Divas Salute a Year in Music

Andrea, Helen, Lakeisha and Kimberly doing it up celebration style in the studio with the end of the year Sophie's Parlor! Andrea's Top 2010 Tunes Sophie's Theme    3:13    Pam Parker    Imagine    R&B         Bridge Over Troubled Waters    5:49    Aretha Franklin    Live At The Fillmore West    R&B      Fertile Ground    7:41    Tia Fuller    Healing Space    Jazz              Two Tears    4:34    Joan Armatrading   ...

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Christmas Just Ain't Christmas...

Hey there! Happy Holidays? It is your Diva of the Day Kimberly C. Gaines. I took a small survey and it seems like people are just not in the holiday spirit. From family to friends people are trying to jump-start their holiday mood. Hopefully some of the music on this play list will make you all warm and fuzzy and in a spirit of giving. It is my gift to you!! Make the most of this holiday and take advantage of this wonderful Lunar eclipse energy that is still lingering. Name                                 Album                         ...

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Ritual, the Transformative Power of

My theme this week is inspired by this song! Rain Dance by Valerie June.Ritual lifts us out of our mundane existence into a transformational plane where change is of a higher order. We use candles (take care, cats and children!), music, breath, water, really - all elements, to put our brains into a state in which messages, creativity, and, ultimately, peace and unity can flow freely.I'll be interviewing Michelle Webb and Valerie June today. I HIGHLY recommend you go to see them live: Dec. 5 at Joe's Movement Emporium and Dec. 9 at the 5th & K Sts. location of Busboys and Poets.These are the songs that I have selected to further elucidate the concept of ritual: @font-face { font-family: "Cambria"; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size:...

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Gratitude - Dual Divas

grat·i·tude   [grat-i-tood, -tyood]  Show IPA–nounthe quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: She expressed her gratitude to everyone on the staff. Saying the word just makes you feel good. Today's show was all about being thankful. Divas Andrea Thompson and Kimberly C. Gaines expressed their gratitude for WPFW, life, and the ability to bring great music, new and old to our listeners. Take a look at the list below and find those songs that you are grateful for. Track Album Artist Sophie's Theme Imagine Pam Parker New Beginnings  4 Seasons Monday Michiru Thanks...

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Singing in the Dark: Depression and the Healing Power of Creativity

I had a great show inspired by Susan McKeown's new album, Singing in the Dark. I'll be posting my interview with her this weekend!I Will Not Be Broken, Bonnie Raitt, Souls AlikeAutumn, Carla Bruni, No PromisesBetter Days, Carmen Lundy, Jazz and the New Songbook: Live At the Madrid (Live, Bonus Tracks)I'm So Lonesome I could Cry, Carrie Rodriguez, Carrie Rodriguez 10 Love and Circumstance (9th st.opus)Since You've Been Gone, Cathy Ponton King, Undertow Living In The Moment, Christian, Meg, The Best Of Meg ChristianDon't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Clare Teal, Paradisi CarouselSong Of The Soul, Cris Williamson, The Changer And The Changed: A Record Of The TimesSanctuary, Donna De Lory, SanctuaryOpen...

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When all else fails, MOVE! Andrea, Your Diva of the Day

Thank you to all of our supporters of the station and here in Sophie's Parlor. Today I thought I would take some good wisdom and pass it along, when all else is not aligned, just MOVE!!! Any which way you can.The selections below are verbal prescriptions for life, use them, follow them, debate them, remember them, laugh at them, smirk at them, whatever you do, act and now. Oh, before I forget move, like the moon has which should be full by the time we share time together in the parlor, Sophie's Parlor.As always this listing is what will be played, maybe not in this order, plus be ready for surprises, they always happen while we are in the parlor! Your comments below this blog post is always appreciated.--DreaSophie's Theme 3:12 Pam...

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