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Rashida, singer, harpist, and songwriter, began singing lead in her church choir at age 7, and studying harp at the DC Youth Orchestra at age 10. Encouraged by her mother to combine her singing and harp, Rashida learned Stevie Wonder's "If It's Magic." It was then that she found her niche. She began writing R&B songs on the harp, and singing and playing harp across the country. Rashida has been coined the “soulful harpist.†Her father, Noble Jolley, Sr., the late, renowned Jazz Guitarist who earned Howard University's first degree in Jazz Studies, mentored Rashida and her siblings in music. Today, Rashida's brothers Nathan and Noble Jolley, Jr., produce most of her music. Her goal is to leave a lasting impact, and make the harp an official R&B/Hip Hop instrument. TV APPEARANCES: -ABC, MTV, E! Cable Show, BET, Fox, Belgium TV, and German TV, among others. PRINT: -World Magazine, US Weekly Magazine, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, The Afro-American, The Washington City Paper, Rolling Out Magazine, et al. RADIO: -Voice of America (VOA) radio program, WTOP-FM, Washington, DC , WPFW, et at. PERFORMANCES: -Opening Act for Artists such as John Legend; Performed on a mini tour with the late Mary Ida Vandross, (mother of the late great Luther Vandross); Performances at Presidential Inaugural Balls , a Mayoral Inauguration, The John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts, The Village Underground and numerous other Clubs, Schools, Universities, National Embassies; Performed the National Anthem at Stadiums, Sporting Events, and other venues. ACCOMPLISHMENTS: - Miss District of Columbia, 2000/Miss America 2001 Contestant; - Speaks and performs nationally and internationally to teens - Youngest person appointed by the President to the Presidential AdvisoryCouncil on HIV/AIDS. - Finalist for the Quality of Life Award at the Miss America 2001 Pageant; -Recipient of the Tomorrow's Leader Award; the Impact Award , and numerous other awards for her service to her community. ..
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