Pittsburgh Jazz Network
Ahveekhy
Male
Pittsburgh, Pa
United States
Profile Information:
- Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
- I'm a newcomer to Pittsburgh so I'm still learning about Pittsburgh and it's performers...I do know I like George Benson..He's from the burgh right?...Now that I've been here for a while, there are some artists that come to mind. Dr Nelson Harrison, Tony Campbell, Howie Alexander, Shawnee Lake, Sandy Dowe, George Jones, Jeff Grubbs, Mark Strickland, Matt Ferrante....and so on...and son on... I know the list will continue to grow...Pittsburgh has a lot of talent for a small city...
- Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue
- Manchester Craftsman's Guild
- About Me:
- Akwaaba!!!
Welcome to my site:
On this site you will see among my pictures, a picture of the band from the
Let's Rise Again-ABABIO performance series, that was produced to share some of my observations and thoughts on my 10 year experience of living in Ghana West Africa.
The performance series was largely funded by MCAI The Multicultural Arts Initiative based in Pittsburgh. We also received wonderful support from BDPA-PGH, Jamil's Global Village, Soul Pitt and Afrika Yetu. We thank you for your wonderful support
This musical performance series featured some of my original songs written while in Ghana along with cover songs by other African/African American and Carribean artists. The genres of music included Jazz, R&B,Reggae and what would be considered gospel.
I had a wonderful set of musicians that were committed to the success of this performance series, and who I want to express appreciation to for their part in making this performance series a success:
Tony Campbell on Alto Sax
Donna Davis on Keyboard
Paco Mahone on Bass Guitar
Jay Constable on Drums
Elie Kihonia on percussion
Special thanks also to Umoja African Arts Company
The message conveyed through the performances was relevant for all peoples and particularly to us African Americans who are suffering from particular issues that are keeping us down as a whole. The message of the songs I performed were of a spiritual nature without using a "religious" message: We as African people have hope and can rise again if we once again reunite and redevelop a close relationship with our original source of strength and blessings which is our Creator and Maker. When we Concentrate more on what we can do for ourselves and seriously importune our Creator for help, we can begin to change our destiny. The words from the song "Let's Rise again" (which I wrote as a theme song in 2005 for Youth Day held during the Pan African Festival called Panafest in Ghana) capsulized that message:
CHORUS
We've got to remember, that the power, of our Creator starts from within
Never think that they, can help us solve this mess we're in
But never lose hope, cause our solutions and cures begin
With the knowledge, of who we are, and reconnecting with our Creator inside you and me...
Excerpt from verse 2
...We can't blame them totally, for ourselves we must take full responsibility.
My thoughts are even though we need to know what happened in our past (very important), why not focus on what we can do to improve ourselves, and the other will take care of itself. Our destiny is in our own hands...
Check out all the words by clicking on the music tab on my web site: www.deliverance-music.org/inspirational-songs.html
some of the songs on this site come from the sound track of one of the shows in the performance series. The name of the album from the performance series is, Let's Rise Again-ABABIO. Click on the music tab and enjoy, Peace and Blessings Ahveekhy - Website:
- http://www.deliverance-music.org
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