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Sonja Marie

NEW BEGINNINGS COME OUT OF THE DARK!

About Me

Greetings Good People…I’m Sonja MarieI’ve been writing poetry since I was 10 years old (I have 37 journals to prove it). I’m from Yonkers, NY. (YO, baby ?) and attended Hampton University receiving a BA in Theatre Arts.My most public claim to fame has been the Grammy nominated soundtrack, “Waiting To Exhale” with the song “And I Gave My Love To You”. I wrote the lyrics and performed that song with Chante Moore…what a blast, a blessing and a lesson. I performed on a number of projects with numerous producers and artists…Teena Marie, Cody ChesnuTT, Whitney Houston, and the late Oji Pierce who produced Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”.My most recent project, Sonja Marie’s Black Album, is sparking some noted interest. The contents of the Black album personify a collection of feelings I almost forgot to tell you, as it opens me up to…create a new! Presently, I’m in the studio with a second installment representing our live experience.My home is on stage with a CRAZY 7 piece that blows my wig every night we play. We rocked all over Los Angeles; Temple Bar, The Mint, The House of Blues, The Knitting Factory…just to name a few. We turn the party out!In an attempt to expand as an artist, I’ve incorporated my poetry with dance troops such as The Marshall Dance Company and Winifred R. Harris’ Between Lines. This collaboration is simply magical…dance, music, poetry, theatrics…it makes me bubble over with passion.I had a supporting role in the powerful docu-drama, “Gang Tapes”. WHAT! You haven’t seen it? The most realistic rendition of gang drama in Los Angeles I’ve seen to date.I’m currently signed with Arlene Thornton & Associates as a voiceover artist. She has booked me on Comcast (TV) Toyota (radio) and Crazy Taxi (CD Rom).I cannot forget the literary contributions I’ve made in the following anthologies; “Catch The Fire” edited by D Knowledge, “Supergirls Handbook” edited by Pam Ward and “Voices of Leimert Park: Volume II” edited by V Kali and Michael Datcher. I urge you to find these collections of brilliant poetic works in your nearby book stores. For the WORD continues to save us all.As God continues to whisper in my ear, what’s to come is so beyond…I swear I have nothing to do with it. I’m just being led and I really hope you can witness the ride.MySpace Layouts

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Member Since: 1/12/2006
Band Website: soon come!
Band Members: Ever changing but always happening! Soon I will have a family to keep on the payroll!.. CDBABY LINK for SONJA MARIE: Black Album --

Influences: GOD...LIFE...Celeste Marie...sunrises...love...Nina Simone...Oprah...Kamau...tears...Stevie Wonder...Esthero...Joi...Yonkers, NY...black people...heart music...kisses from Neil in the middle of the night...India.Aire...All underground artists doing their thang...Kurtis Blow...Tribe Called Quest...Yemeyah...candle light...Nikki Giovani...good people...and all things that make my heart say, "AHHHHHH!" Sonja Marie once again live at The Mint Friday March 2,2007 10p

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Sounds Like: The asphalt meeting the shore brought together by some melodic reasoning
Record Label: unsigned
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My Blog

Rahsaan Patterson opened my world!

So, Friday night, November 23, Rahsaan Patterson so graciously allowed me to ignite the stage with him. When I first got the call from Dexter Story @ Temple Bar, there was nothing in the world that w...
Posted by Sonja Marie on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:14:00 PST

Ms Dunham & Me!!! Performance in her Spirit!

Ms Dunham & MeWatch Me!!!Vulnerable, Tangible, Obliged and In Color Watch Me!!!Pliable, In Fight, In Pain and Ingrained Watch Me!!!Determined, Disgusted, A Nova, I'm HistoryBe Me!!!Dancer contorting a...
Posted by Sonja Marie on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:27:00 PST

Joy Comes In The Morning

I've recently stepped inside a room I've been banging down the door for years. Begging, pouting, manipulating my way through a granite structure negating the fact, I had a key in my hands the entire ...
Posted by Sonja Marie on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:38:00 PST

Newness!

What's up peoples?!!!!>> I haven't gone anywhere...just bought a new pair of glasses!>> ...And I swear my vision captures differently. People who were > clean are> appearing a bit dirty and those I'...
Posted by Sonja Marie on Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:58:00 PST

Good Morning Midnight!

Good Morning Midnight!!!! I awake this hour basking in the darkness; the unknown. The holidays have come and gone. The hype of all that promises to be open and "NEW" seem to be arriving on the lo...
Posted by Sonja Marie on Mon, 16 Jan 2006 05:22:00 PST