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Yaseemi

About Me

Tings nah run we, We a run tings!
Card carrying member of the human race, looking to connect and communicate through art: spoken word poetry, dance, music and visual art. Yaseemi, your poetic matchmaker, linking you with the sounds that your ears need today. Check out my friends. Looking to fulfill my life's purpose: fearless self-expression.My artistic ambitions: Tell what needs to be told, speak what needs to be spoken, shake what needs to be shook. Rock the boat and do it with style!
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/08/2007
Band Members: Multidisiplinary artist Yaseemi is currently experimenting by incorporating vocals and rhythm tracks into her poetry.




Influences:

Influences: The Creator. The world in general. Favourite photographer, Henri Cartier Bresson. Visual artists: Wolf Kahn, Georgia Okeefe, Chagal. Favourite artists/musicians, Bugle, Damian Marley, Eryka Badu, Beenie Man, Lady Saw, Lady G, Shelley Thunder, Baby Cham, Gyptian, Wyclef Jean, Orchestra Baobab, Ibrahim Ferrer, Bob Marley, Ward 21, Mavado, to name a few. Favourite on-line radio station: BBC 1xtra. Favourite spoken word artists: Anyone whose got the guts to go up on stage and perform what they've written from the heart.
Sounds Like: Sounds like: Me, myself and I, who else would I sound like?
Record Label: Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

The Pear Tree

I am feeling so energized and blessed. I didn't know this day would come so soon after the pruning began.  At a recent celebration my friend told me, and the others gathered there, about a pear...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT

Clearing out and moving on.

Lucky Friday the 13th! I just finished clearing the bulk of my stuff (I haven't yet fessed up to the two suitcases still in the storage room, LOL) from where I used to live (and where two of...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:17:00 GMT

Mother’s day

I am feeling a little frantic as I try to squeeze everything in before I leave for my trip. Can hardly believe I am going back to JA already! Goddess willing, oh and please, please be willing. Had a l...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 12:12:00 GMT

Impatience

One of the things impatience can imply is a lack of faith.  When I find myself in a panic about what will happen next and I look deeper, sometimes I find that my impatience comes from a plac...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:36:00 GMT

Lessons from Jamaica

Hi all, I have been neglecting my journal for the last few days.  Trying to make the adjustment to being back home in the cold, in the snow without my new friends... Lessons from Jamaica, 1) Do...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:15:00 GMT

Thanks for the reminder Tomson Highway!

I was listening to Tomson Highway (a famous Canadian author) on TV the other day and he was talking about world views based on religious beliefs.In one set of beliefs people were expelled from Paradis...
Posted by on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:32:00 GMT

New Years Revolution!

Ahh, so what shall I revolve my life around this year? Postitive thinking.  Stopping that inner critic from taking over and running the show!  Critic, ya na run tings....mi a run tings! ...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:56:00 GMT

What is the foundation for your dreams?

Recently I had a conversation with a friend.  Someone she knew told her that she had no foundation for her dream because she had no money.  Seeing as he was the one offering the money (it se...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT