELF -RELEASED her debut CD "SOUL PSALMS-Birth, Death, Resurrexion" which is a semi-autobiographical journey into her soul through word power and vocal vibrations stemming from her love of all music and her Shona /Zulu Heritage.
HER CD IS AVAILABLE AT JAMAICAWAY BOOKS IN JP and SKIPPY WHITES ( Columbus ave-Egelston, JP) FOR $10!!!
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