Woman of the Earth (11-1-12) Andrea, Diva of the Day

In honor of Native American History Month, Diva of the Day Andrea has brought to audiences a soft, soothing, and soulful show entitled "Woman of the Earth".  The music played is a testament to the power of Women, the power of the Earth, and women's connection to the Earth.  The show will also highlight Native American female artists and other women that are exemplifying through song, instrumentation and words the greatness that exists between the nature that surrounds us daily and the nature of a woman that dwells within.

Be sure to listen to the entire show online until at http://bit.ly/u2MAq8 just scroll down to the Thursday Nov. 1st 2012 slot from 1-3pm and click play, it's that easy. 

As always please contact Sophie's Parlor Women's Radio Collective in the following ways

Email-sophiesparlor@gmail.com

FB-facebook.com/SophiesParlor

Twitter-@sophiesparlor

The Playlist from the November 1st show is listed below.  Please support these women by purchasing their music and attending their shows when they are at a venue near you!

 

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine
Ulali	Mother	Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women
Nina Simone	But Beautiful	Tomato Collection Disc 1
Coco's Lunch	Seven Sister	Invisible Rhythm
Sweet Honey in the Rock	Georgia Red Clay II	The Women Gather
Lila Downs	Icnocuicatl	Women of Latin America
Mariza	O Gente Da Minha Terra	Concerto em Lisboa (Live)
Irka Mateo	Maboba	Irka Mateo
Mary Jenson	Dindi	Close Your Eyes
Various Artists	Flute Solo
Marily Rife with Alice Gomez	Flute Song	Hearts, Hands, & Hides
Tracy Chapman	Heaven's Here on Earth	New Beginning
Terri Lyne Carrington	Unconditional Love	The Mosaic Project
Various Artists	Earth My Body	Circle of Women
Eva Cassidy	Wade in the Water	Songbird
Terri Lyne Carrington	Unconditional Love	The Mosiac Project
Carolyn Sykes	Autumn Leaves	Autumn
Sade	The Sweetest Gift	Lover's Rock
Marlui Miranda	Araruna	A Native American Odyssey
joy harjo	rainbow gratitude	red dreams
Marilyn Rife with Alice Gomez	Legends	Hearts, Hands, & Hides
Anne Walsh	South American Getaway	GO
joy harjo	she had some horse	she had some horses
ann licator	spirit dance	following the call
Various Artists
Aretha Franklin & Mavis Staples	Oh Happy Day	BMG Black History Month

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A September Song, Diva of the Day-Andrea

credit: designerfied.com

This afternoon, Diva of the Day Andrea, although under the weather, brought such soothing and inspiring sounds to the parlor.  Thanks for joining us once again in Sophie's Parlor.  The show today, entitled "September Song" was that wave of change we all feel about this time of year, whether it be leaves on trees, academic school years commencing or cooler nights, Fall is coming.

We hope you enjoyed the time with us today in the parlor and know that we gladly announce and post all of this music so you can enjoy, support and spread the music of these talented women who tirelessly provide amazing soundscapes for us all.

Be sure to listen to the entire show online until at http://bit.ly/u2MAq8 just scroll down to the Thursday Sep. 13, 2012 slot from 1-3pm and click play, it's that easy.  This show will only be up about 10 more days, then it will be removed.

As always please contact Sophie's Parlor Women's Radio Collective in the following ways

Email-sophiesparlor@gmail.com

FB-facebook.com/SophiesParlor

Twitter-@sophiesparlor

Here's to your most successful September ever, thanks for sharing this day with us here in the parlor!


Check out the playlist below...

	Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
	Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker	69
	Sarah Vaughan	September Song	Sarah Vaughan Verve Jazz Masters	Verve	68
	Tracy Chapman	At This Point in my Life	New Beginning	Elektra/WEA	69
	Nnenna Freelon	America the Beautiful	Homefree	Concord Jazz	70
	Sara Tavares	Planeta Sukri	Balance	Times Sq Records	70
	Esperanza Spalding	Wild is the Wind	Chamber Music Society	Heads Up	74
	Aisha Khalil	Dreams Songs	Journey to My-Ka	Thunderhead Music	74
	Ledisi	Dreaming Interlude	Soul Singer	Ledisi	70
	Lynne Arriale Trio	Lean on Me	Arise	Motema Music	72
	Geri Allen	Portraits and Dream	Timeless Portraits and Dreams	Telarc	69
	Jen Krupa-Leigh Pilzer Quintet	Opus One	JLQ	Krup-Pilzer	71
	Anat Cohen	A change is gonna come	Notes from the Village	Anzic	71
	Phyllis Hyman	Betcha By Golly Wow	The Legacy of Phyllis Hyman	Arista	73
	Eva Cassidy	Over the Rainbow	The Other Side	Liaison	73
	Melody Gardot	Over the Rainbow	My One and Only Thrill	Verve	76
	Carmen Staaf	Reflection	Reflection	CD Baby	74
	Chaka Khan	Teach Me Tonight	Classikhan	Music World Music	78
	Elizabeth Sheperd	Higher Ground	Parkdale	Linus Entertainment	79
	Concha Buika	Luz De Luna	De Ultima Trago	WM Spain	83
	Hailey Naiswanger	Serenity	Confeddie	Hailey Naiswanger	92
	Marta Gomez	La Ronda	Women of Latin America	Putamayo	86

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Sophie's Parlor Politics - 40 Years of Women In Radio

Join Sophie's Parlor Women's Radio Collective in conjunction with the Howard University School of Communication's Radio, Television, and Film Department for a celebration of 40 years of Sophie's Parlor and all of her Divas through the years.

This event is Free and Open to the Public for reservations and more event information, please click here http://bit.ly/wiBN1k

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)

Listen in to Sophie's Parlor each and every Thursday on wpfw.org from 1-3pm.  Remember Sophie's Parlor is the show by women, about women, but for Everybody!

--Sophie's Divas 

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March 1, 2012 Show

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She, Her, Lady, Woman
by Andrea, Diva of the Day

Join Diva of the Day Andrea on the magical ride she helped listeners brew up during this show.  In honor of Women's Herstory Month and the coming International Women's History Day, Andrea produced a stellar show that found jewels from throughout the world of music made by women that had as part of the title either of the following words She, Her, Lady, or Woman.  As we know women are these words and so much more.

Take a look at the playlist below to see who was played, which artists you want to support and why Sophie's Parlor is the place to be on Thursdays from 1-3pm on wpfw.org.

Keep listening this month Sophie's Parlor and all the producers here on WPFW have wonderful programming planned.  Happy Women's Herstory Month!

Please be sure to keep up with us via social media and don't hesitate to contact us.

Email - sophiesparlor@gmail.com (email us)

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

Twitter -  @sophiesparlor (follow us)

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

March 1, 2012 Playlist

Artist	Song Title	Album
Pam Parke	Sophie's Theme	Imagine
Chaka Khan	I'm Every Woman	Dancing Queens -Disk 1
Ginger Smock	A Woman's Place is in the Groove	Ginger Smock 1946-1956
Joy Denalane Feat. Sara Tavares/Chiwoniso/Deborah 3.	Vier Frauen	Women's World Voices V. 5
Various Artists	Woman I Am, Blessed I Am	Circle Of Women
Mayra Casales	Mujer Ardiente (Woman On Fire)	Woman On Fire - Mujer Ardiente (
Meg Christian	Sweet Darlin Woman	The Best Of Meg Christian
Maimounah Youseff	Gypsy Woman	The Blooming
Nina Simone	See LIne Woman	The
Sweet Honey in the Rock	Oughta Be A Woman	Breaths
Patty Austin	Lady Be Good
GerI Allen	Our Lady (for Billie Holiday)	Timeless Portraits & dreams
Karan Casey	She's LIke the Swallow	Holding Up Half the Sky: Voices of Celtic Women
Joy Harjo	The Woman Hanging from the 13th Floor	Native Joy for Real
Joy Harjo	The Woman Hanging...	Native Joy for Real
Joy Harjo	The Woman Hanging....	Native Joy for Real
Rita Ribeiro	Ha Mulheres	Latinas: The Women of Latin America
Erykah Badu	Bad Lady	Mama's Gun
Bonnie Raitt	Might Tight Woman	Bonnie Raitt
Somi	African Lady	Red Soil In My Eyes
Emiliana Torrini	Fisherman's Woman	Fisherman's Woman
Mary YoungBlood	She Watches Them Play	Feed The Fire
Aretha Franklin	Do Right Woman, Do Right Man	I Never Loved A Man the Way I Love You
Eliane Elias	Toda Menina Baiana	Light My Fire
Esperanza Spalding	She Got To You	Esperanza
Alice Coltrae	Crescent	Translinear Light
Dakota Staton	What Did you See in Her	The Late Late Show
Annette Aguilar & StringBeans	Tortola	No Cheap Date

 

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Telling Our Stories; Black History (Feb. 9, 2012)

 "Sojourner Truth"
Credit: womenhistory.about.com

In honor of Black History Month and to commemorate the unending women who braved their lives, their freedom, and their souls I thought it best to allow the music today to remind us of what Black History is....A journey....A journey that we are constantly on, the destination is not reached for as we live and breathe each day we ourselves make Black History.

Just to give you a taste here is the immortal and amazing Abbey Lincoln doing Freedom Day with Max Roach in 1964.



You can always play this show online,  cut & paste this link http://bit.ly/u2MAq8  (Mid day Jazz 2-09-12, 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.

Keep your ears and eyes out for the Sophie's Parlor  40th Birthday weekend, March 8-10, 2012.  See you there, more details to come....

Sophie's Parlor is a show by womyn, about womyn, but for Everybody!

See ya soon---

Andrea

Today's Play List

Artist	Song Title	Album	Label
Pam Parker	Sophie's Theme	Imagine	Pam Parker
Judy Moffat	Black Woman	Women Holding Up Half the Sky: Women of Reggae	Shanachie
Abbey Lincoln & Max Roach	Freedom Day	We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite	Candid Records
Aretha Franklin	You'll Never Walk Alone	Gospel Greats	Rhino Flashback
Etta James	God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)	Heart & Soul -A Retrospective Disc 3	Hip-O Select
Regina Carter	Beau Regard	Regina Carter	Atlantic
Cindy Blackman	My Funny Valentine	Someday...	HighNote Records
Dakota Staton	My Funny Valentine	The Late Late Show	Collectables
Suphala	Transport	The Now	Rasa Music
Sweet Honey In the Rock	Motherless Chil'	The Women Gather	Earthbeat
Terri Lyne Carrington	Oh Freedome (Interlude)	More to Say... (Real Life Story NextGen)	Koch Records
Geri Allen	Al-Leu-Cha	Timeless Portraits & Dreams	Telarc
Susan Werner	Together	The Gospel Truth	Sleeve Dog Records
Aretha Franklin	Amazing Grace	Gospel Greats	Rhino Flashback
Dee Dee Bridgewater	What a Little Moonlight Can Do	Keeping Traditions	Emarcy/ DDB Records
Joycelyn Brown (Nuyorican Soul)	I Am the Black Gold of the Sun	Nuyorican Soul	Blue Thumb
Nina Simone	Here Come's the Sun	The Very Best Of Nina Simone 1967-1972 - Sugar In My Bowl	RCA Records Label
Carmen Lundy	Round Midnight		Jvc / Xrcd
Alice Coltrane	Cresent	Translinear Light	Impulse/Universal
Cassandra Wilson	Black Orpheus	Loverly	Blue Note Records
Sinead O' Connor	War	Throw Down your Arms	That's why there's chocolate and vanilla

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Here is to Life with Diva Kimberly C. Gaines

Rest in Paradise Etta James... At Last





Here is the legendary singer on Dancing with the Stars singing the classic that everyone knows and loves.
I hope you enjoyed the show. Here's to Life... and all the many splendors, twists and turns. Thanks for the calls and tuning in! Check out the playlist. Support the music!

Artist	Song	Album
Nina Simone	Seeline Woman	Anthology [Disc 1]
KING	Supernatural	The Story - Single
Deborah Bond	Highest Mountain	Madam Palindrome
Quantic & Alice Russell with the Combo Bárbaro	Look around the Corner	The Way I Feel Look around the Corner
Maimouna Youseff	Reason For Breathing	The Blooming
Asa	The Way I Feel	Beautiful Imperfection
Adele	Rumour Has It	21
V.V. Brown	L.O.V.E	Travelling Like The Light
The Rurals	Slow Breathing	A Rural Life
Emily King	Moon	East Side Story
Bei Bei & Shawn Lee	Hot Thursday	Into The Wind
Carlitta Durand	23rd floor	Nostalgic Nights
Michelle Webb	Istanbul	DC/Istanbul - the EP
Dezaray Dawn	Deep Waters	Deep EP
Adele	Lovesong	21
Avery*Sunshine	Ugly Part of Me	Avery*Sunshine
Gretchen Parlato	Better Than	The Lost and Found
Carlitta Durand	Nostalgic Nights	Nostalgic Nights
Yuna	Coffee	Decorate - EP
Jill Scott	So In Love (feat. Anthony Hamilton)	The Light of the Sun (Deluxe Version)
Yuna	Live Your Life	Live Your Life - Single
Carmen Rodgers	Never Again	The Bitter Suite

:::ANNOUNCEMENT:::
Sophie's Parlor is celebrating 40 years! We are celebrating during Women's History Month. Fitting right? Saturday March 10 join us for a look at Sophie's past with our alumni Divas, discussions of forming your own collective, women's safety in the world and more. Pre-registration is going on now! Click the link to reserve your space! 

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The Intentioned Show - Andrea, Diva of the Day

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

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