I Found My Rhythm

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I found My Rhythm. "This isn't fast-food R&B. This is the underground nu-soul classic that your mother said you should put on repeat in your CD player. Complete with an Afro-Fusion jam In Swahili and a feel-good Summer Time jam hot enough to fast-forward your winter." 'This woman is seemingly not just singing words, but experiences issues, her own issues, and sentimentally in Golden Coin. While flaunting her crown as the queen of the slow stuff in Fly, as well as in the lyrically well crafted One on One.' Namibian Sun 29 May 2008 (Jeremiah Ndjoze Reading through the following review written by Randall (U.S based marketer and previous music reviewer for The Indianapolis Star & Indianapolis News), one can tell that he has Christi summed up as a star with quality. He writes that. Christi is "a wordsmith with a stylistic savvy and a voice that can be gentle as an angel's breath or on occasion, caustic as a lemon tart," with thought provoking lyrics and rich and satisfying music. It's hard to pick favourite cuts when the overall quality displayed is so high. The cut "The Rhythm Of Love" is an example of Christi's lemon tart side. She displays a hip & sassy street smart persona as the wise "soul sister" warning others of the struggles faced fighting for equality in the battle of the sexes. The rap has a catchy refrain sang sweetly to a head-boppin' beat. On "In Swahili" her vocal tone is lullaby smooth even though the lyrics are of great importance and loaded with African references. Upon scrutiny the lyrics reveal the immense pride for her homeland and ancestors and the song comes from deep within her heart and soul and is breathtakingly special. "My favourite today (could change daily) is Christi's song "One On One" which features the fresh young Namibian female rapper Robynia and has an infectious beat guaranteed to get everybody up and dancing. The chorus sounds like Danity Kane (who'd die to have this song!) and is simply spellbinding. The production value of this track is outstanding and gives me the impression that this one will be a big hit. not just locally, but around the entire globe. (Randall Parrish - Las Vegas USA). Musical, theatrical and poetic background • Believe it or not, this Windhoek based RnB/Soul singer-songwriter, first made her entrance onto the Namibian music scene in 1995 along side Bollie Mootseng (popular Namibian singer and television producer) and T.C (now member of the Kalaharians) with the ever popular song 'Ibababye ja. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON.' • But I won't be surprise to know that most people will remember her as a presenter on Soul Makhosa, a Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) music show, where she acted under the pseudonym 'Lady Makhosa,' bringing local music, at it's best, to the masses. • You might even remember seeing her face on the cover of the June 2005 edition of 'Sister Namibia,' • or as the lawyer named "Ndiri" in the NBC television drama "BIG CITY" • or as a member of the now defunct music group (XPlode) that brought us the popular song Tangy, tangy thang (nominated in 2003 in the category Best RnB/Female - of the Sanlam Namibia Music Awards) • or can it be that you heard her voice on radio in the 2006 Desert Soul production on HIV and AIDS where she lend the voice to the character sister Gerty who took us through her suffering and happiness as she learned to live with an HIV positive husband. No matter where you remember her from, it is indeed clear that Christi has a passion for the arts. Now one can understand why Chilombo (Sister Namibia journalist) wrote, "Christi Warner. A life committed to the Arts." Christi lives in Windhoek, her birth place, but for part of her early childhood she lived in Oranjemund (the town that contributed to her mixture of British and American accent). For Christi and many 'Oranjemunders' this little diamond town along the south-western coast of Namibia has always been 'Heaven on Earth.' While many Namibian towns went through the notoriously known era of Apartheid, this town and it's inhabitants were shielded against this cruel reality. It was only when she went to school at a near by town across the border - in South Africa - that Christi experienced the pain of having less rights as a black person, the pain of Xenophobia for being different and from a different country. Christi believes that being the only foreign and black student at a dominantly coloured school and learning to deal with the sad reality of being a loner encouraged the birth of her first poem (My Reflection which talks about finding and trusting herself). This poem and her passion for writing were born when she was only 14 years old. • As a poet she worked on publications such as "POETICALLY SPEAKING" (with Franco Cultural Centre - McMillian Publishers - 2000) and • "IN SEARCH OF QUESTIONS" (with Basler Afrika Bibliographen - BAB 2005) where she acted as co-editor and also published some of her poems within. • Her poetry performances include events at the Namibian State House for the First Lady and other Namibian women in key positions, • at the American Cultural Centre, • for Women Solidarity, • the Namibia Literacy Campaign, • Spoken Word, • and in 2007 she made her appearance at the Namibia Business Woman's Award where she gained praise for her performance style and ability to capture her audiences. According to an article in the (Namibian Economist - 19 October 2007), She presented. "with passion and superb dramatic effects. Not even the South African acclaimed people's poet, Mzwakhe Mbuli, could have done better." • In 2008, she was one of the only two acts invited to perform at the Namibia Business Hall of Fame event (which was on the 11 April). According to Christi, at this event she met Namibia's most influential people, crowds of laureates, and paid homage to them with this final, yet sturdy conclusion to her poem: We engrave thee as titans of grit and pillars of hope and hail thee with unabashed mirth for being our champions of industry Social Responsibility Although her 'lullaby smooth' angelic voice and 'deep lyrics' easily makes her stand out as a world class singer and songwriter, one can not ignore the fact that she has a caring heart and is naturally consistent with using her artistic abilities to help others. In 2003, she joined the team who brought us the first Sanlam Namibia Music Awards, an event that has had a remarkable role to play in the current growth of the Namibian music industry and has made many local artists house-hold names. Acting as an adjudicator at a Namibian talent show for young people, Christi met Percival Rinquest, a talented young singer from Walvis Bay. Through his determination, his talent, his family's assistance and many generous sponsors, Christi managed to help realise this boy's dream to perform in Los Angeles, where he won two gold medals - in 2005. She also produced his popular music video "You and I belong" under her production company AfroChica Entertainment. I've had the opportunity to meet Christi long before she ever thought of releasing a musical album and one thing is clear that for her supporting significant and liberal events have become a priority on her path to become an artist with a purpose. Her artistic journey started off in 1993, with the Bricks Community Project (a community based organisation that existed from 1980 - 2001) where she chose to use her talent to encourage grassroots communities to vocalise their challenges and find solutions through poetry and theatre performances. Christi believes that her passion to write about 'things that matter' was somehow inspired through her involvement with Bricks and meeting people with passion and commitment for chance. Historically brave people like Ngugii wa Mirri and Augusto Boal, the latter she met in London during her studies at King Alfred's University, the university now known as the University of Winchester. In 2003 she joined Township Productions to continue her love for

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