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

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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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Best of 2011 by Sophie's Divas Andrea & Kimberly

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

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

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MLK: Legacy, Blessings and Reflection

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

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Change: Freedom, Peace and Healing

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

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Dig Out, Relax or Throw Snow Balls!

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

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