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Fhena

Spoken Soul

About Me

Few artists have the ability to merge spirituality, musicality, cultural identity and a fire performance factor into the genre of spoken word. As a poet, singer, and former musician, Fhena does just that. Her writing has the ability to stir emotions, provoke thought, and bring spiritual enlightenment in her unique blend of spoken word, instrumentation and vocals. Born in Rhode Island, Fhena began her path to writeousness with her first poem in the fourth grade. She became serious about her writing in high school, using it as an outlet to release frustrations. She was encouraged to publish her writings, but knew that it was not time. At that point, she was only bearing witness to social, economic and cultural injustices in her works. She did not want her voice to be heard until she had solutions to offer. This desire set her on a path of discovery...encountering, confronting and conquering personal and collective challenges. The gems mined on this journey are what Fhena shares with her audience. And those who have had an opportunity to withness a Fhena show know her for her rapid fire delivery, honesty and energetic performances. Fhena believes that being an artist is a special calling, a mandate of sorts. "My mission is to utilize spoken word to inspire thought, growth and discovery of the highest self. I want my words to penetrate the heart and mind bringing healing, clarity and understanding of what has been so we can be prepared for what is to come."

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/16/2005
Band Website: fhena.com....coming soon!!!!
Band Members:

Fhena; Venus 7 -vocals on Beauty From Ashez; Zonya Love - vocals on I AM; Mamaniji Azanyah - bass on Live For; Adam Neal - piano on Love Overcomes; DJ Freez of the ATL on Production; For the Live Show - the hottest cats in the ATL
Influences: Good Music...Good Vibes...Individual Expression...Unique Voices. People you know...many that you probably don't...YET! Donny Hataway, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Andre Crouch, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Earth, Wind & Fire, Julie Dexter, Venus 7, Abyss, New Hope Baptist Church Choir, Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Gospel Choir, Mrs. Powell, Jeffrey Carter, India.Arie, JIVA, Lauren Hill, Jill Scott, Sam Cooke, Brook Benton, Prince, My Mommy & Daddy singing duets in the church choir...I have left many off...I will probably keep adding



Sounds Like: Fhena!



Record Label: Independent ..
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

The Waters of Israel

Ok...so yesterday I finally got in a car and left Dimona.  It was really really hard to do but I will talk about that in the next blog. I want to talk about going north to Tiberias and going to t...
Posted by Fhena on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:17:00 PST

LOVING IT IN ISRAEL!!!!!!!!!!!

So I am still here and loving it even more each day!  Everybody keeps wanting me to blog about this experience.  It is difficult to because it is soooooooo much!  Everyday is full of ne...
Posted by Fhena on Mon, 04 Jun 2007 05:47:00 PST

I'M IN DIMONA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot even begin to explain how beautiful it is here!  Not just looking out on land that has not been destroyed by "development" but experi...
Posted by Fhena on Tue, 08 May 2007 12:37:00 PST