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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