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BlaqPearl

About Me

PERSONAL INFORMATION: She is an only daughter amongst two brothers of Mr. and Mrs. Van Rooy. Values God and Family first in her life. Enjoys writing, reading and socializing. Has a passion for the spoken word, thus poetry and singing. She is gifted in writing and also has a degree in Psychology and Linguistics. Also known for and described as a social activist and youth development worker. Thus actively involved in the development processes within her community. She claims her inspiration comes from God, her parents, family and self.MUSICAL BACKGROUND: Started writing her first piece at the age of 12 with the intention to simply expressing herself and release some of the frustrations that she has to deal with in her community/ life. This first writing, ‘Life’s No Metaphor’ then developed into a song and was complimented and a stunner every time she performed it. From that time already, she was doing choruses for her late brother ‘Devious’ (1977-2004), who is also her biggest influence. She also performed at small & big family, friends, community, Government & corporate events. From 2001, she moved on to performing at bigger and more recognized events and local city as well as international festivals. Her music entails social content, controversial /tabooed issues and is about empowerment and real experiences + strength and motivation. She describes her music genre as a fusion of African/ soul / jazz / hip hop/ R&B.ASPIRATIONS: To contribute to positive change in our countries current state regarding the Music industry and Youth empowerment. To be successful and inspire upcoming artists & musicians. Also to grow immensely and continuously in her musical talents and self.HIGHLIGHTS: She was nominated to represent South Africa In The Netherlands, Amsterdam for the B-Connected, MusicMayDay festival, 21 & 22 May 2006, and had unforgettable experiences to bring back home (positively). Also her music can be found on sale: (top 20 shelve) at the African Music Store(+online @musicrecommenders.com) in Long street, CPT, Armchair Music store(+online) in Observatory & Downstairs Music store in Cpt. 11 Feb 2007, she finally launched her 1st Music Video & Cd Single ‘Life’s No Metaphor’ , it was phenomenal.

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People that believe in themselves,their worth and purpose in life, or at least strive to this...Compassionate and able to love, Social and Honoust.Intouch with Reality and self. Always growing...Peacefull...

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CREATIVE EXPRESSION

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Posted by on Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:02:00 GMT

National Youth Day-2008

  8pm ish  16 June 2008  ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />   Homage to my brother (remembering you on 16 June, National Youth Day, as the leader, so...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:02:00 GMT

16 June 2007,National Youth Day

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Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 03:58:00 GMT

Sisters Point of View...

Sister's Point of view   What can I say??? Three years ago my only oldest brother was killed brutally by a young man from his own neighborhood. Our family has been going to court for three years...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 01:28:00 GMT

16 June 2007,National Youth Day

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Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:52:00 GMT

16 June 2007,National Youth Day

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Posted by on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:37:00 GMT

"Word...dd" Event,24 March 2007

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Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:02:00 GMT

"Word...dd" Event,24 March 2007

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Posted by on Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:02:00 GMT

Thank You...From BlaqPearl

Hey, I would like to give a Special Thank you; to all that came out to my Launch Sunday eve.It was phenomenal. I appreciate the support and words of encouragement/ inspiration world wide tha...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 09:27:00 GMT

BlaqPearl CD + Video Launch - 11th February 2007

BlaqPearl CD + Video Launch   11th February 2007 Reality in 2007& Most journalists, radio personalities, music programmers, musicians and consumers refer to the 70's soul/jazz/funk as t...
Posted by on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 09:51:00 GMT