In its 3rd year already, CASRAM has created wonderful exposure for some of the nation's brightest stars and provided a platform for independent female artists. This year Washington, D.C. promises to be a smash with some of the most talked about names in hip-hop, soul and beyond!
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The Can A Sista Rock A Mic? Music Festival Returns to Washington, D.C. This August Third Annual All-Female Music Festival Promises to Be Bigger and Better Washington, D.C. –– This August is gonna be on fire with the recent announcement of the 3rd Annual Can A Sista Rock A Mic? Music Festival (CASRAM) scheduled to return to Washington, D.C. from August 7-12, 2007. This unique music festival will highlight positive images of women and showcase some extraordinary local and national female talent. This year’s festival boasts an exciting array of established and rising stars in hip-hop, neo-soul, spoken word, and R&B. CASRAM opens in grand fashion at The Rock and Roll Hotel where the mic will be set ablaze by female hip-hop phenoms Bahamadia and Emoni Fela. Subsequent nights will include live performances from neo-soul sensations Carol Riddick (Musiq Soulchild), YahZarah is Purple Saint James (Erykah Badu, Foreign Exchange), Sy Smith (American Idol, Ally McBeal), and Afi [pronounced ah-FEE], a Washington D.C. native in rotation on VH1 Soul and BETJ. More performers and surprise guests will be added in the coming weeks. The festival also includes spoken word, live art, and a female panel discussion. CASRAM clearly has something for everyone during its series of performances and events at numerous venues in Washington, D.C. While highlighting the exceptional talent in the Washington, D.C. area and beyond, the founders also plan to give back to the community by donating the festival’s proceeds to the DCTV Kids Video Festival.
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Featured artist: Afi soul [pronounced ah-FEE]
Afi soul [pronounced ah-FEE] will soon be a name on discerning lips everywhere. Hailing from Washington, DC, Afi is the definition of a true "Soul Sista." This Howard University musical theatre graduate began performing at the age of two in traditional African dance. She soon incorporated singing, drama, and other forms of dance into her repertoire. Afi has remained fiercely independent, even in the light of a recent flurry of attention. Afi has garnered rave reviews in outlets as diverse as The Washington Post, The Gazette, African.com, Garageband.com, and the Philadelphia City Paper. One who blesses the world when she opens her mouth, Afi has serenaded her way to gigs throughout Washington's live music scene. Without as much as a CD single available in stores, Afi racked up numerous venues up and down the East coast, including Philadelphia's famed Black Lily, and had the opportunity to open for some of the most talented and respected people in the music industry today, including Rhian Benson, Flo Brown and DreamWorks recording artist Floetry, her out-of this-world vocal ability touches her audience as she performs original and classic tunes with vocal prowess of one twice her age. Afi consistently reaches for the sun so that her talent can bathe her fans in its light. The sunflower, Afi's symbol, represents Afi's talent to uplift through performance. Her music is a testament to her gospel training, and a religious but liberal upbringing. It bears love for her idols and influences, such as Donnie Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Chaka and Aretha Franklin. Her debut album "Lovely" is now available. www.afisoul.com
Peep her debut single and video, Baby It's Cold Outside::
Can A Sista Rock A Mic? 2007 Photos:
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[footage courtesy of Gadget/Soulbythelb.com]
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Proceeds benefit the DCTV Youth Video Festival that exposes young people to television, media and new technology. |
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