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how we will remember fredara: loves to sing. never ran out of words. always did her work atkins tlc

About Me

i'm a vocalist and music reviewer/researcher/contributer to www.blackgrooves.org and also a freelance music writer.all you really need to know is...from the orange groves of florida to the peach orchards of georgia to the cornfields of indiana, i'm *still* one of the best ones doin it.*wink*

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My Interests

black people....all of em.and music...all of it.

I'd like to meet:

water walkers & multi-billionaires

Music:

EARTH, WIND & FIRE!!!!! john coltrane, a tribe called quest, tchaikovsky, louie vega, al green, sweet honey in the rock, mahalia jackson, old slum village, ronnie laws, roni size, donald byrd, roy ayers, jamiroquai, kem, jay-z, sly & the family stone, black michael jackson, lutha, stevie wonder, led zepplin, black sabbath, miles davis, luke, ti, pharcyde, de la soul, dwele, nicolay, little brother, darien brockington, pete rock, trick daddy, beyonce, tortured soul, bonnie raitt, bobby caldwell, anthony hamilton, cassandra wilson, ella fitgerald, carmen mcrae, nancy wilson, natalie cole, dj spinna, rare essence, all sorts of odds and ends.

Movies:

the wiz , snatch, boomerang, legally blonde, something's gotta give

Television:

seinfeld, espn, and i'm trying to quit watching all those crime mysteries

Books:

the alchemist, 100 years of solitude, the bible, musicking, temple of my familiar, white architects of black education, souls of black folk, cane river, faces at the bottom of the well, gospel choirs, the best of semple, the chinaberry tree, war & peace, crime & punishment, things fall apart, 2000 seasons, the beautiful ones are not yet born, where the sidewalk ends, some of us did not die, love, the bluest eye, breath eyes memory, the debt, paradise, savage inequalities, some of us did not die, the artist's way, the purpose driven life, just above my head, giovanni's room, the fire next time, tell me how long the train's been gone, going to meet the man, just as i am, go tell it on the mountain, blues for mr. charlie, for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow was enuff, if i can cook i know God can, oh the places you will go

Heroes:

Christ, my ancestors, my grandma, my daddy, my mama, my friends, and you.

My Blog

good night to my sweetest pea

i'll always remember today.but more importantly i'll always remember being a little brown girl full of energy bouncing all around sweet pea's museum-like house.i'll always remember how she was always ...
Posted by fredara mareva on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 04:30:00 PST

indian food makes golf-sized eyeballs

okay this is too damn funny not to share.backstory:i'm in chicago for spring break and quasi-house sitting for paul who is currently in south africa (i'm hating, but that's not what this blog is about...
Posted by fredara mareva on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:57:00 PST

WINTER UPDATE!!!

after numerous misses yesterday.....   i fell and busted my arse today. fortunately, what was hurt most was my ego and not my bum. damn that black ice. DAMN IT!! i'm only applying for jobs in mi...
Posted by fredara mareva on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:33:00 PST

man y'all, i'm over it.

now before y'all even get started, i aint no delicate southern belle punk!and i know y'all aint gonna give me any sympathy, cuz y'all are some mean & hateful yatches. but i'm over this. really.i a...
Posted by fredara mareva on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:07:00 PST

i could spend the rest of my life doing what i did this weekend

as a matter of fact...i think i will!! ...
Posted by fredara mareva on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 06:17:00 PST

i never thought i would say this but....

i'm ready for school to start NOW. geez what's taking so long! i got my mechanical pencils, trapper keeper, and IU lunchbox!! i'm just itching to be back in school!!! okay really. what the hell i...
Posted by fredara mareva on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 01:03:00 PST

NYC Summer: 2004

(a couple of people will really get this) dancing in fort greene park we become the blades of grass that move in the wind by the rhythms of steel drums turned turntables racing from brooklyn to...
Posted by fredara mareva on Sat, 17 Jun 2006 03:33:00 PST

one of the ABSOLUTE best nights of the summer!!

yooooooooo! last night was OFF THE CHAIN!!!! the city of atlanta got the bright idea to show THE WIZ during "screen on the green" in piedmont park. the WIZ in the park in ATLANTA!!! COME ONE CO...
Posted by fredara mareva on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:04:00 PST

summer swagger

let's talk about it. ladies, what makes you really shine, glisten, and feel yourself *pause* in the summer months?? is it the perfect summer dress? the perfect new martini? the perfect new body bu...
Posted by fredara mareva on Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:33:00 PST

ladies & gentlemen what do we think about this?

from the desk of one negarra kudumu: (reprinted by permission) http://web.mac.com/negarra.kudumu/iWeb/Site/Blog/D952ACC4-60 16-4B2E-89CF-B2ED3501D1E2.htmlSupposedly the feminist movement brought abou...
Posted by fredara mareva on Fri, 05 May 2006 07:35:00 PST