John Penny was born in Alton Illinois where the great trumpet player Miles Davis was born. John also carries the sign of Gemini in common with Davis. The signature of the attending physician on his birth certificate from the same town happened to be one M. Davis. These connections and coincidences go further, but there's not room for them here.
John grew up the son of an African Methodist Episcopal minister in a home where there was no shortage of music. Though his first desire was to play violin, his parents had Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis in mind when they bought him a cornet at age 9. In a musically rich family of eight where there was already a classical pianist, singers, and a guitarist, John came to know an eclectic mix of, Jazz, Classical, Gospel, Blues, Rock, and R&B from the start
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Surviving the unspeakable horrors of being exiled, escaping capture from Liberian rebels, attempting to avoid the chaos of civil war might seem like something out of a fictitious novel, but for Asekor Glay, it was the reality of his childhood. Being caught in the middle of a civil war from 1989 to 1997, as a youth, he learned early the power of worship, and having faith in God. His unimaginable circumstances became the background to his extraordinary journey in Christian music. With rebels attacking and capturing surrounding cities, Asekor continuously fled to villages singing with local Christian groups and ministering God's word. It did not matter whether he had transportation, his legs were his vehicles that took him to gospel conferences miles away to proclaim and hear the gospel preached.
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is a collection of artists dedicated to the study of West African arts and culture. As is custom in West Africa, all company members play instruments, sing and dance in the cultural tradition. We strive to share the beauty and the cultural specificity of the traditional rhythms, movements, and songs of West African people. We do this through performances, workshops, artist residencies, presentations in schools, and cultural exchange. As descendants of enslaved Africans, this study is a great honor to us, and an attempt to discover truths about the culture we lost over the Middle Passage. It is through the art of our ancestral people that we come to understand our history, our ancestry, and our places in contemporary society.
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mission is to promote the positive aspects of what Hip Hop has done and will continue to do in this society. We are a clothing line designed with a purpose.That purpose is to change the negative perception of Hip-Hop.
BIOHH , Change the Perception, Alter Reality, Join the Movement.
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was formed in June 2005 and have been traveling around the Midwest region playing at festivals, colleges, youth groups, youth rallies, conferences and wherever the door is opens. F.A.I.T.H. presents the gospel message with a uniquely developed sound. Influenced by Rock, Hip Hop R&B and POP this group has been taking people of all ages, races and creed by surprise. This group strives to bring faith-based music into the mainstream arena with the intent to draw all men unto HIM. If you are interested in finding out more information about this young artist please contact us via email at faith_music_offices@yahoo.com. You will truly be blessed.
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Born Amber O’Bryan on a January 19th 1994 knew from a very young age she wanted to be a pop singer song writer. Raised by a single mother in Minneapolis Minnesota, she was never able to afford piano lessons. But that did not stop this young ambitious girl. She trained herself to play piano by listening to popular music and spending countless hours learning how to play them back on her ninety dollar Target Casio keyboard. It is from that Casio where Deja wrote her first melodic pop single “Stolen” which is set to be released digitally world wide on July 14th 2009.
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Heart of Africa is a dance crew composed of serious, motivated, and talented individuals who love African music. The purpose of this group is to promote ANY African Dance and to also encourage young Africans to always be proud of their culture. We've been around since 2006 and we're looking forward to growth and development.
March 5, 2009-- Milwaukee, WI-- Mega star Akon (of Senegal) and rapper K’naan (of Mogadishu) are two of the most recent artists from Africa to blow up on the American scene. Now comes another gifted MC from Milwaukee by way of the African country of Cameroon: Sona Lionel Ekumeri a.k.a Sona, The Voice. On his second opus, African Juju, set for a June 25 release, Sona proves that good hip-hop can come from any city, town, or village on the globe.
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is to create different variety of styles and trends of all individual. Styles that stands out and be different. Having an African theme was already a traditional theme in all cultures of Africa, but having an American twist will make a perfect combination of Both Worlds. Both World can combine any two themes like; American and African, East Africa and West Africa. Plus another combination of both for example is, a young All-American girl get to wear a prom dress made of African theme but with the American style or an African girl wear the latest street fashion made of traditional prints.
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