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Belladonna the Virtuous

Vicious when cornered. Otherwise fairly harmless.

About Me

This emcee eats words and spits hot fire. Listen if you want to fall in love with an angry woman. Belladonna will groove you to sleep and rouse you to revolution. Many faces; many voices; one love.Belladonna is currently in the studio working on a new project, but she misses you, too.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 8/17/2004
Influences: Everything that happens every day. My incredible mom. Your mom. Chaka Khan, Otis Redding, Smokey Robinson, Carol Burnett, John Stewart, Jimi Hendrix, Andre 3000, Kurt Vonnegut, Alfred Hitchcock, the nameless victims of all the many holocausts, all of those who persevere in the struggle.
Sounds Like: Curtis Mayfield, Macy Gray, Michael Franti, Ani diFranco
Record Label: New Harlem Productions
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Rumble...

Okay everybody, breathe. Change is coming.  I can tell from the tremors.  Don’t throw yourself into a hole and wait it out, root your feet to the ground and ride it out.  Haven&rs...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:31:00 PST

Death of a Chief in Toronto

Native Earth Performing Arts is threatening to knock your socks off with Death of a Chief", an adaptation of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" set on Aboriginal ground.  The production, which feature...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:20:00 PST

Im Back!

Thanks so much to all who sent their well-wishes and good energies.  I had a safe, productive and spiritually enriching experience.  Wish I could tell you all about it, but it's al...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:12:00 PST

Do you like to fight?

Check out this track by Threat From Outer Space, off the album "Bleeding the Dying Elephant" http://www.myspace.com/threatfromouterspace 
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:20:00 PST

Weirdest compliment ever

The other day a cab driver spent a large portion of the ride trying to convince me that I owed it to the world to reproduce (no, not with him).  Apparently this would improve something,...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Fri, 18 May 2007 07:58:00 PST

GULUWALK, OCTOBER 21, 2006

On Saturday, October 21, I am walking for the children of northern Uganda. This is the 3rd Guluwalk that I have participated in with Belladonna & the Awakening, and each time I think, "does this w...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:10:00 PST

Back on the coast and it feels so good

I arrived in Vancouver last night and haven't even had a minute to bump heads with any of my peeps, and yet I'm smiling.  So it's official: I love this city, and it's only going to get better.&nb...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 04:02:00 PST

Big Things Happening @ Bella's Day Job!

Native Earth Performing Arts, Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre and Makerita Urale present  HONOURING THEATRE  Peterborough: September 20 - 24 Toronto: September 27 - Oct 1 Regina: October 4 - 8 ...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:12:00 PST

Arts For Real Change: ARCfest Call For Submissions, Toronto

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - ARCfest 2006 - Art For Real Change - Toronto's Social Justice Arts Festival ARCfest is a Social Justice Arts Festival that will be held from October 23rd-29th in multiple ven...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Thu, 30 Mar 2006 05:40:00 PST

West Coast wanderings

Hey, all.  So I'm in beautiful Vancouver, BC this week and it is incredible.  So far I've had the opportunity to visit All-in Studio (www.all-inrecords.com) and witness the birth of a new tr...
Posted by Belladonna the Virtuous on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:28:00 PST