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BeE Ororo

Alive with love and music.

About Me

BeE Ororo is a songwriter/ singer based in London, UK. Born in Cornwall of Seychelles origin she offers perplexed observations on the world and relationships dished up as simple blues 'n' country with a splash of Jazz. Her highly entertaining live performances, conjure up the lively atmosphere of the bars (Spotted Cat, The Apple Barrel) in Frenchman Street, New Orleans and she has sung at such venues as The 100 Club, The Bluepost in Rupert St (see live video below), The 12 Bar, Kings Head Theatre bar, The Fiddlers Elbow and has just finished a summer residency at the French Man and Horn (WC2). You can catch her most Sundays at The Blue Post Rupert St as a guest singer with the resident band The Fallen Heroes. If you would like to book BeE Ororo and her band please contact Karina on 00 44 (0)7726280688 or phone 00 44 (0)7985579179. Alternatively email, [email protected] or through myspace.


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Member Since: 11/18/2005
Band Members: BeE Ororo works extensively with Chris Denis, and as a guest singer with The Fallen Heroes. She has also worked with Dom Pipkin, Leo Thomas, Johnny Ruscoe, Graham Hughes, Fred Schmidt, Ian Beetlestone. She is also singer and principle songwriter in The Angel Transmitters, Black Sunday and Northside Southside Offside.
Influences: Miles Davis, Tony Williams, Joe Strummer (and The Clash), Patti Smith, Nina Simone, Besse Smith, Joan Armatrading, New Orleans grooves including James Booker, Astral Project, Rebirth Brass, The Fallen Hereos, Dom Pipkin. Terry Callier, Joe Bataan, Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Greg Isaacs, Vivaldi, Al Green, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Peter Green, Neil Young, Leadbelly and more.
Sounds Like: BeE Ororo
Record Label: Nibbles
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Switzerland a go go Egg

Aaaaaaaah!!!!!! Singing at high altitude in the mountains.....lovely but frightening when your breathe goes quicklywierd. Had a great time with The Fallen Heroes, who were absolutely brilliant as usua...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:22:00 PST

NEW SONG

Thanks to the power of the great Mac computer i bring u a New song. Written this year, inspired in part to a shock; a friend of mine suddenly departed from this earth. Bless. Please let me know what u...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:14:00 PST

A Stranglers day

In the words of The Stranglers song "Somethings gotta change" (I prefer Rattus Norvegicus (?) album, features wonderful songs like "peaches" "down in the sewer" true Bachesque keyboard moments and st...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:16:00 PST

roar growl aarrrr

Im gonna roar.............ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!! Ohh that so much better. Today been feeling Leadbelly blue, but me an my guitar are gonna pick ourselves up, dust it down and go forth and smile.Ha...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 08:13:00 PST

Oh Lorrrrrdyyyyyy

Head spinning like whiplash, brain whiplashing even faster. One billion and one thoughts that are tripping up, catching up with each other. Or at least trying. Believe me when i say -oh!!! Lorrrrrdy, ...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:39:00 PST

THANKYOU

Just have to say thankyou to Dominic Pipkin, Emile and Ben Martyn and The Fallen Heroes, Trevor Docksey, Paul Strutter, Kirstie Green, Michael @ The Blue Post, Rob and Mel, Norman, Chris Denis, Graham...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Thu, 15 May 2008 02:19:00 PST

Hot

Thats what i'm talking about. Sunwarmth, friends, food, music, sleep an dreams and living. Hot.
Posted by BeE Ororo on Sun, 11 May 2008 05:28:00 PST

New Orleans on my mind

i have New Orleans on my mind. As soon as the warm weather hits ole London town, Tottenham particularly, it reminds me of bits of N.O. The smell of food from all over the world with that African/ Carr...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Thu, 08 May 2008 04:39:00 PST

oooh they work

Its always a relief, dont you think, when you do new songs live and they work. Pepe le Phew!!!!!!!
Posted by BeE Ororo on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:59:00 PST

Soundbrain still thinking

Soundbrain still thinking. I kinda wish my record player was up and wired just to hear production values differently. I love my ipod nano,  ipods are a wonderfull thing but my ears get lazy liste...
Posted by BeE Ororo on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:34:00 PST