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Mama Zun

If you don't go within, you go without.

About Me

Mama Zun a*k*a Cheray O’NealBorn in New York City and raised by artists, it’s no wonder Cheray choose to cast herself in a life long career. A poet warrior, word wizard with vocal melody, her messages speak of love, loss, self worth and a dream for a better world. Like life her words a told in cyclical tales, what goes up must come down, and always will go back up again. She was a featured poet on the 100.3 the beat ,and the voice of Indigo, a hip hop poet doll. Her underground house single ’Flow’, paying homage to the late Florence Griffith Joyner was released on Seasons Recordings as well as The SupperClub Lounge 5 in Amsterdam, Holland. Her hip hop soul alternative ’O’, an anthem speaking to a womans worth is the theme song for the upcoming Showtime Film ’The O Tapes’. Currently residing in the city of Lost Angels, she’s a magical blessing to behold. Her eclectic soulful shows with band Zun has now morphed into a powerful theatrical musical choreo- poem called Journey This. ’Journey This’ now in pre-production is a mystical universal tale of finding your path to your own self worth. It is a beautiful tale told through spoken word, melody, movement, media and live instrumentation. Not only is she fusing her creative talents with words and music but shes been both in front of and behind the camera. Most recently her highly acclaimed film ’Love Letter’, which she wrote and produced was featured in ’Sisters Doing it for themselves’ a film series screened at Raleigh Studios. It addresses the issues of AIDS and youth in America. As an actress she’s been in films and commercials, most notable: The HBO Buzz Pick of the year ’Aftermath’ and as the sears tire mom for what else...Sears. What Cheray is the most proud of, is her creative visions set forth for the next generation, the youth. She has taught both within and without the N.Y.C and Los Angeles public school system and has a T.V documentary series and an anthology book in the works. Now she can add South Africa to her list, for she spent four months teaching and producing what she calls ’ poetic theater’. She is the creator of some of the most edgy innovative collaborative artistic productions with youth in Los Angeles, and has been teaching her workshops throughout. What more can you say? This woman is on the move and ready to take this world by gentle storm. She speaks to all people. Her words are inspiration and truth. Her voice intoxicating. Her energy pure beautiful earth angelic soul stirring magic.poetry is song, and song is poetry, the weight lies in the feeling and intent.Stay love.. stay blessed.... stay you!
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Member Since: 2/16/2006
Band Website: facebook.com/cherayoneal
Band Members: Me myself and I.... words that hypnotize....... vocal love licks and quite a few of the most talented musicians, singers, dancers, and visionaries on this planet...



Footage from the hit Showtime docudrama now playing 'The O Tapes'. Ross Jordan great editor.
Influences: Jill Scott..Nina Simone..Billie Holiday...Gil Scott Heron...Assata Shakur...Maya Angelou....Vusi Mhlongo,Paul Robeson..Beah Richards...Joni Mitchell...Laura Nyro...Michael Gregory Jackson...Bob Marley....Simphiwe Dana..Erika Badu...Nikki Giovanni...Bessie Smith...The world I see through my eyes...The youth, our ancestors, my mother Patti and Grandmother Rubie...my dad maurice..mama q...The future...the present...my sisters jazz, kim,dez,little brother dwayne and tyler....my friends..angels, morena, anes, chula, ocean,sara,sharona,kim g, jenn, lenore, pasean, the Reyes sisters, south africa, simon,malik,SGI,...love..life...bolivia...beauty..pain...dre ams..nature..the color sunset orange...my little niece Samba..and prince INTIoriginal piece choreographed by Cochocoy and written and performed by Mama Zun. Dancer Asiel... The Zodiac Show
Sounds Like: Tastes like sweet honey apples covered in whip cream on a hot sunny day...Sounds like a gentle thunder rolling in from a far away land that casts warm sunshine when the earth needs a healing..Touches like universal indigenous soul stirring tongue... Feels like a deep tissue massage after a tri -a-tha-lon and a soak in a mayan sweat lodge...Grabs you like meeting your newborn loved one for the very first time....Caresses like a 1,000 foot down blanket wrapped in silk covering....there's no way to describe...it just is........ Mama Zun song "Don't Give Up" is featured.Video for song 'O' edited by Bob Mori and beach footage taken by Cochocoy
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Check out this event: TONGUES

Hosted By: MAMA ZUN & CARMIT BACHARWhen: Sunday Jun 01, 2008 at 6:00 PMWhere: CLUB 740740 S. BROADWAYLOS ANGELES, CA 90014United StatesDescription:THIS IS A BENEFIT FUNDRAISERMusic.. dance..body paint...
Posted by Mama Zun on Wed, 07 May 2008 08:04:00 PST

u like me

U like MeTo divide one into a comfort boxto size me up from the sight of my skin colorto measure my worth by the lack of kink in my hairto speak in tongues twisting untruthsjust to suit your part naiv...
Posted by Mama Zun on Sun, 21 Oct 2007 04:56:00 PST

grace

life is full grace has walked in and stamped her name in my heart  
Posted by Mama Zun on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:18:00 PST

LITTLE BOY

LITTLE BOY OF MAYBE 12 SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO ME GRABBING AT HIS INVISIBLE DICK THROUGH TORE HOLED JEANS AND CRUSTY SNEAKS HE AIN'T GOT NO SOUL TO HOLD ONTO OR ATLEAST HE THINKS WHERE I...
Posted by Mama Zun on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 03:22:00 PST

ticking

time ticks bysun shines inwind blows thickkisses find peaceworry covers angerchocolate melts in lonelysand burns facedespair rinses hopechildren play hardgarbage piles onhate finds solacemoney buys fo...
Posted by Mama Zun on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:00:00 PST

human revolution

a great human revolution in a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and further will cause a change in the destiny of all humankindNichiren Daishoninwww.sgi-usa.org ...
Posted by Mama Zun on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:10:00 PST

'3rd class'

  Third Class "1st class" "Third class" no room for '2nd class' next in line runner up not yet good enough who cares cause in  "1st class" the seats still tore roughly the graffitti marked ...
Posted by Mama Zun on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:09:00 PST

is is enough?

Sunny outside... the heat of africa scorches deep, yet is it enough to burn truth and love into the souls of it's people?is it enough to wake up the sleepwalkers who know no better?As I write this,&nb...
Posted by Mama Zun on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 05:46:00 PST

church street

when I walk unto church street from the main road in muizenberg there lies the garbage lined sidewalk.. unclothed babies staring me deep.. crystal addicts in the form of a teenage boy's.. dr...
Posted by Mama Zun on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 05:02:00 PST

the price of copper

the spoke ..n word out here is off the hook, south africans so full of passion every word that drips out there mounth is pure and deep rooted, wow, went hanging in cape town downtown and ofcourse i fo...
Posted by Mama Zun on Tue, 26 Sep 2006 06:56:00 PST