On May 31st will be the first time I’ll have a whole 5 minutes (!) to explain and convince the California Presenters that my new project entitled “Heart to Heart – An Open Letter to Brasil” is a great buy! They usually pick 1 or 2 artists out of ten.
I’ve been nurturing this project for a long time, and
sometimes I ask myself why now.
Well, I know why. It all happened after a one-week spiritual experience
last year.
SHOW
June 2nd at 5pm @ LACMA
Guest singer with “Falso Baiano” Band - CD release show, featuring
Ami Molineli on percussion, Zack Pitt-Smith on reeds, Brian Moran on 7-string
guitar, Jesse Appelman on mandolin/bandolim. I’m grateful for your invitation. Obrigada.
http://www.lacma.org/event/grupo-falso-balanohttp://www.lacma.org/event/grupo-falso-balano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALj7zupZV0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALj7zupZV0
Back in Los Angeles after singing with Viver Brasil Dance
Company on our second East Coast Tour that took us to Maryland, NY, Wisconsin,
Iowa and Nebraska.
Part of Viver Brasil Dance Company outside Omaha Airport: Rachel, Vera, Nikki, Kahlil, Kana, Rick, Linda, Derf, Shelby, Katiana, Keyan, Katia and Cynthia.
Below is the poem I wrote after visiting Malcolm X’s birthplace in Omaha.
MALCOLM
They said there was nothing there.
My heart sank,
Puzzled I was of such simple words.
Not convinced, I insisted on seeing with my own eyes.
I was right.
The tall weeds protected the land
And dressed the abandoned skeletons
Of the garden of gardens.
The grass smiled at me
With its Frida Kahlo's skulls faces.
In those few acres
Some folks left a message planted in the dirt.
I sighed
Content, for I had seen his name on a street sign,
Saddened, for his words were silence to his own people.
FOR YOU:
My impatience went away after I watched the video below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQQ3BdjCc4I&feature=share%27%2C%29http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQQ3BdjCc4I&feature=share%27%2C%29
Peace and Joy!
With gratitude,
With gratitude,
Katia : )
