Multi Award Winning Female Saxophonist, Birmingham, UK, Jazz, Gospel, Reggae, Blues, Soul and Originals. 'Music for the soul'
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To improve my songwriting skills, I enrolled in a course led by Keppie Coutts and Benny Romalis. They are fantastic teachers! We went beyond the basics of how to write lyrics and delved into how to make them memorable and impactful. The course allowed me to bring out a lot of ideas that were spinning in my mind for a while. I hope I can share some of the results with you soon.
This year at Time For My Music, my community group for emerging female musicians, I have taught series of workshops about amplifying devices, what they do, and how to use them. My goal with this was to get the women more comfortable with the tech elements involved in their performance. It has been a great success! So much, that I decided to make the information available for everybody.
The recent death of Dr. Jason Arday, the youngest black person to ever become a Cambridge professor has, yet again, highlighted the issues others have towards people of colour. Whilst this happened in the UK, you don’t have to be a British national to sign the petition being raised in order to prevent such a tragedy from repeating itself.
The political situation is daunting, and it can feel like a lost cause already. However, the far-right still has a long way before it can seize absolute power. This means that we have the opportunity and duty to oppose them. Donate, get involved, speak up. Never let go of your empathy and your heart. We can do this together!
I got the honour to perform at the service to commemorate the 64th anniversary of Jamaica’s independence, organised by the Association of Jamaican Nationals Birmingham (UK). The theme of the day was ‘Keep Hope Alive.’ A song from my repertoire that fits it very well is ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water,’ released by Simon & Garfunkel in 1970.
Today in our re-listening of the podcast Success Beyond The Score, we reach the second season finale. If you had to pick just one episode to revisit, this would be the one. Although it doesn’t include clips from the interviews with the wonderful guests who made this season possible, it has me telling you what were the absolute best takeaways from my conversations with them.
Here is the last clip I am going to share from the 2024 Caribbean Takeover files I found while browsing my folders the other day. In this one, I get off the stage to share the 70’s disco hit ‘Dancing Queen’ by ABBA with the audience.
After more than 300 years of colonial rule, Jamaica gained its independence on 6 August 1962. To commemorate this important date, tomorrow, Sunday 9 August, the Association of Jamaican Nationals of Birmingham UK will offer a service of praise and thanksgiving at the New Testament Church of God Handsworth. I will have the honour of providing the music for the occasion, and I would love it if many of you could attend.
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