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Anisa

Ya Girl's STILL Workin--EP in 2008. :)

About Me


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Myspace Backgrounds Hailing from the heart of Jamaica, Queens, singer-songwriter Anisa has always been in love with soul music. Singing at the tender age of four, Anisa's music is rich in the concepts of life, love and artsyness--blazing the trails of artists like Jill Scott, Musiq and Erykah Badu. Since beginning her grind in the NYC underground music scene, Anisa has worked among a plethora of prominent artists, including Martha Wash, Cissy Houston, Bilal, and Spoken Word Artist Rha Goddess. In 2003, Anisa released her first independent project entitled "She is What She Is-The Live Bootleg Sampler" which included the underground hit "Stereo Luv." After receiving wonderful responses from a wide range of audiences on her own, Anisa began the "Soul Power Collective" showcasing a group of phenomenal artists at many NYC clubs, including Harlem's Sugar Shack Cafe, Joe's Pub and the Groove. Anisa is currently the host of the weekly Soul F' Real Open Mic held at the Five Spot Supper Club in Brooklyn and is currently working on a forth-coming independent album entitled "The Anisa Show" to be released in 2007.Anisa The Queen would like to meet:More and more beautiful, inspiring and determined people.......ya heard? Interests: I'm interested in being Free, creating good Music, the Revolution (first in the mind, body and spirit then in society), finding ur higher self---reflecting God, being educated, promoting good self esteem, protecting and teaching our children, creating financial health for ourselves--good people, being articulate when appropriate, not ignoring or perpetuating ignorance and stopping any and all negativity from flourishing.....Movies: The Color Purple, Love Jones, School Daze, Bamboozled, Brown Sugar....i gotta think uv some more..Heros: My mama, teachers, preachers, Harriet Tubman, martyrs, my friends, beautiful brothas and sistas, spiritual people, non-fake people, genuine people, creative people, Artists that ain't afraid to be themselves, secure folks, reformed drug addicts, People who realize that trying to pull me down aint gonna push them up--, fame dancin, sexy mutha***s at the parties, Kanye West (He's got balls), honest people, caring and loving people, people who fight the powers that be, and ME...because for a long time I thought it was wrong to be like me because I wasnt 110 lbs w/long straight hair or green eyes.. people with closed minds told me lies about myself and made me not want to be anything like myself till I found myself and realized for myself ...HEY I'm beautiful dammit--shouldn't have took this long to know it.Books: .. width="425" height="350" .. Temple of My Familiar (Alice Walker)

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Member Since: 11/27/2005
Band Website: Check me here for now....
Band Members:A mad family of peeps and musicians.....
Influences: Whitney Houston, Donny Hathaway, Anita Baker,Marvin Gaye,Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Otis Redding, Jill Scott, Rachel Ferrell, Erykah Badu, Al Green, and definitely Hip-Hop cats like ATCQ, Nas, etc ...
Sounds Like: Home-made love w/ a twist of everything and everyone I've ever heard. U can decide for urself....
Record Label: Indie
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Look out for Updates--Ex-Hostess of the 5 Spot soon retums!

I know yall miss me. I miss yall too. Wednesday night at the 5 Spot--the "Soul "f Real open mic was about pure magic. Yall blessed me with your energy, talents and vibe--and I gave it right back. I'd ...
Posted by Anisa on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:49:00 PST

Swear I know at least ONE of each kind (musicians) LOL

7:22 PM - How Jazz Works Current mood: artistic Category: Music -- Piano:Pianists are intellectuals and know-it-alls. They studied theory, harmony and composition in college. Most are riddled with s...
Posted by Anisa on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:28:00 PST

Loving 2007 already......

Loving 2007 already...... So, it's a new year, 2007......and a whole year for me on Myspace. WOW. I'm a 1 year-old. Looking back on 2006, I find myself very proud of my accomplishments. I'm...
Posted by Anisa on Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:53:00 PST

Dilla Tribute and a recent Run-in Wit Da Cali Boy Jaz

The Dilla Tribute- A Beautiful Thing So recently, my boy Anu-to-da-Sun had a tribute at SOB's for the late but great Mr. J. Dilla...and it was phenomenal. We all took part--the whole Soul Power C...
Posted by Anisa on Tue, 28 Mar 2006 02:52:00 PST

Peace to Jay Dilla R.I.P

Hey Yall,   Yes, peace to Jay Dilla, who I don't claim to know much about--but I do know how important his contribution to the music that I love is. I first remember being introduced to the sound...
Posted by Anisa on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:09:00 PST

Coooooooooooool.......... as a breeze

Okay, well since I seem to be in an ultrablogging mood today..I decided to explain how I wrote one of my songs. I think its an intertesting story. Truth is , I don't always get to tell stories and whe...
Posted by Anisa on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 04:05:00 PST

It's 2006--Time to Make Dem [email protected] Grits Baby!

Whassup yall Happy New Year!!!!--You know Myspace is indeed a beautiful place to be--yea, I know I'm late but dam--everybody ain dey mama is here ain I didn't even know it--I was on here a couple days...
Posted by Anisa on Sun, 15 Jan 2006 02:16:00 PST