Sophie's Parlor 89.3 FM WPFW.ORG Thursdays 1-3 PM

The Intentioned Show - Andrea, Diva of the Day

2012-01-13T11:32:00.000-08:00

In honor of the upcoming King holiday I thought it would be a good idea to think about what action verb stands behind liberation. For me, that word is "Intentioned" it's a strong, honest, action oriented word that I hope today's show brought to your in many ways.

In the parlor today we had with us Nila Kay a wonderfully talented and humble singer, songwriter, musician, and Mom ( I found out on air). The music that you heard today hopefully took you on a personal journey that led you to question, seek, explore, and know your own ideas surrounding being "Intentioned".

Nila Kay can be seen below

Contact her at:

website: www.nilakaymusic.com

twitter: @nilakaymusic.com

youtube: nilakaymusic.com

We at Sophie's Parlor wish all of you the best in 2012. You can always play this show in the Archived Shows section of www.wpfw.org (Mid day Jazz 1-12-12, scroll down. Please be sure to keep up with us via social media see below to always stay in contact and please don't hesitate to contact us.

Email - sophiesparlor@gmail.com (email us)

Facebook - Sophie's Parlor Fan Page (like us)

Twitter - @sophiesparlor (follow us)

Please check out the playlist from below be sure to support these artists, their music, their performances and their efforts.

See ya soon---

Andrea

Today's Play List

Artist Song Album

Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	69
Ama Chandra	Hello (Intro)	Destiny	Ama Chandra	69
Tia Fuller	Decisive Steps	Decisive Steps	Mack Ave	69
Afro Blue	Keep on Pushin'	Freedom in Song	Howard University	67
Sarah Vaughan	Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)	Golden Hits - Sarah Vaughan Jazz	Polygram	66
Kelis	So Be IT	Red Hot & Riot	MCA	64
Nina Simone	Feeling Good	Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings [Disc 2] Jazz	Phillips	67
Blazing Redheads	Cosmo	Crazed Women	Reference Recordings	67
Concha Buika f/Chucho Valdes	El Andariego	El Último Trago	WEA International	66
Asa	Bamidélé (Ba'Mi'Délé)	Beautiful Imperfection	101 Distribution	64
The Fugees	Killing Me Softly	The Score	Columbia	64
NIla kay	Serial Love	Serial Love	NIla Kay	63
Michelle Webb	Istanbul	Istanbul - the EP	Michelle Webb	66
Keiko Matsui	Light Above the Trees	The Piano	Shout Factory	68
Melissa NKonda	Africa (Version Acoustique)	Nouveaux Horizons	Universal France	64
Sara Serpa	Pilgrimage to Armanath	MoBILE	CDBY	61
Esperanza Spalding	The Peacocks	Junjo	Ayva Musica	61
Zap Mama	W'Happy Mama	A Ma Zone	Luaka Bop	62
Sade	By Your Side	Red Hot & Riot	MCA	60

Best of 2011 by Sophie's Divas Andrea & Kimberly

2011-12-29T14:09:00.000-08:00

Today Sophie's Divas Andrea and Kimberly took you all on a magical journey through the year in song. We played music from the collective's Best of 2011. Selections were from Andrea, Kimberly, and Helen.

We at Sophie's Parlor wish all of you the best in 2012 and we are excited about the beautiful music we have yet to play. You can always play this show in the Archived Shows section of www.wpfw.org. Please be sure to keep up with us via social media see below to always stay in contact and please don't hesitate to contact us.

Email - sophiesparlor@gmail.com (email us)
Facebook - Sophie's Parlor Fan Page (like us)
Twitter - @sophiesparlor (follow us)

Please be sure to pass along women you may know who are doing great things in music and beyond. Here's to a great year, we welcome 2012 with open arms!

Playlist for Thursday December 29, 2011

1:06:30	Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	34
1:09:22	Dayay Suarez	Bailalo	Giles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: The Search Continues	Brownwood	33
1:14:25	Mary Lou Williams	Capricorn	Zodiac Suite		31
1:21:46	Zara MacFarlane	Blossome Tree	Until Tomorrow	Brownwood	30
1:25:37	Natalia Zukerman	Come Undone	Gas Station Roses		33
1:31:47	Maimouna Youseff	Gypsy Woman	The Blooming	Maimouna Youseff	33
1:37:11	Freshlyground	Fire is Low			33
1:41:13	Lira	Mali			30
1:47:41	KING	Supernatural	The Story - Single		32
1:52:02	Irka Mateo	Reencuentro			29
1:55:36	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Lady Sing the Blues	Elenora Fagan (1915-1959)		31
1:58:59	Somi	African Lady	Red Soil In My Eyes		31
2:03:07	Asa	The Way I Feel	Beautiful Imperfection		35
2:07:56	Terri Lyne Carrington	Mosaic Triad	The Mosiac Project		36
2:13:51	Dezaray Dawn	Chameleon	Chameleon EP		34
2:24:04	Lira	With My Eyes			35
2:28:39	Esperanza Spalding	Wild is the Wind	Chamber		33
2:34:08	Silhouette Brown	Fools Gold	Two		34
2:38:51	Nila Kay	Turn it Up	Serial Love		36
2:43:25	Lulu Fall	Unconventional	It's Official		35
2:47:00	Lulu Fall	Unconventional	It's Official		38
2:47:26	Aisha Khalil	This is Heaven	Journey to My-Ka

Tis the Season with Diva Kimberly C. Gaines

2011-12-22T11:08:00.000-08:00

... Joy, love, generosity, respect, happiness, caring... there are certainly more words to describe the season and New Year. Let's continue to add them to the list! The holiday hustle and bustle have worn me thin. The spirit in the season is missing. Normally, this is the time of year where the energy of giving is magnified but it is just the opposite. The giving of gifts does not constitute the "holiday spirit". I hope this show was a reminder of those values that are more beneficial for our society. Rekindle the true spirit of giving!
Hope you enjoyed the tunes... Support independent and local artists!

1:07:22	Nina Simone	Seeline Woman	Anthology [Disc1}		66
1:09:49	Esperanza Spalding	Winter Sun	Chamber Music Society		61
1:17:15	Carmen McRae	The Christmas Song	Carmen McRae Sings Lover Man and Other Billie Holiday Classics		62
1:22:19	Somi	African Lady	Red Soil In My Eyes		65
1:26:25	KING	Hey	The Story - Single		66
1:30:51	Deborah Bond	Highest Mountain	Madam Palindrome		63
1:35:52	Diana Krall	Let it snow	Christmas Songs		60
1:40:55	Concha Buika	Love	Mi Niña Lola		61
1:46:59	Edyta Gorniak	White Christmas			63
1:49:08	Erykah Badu	Incense	New Amerykah Part Two: Return of the Ankh		61
1:52:30	Esperanza Spalding	I Adore You	The New Jazz Divas		62
1:59:55	Maimouna Youseff	Reason For Breathing	The Blooming		59
2:07:17	Vanessa Williams	What Child is This			55
2:11:24	The Rurals	Relax Your Soul	A Rural Life		54
2:18:03	Amel Larrieux	Dear To Me	Bravebird		55
2:22:57	Alisa Fineman	Ocho Kandelikas	Closing the Distance; Poems, Prayers & Love Songs		58
2:26:27	Nancy Wilson	What Are You Doing New Years Eve	Yesterday's Love Songs, Today's Blues		64
2:31:03	Maiysha	Gods	This Much Is True		59
2:34:44	Esperanza Spalding	Wild Is The Wind	Chamber Music Society		56
2:40:27	Marsha Ambrosius	Far Away	Late Nights & Early Mornings		54
2:48:09	The Supremes	Silver Bells	Merry Christmas	Motown	54
2:53:30	Dezaray Dawn	Deep Waters	Deep EP		51
2:53:45	Maimouna Youseff	Thank You	The Blooming

Call for Proposals

2011-12-18T10:32:00.000-08:00

"Sophie’s Parlor Politics: 40 Years of Women in Radio"

A conference sponsored by the women of Sophie’s Parlor

Saturday - March 10, 2012

Sophie's Parlor Women's Radio Collective will be presenting special programming to honor the Fortieth Anniversary of the collective. We are planning to celebrate Women's History Month by hosting a weekend of music and dialogue featuring local artists, music experts, and female radio programmers. This event is in honor of International Women's Day (March 8th), Women's History Month (March), Sophie’s founders and alumnae, and female musicians, artists, and activists who have collaborated with Sophie’s over the years.

Sophie’s Parlor is the oldest continuously running women’s music radio collective in the United States. Founded in 1972 at Georgetown University, Sophie’s has been a part of the Pacifica Network on WPFW, 89.3 FM in Washington, D.C. since 1977. Sophie’s Parlor presents an eclectic mix of women’s music from around the world every Thursday from 1-3 pm. Additionally, we host and produce compelling discussions on women’s issues ranging from music, to domestic violence, to health, to social justice.

We invite scholars, artists, activists, and professionals to submit proposals for presentations, workshops, papers, or exhibits. [NOTE: Individuals submitting papers for consideration must be prepared to present a speech/synopsis of the paper in panel sessions rather than merely reading the paper aloud.]

The first half of the conference will be focused on women and the arts/music. The second half will focus on women’s social and political issues.

Deadline – January 15, 2012

Proposals should be submitted to:

sophiesparlor@gmail.com

(electronic submissions only please)

Please include a short description of each presentation and a one-page c.v. for each presenter.

We are looking forward to a fabulous conference!

Sincerely,

The Women of Sophie’s Parlor

2011-12-09T16:09:00.001-08:00

"The Best for Last"

Andrea, Diva of the Day

For my last show of year as your Diva of the Day I thought I would bring you some of my favorite women that I have played this year, some new voices & sounds I think you will enjoy and a great interview with an amazing rising vocal star.

Today in the parlor, on this brisk winter's day, we celebrated "The Best for Last" cause this is what I feel like I have saved for us all. Joining me in the parlor was the soulful, the sensational, the allegory speaking Jimetta Rose Smith. She spoke of her philosophies on music, on the artistry of it all, and the fusion of Ella, Billie and Sarah.

Check out what Jimetta had to say and what music was played in the parlor today by cutting and pasting here: http://bit.ly/u2MAq8 scroll down to Mid Day Jazz for Dec. 8, 2011, 1pm and click play.

Super Duper Shout Outs to fellow radio producer DJ Ausar for sharing wonderful women with me that appeared on this week's show, much appreciated!

Be sure to keep up with Sophie's Parlor in the following ways,

Facebook - Sophie's Parlor Fan Page

Twitter - @sophiesparlor

Email - sophieparlor@gmail.com

Support the women in the playlist because they made our day just a little bit brighter!

Remember! Sophie's Parlor is a show by women, about women, but for Everybody.

Jazz for Thursday, December 8, 2011 - 1:00 PM
Artist	Song Title	Album
News
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine
Maimouna Youseff	When Music Breathes	The Blooming

Ama Chandra	I Shouldn't Have Let You Kiss Me	Destiny
Mary Lou Williams	Ring Dem Bells	Mary Lou Wiliams Story
Patti Austin	Lady Be Good	Avant Gershwin
Jill Scott	He Loves Me (Lyzel in E Flat) (Movements I, II, III)	Experience: Jill Scott 826+ Live
Nina Simone	Mood Indigo	Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings
Vince Vella F/ Danay Suarez & Julito Padron	Bailalo	Giles Peterson Presents Havana Cultura: The Search Continues
Eliane Elias	Take Five (Version 2)	Selections From Light My Fire
Jen Krupa - Leigh Pilzer Quintet	Scratch	JLQ
Phyllis Hyman	You Know How To Love Me	Southport Weekender Classics Vol. 1 CD1
Asa	The Way I feel	Beautiful Imperfection
Dee Dee Bridgewater	Miss Brown to You	To Billie WIth Love from Dee Dee
Jimetta Rose	Glory Us	The Barber's Daughter
Jimetta Rose	Sweet Necessity	The Barber's Daughter
Flora Purim	Light As a Feather	Butterfly Dreams
Zara McFarlane	Mama Done	Until Tomorrow
Eisley	Kind	The Valley
India	I Just Want To Hang Around You Mega Mix	Mega Mix

Grammy - Nominees and Recipients (Helen, November 10, 2011)

2011-11-11T05:53:00.001-08:00

I selected my music from those who have been nominated and/or received Grammys for their recordings, with a special nod to those in the Native American (First Nations) category as it's Native American Heritage Month! If you want to listen to the show, visit the archives and look for this:

Mid Day Jazz

Thursday, November 10, 2011 12:00 pm

1:59:31

Play

I spoke to Maimouna Youssef about her Grammy nomination a few years ago and about what she's up to now. You can hear three cuts from her latest oevre, The Blooming!

Here's what I played:

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
Joanne Shenandoah	Help Us Be Peaceful	Covenant	Silver Wave
Dee Dee Bridgewater	A Foggy Day	Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie with love from Dee Dee	Emarcy / Pgd
Maimouna Youseff	Black Magic Woman	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Esperanza Spalding	Knowledge of Good and Evil	Chamber Music Society	Heads Up
Dawn Avery	Onkwehon:we (First Peoples)	Our Fire	CDBY
Terri Lyne Carrington	Transformation	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
Madeleine Peyroux	Standing on the Rooftop	Standing on the Rooftop	Decca
Patti Austin	I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise	Avant Gershwin	Rendezvous
Mary Youngblood	Dream With Me	Beneath the Raven Moon	Silver Wave
Shirley Horn	My Funny Valentine	I Remember Miles	Verve
Joni Mitchell	Chelsea Morning	Hits	Warner Bros / Wea
k.d. lang	Hallelujah	Hymns of the 49th Parallel	Nonesuch
Angelique Kidjo	Djin Djin	Djin Djin	Razor &Tie
Maimouna Youseff	Thank you	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Cassandra Wilson	Gone with the Wind	Loverly	Blue Note Records
Maimouna Youseff	Gypsy Woman	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef
Dinah Washington	What a Difference a Day Makes	Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington	Polygram Records

I also played this at the end...

Native American History Month

2011-11-06T10:21:00.000-08:00

Native Tonuges
Nov. 3, 2011

This month that is for celebrating Native American/American Indian culture should be a celebration for all of us for these cultures and these peoples are an integral part of how and why we have these modern lives of ours.

Today on Sophie's Parlor I have merely brought together women throughout the Americas singing their songs, playing their instruments, and telling their stories.

Hopefully you gained some insight. Learned a new thing. And most importantly are now more aware of these women, their cultures, and the grave importance of its impact on us all.

Want to again thank the dynamic duo Irka Mateo and Julia Keefe for coming through the Parlor this afternoon. They both gave great information and a few laughs as well.

Locate them through the information below

Irka Mateo
Web: www.irkamateo.org
Twitter: @irkamateo
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/tAtkXH

Julia Keefe
Web: http://www.juliakeefe.com/
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/sI8Cgk

Below you will find the playlist as always, seek out this music, support these women and this time tell someone else about it. As always you can find me at the following

Twitter
Andrea, Diva of the Day @dreaofwaters
Sophies Parlor Collective @sophiesparlor

Facebook-Sophies's Parlor Fan Page
http://on.fb.me/rqVvsB

To listen to the show archived click here http://bit.ly/u2MAq8 scroll down to Mid Day Jazz Thurs. Nov 3, 2011 from 1-3pm, click play. Will be archived for two weeks only. See you all soon in the parlor,

Andrea, Diva of the Day

Playlist

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label	Played
Show Start	Talk			01:00 PM
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	01:06 PM
Joanne Shenandoah	Fish Dance Song	Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women	Smithsonian Folkways	01:09 PM
Ulali	Mother	Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women	Smithsonian Folkways	01:12 PM
Dawn Avery	Manifestation	Alchemy-Music for Meditation	Okenti Records	01:14 PM
Coco's Lunch	Seven Sister	Invisible Rhythm	Coco's Lunch	01:24 PM
Maimouna Youseff f/Walks on Water	The Knowing	The Blooming	Maimouna Youssef	01:30 PM
Irka Mateo	Maboba	Irka Mateo	Irka Mateo	01:32 PM
Joy Harjo	Grace	Native Joy for Real	Mekko	01:36 PM
Irka Mateo	Anacaona	Irka Mateo	Irka Mateo	01:51 PM
Marilyn Rife & Alice Gomez	Flute Song	Hearts, Hands & Hides	Talking Taco	01:56 PM
Sweet Honey in the Rock	The Voice of the Innocent	Women Gather	EarthBeat	02:00 PM
Various Artists	Earth My Body	Circle of Women	Rhino / Wea	02:07 PM
Carolyn Sykes	Autumn Leaves	Carolyn Sykes, Jazz Harp	Carolyn Sykes, Jazz Harp	02:11 PM
Lila Downs	Icnocuicatl	Women of Latin America	Putamayo	02:25 PM
Joy Harjo	Reality	Native Joy for Real	Mekko	02:29 PM
Marlui Miranda	Araruna	A Native American Odyssey	Putamayo	02:32 PM
Radmilla Cody	Grandmother & Mother's Legacy	Spirit Of A Woman	Canyon Records	02:35 PM
Buffy Sainte Marie	Piney Wood Hills	Up Where we Belong	Angel Records	02:39 PM
Dawn Avery	Sweat Lodge	Alchemy- Music for Meditation	Okenti Records	02:47 PM
Marilyn Rife w/ Alice Gomez	Legends	Hearts, Hands & Hides	Talking Taco	02:52 PM
Meshell NdegeOcello	Fellow Ship	Comfort Woman	Maverick	02:57 PM

Dreams really do come true...

2011-10-29T17:26:00.000-07:00

Today I sat in the parlor on behalf of Kimberly our Fourth Thursday's Diva of the Day. I thought that it would be great to provide some time for us to reflect on our "Dreams"-what are they, where are we in fulfilling them, are we getting our own way, and are we even giving ourselves room to dream.

As a part of this show today we interviewed vocalist, songwriter, and storyteller Ayanna Gregory who's latest release NOW is out now. Thank you Ayanna for stopping and sitting in the parlor with us even if it was just for a few on Thursday.

http://www.ayannagregory.com/

Please be sure to check out the artists on the playlist below, these are fierce musicians who dared to dream and are living out their dreams each and every moment of their lives. Are you dreaming?

Contact me via:

Twitter @sophiesparlor or @dreaofwater

Email sophiesparlor@gmail.com

Diva of the Day,

Andrea

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label	Played

Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	01:08 PM
Grace Kelly	Happy Theme Song	Mood Changes	PAZZ Productions	01:11 PM
Tracy Chapman	At This Point In My Life	New Beginning	Elektra/WEA	01:18 PM
Nnenna Freelon	I Feel Pretty	Homefree	Concord	01:23 PM
Sara Tavares f/Boy Ge Mendes	Planeta Sukri	Balance	Times Square Records	01:31 PM
Sarah Vaughan	It Shouldnt Happen To A Dream	Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters	Verve	01:35 PM
Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Orchestra f/ Carmen Bradford	I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water	Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy Club Coca Cola Series	Diva Jazz Orchestra	01:41 PM
Ledisi	Dreaming Interlude	Soulsinger	Tommy Boy	01:44 PM
Terri Lyne Carrington f/Dee Dee Bridgewater	Soul Talk	The Mosiac Project	CONCORD RECORDS	01:46 PM
Geri Allen	Portraits and Dreams	Timeless Portraits and Dreams	Telarc	01:54 PM
Anat Cohen	A Change is Gonna Come	Notes from the Village	Anzic Records	02:05 PM
Brandi Carlile	Dreams	Lilth Fair 2010		02:10 PM
Dawn Avery	Dream Come True	True	Okenti Records	02:18 PM
Floria Purim	Angels	Nothing Will Be As It Was...Tomorrow	JVC Japan	02:21 PM
Talk				02:25 PM
Les Nubians f/Manu Dibango	Nu Soul Makossa	Nu Revolution	Shanachie	02:26 PM
Carmen Staaf	Reflection	Reflection	CDBaby	02:30 PM
Sade	The Moon & The Sky	Soldier of Love	SONY	02:42 PM
Elizabeth Sheperd	Higher Ground	Parkdale	Do Right Records/Groove	02:46 PM
Nina Simone	Feeling Good	Four Women: The Phillips Recordings Disk 2	Phillips	02:51 PM
Hailey Naiswanger	Serenity	Confeddie	Hailey Naiswanger	02:54 PM
Hailey Naiswanger	Serenity	Confeddie	Hailey Naiswanger	02:56 PM

Choose Life...right NOW!

2011-10-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

Recent events in my life have made me understand & value this life that I live everyday. I am hoping to share with you, through music this afternoon, what it means to choose LIFE. No matter our daily circumstances, everyday is a new lease on that life that we purposely live. I ask you to take this musical journey with me today and evaluate, expand and ultimately appreciate the life you have, the life you lead today and the life you will choose for yourself tomorrow.

As always comments (on the blog), calls to the studio (202-588-0839), or tweets are always appreciated (@sophiesparlor 0r @dreaofwaters). I would love to hear from you all this afternoon, I really hope this show heals you, me, and all of us today!

The playlist will be posted this evening and don't forget to listen in online at http://www.wpfwfm.org/

Andrea, your Diva of the Day

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Imagine
The Original Cast f/Dee Dee Bridgewater	If You Believe	The Wiz	Atlantic
Tial Fuller	Decisive Steps	Decisive Steps	Mark Avenue
Ledisi	In My Life	Soul Singer
Aretha Franklin	Bridge Over Trouble Waters	Live at the Filmore West	Atlantic/Wea
Eva Cassidy	Time is A Healer	Eva by Heart	Blixstreet
Eva Allyon	Raices Negras	Latinas: Women of Latin America	Putamayo
Catie Curtis	Sweet Life	Sweet Life	Compass Records
Clora Bryant	Gypsy in my Soul	...Gal with A Horn	VSOP Records
Dawn Avery	Manifestation	Alchemy - Music for Meditation	Okenti Records
Heather Rigdon	Really Something	Young & Naive	Cliff Goldmacher Music Prod
Aretha Franklin	You'll Never Walk Alone	Aretha Franklin Gospel Greats	Rhino Flashback
Elizabeth Sheperd Trio	Roots	Start to Move	Do Right! Music
Alice Coltrane	Blue Nile	Translinear Light	Impulse
Mary Lou Williams	What's your Story Morning Glory	Solo Recital-!978 Monterey Jazz Fest	Ojc
Phyllis Hyman	Somewhere in My Lifetime	Under Her Spell: Greatest Hits	Sbme Special Mrtks
Erin McKeown	We Are More	We will Become Like	Nettwerk Records
Dinah Washington	Bye Bye Blues	After Hours with Ms. D	Verve
Betty Carter	Shine on Harvest Moon	'Round Midnight	ATCO
Sweet Honey in the Rock	Battle for My Life	Breaths	Rounder/Umgd
Claudia Acuna	Lilas	Luna	MAXJAZZ
Nina Simone	See-Line Woman	Four Women: The Nina Simone Phillips Recordings (Disk 1)	Verve
Terri Lyne Carrington f/ Lori Perry	Let it Be	More to Say...(Real Life Story: NextGen)	Koch Records

Helen Celebrates Her Fiftieth on the Air!

2011-10-08T05:59:00.000-07:00

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label

Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
Rosemary & Betty Clooney	Sisters	Mothers & Daughters	Concord Records
Valerie June	Rain Dance	Mountain of Rose Quartz	Pre-release
Sarah Vaughan	Lullaby of Birdland	Verve Jazz Masters	Polygram Records
Mindi Abair	Change	Stars	Peak Records
Freshlyground	Fire is Low	Radio Africa	Freeground/Sony BMG Africa
Terri Lyne Carrington	Unconditional Love	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
Miriam Stockley	Finlandia	Second Nature - The Voice of Adiemus	Cop International
Vul'indela	Brenda Fassie	Greatest Hits: The Queen of African Pop	Narada
Ashleigh Mannix	Power of a Girl	My First EP	Pre-release
Abbey Lincoln	Wholly Earth	Wholly Earth	Polygram Records
Sherrie Maricle & The Diva Jazz Orchestra	Happy Talk	Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center	DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Ltd.
k.d. lang	The Air That I Breathe	Drag	Warner Bros
Mary Lou Williams	Libra	Zodiac Suite	Smithsonian Folkways
King Kong	the girl that got away	Sounds of Self Defense	Pre-release
Melody Gardot	Deep Within the Corners of my Mind	My One and Only Thrill	Verve
Erin McKeown	Get Happy	Sing You Sinners	Nettwerk Records
Telmary	Libre	A Diario	PID
Amanda Vincent, J.F.T. Hood & Moodswings	Spiritual High (State of Independence), Pt. 2	Moodfood	Arista
Anne Heaton	My Only Way Out is In	Blazing Red	Spill Records
Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer	Long Time Travelin'	Postcards	Community Music
Elana Stone	Give Me the Night	In the Garden of Wild Things
Elizabeth Shepherd	Higher Ground	Parkdale	Do Right Records/Groove

The Cover Up - Sep. 8, 2011

2011-09-09T10:51:00.000-07:00

This show will explore the land of musical versions, covers and remakes. These covers will be done by a host of women in different languages and with different instruments. Some of the covers will be well known, some will be standards in any person's music library, and hopefully some will be brand new music.

We also will be interviewing 19 year old musical phenom Grace Kelly Be sure to listen in today and see what covers you know about and the ones you don't know. Remember the show is available to listen after the show online at http://bit.ly/o7xI5i just scroll down to the Mid Day Jazz Thursday 1-3pm and hit play.

Andrea, Diva of the Day

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parker
Mo' Horizons	Hit the Road Jack	Cover the World
Sarah Vaughan	September Song	Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters
Regina Carter	Ain't Nobody	Regina Carter
Nnenna Freelon	America the Beautiful	Homefree
Kelis	So Be It	Red Hot & Riot
Esperanza Spalding	Wild Is The Wind	Chamber Music Society
Afro Blue	It's A Matter Of Pride	It's A Matter Of Pride
Lynne Arriale Trio	Lean On Me	Arise
Bugz in The Attic (F/Wunmi)	Zombie (Part One)	Red Hot & Riot
Jen Krupa - Leigh Pilzer Quintet	Opus One	JLQ
Sinéad O'Connor	War	Throw Down Your Arms
Eva Cassidy & Chuck Brown	Over The Rainbow	The Other Side
Me'Shell Ndegéocello	Who Is He And What Is He To You	Peace Beyond Passion
Phyllis Hyman	Betcha By Golly Wow	Under Her Spell: Greatest Hits
Chaka Khan	Teach Me Tonight	Classic Khan (feat. The London Symphony Orchestra)
Cassandra Wilson	Time After Time	Traveling Miles
Concha Buika & Chucho Valdes	Luz De Luna	El Último Trago
Joy Denalane f/Sara Tavares/Chioniso/Deborah	Vier Frauen	Women's World Voices (Vol. 5)
Me'Shell	Fellowship	Comfort Woman

New Beginnings - September 1!

2011-09-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

Today's theme was New Beginnings - both the first day of school (September 1) and some new music, most notably Terri Lyne Carrington's Mosaic Project. The coolest thing was ending the two hours perfectly! To listen to the show, visit here: http://www.kpft.org/wpfw_archive/m3u.php?mp3fil=3377.

Time	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label

1:06:30	Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
1:09:31	Terri Lyne Carrington	Magic and Music	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
1:14:24	Tia Fuller	Decisive Steps	Decisive Steps	Mack Avenue
1:20:31	Natalia Zukerman	Come Undone	Gas Station Roses	Weasel Records
1:27:49	Sweet Honey in the Rock	Breaths	Breaths	Rounder
1:31:56	Jill Barber	Daydreamin'	Mischevious Moon	PID
1:36:05	Youn Sun Nah	My Favorite Things	Same Girl	Act Music & Vision
1:40:01	Valaida Snow	Sing, You Sinners	Cocktails for Two	Asv Living Era
1:42:25	Eliane Elias	Take Five	Light My Fire	Concord Picante
1:51:18	Mary Lou Williams	Virgo	Zodiac Suite	Smithsonian Folkways
1:54:09	Catherine Russell	So Little Time (So Much to Do)	Sentimental Streak	World Village USA
1:56:38	Erin McKeown	Something Comes	Small Deviant Things	TVP Records
2:01:52	Freshlyground	The Dream of Love	Radio Africa	Wrasse Records
2:05:21	Emilie-Clair Barlow	C'est Merveilleux	Haven't We Met?	PID
2:09:07	Mavis Staples	Have a Little Faith	Have a Little Faith	Alligator Records
2:16:03	Cassandra Wilson	Shall We Dance	Blue Skies	Polygram Records
2:23:45	Nina Simone	For Myself	Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings	Verve
2:25:50	Kellylee Evans, Marvin Sewell, Francois Moutin & Andre Ceccarelli	Feeling Good	Nina	Plus Loin
2:31:39	Suede	New Coat of Paint	Dangerous Mood	Easily Suede
2:36:19	Terri Lyne Carrington	Crayola	The Mosaic Project	Concord Jazz
2:45:40	Ellis	Right on Time	Right on Time	Rubberneck
2:51:05	Catherine Russell	My Old Daddy's Got a Brand New Way to Love	Sentimental Streak	World Village USA
2:54:23	Elizabeth Shepherd	It's Coming	Heavy Falls the Night	Do Right! Music

MLK: Legacy, Blessings and Reflection

2011-08-25T13:29:00.000-07:00

A couple of years ago myself and and events promoter in the DC area created a magazine called MUSINGS. The first issue centered around Legacy... What will you leave your descendants once you transitioned from this earth? We posed the question because some of our peers hadn't given extensive thought about what their mark would be on the world. The response ranged from finances to green and livable communities. This week the long overdue monument for Martin Luther King Jr. will be unveiled, a champion for peace. This week I have really reexamined the Legacy I will leave. It is growing and changing daily but for sure it is in the works.

Special thank you to Charneice Fox Richardson for joining us in the parlor to discuss The MLK Streets Project. We are excited for her endeavor and look forward to attending this weekend after the unveiling!

Happy to have been your DIVA for the day, Kimberly C. Gaines. Support the Arts check out the playlist below and buy the artist's music!

Time	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label

1:06:14	Nina Simone	Four Women	Anthology Disk 1
1:10:42	Asa	Fire on the Mountain	Asa
1:16:15	Amel Larrieux	Bravebird	Bravebird
1:20:48	Imani Uzuri	Sun Moon Child	Her Holy Water:
1:24:59	Maiysha	Alchemy	This Much is True
1:28:43	Kelis	So Be It	Red Hot and Riot
1:44:41	Eric Lau featuring Annabel, Rahel, Sarina Leah	Begin	New Territories
1:46:57	Dezaray Dawn	Can't Look Down	Chameleon EP
1:51:32	Monica Blaire	Ever After	Portrait of Me
1:56:02	Janelle Monae	Cold War	The ArchAndroid
2:00:28	Aya	Looking for the Sun	Strange Flower
2:03:49	Little Dragon	Looking Glass	Machine Dreams
2:08:40	KING	The Story	The Story-Single
2:12:48	Taylor McFerring featuring RYAT	Place in My Heart	Early Riser
2:21:12	Bei Bei & Shawn Lee	Hot Thursday	Into The World
2:29:34	Lauryn Hill	To Zion	The MisEducation of Lauryn Hill
2:34:19	Tweek	are you listening	Like This
2:40:58	Maiysha	Gods	This Much Is True
2:44:43	Gerogia Anne Muldrow	Thrones	Kings Ballad
2:48:23	Deborah Bond	Blind Paradise	Madam Palindrome
2:56:59	Gabbie MC Gee	Idealistic Love	Mississippi Daughter

The Past & the Present are for the Future

2011-08-19T10:56:00.000-07:00

Thursday August 18th, 2011

Recently I was fortunate enough to visit and fellowship with some family members who have been separated from my family for most of our lives. I was totally awe struck by the similarities, like-mindedness, and sheer love this part of the family gave to me and got from me. So, back home I decided to dedicate this show to knowing the past and present in order to move ahead towards a bright future.

With this show I reached out to a community mental health professional, Tracy Stubblefield, LICSW to help provide some perspective on what are some of the journeys we can take when we are addressing our pasts, presents, and futures. I thank her for her time, her honesty, and her willingness to share with our audience today. Sit back in the parlor, kick your feet up, listen in and be here with us now. My hope is this music and talk will heal some of this today.

Feel free to hit us at the twitter handles below;

Tracy Stubblefield @Moe4u2Love

Andrea @dreaofwaters

Sophie's Parlor @sophiesparlor

In Peace and Love,

Andrea, Diva of the Third Thursday

Playlist

Artist Song Title Album
Time

Pam Parker Sophie's Theme Imagine
01:08 PM
Erykah Badu Green Eyes Mama's Gun
01:11 PM
Tia Fuller I Release Me/Healing Space Healing Space
01:24 PM
Sweet Honey in the Rock Echo Breaths
01:27 PM
Mahalia Jackson I Will Move on Up A Little Higher Amazing Grace
01:33 PM
India Mi Primera Rumba Mega Mix Mega Mix
01:36 PM
Lizz Wright Coming Home The Orchard
01:45 PM
Geri Allen Timeless Portrait and Dreams Timeless Portrait and Dreams
01:50 PM
Esperanza Spalding I Know You Know Esperanza
01:55 PM
Patti Austin Lady Be Good Avant Gershwin
01:58 PM
LIttle Dragon Twice Twice/Test
02:03 PM
Les Nubian Makeda All Mixed Up
02:20 PM
Sweet Honey in the Rock Babethandaza In This Land
02:26 PM
Phyllis Hyman Somewhere In My Lifetime Under Her Spell: Greatest Hits
02:27 PM
Margareth Menezes Tendo do Amor Women of the World International V. 5
02:31 PM
Adele Chasing Pavements Hometown Glory
02:34 PM
Incognito + Carleen Anderson w/Ramsey Lewis Trouble Don't Last Always Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
02:37 PM
Sarah Vaughan Photograph Sarah Vaughan: Brazilian Romance
02:38 PM
Incognito + Carleen Anderson w/Ramsey Lewis Trouble Don't Last Always Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
02:40 PM
Ledisi My Prayers Soulsinger
02:47 PM
Hey Rim Jeon Into The Cave (Softly As In A Morning Sunrise) Mona Lisa Puzzle
02:52 PM

August 11, 2011 Show

2011-08-11T11:16:00.000-07:00

The Balance Show

Today I hope to express through music, just what it takes to achieve the well deserved balance our lives need. Now as people we should strive for balance so our song journey will help us see women needing, finding, loosing, maintaining or questioning the balance in their lives and the lives or the world around them. Thanks for taking the journey with me today. Below is the playlist for the show today. Please got our and support these women and their musical efforts.

Andrea,

Diva of the Day

	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
1:07:08	Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	65
1:10:14	Abbey Lincoln	Wholly Earth	Wholly Earth		67
1:17:06	Sara Tavares	Balance	Balance		65
1:22:00	Alice Coltrane	Crescent	Translinear Light		64
1:28:14	Somi	Circles	Red Soil In My Eyes		67
1:34:35	Asa (Asha)	Peace	Asa		65
1:38:56	Aisha Kahlil	The Way Again	Journey to My-Ka		64
1:44:42	Minne Riperton	Simple Things	The Best of Minne Riperton		67
1:48:23	Ella Andall	Yemoja Ile Ariwo A Koko	Iba Yemoja		65
1:53:01	Ingrid Jensen	Everything I Love	At Sea		64
2:02:09	Shameika Copeland	Dirty Water	It's Only Water		64
2:06:44	Aretha Franklin	Climbing Higher Mountains	Gospel Greats		65
2:09:16	Dawn Avery	Balance	Alchemy-Music for Meditation		67
2:14:12	Rachelle Ferrell	Gaia	Individiuality (Can I Be Me?)		67
2:19:41	Mariza	Primavera	Concerto Em Lisboa [Live]		69
2:24:41	Silhouette Brown f. Lady Alma	Bitter Pills and Butterfiles	Two		65
2:30:11	Hey Rim Jeon	Alpha and Omega	Mona Lisa Puzzle		66
2:36:15	Patty Reese	Strong Medicine	Strong Medicine		66
2:40:33	Aster Aweke	Wishy Washy	Checheho		64
2:50:33	Ritmo Y Canto	Palo Yaya	Ritmo Y Canto		58
2:53:14	Tracy Chapman	I'm Ready	New Beginnings		59
2:56:45	Me'Shell Ndegeocello	Fellowship	Comfort Woman

Articulation Summer

2011-08-08T09:56:00.000-07:00

July 14, 2011 Show

With the heat just upon us I thought it would be appropriate for us to explore just how Summer is spelled out, that's right S-U-M-M-E-R. The songs heard today on Sophie's Parlor will begin with one of those letters in show I like to call Articulation Summer. Meaning just what does it take for a women to be in a summertime frame of mind. Looking forward to your calls,

Andrea, Diva of the Day

Time	Artist	Album	Label
1:07:31	Pam Parker	Imagine	Pam Parker	76
1:11:35	Dakota Staton	The Late Late Show	Collectables	76
1:13:55	Joan Armatrading	Into The Blues	429 Records	78
1:19:15	Carla Cook	All About Love	MAXJAZZ	79
1:23:55	Angelique Kidjo	Keep On Moving-The Best of Angelique Kidjo	Sony	76
1:27:54	Patricia Barber	The Cole Porter Mix	Blue Note	77
1:31:40	Elizabeth Sheperd Trio	Start to Move	Do Right	77
1:35:48	Estelle Kokot	Information	Beyond the Box	74
1:47:20	Somi	Red Soil in My Eyes	World Village USA	67
1:58:11	Sarah Vaughan	Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters	Verve	66
2:03:57	Espreranza Spalding	Esperanza		67
2:13:32	Mary Lou Williams	Mary Lou WIlliams Story	EPM	68
2:13:37	Ceila Cruz	Salsa Queen: Cuban Roots	Import	68
2:16:41	Various Artists	Circle of Women	Rhino/Wea	64
2:22:55	AfroBlue	Freedom in Song		65
2:26:37	Elana Stone	In The Garden of Wild Things	Jazzgroove Records	63
2:32:25	Tia Fuller	Healing Space	Mack Avenue	63
2:42:55	Eisley	The Valley		60
2:46:39	Sharie Miracle and The Diva Jazz Orchestra	Live at Lincoln Center: Sharie Miracle and The Diva Jazz Orchestra	DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Ltd.	61

She who Creates

2011-06-19T05:45:00.000-07:00

Today I explore, through music, the ways and the whys of women who create. Sit back relax and soak up the last bit of Spring this afternoon. In our studios we will have Elise Bryant, a representative from the 2011 Great Labor Arts Exchange.

Take a look at my new formatted playlist, that's right WPFW is moving on up in the technological world! It's definitely due to our graciously loyal and supportive listeners like YOU!

Please listen in, tell a friend and be sure to catch me tweeting LIVE! during the show @dreaofwaters. Also this playlist can be found online at www.wpfw.org.

Special thanks to my fellow Sophie's producer Lakeisha Harrison for assisting with the show today.

See you all soon--Andrea, Diva of the Third Thursdays on Sophie's Parlor.

Time	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
1:12:44	Pam Parker	Sophies Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	72
1:15:45	Jen Krupa-Leigh Pilzer	Opus One	JLQ	Jen Krupa Leigh Pilzer Quintet	70
1:22:15	Dee Dee Bridgewate	Red Earth	Red Earth	Emarcy	69
1:27:40	Concha Buika	Culpa Mia	La Nina De Fuego	Warner Music Latina	69
1:31:56	Michelle Webb	Istanbul	DC/Istanbul-the EP	Nachshon Red Sea	69
1:36:09	Carmen Lundy	(I Dream) In Living Colour	Jazz and the New Songbook	Afrasia Productions	68
1:46:55	Irka Mateo	Reencuentro	Anacaona	Irka Mateo	64
1:50:47	Cassandra Wilson	Blue Skies	Blue Skies	JMT	63
1:53:57	Blame Sally	Take Me There	Speeding Ticket and a Valentine	Ninth Street Opus	64
2:00:34	Eisley	The Valley	The Valley	Equal Vision Records	62
2:03:39	Sweet Honey in the Rock	Nature Song	Still the Same Me	Rounder Kids	63
2:05:49	Res	On My Way	Black.Girls.Rock	Res	63
2:10:36	Irka Mateo	Maboba	Anacaona	Ikra Mateo	61
2:14:52	Janis Siegel	The Suitcase Song	A Thousand Beautiful Things	Telarc	64
2:33:38	Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans	Picadillo	No Cheap Dates	Eagle Seeks Salmon Productions	61
2:43:26	Brenda Fassie	Vul'indela	Greatest Hits: The Queen of Africa Pop 1964-2004	NARADA Productions	57
2:46:32	Peru Negro	Taita Guaranguito	Jolgorio	Times Square Records	59
2:54:26	Flora Purim	Light As a Feather	Butterfly Dreams	Milestone	56
3:00:16	Mary Lou Williams	Medley-The Lord is Heavy-Old Fashioned Slow Blues-For the Figs-Baby Bear Boogie	Recital-1978 Montreux Jazz Festival	Ojc	57

The Impromptu Love Show with Diva Kimberly C. Gaines

2011-05-26T12:03:00.000-07:00

It just so happens that on this rather WARM day in May (understatement) the theme in the Parlor is Love. Spirit guided this playlist. Just in a loving mood I guess. So glad you can't see me bouncing in the studio chair to all the music that has been played on this show.

Special THANK YOU to Pam Parker for blessing the Parlor with her presence today. Be sure to check her out at the Strathmore Mansion' "Art After Hours" Series 10701 Rockville Pk., Bethesday, MD on Wednesday, June 1 at 7:30pm Also, check out her latest CD the Lemonade Project. We love Pam and think you should too!!

Here is the playlist! Support independent artists by buying their music and attending their shows. They are apart of the soundtrack of your life!

Time	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
1:07:45	Carlitta Durand	icarli	Nostalgic Nights	Indie	65
1:11:39	Break Reform	It's Love	Reformation		64
1:17:11	Rahel	Hope			63
1:22:11	D'Nell	Rioja	1st Magic		62
1:42:09	Pam Parker	Home in Bahi	The Lemonade Project		59
1:46:37	KING	The Story	The Story - Single		58
1:50:38	Anjulie	Love Songs	Anjulie		60
1:53:57	Ne'a Posey	80 Days	All Together	Soulspazm	60
2:00:34	Aya	Looking for the Sun	Strange Flower		57
2:03:51	Algebra Blessett	At This Time	Purpose		56
2:08:56	Beth Gibbons	Romance	Gilles Peterson presents The BBC Sessions, Vol1		59
2:13:58	Break Reforn	They Are His	Reformation		56
2:19:43	Dezaray Dawn	Chameleon	Chameleon EP		58
2:23:49	Tweek	Are you Listening	Like This		59
2:31:16	Sara Devine	Special (Louie Vega Remix)	Vega AllStar Remixers		54
2:38:48	RYAT	Place My In Heart	Taylor McFerrin's Early Riser		55
2:48:30	Lady Alma Silhouette Brown	Hear Them Often Say	Two		59
2:53:27	Anane	Move, Bounce, Shake (Roots Mix)	Timeless Vol. 1		64
2:56:41	Imani Uzuri	Love Story	Her Holy Water: A Black Girl's Rock Opera		61

Final Night of 2011 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival

2011-05-22T04:26:00.000-07:00

Last night I (Helen) was joined by Diva Lakeisha at the show. We were both so happy to be at a performance where women and jazz were emphasized!

Our first performer was Corky Hale with a trio of valiant musicians. Corky is like your favorite great-aunt who tells too many stories and then sits down at the piano to belt out a few songs, only she also played harp! Looking at her website, I see that her stock-in-trade is "An Evening with Corky Hale;" it seems like we saw a greatly abbreviated version of that last night. Tell a few stories, play a little, tell some more stories, play some more.

Here's a video of Corky playing the harp with Tony Bennett on the Tonight Show.

The next performers were pianist Peggy Stern and "Sweet" Sue Terry on the clarinet and sax. Both performers are virtuosos and it was a very pleasant performance! Sue Terry admitted that performing as the duo was both very exposed (that you are hearing only them - missteps would be more obvious, I guess) and very liberating, because they could experiment and have more opportunities to go a different way, because there is only one other person who could adjust. I appreciated it!

The final performance was Five Play, a quartet made up of members of the DIVA Jazz Orchestra, who we heard at last year's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival. Led by Sherrie Maricle, one of the top women drummers of all time, they played a few numbers, and then were joined by Marlena Shaw. Marlena immediately took over the stage, actually telling Sherrie after the first number that there could only be one leader, and so they better pay attention to her! Wow. I love anything that Sherrie Maricle does, so I was a little sad for her!

I have to say looking back at the entire three night experience that the favorite night was definitely Friday. It made me wonder how performers for this festival are selected. Is there a committee? Do they have nominations? What is the over-arching goal, besides presenting women in jazz?

Please, be on the lookout for the sale of next year's tickets! Again, I will be buying them as soon as they are available!!!

Night Two of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival

2011-05-21T11:37:00.001-07:00

Two Sophie's Divas, Andrea Thompson and Helen Viksnins, share their impressions from the second night of the 2011 Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival, a tribute to Abbey Lincoln, at the Kennedy Center.

Andrea: The Abbey Lincoln tribute can not truly be summed up in one word, one sentence, even one article, but I do know this, if you missed this, you MISSED IT!!!!

Helen: And we know you missed it, because again we didn't see you there! (Warning: I have nothing but great things to say about last night's performance, so beware of gushings!)

Andrea: Jazz vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, and Cassandra Wilson teamed up for a trinity of talent that was only heightened by drumming sensation and Music Director Teri Lynn Carrington.

Helen: I'm in love with these women who are the ultimate in expressing their musical talent and creativity. I also need to acknowledge the performers who supported them. I don't know their names, but even though they are men (in a women's festival), I could sense their reverence for the music and for the beauties on the front of the stage.

Teri Lynn told a story as the evening began. That once Abbey had said to her that "Men play, women sing," and that as a woman drummer she didn't know how she felt about that. My answer to her is that her drums sing. Her heart sings through the drumbeats. Her heart sings through the backbone that she provides to the other artists on the stage.

Andrea: These four women were the four women that they needed to be, that Nina Simone spoke of, that grandma prayed for and that all of us tonight were anointed by. This evening was all a part of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival that is presented yearly by the Jazz Program at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. This year, due to her recent passing, Abbey Lincoln was the focus of the second night of festivities and although she was not there in body, she was definitely there in spirit. The renditions of songs that Abbey sang, wrote, and often composed brought to mind the following statement.

These conjure women conjured up magic in homage to the conjurer who once taught them. Ethereal, surreal, and elemental. Having only seen these women apart, their trio tripled the energy, raised the bar for the musicians and the audience, and in the end sent many of us out of our seats with a soul stirring version of "Freedom Now".

Abbey Lincoln was a women who moved herself, people, movements, and these women. And boy did they move. Always one to be open to new things, I am totally a FAN, collective energy brings out the best in us and thanks to these ladies many of us left that theater more moved, dusted with a bit of Abbey's magic, and inspired to honor women who matter to us.

Helen: I was properly introduced to Abbey during this concert, and it's going to be one of my greatest pleasures to continue to get to know her. Dianne Reeves commented that Abbey wrote songs in all emotions - lightest love to deepest despair. We heard that and more last night.

There were two songs (besides the encore) where all three singers shared the stage: The River, Caged Bird and Freedom Day. The River is a description of Los Angeles freeways, believe it or not, and concluded with all three talking/chanting rhythmically to paint a picture of masses of people passing by, conjuring the murmuring of a river. [Andrea: Caged Bird is and was an amazing vocal exploration of sound, heart and harmonizing. These divas did Abbey’s tale of the courage and desires of those of “caged-in” with such justice it flowed over the microphones as if a luscious lullaby.] Freedom Day is the exuberance of the newly-freed slaves as they rush about to spread the news of emancipation, and is a part of Max Roach's Freedom Suite.

This was my first time hearing Dianne Reeves and Cassandra Wilson live. I was mesmerized by both, but especially by Cassandra Wilson, whose face was so open and welcoming! When she moved, it was as if she were made of grace.

Night One of the Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival

2011-05-20T02:46:00.000-07:00

If you weren't at last night's Mary Lou Williams Women in Jazz Festival (Thursday, May 19), I'll let you know what you missed! Actually, I know you weren't there, because I didn't see you there.

The evening began with a moment of silence for the late Billy Taylor who was the founder of the festival in 1996. His big glasses and big grin were always such a beautiful thing to see each year. He was truly missed.

Overall, the evening went from cool to HOT! Mistress of ceremonies was Dee Dee Bridgewater. The evening was being taped for her Jazz Set with Dee Dee Bridgewater on NPR. Too bad it wasn't being taped for Sophie's Parlor! I noted to my friend Susan that I had personally interviewed six of last year's performers for my show. So far I haven't arranged anything, but it's on my personal to do list.

The first set was performed by the Jamie Baum Septet. Jamie is a New York City-based jazz flutist who had composed all of the numbers we heard. Besides the effervescent Linda Oh on bass and the composer/leader Jamie Baum, the other performers in the septet were men. I have this wish for more of the performers to be women at this festival, but that's just what I hope to see! The compositions were complex, I admire musicians who are able to perform at that level, especially when there are mis-steps during the performance. [This paragraph was edited, based on feedback from the artist.]

Then, we had the distinct pleasure to watch JaLaLa - a sparkly trio of singers: Janis Siegel and Laurel Masse (founding members of Manhattan Transfer), joined by Lauren Kinhan. Guess how their name was formed - LOL! We did enjoy this set, that was quite reminiscent of the past: Andrews Sisters'esque tight harmonies, Johnny Mercer songbook, Doris Day, and a killer rendition of Queen's Killer Queen. Everyone had a good time here: the performers and the audience!

The capstone of the evening was the HOT Tia Fuller. Dee Dee warned us before she came out that she would bedazzle us, and Boy, did she! She was poured into a golden one-strapped mini-dress and wearing a pair of the highest golden heels I've ever seen. Her saxes were as shiny as she was! Her group was composed of the husband and wife pair of Luis Perdomo on piano and Miriam Sullivan on bass, and her own brother-in-law Rudy Royston on drums. Her sister would have been on piano, but was unable to make it that night. She made a better effort of showcasing the women performers, by including Sheherezade Tennan (not sure of the name) at the drums and even more not sure of the name on the alto saxophone. This set made the joint jump with engaged musicians (only Luis used sheet music), who laughed and smiled and showed appreciation for each others' efforts. It was fast, it was slow, we laughed, we cried. A perfect ending of the evening, as I walked away with the saxophone melody in my mind.

Tomorrow evening is a tribute to Abbie Lincoln with some amazing women on stage. I can't wait!!!

Change: Freedom, Peace and Healing

2011-03-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

Greetings! This is your Diva of the Day for Thursday, March 24th, Kimberly C. Gaines. Today's show focused on the idea that we can change the world. It is evident from the events that are taking place. The world is on fire with the change we chanted for just two years ago. Sometimes what we ask for doesn't come how we expect it to though. The old adage be careful what you ask for comes to mind.
So in this the fourth week of Women's Herstory Month I challenge all of us to listen to the clamoring around us of a world in flux and funnel it into ourselves to create solutions, new beginnings and hope for a greater tomorrow. This playlist touches on understanding freedom, finding peace and allowing the healing process to take place. Hope you enjoyed. Support the artists check the playlist below.

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The world is undergoing change… just as we collectively asked for. The old adage be careful what you ask for comes to mind. From East Africa, the middle east, the Pacific Ocean, and yes the United States change is a foot.

Time	Artist	Song Title	Album

1:06:03	KING	Supernatural	The Story
1:12:54	Monica Blaire	Set Me Free	Portraits of Me
1:16:49	Janelle Monae	Cold War	The ArchAdnroid
1:29:32	Janelle Monae	Oh, Maker	The ArchAdnroid
1:33:15	Chaka Khan	Super Life	Funk This
1:38:14	4Hero featuring Jody Watley	Bed of Roses	Play with the Changes
1:42:53	Maiysha	Alchemy	This Much is True
1:46:38	Silhouette Brown	Fools Gold	Two
1:52:21	Zo! featuring Sy Smith	Greatest Weapon of All Time	SunStorm
2:01:04	Ledisi	Lost and Found	Lost and Found
2:04:01	Gabbi McGee	Help Wanted	Mississippi's Daughter
2:08:16	Marsha Ambrosius	Far Away	Late Nights & Early Mornings
2:15:31	YahZarah	Come Back As A Flower	The Ballad of Purple Saint James
2:20:08	Nisha	Streams of Consciousness	The Metamorphosis
2:26:49	V.V. brown	I Love You	Traveling Like the Light
2:31:08	Monday Michiru	New Beginnings	4 Seasons
2:34:41	Restless Soul Featuring Rasiyah	Time To Fly	Kyoto Jazz Massive 10th Anniversary Disc 1
2:41:34	Break Reform	Cut a Map In The Soles of My Feet	Reformation
2:49:30	Bei Bei & Shawn Lee	Make Me Stronger	Into the Wind
2:52:26	Carmen Rodgers	Tell Your Story	The Bitter Suite
2:58:08	Kelis	So Be It	Red Hot + Riot

International Sweethearts of Rhythm in the DC area!

2011-03-22T03:52:00.000-07:00

GREAT Free Jazz & Women’s History Month event as part of Smithsonian’s JAM on Weds, March 30 at Artisphere.

A pioneering all-female, interracial big band enjoyed world-acclaim in the 1940s, and had significant local ties to Arlington and DC. “A Women in Jazz Tribute to the International Sweethearts of Rhythm” features several surviving original band members in a panel discussion at Artisphere on Wednesday, March 30, followed by a swing dance featuring the all-female Leigh Pilzer/Jen Krupa Quintet. This event is FREE and open to the public. A detailed press release is attached.

Broadcasting entrepreneur Cathy Hughes (Radio One), a descendant of one of the Sweethearts members, will lead a panel discussion called “Jazz and Civil Rights,” focusing on the Sweethearts importance as a multi-cultural, all-female aggregation that toured not only the Jim Crow South, but also a six-month European tour which included the first African-American women to tour with the USO during WWII. Excerpts will be screened from Judy Chaikin’s upcoming documentary, Girls in the Band (see clip). This event is offered as part of the 10^th annual Smithsonian Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) program, which is focused on the legacies of jazz women, and their advocates, who helped transform race, gender and social relations in the U.S. in the quest to build a more just and equitable nation.

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, founded in 1937 at the Piney Woods Country Life School in Piney Woods, Mississippi, will be the focus of the JAM Launch, a museum display and special online and public programming offered by the National Museum of American History to highlight the unique legacy of the school that music built and their dynamic, women's jazz band.

Laurence C. Jones founded the Piney Woods Country Life School for poor and African American children in 1910. In the early 1920s, he supported the school by sending an all-girl vocal group on the road. Following that success, in 1937 he formed the Swinging Rays of Rhythm, an all-girl band led by Consuela Carter. Around 1941, the band settled in Arlington, Virginia, where there was a wealthy Virginian who provided support for them. Members from different races, including Latina, Asian, Caucasian, Black, Indian and Puerto Rican, lent the band an "international" flavor, and the name International Sweethearts of Rhythm was given to the group. At one Howard Theater show, the band set a new box office record of 35,000 patrons in one week of 1941. In 1944 the band was named "America's #1 All-Girl Orchestra" by Downbeat magazine. They enjoyed an enormous following among the African-American audiences playing "battle-of-the-bands" concerts against bands led by Fletcher Henderson and Earl Hines. During World War II, letter-writing campaigns from overseas African American soldiers demanded them, and in 1945 the band embarked on a six-month European tour, which made the band’s African-American members the first black women to travel with the USO.

The International Sweethearts of Rhythm made two coast-to-coast tours in their bus. As a racially mixed band, they defied the Jim Crow laws of the South. The white women in the band wore dark makeup on stage to avoid arrest. Despite being stars around the country, when the band traveled in the South all of the members ate and slept in the bus because of the segregation laws that prevented them from using restaurants and hotels. The first white musicians joined in 1943. There were also several lesbians in the band, including Tiny Davis, whose sexuality was later the subject of Schiller and Weiss' documentary, Tiny and Ruby: Hell Divin' Women. Ms. Davis had to turn down the opportunity to tour again with the band in 1946. This, along with other lineup changes, led to the band folding in 1949.

Despite the impact of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm being repeatedly ignored in popular histories of jazz, the band enjoyed a resurgence in popularity among feminists in the 1960s and 70s. The band was among the first marketed as women's music. In 2004 the Kit McClure Band released The Sweethearts Project on Redhot Records. It is a tribute album recorded entirely with an all-female band using only songs the Sweethearts recorded.

Offering small-group jazz with big-band spirit, the Leigh Pilzer/Jen Krupa Quintet is inspired by duo collaborations such as those of Gerry Mulligan and Bob Brookmeyer, J. J. Johnson and Kai Winding, and Al Cohn and Zoot Sims. With Jen on trombone and Leigh on baritone and soprano saxophones and roster of world-class rhythm section members their repertoire ranges from standards to originals. Jen, Leigh, and the rest of the group have played with big bands including the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and DC-area military jazz ensembles.

ABOUT ARTISPHERE
Artisphere is a new breed of urban arts center that features four distinct performance venues, three visual art galleries, a 4,000 square foot ballroom, a free Wi-Fi Town Hall and HERE, a restaurant and bar. Artisphere’s wide array of programming is as diverse as its audience, ranging from contemporary visual art, Shakespeare, late-night DJs, and multi-cultural film fests to spoken word, chamber music, family programs and swing and salsa dancing. Artisphere is located at 1101 Wilson Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, two blocks from the Rosslyn Metro (blue/orange) and within walking distance of Georgetown. Artisphere is open Monday through Friday from 11am to 11pm; Saturday from 11am to 2am and Sunday from 11am to 6pm. Admission to Artisphere and all its visual art galleries is free; there is a cost for ticketed events. Artisphere is pleased to offer its patrons free parking evenings after 5pm and on weekends. Artisphere is wheelchair accessible. Sign-language interpreters available on request for events; two weeks advance notice requested; TTY: 703-228-1855.For more information about Artisphere and its wide array of programming, visit www.artisphere.com.

Artisphere has six arts organizations in residence— Aurora Opera Theatre, Artisans Center of Virginia, Fashion Fights Poverty, National Chamber Ensemble, UrbanArias and the Washington Shakespeare Company. Artisphere’s retail gallery is curated by the Artisans Center of Virginia.

For more information about this FREE event, THE PUBLIC may call 703-875-1100, or visit www.artisphere.com . For more detailed information, images or interview requests, THE MEDIA is asked to contact me, Jim Byers, Marketing Director, Arlington Cultural Affairs at 703-228-1847, or email jbyers@arlingtonva.us , or Artisphere’s Director of Communications and Marketing, Annalisa Meyer, at 703-875-1124, or at AMeyer@arlingtonva.us

Women's History Month Programming at WPFW

2011-03-20T05:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the programmers at WPFW for highlighting the amazing work of women this month!

The Tuesday Edition of Midday Jazz will feature interviews and live on-air performances by women showcased in the Inaugural Washington Women in Jazz Festival. :-)
-Keanna Faircloth
Monday March 14: guest Leith Mullings, author of "Resistance & Resillence: The Sojourner Syndrome", interviewed by Judith Maye

Monday March 21, Special on the 100th Commemoration of the Triangle Shirt Waist Fire, with guests Clayola Brown (union leader, President of the A. Philip Randolph Institute, organizer with UNITE HEREand Joyce Miller, founding member of CLUW (Coaltion of Labor Union Women), first woman elected to serve on the AFL-CIO Executive Committee, International Union, inductee into the HistoryMakers African American history archive)
-Joni Eisenberg
On this Wednesday's "Don't Forget the Blues" (March 16), in honor of Women's History Month I am going to feature blues women from the Blues Hall of Fame .... These are the female artists who have so far been inducted into The Blues Foundation's Blues Hall of Fame.

Artists include: Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, Etta James, and others!!
--Steve Hoffman
I will celebrate Women's National History Month on Saturday, March 26,
2011 in honoring several women of the music industry relating to R&B.
I will honor as many as I can in my 2hour show 6am-8am. No specifics
as of yet, but I will definitely pay tribute to them. Millie Ware.
March 13
- Virginia Johnson - revitalization of Dance Theater of Harlem & upcoming performance.
- Peggy Fleming - photographer
March 20
- Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon and two other contributors to the new book Hands on the Freedom Plow
- New play "Ann Joice" about an indentured servant trying to obtain her freedom
March 27
- Roberta Flack
- Carlos Schroder will be my guest focusing on international women performers
-Miyuki Williams
I started last Friday.playing men who honored a specific woman or women
in the title of the composition and women composers, producers,
vocalists, instrumentalists, etc throughout the entire month of March
as I always do. - Myrrh
Monday, March 14 - INSIDE OUT DC's only FM LGBT Radio Show
celebrates the first anniversary of same-sex marriage in DC.
the show will feature poet, publisher and author Michelle Sewell, as guest host!
The show's guests include an African-American lesbian couple, Renee and Inger, engaged to be married in May 2011,
Attorney Michele Zavos, licensed same-sex officiant, Deborah Cummings-Thomas and
Jeffrey Richardson, the newly appointed LGBT Liaison for Mayor Vincent Gray!
we'll discuss the strides DC has made in the past year, new threats to the marriage bill, and
the possibility of Maryland getting same-sex marriage as well.
-sheila
Thursday, March 24^th at 11PM Please join alternating Thursday Late Night Jazz host Bobby Hill tonight as he concludes his month-long celebration of Women’s History Month. Tonight’s program begins with a musical remembrance of the four little black girls murdered in the 1963 Birmingham, Alabama church bombing; feature music from vocalists Renee Maria, Pat Petersen, and Laurie Anderson; vocal ensemble music from the Ward Gospel Singers, the Florida A&M University Gospel Choir, and the Tuskegee Institute Singers; as well as music from harpists Helene Breschand and Zeena Parkins, kotoist Yagi Michiyo, cellist Diedre Murray, and accordionist Pauline Oliveros.
Thursday March 10, from 10:30-11:00 On The Margin's guest is Julia Alvarez taking about the Mirabal sisters and her novel In the Time of the Butterflies.
-Josephine

Pledge Drive Show #3-Winter 2011

2011-02-18T14:31:00.000-08:00

Thanks and kudos to Divas Lakeisha and Elise for helping out this Third Diva of the Day, Andrea. These sistahs and even my mother got in the act. As always continue supporting WPFW and Sophie's Parlor Women's Radio Collective.

Call 202-588-9739 (locally) or 1-800-222-9739 (out of the calling area). For those tech savvy listeners make your pledge of support online at www.wpfw.org

New World is A Coming and we need and want you to take this journey with us!!!

Andrea

Below is the playlist from the show

Sophie's Theme 3:11 Pam Parker Imagine
Zulu Lounge 5:52 Freshlyground Ma' Cheri
Knowledge of Good and Evil 7:59 Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society
Something to Talk About 3:47 Bonnie Raitt The Best of Bonnie Raitt
How I Got Over 4:20 Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace - The Complete Recordings
La Sopa en Botella 2:42 Celia Cruz & La Sonora Matancera The Best of Celia Cruz
Beandip 2:04 Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans No Cheap Dates
How High The Moon? 3:02 Sarah Vaughan Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters
Lift Every Voice and Sing 4:38 Nnenna Freelon Homefree
Phenomenal Woman Maya Angelou
Struttin' with Some Barbeque 3:19 Catherine Russell Inside This Heart of Mine
Picadillo 8:38 Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans No Cheap Dates
Here Comes the Sun 3:47 Nina Simone The Very Best of Nina Simone: Sugar in My Bowl (1967-1972)
Going Home 4:46 Ulali Heartbeat: Voices Of First Nations Women

Dig Out, Relax or Throw Snow Balls!

2011-01-27T16:20:00.000-08:00

So... last night the power was out... people were stuck in their cars and buses stopped in their tracks. Now it is either time to dig out, relax... or for some throw snowballs. Whatever you did hopefully this show was your motivation to do it.
I enjoyed being your Diva of the day... Kimberly C. Gaines until next time.

Tchau
Oh and here is the playlist...

Track	Artist	Album
Hit Me with your Best Shot	Pat Benatar	Back to Back Hits
Clean Up Woman	Leela James	Let’s Do It Again
I Need Your Lovin	Teena Marie	Greatest Hits
Sun Moon Child	Imani Uzuri	Her Holy Water: A Black Girl’s Rock Opera
Live In the Light	Fertile Ground	Black Is…
Chameleon	Dezaray Dawn	Chameleon
New Beginnings	Monday Michiru	4 Seasons
Strawberries In Vinegar	Silouette Brown	Two
Morning Scapes	Jazzanova featuring Bembe Segue	Of All The Things
My groovy Thing	Tweek	Like This
Morning Child	4Hero Feat Carina Andersson	Play with the Changes
Winter Sun	Esperanza Spaulding	Chamber Music Society
Knives Out	Waajeed feat. Monica Blaire	Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads
No Use	Jazzanova Feat. Clara Hill	In Between
The Other Side	Season feat. Mimi Terris	Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff ...Broad Casting From OFFtrack Radio
Legend	Nelly Furtado	Red Star Sounds, Vol. 1 Soul Searching
Alchemy	Maiysha	This Much Is True
La Vie En Rose	Grace Jones	Island Life
In the Pocket (Remix)	Grillade
Don’t You Agree?	Roisin Murphy	Here Lies Love [Disc 1]
Down to You	Grooveman Spot feat. Muhsinah	SoundBridge
Cold War	Janelle Monae	SoundBridge
Begin	Eric Lau feat. Annabel, Rahel & Sarina Leah	New Territories

She is protest, world warriors in progress

2011-01-20T09:57:00.000-08:00

In honor of the birthday of Dr. King and Patrice Lumumba who was assassinated this week, I wanted to showcase sisters, worldwide, lifting their voices and their instruments in protest.

Some of these sisters are ones we know, some are ones we don't, but all are the epitome of dreams, hopes, and aspirations for humanity. I hope you all enjoy this amazing journey this beautiful afternoon.

Thank you to all the folks who called this afternoon giving me kudos, praising the music and women you heard, or generally showing support. Special shout out to Mabet of Habesha Market and Kat Okedeyi of LSP.

Diva of the Day, Andrea

Sophie's Theme 3:12 Pam Parker Imagine
Talking About a Revolution 2:42 Tracy Chapman
Jailer 4:08 Asa (Asha) Asa
Strong Medicine 4:19 Patty Reese Strong Medicine
We Shall Not Be Moved 2:22 Sweet Honey In The Rock Still The Same Me
Peace 3:09 Asa (Asha) Asa
Mbabazi 5:12 Somi Red Soil In My Eyes
Freedom Train 4:18 Sweet Honey In The Rock I Got Shoes
Ghetto Child 4:09 Shameika Copeland
So Beautiful 5:00 Asa (Asha) Asa
My Heart Stood Still Debbie Poyres Quartet Catch Your Breath
If You Really Are Concerned Then Show It 5:49 Afro Blue It's A Matter Of Pride
Alpha & Omega 6:24 Hey Rim Jeon Mona Lisa Puzzle
Door Peep 3:25 Sinéad O'Connor Throw Down Your Arms
Sunday Nite Res-12 3:59 Res Black.Girls.Rock!
Wishy Washy Aster Aweke Checheho
Black Is 5:20 Lena Horne Seasons Of A Life
It's A Matter Of Pride 5:37 Afro Blue It's A Matter Of Pride
Baba Baba 5:49 Aster Aweke Checheho
Voodoo Reprise 4:15 Cassandra Wilson Traveling Miles
So Beautiful 5:00 Asa (Asha) Asa

Helen's Winter Show

2011-01-06T07:32:00.000-08:00

It's the dead of winter; not much snow yet here in Washington, DC, but some flurries predicted for tonight. In this season, I am drawn to songs of snow and the meaning of winter. Going deep within, but making sure to intersperse songs of joy and glory.

Here's who we'll be hearing!

I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Billie Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues - The Billie Holiday Story, Vol. 4
Happy New Year, Carmen Lundy, Jazz and the New Songbook: Live At the Madrid (Live, Bonus Tracks)
South to a Warmer Place, Catherine Russell, Sentimental Streak
Mistletoe, Colbie Caillat, Mistletoe - Single
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?, Diana Krall & The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, Christmas Songs (Bonus Track Version)
Give Me the Night, Elana Stone, In the Garden of Wild Things
Keep Cool, Fool, Ella Fitzgerald, The Early Years, Pt. 2: The Original Decca Recordings (1939-1941)
Snow, Emiliana Torrini, Fisherman's Woman
Amid The Falling Snow, Enya, Amarantine
Delicate December, Erin McKeown, We Will Become Like Birds
By the Fireside, Jo Stafford, Happy Holidays - I Love the Winter Weather (Re-mastered)
Warm December, Julie London, Ultra-Lounge / Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 (Digitally Remastered 97)
Grey December, Kate Davis, Introducing Kate Davis
Don't Turn On the Light, Keiko Matsui, Sapphire
Let It Snow, Kylie Minogue, A Kylie Christmas - Single
Winter Light, Linda Ronstadt, Dedicated to the One I Love
Sky Blue, Maria Schneider, Sky Blue
Warm Valley, Marian McPartland, The Single Petal of a Rose: The Essence of Duke Ellington (Live)
Capricorn, Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite
Glorious, Melissa Etheridge, A New Thought for Christmas
Sunny, Miri Ben-Ari, The Temple of Beautiful (Live At the Blue Note)
Chilly Winds Don't Blow, Nina Simone, Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings [Disc 2]
Sophie's Theme, Pam Parker, Imagine
Snow, Patricia Barber, The Cole Porter Mix
Snow, Rosemary Clooney, Holiday Hits
Winter Song, Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson, The Hotel Café Presents Winter Songs
Snowbound, Sarah Vaughan, Jazz Profile: Sarah Vaughan
Winter Weather, Vanessa Williams, 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of Vanessa Williams, Vol. 2

Divas Salute a Year in Music

2010-12-30T12:39:00.000-08:00

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    This Charming Life    Rock
Obatala    3:47    Valdes    y los tambores bata de Jesus Pérez    Latin

Helen's Top 2010 Tunes

My Only Way Out Is In    3:04    Anne Heaton    Blazing Red
I've Got That Thing    2:56    Catherine Russell    Sentimental Streak
Higher Ground    5:35    Elizabeth Shepherd    Parkdale
Zulu Lounge    5:52    Freshlyground    Ma' Cheri
Deep Within the Corners of My Mind    3:19    Melody Gardot    My One and Only Thrill (Bonus Track Version)
Change    4:22    Mindi Abair    Stars
A Hazy Shade of Winter    4:48    Susan Werner    Classics

Kimberly's Top 2010 Tunes

Sun Moon Child 4:20 Imani Uzuri Her Holy Water: A Black Girl's Rock Opera

Unconventional 4:07 Lulu Fall It's Official

Chameleon 4:10 Dezaray Dawn Chameleon EP

I Need Your Lovin 5:32 Teena Marie Greatest Hits

Lakeisha's Top 2010 Tunes

Black Is 5:18 Lena Horne Lena Horne

My Mother's Daughter 5:02 Somi Red Soil In My Eyes

Lovergirl 4:10 Teena Marie Sinbad's 1st Annual Summer Jam & 70's Soul Music Festival Part 1

Prayer at the Crossroads 4:31 Sweet Honey in The Rock The Women Gather

Ponci Ponci 5:19 Brenda Fassie African Classics

Christmas Just Ain't Christmas...

2010-12-23T15:09:00.000-08:00

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 Artist

Winter Sun Chamber Music Society Esperanza Spaulding

Istanbul Instanbul/DC Michelle Webb

Dear to Me Bravebird Amel Larrieux

Menino Gilles Peterson in Brazil

Disc 2 4hero/Patricia Marx

Corcovado Adapt or Die:

Ten Years of Remixes Everything But the Girl

Constant Questions Two Silhouette Brown

The Christmas Song Carmen McCrea Sings Lover Man and

Other Billie Holiday Songs Carmen McCrea

What Child is This Vanessa Williams

Surreal Moments Fractures Break Reform

Knives Out Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads Waajeed featuring Monica Blair

Unconventional It's Official Lulu Fall

Greatest Weapon of

All Time Sunstorm ZO! featuring Sy Smith

Make Me Stronger Into The Wind Bei Bei & Shawn Lee featuring Georgia Ann Muldrow

The Other Side Jazzanova & Dirk Rumpff Season Featuring Mimi Terris

Let It Snow Christmas Songs Diana Krall

White Christmas Edyta Gorniak

Chasing After the Sun 4 Seasons Monday Michiru

Empires Learning From Falling Lamya

Younger than Spring TIme Lovely Standards Amel Larrieux

Naima's Love Song

(DJ Spinna Remix) Verve Remixed 2 Betty Carter

Relax Your Soul A Rural Life The Rurals

Dream of You Demo Grillade[gree-yahd]

No Use In Between Jazzanova featuring Clara Hill

Ritual, the Transformative Power of

2010-12-02T06:12:00.000-08:00

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:

Fire In the Rhythm, Carmen Lundy, Solamente
Feelin' Good, Carmen McRae, Women Talk (Remastered)
Waterfall, Cris Williamson, The Changer And The Changed: A Record Of The Times
Bad Spirits (Bani), Dee Dee Bridgewater, Red Earth - A Malian Journey
What a Difference a Day Makes, Dinah Washington, Compact Jazz: Dinah Washington
Higher Ground, Elizabeth Shepherd, Parkdale
Air, Erin McKeown, We Will Become Like Birds
Fired Up, Freshlyground, Ma' Cheri
I Made A Lover's Prayer, Gillian Welch, Soul Journey
Expression, Joyce Cooling, This Girl's Got to Play
The Air That I Breathe, k.d. lang, Drag
The Whirler, Layne Redmond, Invoking the Muse
Fire, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Fire
Change the World, Magdalen Hsu-Li, Smashing the Ceiling
Old Time Spiritual, Mary Lou Williams, Mary Lou's Mass
Have A Little Faith, Mavis Staples, A Tribute To Great Women Of Style
Quiet Fire, Melody Gardot, Worrisome Heart
Change, Mindi Abair, Stars
Sophie's Theme, Pam Parker, Imagine
Zen, Rokia Traoré, Tchamantché
Fire, Stephanie Rooker, Tellin You Right Now
Breaths, Sweet Honey In the Rock, Breaths
Prayer To The One, Sweet Honey In The Rock, Sacred Ground
Strong, Valerie June, Mountain Of Rose Quartz
Rain Dance, Valerie June, Mountain Of Rose Quartz
Summertime, Michelle Webb
Wildwood Flower, Michelle Webb

Gratitude - Dual Divas

2010-11-18T12:10:00.000-08:00

–noun

the 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 Giving	Invention & Alchemy	Deborah Henson Conant
Today (Earth Song)	Red Star Sounds, Vol. 1: Soul Searching	Erykah Badu
Vier Frauen	Women's World Voices (Vol. 5)	Joy Denalane Feat. Sara Tavares/Chiwoniso/Deborah
Sun Moon Child	Her Holy Water: A Black Girl’s Rock Opera	Imani Uzuri
Gratitude	Alchemy - Music for Meditation	Dawn Avery
So Natural	Like This	Tweek
This Charming Life	This Charming Life	Joan Armatrading
What A Friend	Chamber Music Society	Esperanza Spaulding
Blue Skies [Unedited Version] [*]	After Hours with Miss D [Bonus Tracks]	Dinah Washington
I Live My Love	Cy Coleman Tribute Album – Final	Madeleine Peyroux
El Andariego	El Último Trago	Concha Buika & Chucho Valdes
A Taste of Honey	Dreaming Wide Awake	Lizz Wright
Moonray	The Late, Late Show	Dakota Staton
Super Life	Funk This	Chaka Khan
Sénié	Logozo	Angélique Kidjo
Menino	Gilles Peterson in Brazil Disc 2	4Hero/ Patricia Marx
Thank You	The Orchard	Lizz Wright
Make Me Stronger	Into the Wind (320)	BeiBei & Shawn Lee
Constant Surprises	Little Dragon	Little Dragon
La Mentira (Se Te Olvida)	En Este Momento	Claudia Acuna

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

2010-11-04T05:16:00.001-07:00

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 Alike
Autumn, Carla Bruni, No Promises
Better 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 Christian
Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying, Clare Teal, Paradisi Carousel
Song Of The Soul, Cris Williamson, The Changer And The Changed: A Record Of The Times
Sanctuary, Donna De Lory, Sanctuary
Open Your Eyes, Elizabeth Shepherd, Besides
Just Getting By, Elizabeth Shepherd Trio, Start to Move
Nothing Brings Me Down, Emiliana Torrini, Fisherman's Woman
Human Angels, Freshlyground, Nomvula
Heartbroken Me, Heather Rigdon, Young & Naïve
A Foggy Day, Judy Garland, Magic Of Judy Garland
Little Girl Blue, Kate Davis, Introducing Kate Davis
Heal Me, Melissa Etheridge
Who Will Comfort Me, Melody Gardot, My One and Only Thrill
Some Lessons, Melody Gardot, Worrisome Heart
Sally Sits Weeping, Mixte, Celtic - Women Of Song
Break Down And Let It All Out, Nina Simone, Four Women: The Nina Simone Philips Recordings - Let It All Out/Wild Is The Wind
Sophie's Theme, Pam Parker, Imagine
Broken Hearted Melody, Sarah Vaughan, Golden Hits - Sarah Vaughan
Cause I Feel Low Down, Sophie Tucker, The Last of the Red Hot Mamas
Here's to Life, Suede, Dangerous Mood
In a Dark Time, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
The Crazy Woman, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
Good Old World Blues, Susan McKeown, Singing in the Dark
Turn Turn Turn, Susan Werner, Classics

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

2010-10-20T22:07:00.000-07:00

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.--Drea

Sophie's Theme 3:12 Pam Parker Imagine
I Release Me / Healing Space 4:55 Tia Fuller Healing Space
Wholly Earth 6:04 Abbey Lincoln Wholly Earth
Mi Primera Rumba Mega Mix 5:45 India Mega Mix
Timeless Portrait And Dreams 5:05 Geri Allen Timeless Portrait And Dreams
Lady Be Good 6:52 Patti Austin Avant Gershwin
Les Nubians - Makeda 5:25 Les Nubians All Mixed Up
Into The Cave (Softly As In A Morning Sunrise) 6:58 Hey Rim Jeon Mona Lisa Puzzle
Casualties Of Honey 5:11 SilHOUETTE Brown f/Lady Alma Two
Tendo do Amor 4:07 Margareth Menezes Women of the World International
Trouble Don't LastAlways 6:40 Incognito & Carleen Anderson With Ramsey Lewis Stolen Moments: Red Hot + Cool
Heading Back To New York City 3:59 Joan Armatrading This Charming Life
Morena Samba 3:38 Anna Canario
04. Purpose 4:38 Dawn Avery Alchemy - Music for Meditation
Nostalgie Amoureuse 5:11 Zap Mama Twice Upon A Yesterday
A Message 5:10 Deborah Bond
Chasing Pavements 3:34 Adele Hometown Glory
Mind Adventures 4:46 Des'ree Women of the World International
Echo 5:36 Sweet Honey In The Rock Breaths
Love Trap 3:57 Susheela Raman Women's World Voices
Palo'e bandera 3:15 Paracumbé Tambó
Phoenix 5:31 Ayanna Gregory Beautiful Flower
Wild Is The Wind 5:37 Esperanza Spalding Chamber Music Society

2010-10-06T18:29:00.000-07:00

WPFW, the home of Sophie's Parlor (the oldest continuous women's radio program), is in dire straits financially.

The pledge drive I will be pitching for tomorrow 1-3 PM (Eastern) is critical for the basic survival of the station. This is a station that truly lives only through the donations of the public and its members. We won't be offering special thank you gifts tomorrow; the station can't afford to give them out!

I will be playing some of my most popular tunes tomorrow, and will be joined by Andrea who will also bring her best faves. Please make the Sophie's Parlor Divas proud by calling 202-588-9739, 1-800-222-9739, or donate online between 1-3 PM!

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