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  • Songs to Invoke Identity 2

    Episode 13

    Curated by Shefik

    October 24, 2016 Identity

    Do something for me. Try to pick just one word to describe yourself. Each word stands alone. Each word has an identity. But, they are just letters, a group of glottal stops and diphthongs, sounds which express thought.

    Guest Performers
    Alvaro Alencar — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Alvaro Alencar has over 140 records in his career spanning 20+ years. In this time, he has won 13 Latin Grammy Awards, over 25 Latin Grammy nominations, and over 30 platinum or gold certificates for CD and DVD sales, which total approximately 10 million.

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    Duane Gazi-White — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Fashion

    Re.new Artists, Imaging and Consulting is the brainchild of Duane Gazi-White. Its function is to create a current take on imaging, styling and marketing for iconic artists. Clients include Tony Award winner Melba Moore and Kathy Sledge of Sister Sledge.

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    Shannan Brown — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Technology

    Shannan Brown is the Founder and CEO at Brides Worldwide. The company publishes BridesWorldwide.Directory, a website where brides find wedding vendors worldwide. Brown has also held positions as a Digital Product Manager at several major companies.

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    William Goldstein — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    William Goldstein was previously a recording artist for Motown Records and CBS Masterworks. He has over 50 albums currently available. He has also scored over 50 movie and television projects, including NBC's "Fame" and Disney's "The Miracle Worker".

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    Preview Performers
    Bunni Ray — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio, and since 2013, they are using their mics to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

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    Carl Clay — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Recognized and awarded as a multi-discipline force, Carl Clay has produced over 350 plays, trained over 2000 actors, and has written and directed 25 films aimed at urban youth. He has produced over 40 jazz concerts.

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    Matthew Decker — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Matthew Decker is a recording artist from New York. He started his own label Matteo Mafia Records in 2012. His music is very different from today's popular music, with a vintage 1960s style aesthetic, combined with modern day pop, hip-hop, and trap.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Humor

    Episode 12

    Curated by Shefik

    October 17, 2016 Humor

    Imagine something funny. You are now connected to the vast majority of people on this planet. Humor cuts across all boundaries, cultures, and divisions.

    Guest Performers
    Adam B. Shapiro — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Adam B. Shapiro is an award-winning actor, known for HBO's "The Normal Heart" (2014), "Master of None" (2015), and "The Cobbler" (2014). He has also performed in two national tours, one international tour, and two off-Broadway shows.

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    Dan Vitale — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Comedy

    Dan Vitale is an actor and comedian, best known for being a cast member during season 11 of "Saturday Night Live" (first episode: November 23, 1985, final episode: February 8, 1986).

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    Dolores Dunning Milligan — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

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    Jason Stuart — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Film

    Jason Stuart has a major role in the historic bio film "The Birth of a Nation". He has worked with heavy hitters George Clooney, Faye Dunaway, Angelina Jolie, Damon Wayans, Drew Carey, George Lopez, David Spade, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Society

    Episode 11

    Curated by Shefik

    October 10, 2016 Society

    Our friends and neighbors, our enemies and haters, all of them together in one simple, neat little word. The good, the bad, the ugly, the rich, the poor, and everything in-between – society has them all.

    Guest Performers
    Jason Stuart — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Film

    Jason Stuart has a major role in the historic bio film "The Birth of a Nation". He has worked with heavy hitters George Clooney, Faye Dunaway, Angelina Jolie, Damon Wayans, Drew Carey, George Lopez, David Spade, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Biography Events Profiles

    M.C. El Bee — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".

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    Mathew Knowles — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles is best known for being the former manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. His company, Music World Entertainment, is one of the most renowned, with record sales exceeding 300 million.

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    Preview Performers
    Almighty Jahwel — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

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    Denise Dunning Wilkinson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Sarah Dash — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Sarah Dash's first notable appearance was as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter and session musician for famous bands that include Labelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.

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    Historical Performers
    Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York

    Royalty

    Elizabeth II, known as Her Royal Highness Princess Elizabeth of York and Her Royal Highness The Princess Elizabeth prior to accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, and Pakistan in 1952.

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    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon

    Royalty

    Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, was the younger daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom and the only sibling of Queen Elizabeth II.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Ego

    Episode 10

    Curated by Shefik

    September 12, 2016 Ego

    No one is island. No one exists in a vacuum alone, even if it sometimes feels that way. Ego cannot be taken as just the expression of self, in such an island or vacuum, but as the place where self meets the world beyond.

    Guest Performers
    Benjamen Adams — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Fashion

    Benjamen Adams is a fashion photographer, actor, producer, and model. When he first arrived in Los Angeles, California, it was suggested that he try modeling. He later thought photography was interesting.

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    James McCrae — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Literature

    James McCrae is an award-winning strategist and author at the intersection of business, creativity, and consciousness. His book, "Sh#t Your Ego Says", is available through Hay House.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Kathy Sledge — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Kathy Sledge is a singer who is best known as lead singer of the R&B group Sister Sledge. As a solo performer, she has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back to Love Again", which hit #1.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Preview Performers
    Charisse Arrington — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" which peaked in the top twenty of the Billboard Dance singles chart and top five of the Billboard Dance breakout chart.

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    Mathew Knowles — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles is best known for being the former manager of Destiny's Child. He also managed his daughters Beyoncé and Solange Knowles. His company, Music World Entertainment, is one of the most renowned, with record sales exceeding 300 million.

    Biography Events Profiles

    ½ Pint — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Faith

    Episode 9

    Curated by Shefik

    September 5, 2016 Faith

    The word faith gets bandied about quite often. It is an easy marker of how much a person wants you to believe, what they believe, when they let the word pass from their lips.

    Guest Performers
    Amelia Moore — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Amelia Moore (aka Ameliaismore) is an actress, author, and journalist. She has been A&R Assistant at Atlantic Records, Director of A&R at Gee Street, and General Manager at Ruff Ryders Records, leaving as President at Ruff Ryders Lifestyle.

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    Dr. Hassan Tetteh — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Medical

    Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a triple board-certified heart and lung transplant surgeon, and best-selling author. His life-changing perspective came from growing up as a kid on the streets of Brooklyn, to serving as a combat surgeon in the desert of Afghanistan.

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    Gerald Alston — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.

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    Mitch Weiss — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Mitch Weiss has over 35 years of management experience in theatre and music. He has managed over 180 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, including Tony Award winners "A Chorus Line", "The Grapes of Wrath", and "Beauty and the Beast".

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    Perri Gaffney — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Theatre

    Perri Gaffney adapted her debut novel, "The Resurrection of Alice", into a one-woman play that won the 2014 African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago Outstanding Actress Award, and the 2014 Black Theater Alliance's Best Lead Actress Award (Chicago).

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    Shanna Marie Wallace — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Ministry

    Shanna Marie Wallace is a Spiritual Interfaith Minister, who inspires in her classes, workshops, and guest speaking appearances. Her passionate and purposeful work has been featured in Bronx Times, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Yahoo, and Tech Insider.

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    Sunni — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Mathew Knowles found phenomenal success grooming and managing the mega group Destiny's Child. He is now handing out mics to Blush, a harmonically blended hip-hop and R&B trio (est. 2013), and they are using them to mix fiery rhymes and hooks.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Time

    Episode 8

    Curated by Shefik

    August 29, 2016 Time

    Some may believe that time is linear, the progression of one moment to another. This may be one of the dirtiest of nature's many tricks, a mere design flaw in the structure of the human machine.

    Guest Performers
    John Howard, Ph.D. — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Sociology

    John Howard, Ph.D. is a Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purchase College, State University of New York. He received his doctorate in sociology from Stanford University and a law degree from Pace University School of Law.

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    Leaveil Degree — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Whispers" and "Love Is Where You Find It", reaching the #1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums.

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    Maria Dodaro — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Sports

    Maria Dodaro is a swim coach and aquatics director. Swimming coaches help swimmers perfect their breathing techniques, swim speed, and may work with recreational swimmers or prepare professionals for meets.

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    Preview Performers
    Chris Fern — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Finance

    Chris Fern has over 10 years of experience in IT and computer software development, systems architecture, networking, and customer relations. These skills have resulted in the design and development of multiple software solutions and systems.

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    Denise Dunning Wilkinson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

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    Historical Performers
    William Jennings Bryan

    Politics

    William Jennings Bryan was an American orator and politician from Nebraska, and a dominant force in the populist wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as the Party's nominee for President of the United States (1896, 1900, and 1908).

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  • Songs to Invoke Sex

    Episode 7

    Curated by Shefik

    August 22, 2016 Sex

    Sex is integral to our experience as human beings. Whether we dive head first into sex with eyes wide open, or huddle in the corner alone, we cannot escape the effects of a sexual experience.

    Guest Performers
    Dan Stokes — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

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    Darnell Chavis — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

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    Robert Anderson — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Solo is a R&B musical group. The original members were Robert Anderson, Darnell Chavis, Eunique Mack, and Dan Stokes. The group recorded their gold-selling debut album in Minneapolis and released it in 1995, with production by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis.

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    Ari Gold — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ari Gold regularly addressed being both Jewish and gay. He landed his first job as a professional singer by performing the lead role on the CBS Children's recording "Pot Belly Bear: Song and Stories". He also performed backing vocals for Diana Ross.

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    Leaveil Degree — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Leaveil Degree is a member of The Whispers. The group scored 15 top-ten R&B singles, and eight top-ten R&B albums, with two of them, "The Whispers" and "Love Is Where You Find It", reaching the #1 spot. They have earned two platinum and five gold albums.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Historical Performers
    Bill Clinton

    Politics

    Bill Clinton is a politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the 40th Governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and 42nd Governor from 1983 to 1992, and Arkansas Attorney General from 1977 to 1979.

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  • Songs to Invoke Love

    Episode 6

    Curated by Shefik

    August 15, 2016 Love

    Poets, singers, dancers, even scientists have been expressing their love in imitable fashions since people began pressing words into clay tablets in Mesopotamia.

    Preview Performers
    Gerald Alston — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Kathy Sledge — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Kathy Sledge is a singer who is best known as lead singer of the R&B group Sister Sledge. As a solo performer, she has had several hits on the International Pop and Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including "Take Me Back to Love Again", which hit #1.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Rain

    Episode 5

    Curated by Shefik

    August 8, 2016 Rain

    Does rain quench your spirit? Are you content by the function of your umbrella? Are you more than what you see, or are you just drowning in the sea?

    Preview Performers
    Charisse Arrington — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Charisse Arrington is a R&B singer who was signed to MCA Records in the 1990s. Her biggest success was with the single "Down With This" which peaked in the top twenty of the Billboard Dance singles chart and top five of the Billboard Dance breakout chart.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Dolores Dunning Milligan — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Dr. Laurén Laurino — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Medical

    Dr. Laurén Laurino, lovingly known as "Dr. Ren, America's Holistic Sweetheart", is a board certified naturopath through the American Naturopathic Medical Association. She has appeared on "The Dr. Oz Show" multiple times.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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  • Songs to Invoke Identity

    Episode 4

    Curated by Shefik

    August 1, 2016 Identity

    As you conceive the perception of yourself, it is vital to breed your inner strength. The journey of life is highly complex, with its intricate paths to self-discovery and its meticulous roads to consequence.

    Preview Performers
    Bonné Dunning Williams — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Ladies of SKYY (Denise, Dolores, and Bonné Dunning) are best known as the female vocalists of the hit group known as Skyy. Their biggest chart position was achieved in 1982, when their album "Skyy Line" was certified gold and reached #1 album status.

    Biography Events Profiles

    Gerald Alston — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.

    Biography Events Profiles

    James McCrae — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Literature

    James McCrae is an award-winning strategist and author at the intersection of business, creativity, and consciousness. His book, "Sh#t Your Ego Says", is available through Hay House.

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    Duration: 01:00:00

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