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Shilan Latrace

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Shilan Latrace was born in New Albany,Indiana. The second oldest of four sisters and two half brothers. She began singing in her church, St. James Victory Temple COGIC at the age of three. Her church played a big part in her love for music and performing. At this church she learned to play piano and drums at the age of 9. Shilan would sing with her sisters at different churches,writing songs and singing them wherever they could. Shilan attended Indiana University in Bloomington and will be receiving her Bachelors degree in music business and production with a minor in music. She has performed with Indiana Universities African American Choral Ensemble and with the small group Sojourner since her freshman year. She has graced the stage with Sounds of Blackness singer Patricia Lakey-Aiken and many other well-know musicians. Now residing in Los Angeles, California, Shilan is working on her debut album and is currently doing shows at different venues. This singer, songwriter, producer, instrumentalist, and artist in every aspect is a force to be reckoned with. When the world picks her up, they will not be able to put her down. She is going to bless the world with the gifts that God has given her.Profile Edited by MPS MySpace Editor 2.0

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/08/2006
Influences: I am influenced by many people from my church (C.O.G.I.C.), Kim Burrel, The Clark Sisters, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Ottis Redding, Weather Report, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Z.Z. Hill, Michael Jackson, Tony, Toni, Tone, Deangelo, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Mos Def and The Roots.
Sounds Like: Life, love and the confessions of a broken spirit.
Record Label: none

My Blog

Sojourner Performance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvzRrAUSeAQ
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:27:00 GMT

New Music

Hey everyone,I hope all is well in your life. I recently posted my new songs "It's Not Too Late" and "In Jesus' Name." These are two of my favorite songs and they mean a lot to me. I hope you enjoy th...
Posted by on Fri, 09 May 2008 23:16:00 GMT

When I Wake Up.....

I hear musicthat the creator has given meall my thoughts are beginning to be in rhymes and rhythms sometimes....Is that weird?I can't sleep at night cause i'm afraidthat I will miss something importan...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 21:52:00 GMT

State-Of-The-Art

State-Of-The-Art means that I was in a certain state of mind when I wrote and produced some of these songs. The art is the song itself. It's like drawing or painting, adding, shaping and forming a pie...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:36:00 GMT

Black Book of Soul

I am a black book of soulEvery word and every page filled with my rhyme and my reasonMy reasons to live, my reason for every seasonThis black book lives in medwells in meyells to me to let it out for...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 13:38:00 GMT