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About Me

click hereBlessings & Peace... Life is a trip. I've been through many crazy things in my life...good and well, not so good. But you'll have to check my memoirs for the full story. However, the following will give you an idea of what i've been up to for the last 6 years. Give thanks! After talking my way backstage at a Ziggi Marley show, and seeing all of the things that were going on, I decided that I wanted to get in on the action. I studied music business management and started to seek work within the industry. My first project started over 6 years ago when I was hired to sell print advertising for the Reggae and Blues Festival Guide magazines. Becoming a part of that magazine was a blessing and served as vehicle for me in my personal life and career. I never could have imagined the people I would meet and the doors that would open because of my involvement with RBA Publishing. I moved to NYC 3 years ago and got involved in freelance television and film production. I worked with companies like MTV, CBS, VH1, & AOL.com on such live events as the MTV Video Music Awards, The Apollo Theatre's 70th Anniversary special, the World Stunt Awards and The Biz. I also became immersed in the West African dance scene studying mainly Sabar from Senegal. This became a great release for me and a wonderful way to balance the stress of living and working in a city like NY. I've done some tour management and artist development as well. During the summer of 2005 I managed my first tours with the Easy Star All Stars who perform Dub Side of the Moon & Radiodread. After working on several projects since I moved again...back to my Daughter...building a sales & consulting business and moving forward. My newest clients are: www.BigUpRadio.com and Simpy College. Give thanks for lifes continued blessings and lessons...they offer me more and more opportunities to grow and realize my dreams...everyday I get closer.

My Interests

Myspace Contact TablesThese are some of the things I like... Hanging out with my daughter Kaya, West African Dance, reading, organizing my things, travel .."425" height="350" .. .."425" height="350" .. .."425" height="350" ..drinking good coffee, baking, hanging with my good friends, listening to quality music and going out to see live music. I also love the snow and go snowboarding when I can...If there is a mini half pipe in the area I might just drop in for a quick thrill.

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Music:

I LOVE LOVE LOVE MUSIC!!! All different kinds of music...BOB MARLEY, BAD RELIGION, BAD BRAINS, BIGGIE, TUPAC, DE LA SOUL, LIVING COLOUR, KRS ONE, MOS DEF, CURTIS MAYFIELD, MIDDLE EASTERN MUSIC, TACKHEAD, XELEM, SALIF KEITA, LOUIS ARMSTRONG, MOZART, AALIYAH, SIZZLA, ENYA, SADE, CURTIS MAYFIELD, DAMIAN MARLEY, TOOTS & THE MAYTALS, SISTER CAROL, SLY & ROBBIE, THE RAMONES, BLACK SHEEP, THE PHARCYDE, THE FUGEES, DEPECHE MODE and DAMN: much more than I can write here... I must say though, that the message of Reggae music embodies a large part of who I am, and has particularly been a great influence in my life. It is my love for Reggae music and an unbreakable connection to His Most High that has kept me alive and guided me to where I am today.

BOOM SHOTS #57 hosted by DJ BOOM
with special guest SIZZLA
(click to download 2hr show reggae dancehall podcast)

(previously broadcast December 13th, 2006)
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Movies:

First and foremost I HATE HORROR MOVIES!!! Here are some movies I do like: Shawshank Redemption, The Secret, Harold & Maude, Breakfast Club, Heathers, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Frida, Walk the Line, The Sound of Music, all of the Harry Potter movies, Memoirs of a Geisha, Rockers, Babel and many more...

Television:

I don't really watch too much tv... When I have the time I enjoy watching the travel channel, Discovery, A & E, Current TV **Check it out if you haven't...**, Nickelodeon, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, ANTM, Made, The Sopranos and the Today show...

Books:

Books about the arab world, Nelson Mandela, Queen Noor Al Hussein, The Prophet, Miles Davis bio, The Alchemist, Malcolm X, Russell Simmons, among others. All of the Harry Potter books, From Beirut to Jerusalem & The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman, The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice, Think & Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, and many more.

Heroes:

My Mom & Dad and all of the Ancestors that came before me, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, Queen Noor Al Hussein, Princess Diana, Bill & Melinda Gates, all of the DOPE WOMEN I know (and don't know) out there doing their thing...including my TWIN SIS SARAH, Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, Malcolm X & his famiy, Hilary Clinton, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, and all of the folks that have broken down barriers and paved the way for myself and future generations to have the freedom to be who we want to be!