Rainbow Soul

Host Deardra Shuler interviews eclectic singer Lezlie Harrison.  Ms. Harrison is her own personal renaissance. Her constant state of evolution as a vocalist is both bold and subtle while her optimistic momentum inspires us to rise above any tribulation to rejoice. Be it Jazz, Blues, Gospel, Soul, The American Song Form, original compositions or any song in ANY form, Ms. Harrison will imbue it with her distinctive stamp and make a very personal delivery.

A DJ on WBGO, her voice as a regular curator and presenter reveals the love and pride with which she regards America's classical music. Hyper-active on the New York and global Jazz scenes, Lezlie has also sung with the late trumpeter Roy Hargrove, and has lent her presence to the stage as an actress  She also added elegance formerly to the runways of Paris.

With a childhood in New York and North Carolina she matured her talents in NY, Boston and stages throughout Asia, Russia, Europe and elsewherw.  Currently fans can catch her every Wednesday performing at Smoke Jazz Club in NY.

Host Deardra Shuler tallks with Forever Freestyle 13 singer Cynthia.  CYNTHIA hails from New York City’s Spanish Harlem and started singing at age 16 in a group with Safire. Her first album Cynthia(1989) featured hit singles “Change On Me,” and “Thief of Hearts.” A year later Cynthia II was released which included the hit duet with Johnny O, “Dream Boy/Dream Girl” that reached #53 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Performing in Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on March 16, 2019 at 8:00 pm.  She will be joining artists: TKA “Maria”, JUDY TORRES “No Reason To Cry”, GEORGE LAMOND "Bad of the Heart", ROB BASE “It Takes Two”, JOHNNY O “Memories”, CYNTHIA “Change On Me”, NOEL “Silent Morning”, CORO “Where Are You Tonight”, NAYOBE “Please Don’t Go”, STRAFE “Set It Off”, ALY-US “Follow Me”, FASCINATION  “Do You Think Its Time”, TONASIA “Wondering”, and SAMMY ZONE “Running.”

For tickets go online at www.LehmanCenter.org,or call the Lehman Center box office at 718-960-8833.

Host Deardra Shuler talks to Choir Director Shimmy Jiyane (GEE-ya-NEH), of the SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR who will be appearing at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, December 9 at 4pm.  The Choir‘s universal message of love, unity, and hope, along with its captivating melodic and harmonic wonder and awe-inspiring performances.  Formed in Soweto, South Africa in 2002 by choir directors David Mulovhedzi and Beverly Bryer, the ensemble comprised of some of South Africa’s greatest singers, blends elements of African gospel, Negro spirituals, reggae, and American pop music. Their first album consists of Voices of Heaven,  Blessed, African Spirit, Live at the Nelson Mandela Theatre, Grace. The Soweto Gospel Choir has also received Grammy Awards for their contributions on “Down to Earth” (2009), the choir’s collaboration with Peter Gabriel for the film Wall-E, and also two Grammy Awards for Christopher Tin’s song “Baba Yetu” (2010). 

For tickets call 718-960-8833 or through online access at www.LehmanCenter.org.

Host Rhonda Terry interviews singer, actress, writer Dr Glory Van Scott at the top of the show.  Scott talks about her book Glory: A Life Among Legends, a powerful memoir that takes the reader from an early life whose innocence is cut short almost overnight, to Van Scott's dedication to the performing arts as a professional who would find herself at the vanguard of a new vision of African-American dance and theater securing its place as an original American art form.  Then talks with Art Historian Sherry Turner DeCarava on the second half of the show regarding The Roy DeCarava Centennial Celebration wherein they discuss The Sweet Flypaper of Life, Roy's 1955 book with Langston Hughes.

Host Deardra Shuler talks with singer Sarah Dash who will be doing 3 concerts in November in tribute to Aretha Franklin.  Sarah Dash has sung with some of the greatest names in pop, rock and R&B – try The Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, The Marshall Tucker Band, Laura Nyro, The O'Jays, Wilson Pickett and Bo Diddley among others. She has appeared on shows with hundreds of renowned recording artists – from Keith Richards to Stevie Wonder. She is, of course, a founding member of Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles, morphing into Labelle in the '70s and has had her own hits with the dance music classics "Sinner Man" and "Low Down Dirty Rhythm." Dash is doing 3 concerts in tribute to Aretha Franklin on Saturday, November 3 at 8:30 pm at the Union Firehouse, located at 18 Washington Street, Mount Holly, NJ. For ticket information call 609-288-6491. On Monday, Nov. 5th for an 8pm performance she will be at City Winery Washington DC, located at 1350 Okie St, NE in DC and for tickets to that performance call 202-250-2531 and lastly on Tuesday, November 6th she is performing at City Winery NYC, located at 155 Varick St in NYC at 8pm. Tickets can be obtained by calling 212-608-0555.

Host Deardra Shuler talks with singer/songwriter/model Amanie Illfated. Amanie Illfated is a 2-time nominated South Sudanese singer who is based in Toronto and carries the additional titles of producer, model, and activist. Her music consists of thought-provoking lyrics that are mixed with moody synths and fused with rhythmic, Reggae/Afrobeat inspired drums. She is known for her thrilling, energetic and captivating live shows; each consisting of charismatic dance segments and plenty of audience interaction. Amanie has been making her mark on the Canadian music scene and creating a sensational buzz in the United States, England, Scotland, Australia, Sweden and Denmark with her 2015 self-titled EP and her upcoming EP, ‘SATURN’. Her lead single from the EP, ‘The Hills’, has been well received by fans and music critics internationally.

Deardra Shuler, host of Topically Yours, talks with drummer and entertainer, Sheila E.  Sheila Escovedo, aka Sheila E, is a percussionist, singer, author, actress, and was a protegee of Prince. Born into a musical family in the Bay Area of California, Sheila was influenced by her percussionist father Pete Escovedo, uncles Coke, Alejandro, Mario and Javier Escovedo, and her godfather Tito Puente. In 1977, she joined the George Duke Band as a percussionist and singer, appearing on several of the band’s albums. She also performed with Lionel Ritchie, Herbie Hancock, and Diana Ross. In 1983 she joined Marvin Gaye’s Midnight Love Tour as one of his percussionists. The following year, Sheila recorded with Prince.  She also wrote and co-produced her critically acclaimed 1984 breakthrough album, The Glamorous Life, which earned her two Grammy Award nominations.  Her album Iconic: Message4America was released in 1987 and features collaborations with Ringo Starr, Freddy Stone and George Clinton. Sheila E appears with Deniece Williams and Tony Toni Tone on Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, NY.

Host Deardra Shuler talks with singer-Host Deardra Shuler interviews singer-songwriter Deniece Williams about her upcoming show at Lehman Center for the Performing Arts in the Bronx, NY, where she will share the stage with Sheila E and Tony! Toni! Tone! on Saturday, Oct 13.  Deneice is a 4-time Grammy award winner who was a back-up vocalist for Stevie Wonder, Minnie Riperton  and Roberta Flack. Her debut album This Is Niecy went platinum, rose to #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart, and spawned the single “Free”, which reached No. 2 on the Black Singles chart, No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100, and No. 1 on the British Singles chart in 1976. In 1978, her duet with Johnny Mathis, “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” made it to number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Her album Let’s Hear It for the Boy went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Tune into Sacred Places with Bethelle Jay on the BlakeRadio Network, Rainbow on Sunday, May 27th. Today's episode will air at 5:00pm est Call in at 914-338-0695 to ask questions or recieve a reading or go online to listen to the show at www.blakeradio.com, Rainbow Soul.

Sacred Places is hosted weekly by Bethelle Jay, student of life and the spiritual path. Join her as she meets with various guests on their spiritual journey guided to us as instructors and advisors.

Joined again by Miss Gina Jean to discuss operating and keeping space in the workplace. It seems there is no stopping open office design. For empaths, those that can read auras, those sensitive to energetic shifts this environment can be a nightmare. Creating boundaries for your space and creating a Sacred Place within your business habitat can reduce anxiety, stress and mood swings. FYI you are not crazy.

Miss Gina Jean is a professional psychic tarot reader, clairvoyant, medium and numerologist. A graduate of the Tarot School in New York, she delivers insightful and powerful readings to her clients. She has a special gift of restoring clarity and balancing it with love in life’s decisions. Blessed with a family background from the Caribbean (Haiti), she realized early on that she was gifted through her grandmother’s amazing intuitive abilities. Over 15 years of experience as a reader, Gina has mastered a fusion of tarot, clairvoyance and numerology delivering an in-depth personality profile to you. Her innate gift as an intuitive counselor has given her celebrity status with fashion clients such as Refinery29, Louis Vuitton, American Express, Bloomingdale’s, and Teen Vogue. For readings please contact Miss Gina directly at 347-414-9904 or email her at [email protected].

Tune into Sacred Places with Bethelle Jay on the BlakeRadio Network, Rainbow on Sunday, May 13th. Today's episode will air at 5:00pm est

Call in at 914-338-0695 to ask questions or recieve a reading or go online to listen to the show at www.blakeradio.com, Rainbow Soul. Tune in!

Sacred Places is hosted weekly by Bethelle Jay, student of life and the spiritual path. Join her as she meets with various guests on their spiritual journey guided to us as instructors and advisors. Within this community the goal is to use the collective energy to strength our community as we go about our individual journies. Life is moving fast, change is coming swiftly we need this Sacred Place to come back to ground, recenter and connect.

I am joined again by astrologer, Donde. She is talking Mars going retrograde this week in Capricorn. What effects they will it have collectively for 2018? Retrogrades allow us to tune into divine timing so that we may plan when it's best to excute projects, start dating again and the best time to plan that vacation. To get more detailed information about the role of the transits in your life book a chart reading with Dondy. She is always positive and optomistic helping you to understand ways to lead with your best foot forward.

Dondy As an astrologer practicing astrology for over 10 years, Dondy has recognized the importance of astrology and thrives to share this knowledge for all to recognize the profound effects the stars have on our lives. Book an astrology session with Dondy, to get an in-depth innerstanding of the energies you have within and even those you have with others along with the aligned effects of the current astrological climates which ultimately raises your awareness within your life.