Live on Her Blu Majesty with DJ Uni on http://9thfloorradio.com *Wednesdays 5-7PM* *Listen/Download Anytime* *Music, Live Performances, Interviews*
DJ Uni, poet, singer, teacher, videomaker, originally from Maryland, has been in the bay area since 1999. Currently, Uni offers video production services through her business, Rising Star Productions. She produces a local monthly cable TV show, "Arts, Community and Culture," on Channel 28. DJ Uni is currently working on a new release of music. Stay tuned...
On April 29, 2009 "Birthday Cypher" with Special Guest MCs Aima The Dreamer, MC/Poet of The Mamaz, Goddess Alchemy Project, JBoogie's Dubtronic Science http://www.myspace.com/aimathedreamer
On May 6, 2009 Aire Redtree, singer/songwriter. http://www.myspace.com/aireredtree On May 13, 2009 "Birthday Special" Mama Crow, singer/songwriter. http://www.myspace.com/carmensoulmusic2 Carmen Gutierrez {MAMA CROW} is a New York born, Bay Area based singer/songwriter, musician, dancer & activist. Her style is a fusion of funk, folk, soul & blues- and so much more. Her songs tell her story and reflect her perspectives of the world around her; creating a true personal experience in her performance that reach people on a soul level.
On May 20, 2009 Knowa KnowOne, DJ/Producer. http://www.myspace.com/djknowone
On May 27, 2009 Anahata Sound, singer/songwriter. http://www.anahatasound.com
Upcoming Shows: Lila Rose and Mama Crow, singer/songwriters. http://www.myspace.com/singlilarose http://www.myspace.com/carmensoulmusic2
In Hawaii
In the Bay
Special Guests on Her Blu Majesty with DJ Uni on http://www.9thfloorradio.com
03.19.08 DJ Rimarkable 04.02.08 DJ Soul Nubian/DJ Uni Tag Team 04.09.08 DJ Soul Nubian 04.23.08 DJ Divinity 05.14.08 Urban Folk Music Project 05.28.08 DJ Ryan 06.18.08 Sun Ru 06.25.08 Fiyawata 07.09.08 Gabriella, Kay Elizabeth 07.16.08 DJ Abdul Itote 08.27.08 DJ Divinity 10.29.08 Climbing Poetree 11.05.08 JBoogie's Dubtronic Science with Aima tha Dreama and Rene Flores 11.11.08 Goddess Alchemy Project with Aima tha Dreama 02.04.09 Smokie 02.25.09 DJ Abdul Itote 03.04.09 Zach 03.11.09 DJ Divinity
Flying Lotus, (born Steven Ellison) is an experimental music producer, disc jockey, and laptop musician from Winnetka, California. His debut album, 1983, was released on Plug Research Records in 2006.[1] He is most famous (yet also uncredited) for the music in many of the segues of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim,[2] and he has also contributed remixes to fellow Plug Research artists, including Mia Doi Todd. Flying Lotus is the great-grand nephew of Alice and John Coltrane. He is affectionately referred to as 'FlyLo' by fans and critics.[3]
He signed to Warp Records in 2007,[4] and, following his Warp-debut - the six track Reset EP - released his second album titled Los Angeles on June 10th, 2008. More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Lotus
http://www.stonesthrow.com/jdilla
Timeless J Dilla aka Jay Dee
February 7, 1974 - February 10, 2006
James Dewitt Yancey,[1] also known as J Dilla, Jay Dee, or "your favorite producer's favorite producer", was an American record producer who emerged from the mid-1990s underground hip hop scene in Detroit, Michigan. Many critics believe J Dilla's work to have had a major influence on American hip hop music[2].
J Dilla remains highly regarded by hip hop artists and producers such as Madlib, Pete Rock, Common, Busta Rhymes, Mos Def, Pharrell, 9th Wonder [3], A Tribe Called Quest, The Pharcyde, Kanye West, Charles Hamilton, Flying Lotus, Waajeed, Karriem Riggins, and Questlove.[1]
More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Dilla
"My top 10 j dilla beats in no paticular order. ENJOY!! 10. Beat 6 9.History 8. Belive in God 7.Love is 6.Runnin 5.Dreamy 4.The Rhyme 3.Think Twice 2.Little Brother 1.Oblighetto"
http://www.jdaveybaby.com
J*DaVeY is a multi-genre duo from Los Angeles, CA whose sound can be described as a combination of alternative hip hop, alternative rock, soul, electronica, fusion, jazz, punk, funk, new wave[1] and R&B futurists[2]. The group was formed by female vocalist Briana Cartwright (who performs under the name Jack Davey) and male producer Brook D'Leau[3] when they were introduced by a mutual friend in high school.
The duo is reminiscent of Kelis and The Neptunes' electronic funk sound. Today the duo is being heralded as a cross between , Erykah Badu, Prince and Radiohead. J Davey has had music licensed for episodes of the television drama "CSI: New York"" and the Snoop Dogg film "Bossin' Up." J Davey's songs have been played on various radio stations in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, as well as overseas by way of Gilles Peterson, Benji B, and Berry King. Questlove (The Roots), Steven Spacek, and Prince have seen the duo perform in sold-out venues such as the House of Blues in Anaheim, CA and the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, CA. Prince invited them to open for him at his 3121 Club.[4]
More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J*Davey
http://www.estellemusic.com
Estelle Fanta Swaray (born 18 January 1980[1]) commonly known as Estelle, and formerly as Est'elle, is an Grammy Award- winning British R&B singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer. She also has received the MOBO for 'Best Newcomer' and received three consecutive 'Best Female Artist' trophies from the UK Hip-Hop Awards. She is the fifth Black Briton to win a Grammy Award (Sade, Billy Ocean, Soul II Soul and Seal having preceded her). Some artists she has worked with Sean Paul, Kanye West, John Legend, Will.I.Am and Karl Hinds.
More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estelle_Swaray
Some beautiful quotes from "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho:
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
“To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.”
“When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision. “
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” You’ve got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense. “
“The alchemists spent years in their laboratories, observing the fire that purified the metals. They spent so much time close to the fire that gradually they gave up the vanities of the world. They discovered that the purification of the metals had led to a purification of themselves.”
“I learned that the world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things. I learned that many alchemists realized their destinies, and wound up discovering the Soul of the World, the Philosopher’s Stone, and the Elixir of Life. But above all, I learned that these things are all so simple they could be written on the surface of an emerald.”
Emerald Tablet of Hermes:
Translated by Idres Shah
1) The truth, certainty, truest, without untruth. 2 )What is above is like what is below. What is below is like what is above. The miracle of unity is to be attained. 3) Everything is formed from the contemplation of unity, and all things come about from unity, by means of adaptation. 4) Its parents are the Sun and Moon. 5) It was borne by the wind and nurtured by the Earth. 6) Every wonder is from it 6a) and its power is complete. 7) Throw it upon earth, 7a) and earth will separate from fire. The impalbable separated from the palpable. 8) Through wisdom it rises slowly from the world to heaven. Then it descends to the world combining the power of the upper and the lower. 9 )Thus you will have the illumination of all the world, and darkness will disappear. 10) This is the power of all strength- it overcomes that which is delicate and penetrates through solids. 11a) This was the means of the creation of the world. 12) And in the future wonderful developements will be made, and this is the way. 13) I am Hermes the Threefold Sage, so named because I hold the three elements of all wisdom. 14) And thus ends the revelation of the work of the Sun. (Shah 1964: 198).
"Word Roots Related to the Elements"
TEXT: c. 1369, "An ancient metaphor: thought is a thread, and the raconteur is a spinner of yarns -- but the true storyteller, the poet, is a weaver. The scribes made this old and audible abstraction into a new and visible fact. After long practice, their work took on such an even, flexible texture that they called the written page a textus, which means cloth." [Robert Bringhurst, "The Elements of Typographic Style"]
INFLUENCE: c.1374, an astrological term, "streaming ethereal power from the stars acting upon character or destiny of wo/men," from O.Fr. influence "emanation from the stars that acts upon one's character and destiny" (13c.), also "a flow of water," from M.L. influentia "a flowing in" (also used in the astrological sense), from L. influentem (nom. influens), prp. of influere "to flow into," from in- "in" + fluere "to flow" (see fluent). Meaning "exercise of personal power by human beings" is from 1439; meaning "exertion of unseen influence by persons" is from 1588 (a sense already in M.L., e.g. Aquinas). Under the influence "drunk" first attested 1866. Influential "powerful" is from 1734.
FOCUS: c.1644, from L. focus "hearth, fireplace," of unknown origin, used in post-classical times for "fire" itself, taken by Kepler (1604) in a mathematical sense for "point of convergence," perhaps on analogy of the burning point of a lens (the purely optical sense of the word may have existed before 1604, but it is not recorded). Introduced into Eng. 1656 by Hobbes. Sense transfer to "center of activity or energy" is first recorded 1796. The verb is first attested 1814 in the literal sense; the fig. sense is recorded earlier (1807).
AURA: c1859, "subtle emanation around living beings;" earlier "gentle breeze" (1398), from L. aura "breeze, wind, air," from Gk. aura "breath, breeze," from PIE base *awer-.
AUREOLE: c.1220, from L. fem. adj. dim. of aureus "golden." Found in medieval Christianity and ancient Persian and Egyptian images, the celestial crown worn by martyrs, virgins, holy figures, as victors over the flesh. "luminous disk round the head, it is called specifically a halo or nimbus, while the combination of nimbus and aureole is called a glory."
"Talking butterflies and living rainbows" ~Brother Eclipse
If love is the key then allow me to open Doors that lead us 2 truths unspoken This love is a circle that remains unbroken
A magical force that holds us 2gether That nurtures our souls beyond visible measure The moments we share I will 4ever treasure
Like in the sea of the sky The stars are millions So i revel in our light Imbued in the brilliance of your eternal reflection Renewed by the substance of our sublime connection
We have traveled far 2 arrive in this moment Let us fully embody this truth and own it
ON ONE
UNIFY, HARMONIZE REALIZE THE U IN I
RESPIRE TO ASPIRE WHAT WE DESIRE TO INSPIRE
LOVE'S FIRE♥ BURNING UP ALL THE LIARS
WE COULDN''T GET MUCH HIGHER EVEN IF WE TRIED
ADMIRE THE FIRELIGHT IN YOUR EYES CAN'T DENY HOW WE INSPIRE INSIGHT
REMOVE OBSTACLES LIKE FREEWAY LIVING THIS LOVE I'M GIVING IS ONE_OF_A-KIND
02.11.09 of Her Blu Majesty; Special Valentine's Mix! 02.04.09 of Her Blu Majesty; Special Tribute to Bob Marley!
Listen/Download Any Show, Any Time!!
2008 Dates/Special Guests on Her Blu Majesty with DJ Uni on http://www.9thfloorradio.com
03.19.08 DJ Rimarkable 04.02.08 DJ Soul Nubian/DJ Uni Tag Team 04.09.08 DJ Soul Nubian 04.23.08 DJ Divinity 05.14.08 Urban Folk Music Project 05.28.08 DJ Ryan 06.18.08 Sun Ru 06.25.08 Fiyawata 07.09.08 Gabriella, Kay Elizabeth 07.16.08 DJ Abdul Itote 08.27.08 DJ Divinity 10.29.08 Climbing Poetree 11.05.08 JBoogie's Dubtronic Science with Aima the Dreama and Rene Flores 11.11.08 Goddess Alchemy Project with Aima the Dreama 02.04.09 Smokie and Special Bob Marley Set
02.11.09 Her Blu Majesty; Valentine's Mix Playlist
1) Sky and Sea (Blue in Green) = Cassandra Wilson 2) Love Song #1 = Meshell N'Degeocello 3) By Your Side (Neptunes Remix) = Sade 4) In Your Eyes = Peter Gabriel 5) Sunshine = Raul Midon 6) How Deep Is Your Love? = Bee Gees 7) Never Too Much = Luther Vandross 8) Rock With You = Michael Jackson 9) Love Light in Flight = Stevie Wonder 10) For the Love of You = Isley Brothers 11) Anytime, Anyplace = Janet Jackson 12) I Want You (Live) = Erykah Badu 13) Tell Me = Groove Theory 14) Fall in Love = Slum Village 15) Doin' It Well = LL Cool J 16) Find A Way = A Tribe Called Quest 17) Closer with Dwele (Produced by T3) = Slum Village 18) Fall in Love (Instrumental) = Slum Village 19) L.O.V.E. (Lasting Origins of Vibrant Evolution) = Goddess Alchemy Project 20) Love is Stronger Than Pride = Sade 21) Hyper Ballad = Bjork 22) Drowndeep Hula = Maxwell 23) Sweet Baby = Stanley Clarke and George Duke 24) Space Lady (Live) = George Duke
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I'm usually pretty serious and spiritual when it comes to writing but I'm feelin' giddy today, so I wanted to share a funny exchange I found between Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey when he was on her show. Check out how this online media culture twists and morphs the drama...hilarious!!!
For those who haven't heard of Raul Midon, the nu-Stevie/Donny, who came out a couple of years ago. Peep this Piscean's flow...wow!!!
