StreetcredMusic: HipHop/Classic Two Angels Will Turn Your Head.

A tranquilizer for the anti HipHop people. Two friends of mine who turned MY head.

...First a slice of 'Pound Cake' from Lucine Fyelon

 

Enjoy, Video: 'Pound Cake

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...And from the master communicator, Jade Simmons  

HipHop, as a communication of life, delivered at Elgin Community College.

Enjoy the Video: 'Beethoven Was Black'

Enjoy their FB pages::

Jade~~ FB   

Lucine~~FB

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StreetcredMusic: Throwback Thursday... Just Some Friends Singing.

TBT>Just some friends singing. Some of my favorite women, just doin what they do, making me feel good with their music, and spreading love.

'Love Automatic'

MaryC

'Song for the Ocean'

                          

Kristin Hoffmann

Diamond Lil'

The Lost Star: Contessina Medici

I'm Not Over Love

Sonia Eden

....all these women are independent, please click on their links, and #Supportindie.
.....Thanks!

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StreetcredMusic: 'A Week At TheHiveNYC'. With Alain Rochefort and Yuki Sato

This is great, I now have someone else who can rave about TheHiveNYC.

Last week Yuli invited me to come out to 20 Cook Street, Brooklyn...to see a project that was born out of a meeting with Alain Rochefort and Yuki Sato. As I understand it, it was over dinner at Christmas, when Yuli and Isaac Henry Gardner, were visiting Boston.

The workshop was so awesome, I have some photos of the work involved.
The show was a mix of pure imagination, light, deception, diversion with a story of well,
......I saw an emergence of some kind, mankind? Human nature?

Yuli's costume being painted with Latex the day of the show.

I'll let Alain tell you his thoughts::
Alain:
"This past Christmas while having dinner at my place in Boston, I pitched concept ideas for a show called 'Prism' to Isaac and Yuli.

They liked the ideas and invited me to come to TheHive for a week, and workshop the ideas.
The catch was there needed to be a performance at the end of the week,
....to showcase what was work-shopped.

The 'Prism'

 ...My fiance and I arrived at TheHive on Monday, with nothing but concepts and brought them to TheHive community. I learned that 'TheHive' is the perfect name for this place, as whenever we needed help Yuli or Issac would make a call, and out of nowhere someone amazingly talented would show up and lend a hand to do whatever we needed.
Thanks to them we were able to create a 10 minute show that was thought provoking and visually
mesmerizing.

Yuki, Yuli, Alain & Isaac preparing.

Yuli, Alain, Yuki

....the performance was followed by a feed back session, which allowed us to know what did or did not work, and how we can evolve the show moving forward".

Yuki and I want to thank Isaac and Yuli and TheHive community for their time, creativity and their patience....Alain Rochefort
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It was a nice evening as always at TheHive, I had fun taking part, and of course you all know Yuli, 
is the one and only Yula Beeri, founder and President of TheHive.


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StreetcredMusic: 'PianoWomen'

I am putting together a series of videos of some of my favorite songstresses, which will include some of the best vocalists and writers in New York City, all genres, Jazz, Pop, Rock, and some foreign language music as well. Called 'PianoWomen'

Women from Italy, Israel, Russia, Canada, Spain will all be represented.
And some great actresses will participate, Oh yeah they sing too.

So just be ready, for some of the most talented women, well, in the world!
Cool.

Erin Pellnat

Tessa Lena

Keren Botaro

Vanessa Calderon

Emilly Ben Ami

....and of course the usual 'suspects' that you see all the time here will be 'In' too...
Excited to start work on this, this Summer!!

StreetcredMusic: Vanessa Calderon, Daniel Diosdado: Film Makers, Creators.

Film: 
 A film, also called a movie, motion picture or photo play, is a series of still images which, when shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images due to the phi phenomenon.

This optical illusion causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession. A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera.

There you have it, all you need to make a film, subjects and a camera. Anyone can do it.
                                                              OR....
You can do it from your heart, with passion, devotion, precision and make it your life's work. 
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Best Actress, 
Vanessa Calderon 

Enjoy, her work in, the award winning film:: 'Insania' 

Vanessa Calderon, Nomada Films

 And ...Director, creator Daniel Diosdado who works 'hand in hand' with Vanessa.

Daniel Diosdado, Nomada Films

Here is a wonderful short film from Daniel, 'For You'
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In addition to the great work above, Vanessa, and Daniel have a new project, called 'DeMotionAct'
....which you will be hearing more about on this blog:: 'Stay Tuned'

Recently at Rags Etc.#2 at TheHiveNYC

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StreetcredMusic: SheSaid~HeSaid. Greta Panettieri & Satchmo

 I can't think of any others I've seen who are as comfortable on stage with Jazz, and improvisation, and making people smile than these two musicians.

This appearance by the Diva, Greta Panettieri was on Italian TV after the Paris attacks.
....and a message to make it a better world in 2016.

SheSaid:: Video:: 'What A Wonderful World'

Greta Panettieri

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HeSaid:: The legendary 'Satchmo'... Video:: "What A Wonderful World"

'What a Wonderful World'
 ... is a song written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single, which topped the pop charts in the United Kingdom.

Thiele and Weiss were both prominent in the music world (Thiele as a producer and Weiss as a composer/performer). Armstrong's recording was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999. Intended as an antidote for the increasingly racially and politically charged climate of everyday life in the United States, the song also has a hopeful, optimistic tone with regard to the future, with reference to babies being born into the world and having much to look forward to.

The song was initially offered to Tony Bennett, who turned it down.

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StreetcredMusic: "The Best Song Since The Blog"

Regina from Jersey City asks: "Since you started the blog what's the best song you have heard from all the indie artists"?
I have to make full disclosure here, for a question like that I eliminate my immediate family, cause it would not be fair because I love everything they write~ (Family being Yula Beeri and the Diva, Greta Panettieri)

There are three songs that I say are the best, WHY?? Because I love them all for many reasons. First thing, they all paint a picture in my mind as I listen to them, and BTW, I have listened to them hundreds of times. Secondly, they all are a perfect match... lyrics and melody.

 Here they are in alphabetical order:and BTW, the albums these great tunes come from are wonderful also:
'Changing Spaces' by MaryC  
An R&B tune that speaks to a break up, and sung as only a NYC songstress can.
"One mistake is all it takes, you could hear the sound of my heart break" 

'Landing Gear'..by Abby Ahmad
One of the best protest songs ever written.
 "Hold your breath kids, cause greed in airborne"

 'Rabid Girl'...by Kalen
....literally creates a 'snap shot' of New York's lower east side, with the tempo of the metropolis.
 "Delancey liquor store refused to serve her more, cops are on the way, she's a regular they say"

Kalen

There UGO, my favs. But guess what, I have some of the new music that will be released soon from some of NYC's finest...AND I may be adding some new favs to this list!! Stay tuned!!
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 Listen here::: Abby Ahmad
Listen here::: Kalen

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StreetcredMusic: 2015, 'It Was A Very Good Year'

2015, it was 'all good'. I attended many wonderful events at TheHiveNYC. Live stage, art, and live music.TheHive is totally non profit, like this blog, and they rely on the talented young artists who share in all the projects, and the donations of people like me who enjoy their work.

'Peer Gynt' at TheHive

Performances by Yula and the eXtended Family

 This blog maintains a continuing relationship with everyone at TheHive, and the wonderful events they produce...looking forward to 2016!
Here is a Video recorded and filmed at TheHive~~ 'Dot X' by Yula &TheXFM

Speaking of TheHive it was there I got to see the wonderful Tessa Lena 
perform for the first time in 2015. She is an experimental musician, creative as hell, a great vocalist and performance artist..AND she fights for independent thinking as well as indie music. Tessa has a new album that will be coming in early 2016. I have heard a sample, GREAT!

Tessa Lena

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Putting people together and meeting new artists is what this blog is all about. Let me re~introduce you to another... I met Keren Botaro this year, and went to several of her gigs for the first time in 2015. She's a monster vocalist, with a marvelous stage presence, and a fun person.

Keren and her band

Keren Botaro

Video:: Keren: 'The Only One'
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"Amazing women" How many times have you heard that on this blog?? Well here is one I met this summer, a friend of "the amazing" Lara Bello. 

Get to know and enjoy an exciting, vibrant all around great performer/actress/dancer, Vanessa Calderon

Vanessa, With Lara Bello

Vanessa Calderon

Vanessa Calderon

 Video:: Vanessa, 3'30" DK
 The short film directed by Daniel Diosdado is a sharp and furious critic to hypocrisy and praise to vulnerability; those things that scare us and force us to make many mistakes.
So pleased to meet her in 2015.
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>>2015, is the year I got most of my Documentary Film edited. A bit more to go!

Working with Emilly Ben Ami & Sam Teichman 'StreetcredMusic'
 

Here's a clip:: 'The Diva' NYC
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2015: I was contacted by RKC Radio, Paris. 
They asked me if I would like to play 2 hrs of my Indie Music family each week on their airwaves that reach 144 countries!! So of course I said yes! ...and they are the real deal when it comes to supporting indie music of ALL genre. So please listen in and go and follow their efforts on the link above...Thanks!

 >>2015, I lost some of my favorite 'hang out' ladies this year.>>>

Kayce Laine Moved to Nashville, good for her!!

Video:: Kayce Laine, 'Better Than Okay'
Here's more about her move:: 'Kayce to Nashville'
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Sonia Montez moved to Seattle, a great move for her family! Gonna miss our brunches :(

Video Sonia & The Henry Street Players::'AveryJane'
Gonna miss both, fun people!!!

And, Clara Lofaro ..went on "TILT"

'My2cents'....I would just like to express how much joy and trust you all have given to me, as we enter the new year I wish for you all, joy and happiness in return.


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