Indie Review welcomes Temple Jackson !

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TEMPLE JACKSON

 Temple Jackson has always been a lover of God and music. Her very soul embodies the definition of what a true artist is. Temple has been singing, playing instruments and writing since the tender age of 5. She continued her exposure to music by singing with several community groups like DeKalb Youth Choir, Bethesda Cathedral Choir, Divine Faith Ministries Praise Team, New Life Ministries and In God’s Company. Temple Jackson increases the beauty of life and love through her interpretation of music. Tem- ple’s determination and uniqueness, has helped her develop pas- sion for music and create an irresistible sound. Soon after, she continued her career by co-writing and performing on McDon- ald’s commercials in 2004 and a gospel album with Lion Share Music in 2006 with In God’s Company. Additionally, Temple toured Australia with In God’s Company in early 2007. Temple served as the praise leader for Fountain of Life Ministries in Marietta, GA and is currently a member of Berean Christian Church in Georgia.

Indie Review welcomes WAYNA !

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WAYNA

Ethiopian-born, singer/songwriter Wayna possesses a voice that is as sweet and pure as it is honest and passionate. This young talent’s love for music started as a child, when she starred in theater productions like “Annie,” and “Damn Yankees” and toured with a children’s musical review company. Wayna went on to hone her vocal talents as a young adult by absorbing the works of her favorite artists, including Minnie Riperton, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder, and Donny Hathaway. While in college, Wayna was crowned Miss Black Unity of the University of Maryland in 1995, earning a one year tuition scholarship and special honors for “Best Talent” and “Best Response to Question” at the 17th annual pageant. The following year, she founded a gospel quartet and performed with the group at the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, where they placed as finalists in the Amateur Night competition. She traveled with the critically acclaimed University of Maryland Gospel Choir and regularly performed at churches and gospel showcases throughout the East coast. After earning a Bachelor’s degree with a double major in English and Speech Communication from the University of Maryland, Waynabegan her professional career as a Writer in the White House for the Clinton administration. But soon, the pull to realize her dream as a recording artist would prove too great. She left to concentrate on her music full-time. Since then, Wayna has collaborated with legendary studio icon/producer Bill Laswell, with critically and comercially hailed producer Eran Tabib, Jive Records producer, Veit Renn, and former Touch of Jazz standout, Kev Brown. She is a featured vocalist/co-writer on on the Sly and Robbie album, Version Born released by Palm Pictures and also featuring contributions from Killah Priest, Black Thought, and N’dea Davenport. She’s also served as a featured vocalist and writer on a number of independent projects for artists, including W. Ellington Felton, Kenn Starr, Kev Brown, Cy Young, and Tamara Wellons.  Wayna received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Urban/Alternative Performance" Category in 2009, for her remake, "Lovin You" featuring Kokayi. "The Expats" is the third and latest LP from this innovative artist and represents a new and daring departure from her previous work. The project is named after its Toronto-based backing band and production team hailing from various parts of the world -- Ethiopia to Japan, Isreal to India, Germany to Jamaica. Drawing from diverse musical influences, Wayna and the Expats create a unique blend of African and Reggae-inspired soul, fused with classic and alternative rock -- Sade and the Police meets Lauryn Hill and Radiohead. This new sound, which Wayna calls “world soul” was the result of a creative journey, jamming, writing and recording with “the Expats” in Toronto over the past 2 years.

Thermal Soundwaves presents..It's Real (Official Video) Directed by Crazy Al Cayne

Hey folks check out this music video, concept by our very own C.Truth
of Indie Review Radio who also makes a few cameos. The track interpolates the
classic "Free" by Deniece Williams and Mic Geronimo's "It's Real" featuring
Napoleon Da Legend. As you can see in the video, there is a secret organization
that's trying to stop Napoleon Da Legend from getting his music out because
it's too powerful, positive and informative. They are afraid that through his
music NDL will awaken the people and possibly cause a backlash, protest
or revolution on the powers that be. The organization sent their top agents out
to find Napoleon and anyone else who's been passing around his CD's but they're
always one step behind.

Indie Review welcomes Joy of Be the Difference !

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JOY of Be the Difference

Joy is a representative of the new company "Be the Difference." The company intends to Be the Difference through design. They have several T-shirt lines which include: “The Worker” Paying homage to all the hard workers Fitness with playful parodies about working out and dieting, “Social Awareness” bringing awareness to the very things that hurt families, friendships. The company believes now is the time to bring goodness to a hurting society. Life may have a way of pushing you but you just have to push back.

Indie Review welcomes April Silver !

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APRIL SILVER

April R. Silver is a social entrepreneur, activist, and writer/editor. She is also Founder and President of AKILA WORKSONGS, Inc. (AW), a leading communications and management agency headquartered in New York. AW specializes in public relations, marketing, and programming for the "arts and activism" field (a phrase that Silver is credited with popularizing). The former talk show host of My Two Cents (on Centric TV, previously known as BETJ), is also editor of “Be A Father to Your Child: Real Talk from Black Men on Family, Love, and Fatherhood” (Soft Skull/Counterpoint Press), a critically acclaimed anthology. Silver’s life/work is powered by the belief that regardless of the endeavor, working with respect, integrity, and excellence matters most. 

Ms. Silver’s achievements in the fields of social justice and entrepreneurship have been widely documented for over twenty years. Susan L. Taylor, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of Essence magazine and Founder of National CARES Mentoring Movement (CARES) calls April “a spirited and visionary leader.” Past and present clients of Silver’s company reflect her relationships to all kinds of people and projects. She has come to work closely with and/or provide services for artists and authors Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Sonia Sanchez, Sister Souljah, Kevin Powell;  The Ford Foundation, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and countless others.

In 1997 she founded Put On BLAST!® The popular online marketing service includes a network of tens of thousands of email list subscribers, Facebook fans and friends, Twitter followers, and other connections and has helped place Silver as a respected voice in new media communications. In 2009, she was the keynote speaker for the Cool Twitter Conference in New York and continues to conduct communications workshops. As a writer, April's essays on hip hop and popular culture, women, personal development, and social justice issues have been published in the New York Daily News, Word.Beats.Life (The Global Journal of Hip Hop Culture), AllHipHop.com, DaveyD.com, and throughout the blogosphere. Her writings and commentaries are also referenced in Brainwashed: Challenging the Myth of Black Inferiority by Tom Burell and in Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your Entertainment Business by Thembisa Mshaka. 

Once a month, April hosts Arts and Activism on the Air on BlogTalkRadio.com. She is also a founding panelist on The Spin, a weekly all-women panel on Wake Up Call on WBAI Radio in New York. And for her 20+ years of service, April has received many awards and has been featured, profiled, or quoted in Time Magazine, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Network Journal, Ebony, Essence, Ms., NY1 News, CNN, and many other local, national, and international outlets (including in London, Japan, and The Netherlands).

Ms. Silver is frequently called upon to speak publicly and has lectured at hundreds of campuses, conferences, and community events nationwide - from the University of Wisconsin to the NAACP National Convention. She has been honored to share the podium with Bill Cosby, Ras Baraka, Terrie M. Williams, Nana Camille Yarbrough, and many others.