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Releasing Potential in conversation with Cleo Sylvestre, veteran blues singer and actor
Why Cleo Sylvestre? Cleo is a renowned film and TV Actor, and a Blues singer who continues to work with ’60’s icons including Donovan. Cleo is passionate about race and gender equality as a black female singer in a business still working towards inclusion for all. “It’s never too late!” Having worked with The Rolling Stones in the 60’s, and had an invitation to record with Brian Jones of the Stones, Cleo Sylvestre embarked on a successful career as an actor. Cleo has appeared in many epic films including Poor Cow and in many TV series as well as on stage. Just before the age of 70 years, Cleo decided to go back to her music career setting up ‘Honey B Mama & Friends’. In this episode, Cleo shares some delightful stories about her friendship with The Rolling Stones and how she feels as a black woman in the industry and the recent #BlackLivesMatter campaign: Having a passion about your music is essential. Cleo says “something happens to me when I hear the blues. I went beserk when I heard boogie woogie prayer”. Does your music make your listeners feel like this? Find out how to get your name into print. Cleo has featured in Bolder, a book about inspirational older women and in ‘Gaspard the Fox’, a children’s book by broadcaster and author Zeb Soanes Hear great exclusive stories about Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, and Cleo’s recent recordings with Brian’s son Joolz and the legendary Donovan Cleo explores what it is like as a black blues singer in a white male dominated genre and the lack of black blues singers Hear more about the blues at legendary ‘The Eel Pie Club’ and the ‘Blues Kitchen’ “If you’re passionate about it - keep going! Don’t be defeated”. Keeping mentally and physically fit by . . . (- listen to find out) Useful links to click for even more: https://www.facebook.com/HoneyBMama https://www.instagram.com/honeybmamafriends/ http://eelpieclub.com https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Bolder/Carl-Honore/9781471164354 https://www.gaspardthefox.com Please let us know your thoughts about this podcast at: [email protected] Thank you
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By Geoff LangstonWhy Cleo Sylvestre? Cleo is a renowned film and TV Actor, and a Blues singer who continues to work with ’60’s icons including Donovan. Cleo is passionate about race and gender equality as a black female singer in a business still working towards inclusion for all. “It’s never too late!” Having worked with The Rolling Stones in the 60’s, and had an invitation to record with Brian Jones of the Stones, Cleo Sylvestre embarked on a successful career as an actor. Cleo has appeared in many epic films including Poor Cow and in many TV series as well as on stage. Just before the age of 70 years, Cleo decided to go back to her music career setting up ‘Honey B Mama & Friends’. In this episode, Cleo shares some delightful stories about her friendship with The Rolling Stones and how she feels as a black woman in the industry and the recent #BlackLivesMatter campaign: Having a passion about your music is essential. Cleo says “something happens to me when I hear the blues. I went beserk when I heard boogie woogie prayer”. Does your music make your listeners feel like this? Find out how to get your name into print. Cleo has featured in Bolder, a book about inspirational older women and in ‘Gaspard the Fox’, a children’s book by broadcaster and author Zeb Soanes Hear great exclusive stories about Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones, and Cleo’s recent recordings with Brian’s son Joolz and the legendary Donovan Cleo explores what it is like as a black blues singer in a white male dominated genre and the lack of black blues singers Hear more about the blues at legendary ‘The Eel Pie Club’ and the ‘Blues Kitchen’ “If you’re passionate about it - keep going! Don’t be defeated”. Keeping mentally and physically fit by . . . (- listen to find out) Useful links to click for even more: https://www.facebook.com/HoneyBMama https://www.instagram.com/honeybmamafriends/ http://eelpieclub.com https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/Bolder/Carl-Honore/9781471164354 https://www.gaspardthefox.com Please let us know your thoughts about this podcast at: [email protected] Thank you