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Malakai

PSALMIST TO THE NATIONS..........IN THE MAKING

About Me

I am a composer, producer, songwriter, musician, teacher, student, philosopher, and a linguist amongst other things. I play piano/keys, guitar, drums, congas, darbuka, Irish pennywhistle and South American (Native) flutes. I have a BFA in jazz performance from CCNY (Magna Cum Laude), and am studying various languages (French, Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew).

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/16/2005
Band Website: cdbaby.com/Malakai, itunes.com
Band Members: Yours Truly and God's Inspiration.
Influences: Jesus the Christ (the greatest musician/composer/songwriter who created all the following musicians and gave them life as well as the gift of music. Jubal (father of all musicians), Sting, Bach, Quincy Jones, Neil Diamond, Bob Marley, Tomaso Albinoni, Simon & Garfunkel, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, John Barry, Seal, Don Potter, Pete Rock, Debussy, Mozart, Madonna, DJ Premier, Timbaland, Johnny Pacheco, La India, Oscar Deleon, Fruko, Celia Cruz, Gloria Estefan, Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, Mana, Jason Upton, James Horner, Switchfoot, Billy Joel, Nas, Samuel Barber, Chayanne, Cachao, Babatunde Olatunji, Sarah McLachlan, U2, Elvis, Diana Ross & the Supremes, The Beach Boys, P.O.D, James Horner, John Williams, Gabriel Faure, Selena, Tito Puente, Grupo Niche, El Gran Combo, Eddie Palmieri, Splender, thats all for now, I just can't think of everyone right now.
Sounds Like: I cannot be boxed :)
Record Label: Long Story :)
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Haitians and Dominicans, Ayiti-Quiqueya

There has long been a history of "bad blood" between Haitians and Dominicans on the island of Hispaniola. Haiti, formerly known as Saint-Domingue was a former French colony while Santo Domingo was a...
Posted by Malakai on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:24:00 PST

And so it goes..................................

And every time I've held a rose...............it seems I've only felt the thorns.........and so it goes, and so it goes...........and you're the only one who knows.
Posted by Malakai on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:54:00 PST

Anna Nicole Smith

I was in a barbershop getting a hair cut sometime last month and the news came on about Anna Nicole Smith.   I was shocked to hear it because I didn't know that she had passed.   One of the ...
Posted by Malakai on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 10:26:00 PST

DEATH TO ALL ZWINKIES !!!

Just buggin out folks (LOL) :)
Posted by Malakai on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:29:00 PST

Divine Revelation of Reggaeton (lol).

The other day I spent 14 hours (2 separate days)  working on a Reggaeton track.  Its the second one I ever worked on and the only one I really liked.   I spent about 7 hours/d...
Posted by Malakai on Sat, 05 Aug 2006 11:33:00 PST

Torn Heart :(

It seems I've known deep sorrow quite often at different periods of my life.......................I now fully realize though that a torn heart wether or not it was torn yesterday or 2 years ago is sti...
Posted by Malakai on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:49:00 PST

About the Pimp comments people............

Contrary to some minor popular belief(especially amongst some members of the younger generation of my church youth group), eh..... em.....I am not a pimp.    This was a joke started by ...
Posted by Malakai on Tue, 31 Jan 2006 02:51:00 PST

My apology

I'm a very open person(logical).  I've moved around quite a lot throughout my lifetime on this earth.  I've been to about 4 or 5 elementary schools, 2 junior high schools, and about 3 high s...
Posted by Malakai on Sat, 21 Jan 2006 03:11:00 PST