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loide

a new day...

About Me

..About me? 1st born daughter of some bonafide originals! Papa hails from Guinea Bissau, Mama from Mozambique (Lusophone to the bone minha gente)....born in France, raised in Cali and currently living, working & loving life in MD/DC. ************** About my music? Been singing since Kindergarten (sang about Betsy Ross sewin the US flag...lol) Did musicals and choirs through elementary and Highschool, of course I sang in the church and trained in Classical from Highschool through 2nd year of College. I was quiet for about 3 or 4 years...then I discovered Jazz (singing it that is) about 3 years ago...and I'm still learning. ************** THE LATEST (as of Winter '08): new begginings, its a new page. just starting off the latest chapter in my legal career....its beautiful. the hours can be long, but I'm loving every minute. As I shift gears, I'm pacing the music. But new things will happen in '08, I'm writing new material and hope to record before the years end. Gig dates will be limited, but when they do happen, I promise nothin but Good music! Hope 2 C U at a gig near you ;-)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/22/2006
Band Members: me and a rotating plethora of some talented cats (but no real ’band’ per se)!!! At some point or another I’ve worked under or with ..Clifton Brockington, Allyn Johnson, Alejandro Lucini, Tita Negra, Vince Evans, Wayne Wilentz, Leonardo Lucini, Willi Vasquez, Quincy Phillips, Kris Funn, "Smokin" Joe Brotherton, Sam Prather, Eric Wheeler, Franky ’the genius’ Gaskins, Bill Heid, Tosin "Teegroove" Aribisola, Hope Udobi, Benito Gonzalez, Herman Burney, Deandre Shaifer, Mark Foster, Nat Jolly, Michael Bowie, Pete Muldoon. Most recently I was graced w/ the op to work w/ Lonnie Plaxico, Toru Dodo, Sharp Radway, Ben Williams, Reggie Quinerly, Brandon Ross, Khalil Kwame Bell, Mongezi Nkata. The music lives on...********* Here are 2 songs performed recently in DC at KuKu’s album release gathering...enjoy ;-)
Influences: God and his everlasting love, my honorable papa (may he rest in peace) and his Manjac "lullabyes", my mother and her precious hymns, Sarah Vaughn, Cesaria Evora, Miriam Makeba, Leontine Price, Sade, Zap Mama, Nina Simone, I-three, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Lauryn Hill, Midnite, Morgan Heritage, Roberta Flack, Ottis Redding, Robert Nesta Marley, Luciano, Harry Belafonte, Salief Keita, Simply Red, Paul Simon, Citizen Cope, Esthero, Eva Cassidy, Jill Scott, Caetano Veloso, Bebel Gilberto, Jobim, Mendes Brothers, Augosto Cedo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Johnny Clegg, Jah Cure, Beres Hammond, Y'sour Ndour, Janis Joplin, Anthony Hamilton, Gigi, I Wayne, Bill Withers, Barbara Striesand, Portishead, Africando, Celia Cruz .....and the list goes on

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Sounds Like: LOVE AND HAPPINESS....



Type of Label: None

My Blog

Check out the article and live interview on the music and I - on AfricanLoft ;-)

check the article and follow the link (at the bottom of the page) to listen to the live interview on the music enjoy... http://www.africanloft.com/introducing-loide-guinea-bissau-m ozambiquan-artist-ja...
Posted by loide on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:03:00 PST

LOIDE - live at the zipper theater NYC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaLbi9W1Cck 3-21-08 Presented by New Africa Live -Loide (Mozambique/Guinea-Bissau Vocalist) is joined by Patrice Blanchard-bass, Kahlil Kwame Bell-drums, and L...
Posted by loide on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:22:00 PST

CATCH ME IN THE OCTOBER MIMI MAGAZINE ISSUE!!!

GO TO WWW.MIMIMAGAZINE.COM AND CLICK ON THE MAMBO SECTION!!! HAPPY READING ;-)
Posted by loide on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 10:09:00 PST

minha vida

its a new phase in my world. kinda strange. i'm trying to figure how all the pieces fit together. the music, the legal world, love, family, God...you know all the things that really matter in life. it...
Posted by loide on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 07:34:00 PST

=(

being sick sucks....i'm down w/ a head cold and i've been stuck in doors for 2 days. my mission today?....escape
Posted by loide on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 05:44:00 PST

my very first blog ever...

I'm watchin 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes' right now...really I don't hav time for no dang movie but this flick is FUN-NEE!!  I also suck at multi tasking....so i'm gone  ...
Posted by loide on Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:35:00 PST