Singing, dancing, tabla playing to acting; just an introduction of the many things Mumbai born Tina Sugandh can do. Having been raised by her artistic family in New Jersey, Tina always had a musical bone in her. “My mom used to sing Beatles songs on the radio in India. And she taught my dad how to sing and play, they taught us how music could bring a family together and spread love, joy and happiness. How it could make people smile and then bring a tear to their eye.” Explain the Indian American musician with killer abs.
Sugandh popularly known as The Tabla Girl (also the name of her debut album released in 2009) was first discovered at the age of 15 by Sean Harris, a screenwriter and creative mentor. Harris convinced Sugandh that she should pursue music as a career. While in Rutgers University studying biology, Tina worked on writing her music with Harris and performed on the weekends with her family. During this time, Tina got signed as a singer with Hollywood Records, and worked for Warner/Chappell Music as a songwriter, which brought her great experience and boosted her career manifolds. Writing and recording more than 60 songs, and collaborating with big names such as Ringo Starr, Kelly Ripa and Fat Joe.
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“It was good, and it was happy. But it wasn’t me. Now I’m doing what’s a reflection of everything I grew up with.” Tina’s music is a little diverse from what she heard while growing up. She incorporated her past with present and did an amalgam of Bolly-Holly music, fusing Indian beats with hip-hop moves, traditional instruments with English lyrics, and adding the touch of bindis, bangles and embellished silk scarves with denim to create the perfect fusion
The athlete I chose is Natasha Watley. She is a professional softball player and the first African-American female to play on the USA softball team in the Olympics. She’s a former collegiate 4-time First Team All-American who played for the UCLA Bruins, the USA Softball Women’s National Team, and for the USSSA Pride. She helped the Bruins will multiple championships and also holds numerous records and one of the few players to bat at least .400 with 300 hits, 200 runs, and 100 stolen bases. She’s also the career hits leader in the National Pro Fast pitch. She won the gold medal in the 2004 summer Olympics and a silver in the Beijing Olympics. She was inducted into the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014.
Kathleen Orr, popularly known as Kathy Orr is a meteorologist for the Fox 29 Weather Authority team on WTXF in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was born on October 19, 1965 and grew up in Westckave, Geddes, New York with her family. The information about her parents and her siblings are still unknown. As per bio obtained online, Kathy Orr is also an author. She has written a number of books like Seductive Deceiver, The drifter's revenge and many others. She graduated in Public Communications from S. I. Newhouse which is affiliated to Syracuse University.
With nearly 60 years in the music industry, Tina Turner is one of the most prolific RnB singers of all time. For two decades, she released hit after hit with ex-husband Ike, then transitioned into an extremely successful solo career. On her own, she released nine studio albums, five of which went multi-platinum. To date, she has sold more than 200 million albums worldwide and remains the Guinness World Record holder for most concert tickets ever sold.
At any point in time, someone’s world can be turned upside down by an unthinkable horror in a matter of seconds. On June 20th, 2001 in a small, suburban household in Houston, TX, Andrea Yates drowned her five children in a bathtub after her husband left for work. The crime is unimaginable, yes, but the history leading up to the crime is just as important to the story. Andrea Yates childhood, adulthood, and medical history are all potent pieces of knowledge necessary to understanding the crime she committed.
Sara Salkahazi was born on the 11th of May 1899 in Kassa (an area now part of Slovakia) in Austria. Sara was a Hungarian Modernist Religious sister; she became a member of the Sisters of Social Service in 1929. She helped save thousands of Jewish lives during the final months of World War 2. She did this by opening the Working Girls Homes to provide a safe place for Jews. Sara died on the 27th of December in 1944. This is the anniversary of her martyrdom.
At that time, Viola Desmond was the one of the only successful black canadian business woman and beautician in Halifax because there are were very few careers offered to the black. She Attended Bloomfield High school and also, studied in a program from Field Beauty Culture School, located in Montreal. These schools were one of the only academies that accepted black students. After she graduated, she promoted and sold her products because she wanted expanded her business;she also sold many of her products to her graduates. In addition, she opened a VI’s studio of beauty culture in Halifax.
Jodi Gordon is an Australian actress and model. She is best known for her role as Martha MacKenzie in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away. She is also notable for her modeling career, as well as for her work in the 2011 feature film The Cup.
My reality is more powerful than reality. I am familiar with the challenges that blacks have faced in America; literacy tests to vote, denial of education and mental degrading. However, many have persevered in these circumstances. What I did not realize is that I have many heroes in my family who excelled despite the circumstances; one of which is my great grandmother who inspires me.
From its conception, hip hop has been branded as music for uneducated street hoods. But, the debut album of the obscure group, Midnight Voices, shatters this stereotype with its thought-provoking commentary on the Black experience in urban America. Featuring saxophone, keyboards, guitar, bass, and percussion, along with the scratches and cuts typically found in rap, Midnight Voices delivers its urgent message of racial injustice with its equally impressive music. The group merges the styles of hip hop and funk to create a refreshing alternative to mainstream rap, which is often characterized by the repetitive sample of beats. In doing so, the band effectively expresses the lyrical content of the songs through its music, and succeeds in creating a complementary blend of provocative lyrics and musical ingenuity.
There are those sorcerers who give themselves over to the primal powers of nature, forgoing the learned practice of magic. Such a sorceress is Janna, who first learned magic as an orphan growing up amidst the chaos that is the city-state of Zaun. Janna eked out what living she could on the streets. Life was tough and dangerous for the beautiful young girl, and she survived by her wits, and by stealing when wits weren't enough. The rampant magic that characterizes Zaun was the first and most alluring tool which Janna realized could both protect and elevate her. Janna discovered that she had an affinity for a particular type of magic - the elemental magic of air. She mastered her studies of air magic in a matter of months, almost as if she was
Songs that today rule bars, dance clubs, parties and of course her numerous fans. In 2015 she was announced as a judge for ninth season of the TV music show The Voice.
singing career as a backing vocalist for other artists. Her rapping skill caught Lil Wayne's
Rhythm and blues, also known as R&B, is something that I really enjoy. I am a singer and along with country music, R&B is my favorite thing to sing. With rhythm and blues, there is a song for every emotion, so most of the time the songs can be very relatable. The songs have a variety of subjects like sex, work, and even drinking. In this paper I will briefly discuss how rhythm and blues started, how it evolved into today’s music and why I like it so much.
Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.
Since the beginning of time, people have been obsessed with Indian Punjabi Rap. It is obvious that Yo Yo Honey Singh is undoubtedly the epitome of perfection in that field. The question is, how does an artist with so much potential and with such an impact on the majority of the world population (Indians, NRIs, White people pretending to like Bhangra (cit)) go 10 years in the music industry without getting the accolades he deserves? I will attempt to answer this question through this paper.