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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.

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    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".

    Biography Events Profiles

    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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    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.

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    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 Strength

    Episode 20

    Curated by Shefik

    February 27, 2017 Strength

    Strength is a fundamental property of people – some have it, some do not. However, a lack of strength does not mean a lack of potential for strength, or even an inherent weakness. To have strength, to be strong, is about being able to surpass challenges.

    Guest Performers
    Dionne Warwick — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Dionne Warwick is a 5-time Grammy Award winning legend. She is an American singer, actress, and television show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health.

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    Rachel Lorin — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Rachel Lorin is a rock singer, who starred on the reality show "The Next Big Thing: NY" (2012), broadcast on Oxygen and E! networks. She has worked with multi-Grammy Award winner Earl Cohen, Tony Harnell of TNT and Skid Row, and Pat Gasperini of Pound.

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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.

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    Yashi Brown

    Literature

    Yashi Brown is an author, poet, speaker, and active leader in the mental health community. Poetry became a safe space, when she began experiencing severe emotional challenges in her late teens.

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    Preview Performers
    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

    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Rickey "Slikk Muzik" Offord is multi-platinum producer, who has worked with recording artists, such as Babyface, Ariana Grande, Chris Brown, Kirk Franklin, Jaime Foxx, Master P, Tank, and Ludacris.

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    Tony Terry — Photo Credit: Shefik

    Photo Credit: Shefik

    Music

    Tony Terry has numerous Billboard top hits within his repertoire from the late 1980s, early 1990s, and today, including his world-renowned hit, "With You". He is also an achieved actor and activist championing for social and family health issues.

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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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    Duration: 01:00:00

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