Adriana Lima is a world-renowned supermodel, known best for gracing the runways as a Victoria’s Secret Angel, and being a spokesmodel for Maybelline Cosmetics. What most people don’t know about the 33-year old beauty is that she is multiracial, having Caribbean, French, Japanese, Portuguese, Native American and African heritage. (more…)
Author: Karla Garcia
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Featured Artist: Elíz Camacho
American singer/songwriter and actress Elíz (e-leese) Camacho, born Elizabeth Marie Camacho, on March 10, 1991, in Hinsdale, Illinois, is an American singer/songwriter and actress. Elíz is of Puerto Rican, African American, and Native American (Cherokee) ancestry. With various styles ranging from “belting pipes” to “melodious harmony “, with a petite stature, Elíz’s electrifying charisma is the epitome of what can best be described as “lightning in a bottle” artistry.
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Featured Artist: Laura Trent
Laura Trent is an American-Italian singer-songwriter ablaze with passion. Her choruses are forceful, emotional, eye-opening; she sings with uncommon authority, and her stories have the stamp of authentic experience. At the same time, she can wrap her sinuous lower-register around a quiet verse, and draw her listeners into an intimate kind of contact. “WISH ME WELL,” published in 2009, is her debut album. It builds from a whisper to a shout, and both extremes are rendered with uncommon intensity. She’s one with a taste for cinematic arrangements. Her songs are moody, mysterious, and builds to an engrossing climax. Laura Trent’s storytelling is colorful and dramatic, too – she’s not afraid to be direct or confessional, and the temptation she faces feels palpable.
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FEATURED ARTIST: Laurie Markiewicz
Laurie’s portfolio includes a variety of street, portrait, nature, and experimental photo-montage and digital collage. Her work has been exhibited in community-based galleries and spaces in NYC, at the IBC in the Netherlands, and for the Suns Of Silence fundraiser/exhibition in Japan. Laurie is the co-founder of 596ArtistUnion, a private art studio in northern Manhattan where she works and hosts events designed to strengthen ties among artists. Whether it’s youth-development in juvenile detention centers, teaching early childhood education, promoting the visibility of female artists, or fundraising events for Autism and Lupus, Laurie’s projects reflect her commitment to community-building in the areas closest to her heart.
KWAK CHOPS IT UP WITH THE GIFTED PHOTOGRAPHER AND CO-FOUNDER OF 596ARTISTUNION! -
FEATURED ARTIST: CELESTINE RAE
A true artist and storyteller. She is an actress (most recently on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire) and emerging writer & director with a background in classical dance.
KWAK CHOPS IT UP WITH CELESTINE RAE!
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Manifesting Mondays week 7 -Find your blessings within the darkness
Is there that one issue you’ve been dealing with daily, and for some reason, despite your efforts it just doesn’t seem to be improving? Today I’ll be helping you turn turn that situation around.
Welcome to Manifesting Mondays Week 7: Find your blessings within the darkness!
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KwaK chops it up with Dove Clark of TygerEye Entertainment
Dove Clark is a writer, editor and publicist, and is the founder of Tygereye Entertainment and UrbLife.com. In her 14-year writing career, she has worked with and contributed to AllHipHop.com, Rime Magazine, Elemental, Urban Ink and more. Through her publicity company Tygereye Entertainment, Dove has represented many urban and cross-genre acts in the past decade, including Jim Jones, DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia, Needlz, Ron Browz and more.
Karla caught with Dove this week to discuss her beginnings, her goal to be the Martha Stewart of Hip Hop, and what’s up next for TygerEye Entertainment. Check it out! (more…)
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Featured Artist: Amy Théard
Amy Théard is a Haitian-born artist based in New York City. Her deep-rooted love of the arts came about at an early age. During a year-long stay in her native country of Haiti in 2012, she finally discovered her true love for painting. Daughter of the late famous Haitian artist Carol Théard, and niece of artist Jean Piérre Théard, Amy is continuing her family’s prestigious legacy in the Haitian art world.
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Featured DJ: Jazzy Joyce
Naturally, I was honored to have DJ Jazzy Joyce join us on KwaK, but as we began doing more research about her and how she came up, it was clear to me that this was going to be a very special interview, one that I wanted to conduct with her personally. She is such a humble soul, and her energy was apparent throughout this entire process. Building with her was a pleasure from beginning to end. Check out our inspirational interview with the legendary DJ Jazzy Joyce!
