Shareefah C. Abdullah: News

Unfortunately I've been getting too much spam in my guestbook so I have chosen to turn it off for awhile. If you'd like to leave a comment, please email me at bizzybabyproductions@yahoo.com and I'd be happy to post it.
Thank you. Peace & Stay Blessed

I feel honored that Teira Doom featured me in the February issue of her newsletter Real School People which is distributed throughout the U.S. and United Kingdom. The newsletter, published especially for those of us who grew up listening to real good music, is mentally, visually and culturally stimulating. I have been asked to write for the newsletter as well. Check out the publication including back issues at
http://teiradoom.com/
Subscribe today to receive your free monthly issues.

Now you can listen to my feel good music while you're on the go! Individual tracks or my entire CD are now available as downloads in MP3 format for MP3 players. iPod users can download tracks from iTunes. Ringtones are available as well from Verizon Vcast on select phones and iSound (membership is free). Visit my Links page to connect to these sites. Thanks for your support!

We are keeping the residents, firefighters and all those affected by the California fires in our prayers. Our condolences to those who lost loved ones as well. Please join us in praying for the victims of this terrible tragedy.

Someone called me last night to inform me that my page is back up. Thankfully, I did not lose any friends, play or view counts.
Visit me there at
http://www.myspace.com/shareefahcabdullah
Thanks!

I attempted to log in on 9/7/07 and found out that my MySpace page had been deleted! I had over 400 friends including family and musicians from around the globe, many of whom really did keep in touch. I had close to 19,000 profile views and 16,000 plays. I am in the process of e-mmunicating with customer service now but since this is the second time my page has been deleted, it's questionable whether or not I will start another one! Check me on SmoothJazzSpace.

Pun intiented. After more than a year in a creative slump, I am back working on tracks for the next album. It will include Hip Contemporary Jazz, New Age fusions, a Funky novelty tune, a Ballad and of course, Latin Jazz. Thanks for your inquiries!

I am now a member of SmoothJazzspace.com
I feel honored to have been welcomed into this virtual community of incredibly talented musicians and fans. I invite you to join me there. If you love Smooth Jazz...this is the place for you! Here's the link: http://smoothjazzspace.ning.com/profile/shareefah
This is a really cool site. Hope to see you there soon!

We wish to expresses our deepest condolences to the families. friends and classmates of the shooting victims who were killed in the Virginia Tech rampage. We offer our heartfelt sympathy and prayers. May God comfort and bless you all.

As of today, I've been on MySpace for two and a half weeks. I'm happy to announce that I have had 3200 Profile Views and nearly 3000 Plays. I've also connected with other musicians and composers from around the globe who can be found in my Friends section. To visit my MySpace page and hear four songs in their entirety, click on this link: www.myspace.com/shareefahcabdullah

I recently learned of the passing of Ms. Ruth Brown.
When I was three years old, my uncle Freddie had these 78's and played the first R & B song I'd ever heard. It was Ms Brown's Daddy, Daddy. I loved it and was hooked on music from that point on! Back then, she was more famous for the song Daddy, He Treats Your Daugher Mean. More than three decades later, I had the pleasure of seeing her perform at an intimate jazz club in N.J. She was fantastic and her band was "tight". I met this gracious lady and asked if she still performed Daddy, Daddy. She said she did not perform those songs anymore. Although our talk was brief, I'll never forget it. She had an amazing life, was an advocate for musicians rights, a Tony Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. I found Daddy, Daddy on an Atlantic R & B compilation set on vinyl before CD's became the thing.
Her music brightened my life. The world has lost one of it's musical greats.

Tracks from my CD are now available for downloads on specially selected Verizon phones via Verizon VCast.

I placed #74 in the Top 100 Artists on Aussie.com, based in Brisbane Australia, for the 24 hour period ending November 4, 2006. The listing was based on sales, rating and popularity on MSN Music.
I feel honored to have been included in the same listing with such great artists as Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Bob Marley, Ottmar Liebert, Beyonce, Bonnie Raitt, Harry Connick, Jr. and John Mayer.

There is no explicit content in any of my compositions which are instrumentals. Another artist named Shareefa (sometimes spelled Shareefah), who's CD requires the advisory is on the music scene.

Award winning composer, violinist and producer Lalo Olivares has chosen me as one of his Top Artist Picks on Broadjam. Lalo, who is known for his improvisational proficiency, has won several awards for his work as a composer and producer in T.V. and films.
To read more about him click this link www.lalo-olivares.com/

Children are our most precious gifts. Child trafficking is on the rise. Please do your part to help put an end to this horrendous crime. There is a letter on Oprah's site that can be copied, personalized then emailed or printed and mailed to your congressmen and senators. To find out which representatives you should address your concerns to, click the link below the letter. There are also articles on Oprah's site to increase our awareness. Click the link below to make a difference by urging lawmakers to make this a top priority.
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200511/tows_past_20051102_letter.jhtml
Thank you.

Sassy Salsa and Midnight Dance In Ibiza are my most popular downloads both in the United States and Abroad.

Nyle Waters, a Contemporary Folk artist from the United Kingdom, has chosen me as one of his Top Artist Picks on Broadjam.

In addition to domestic sales, tracks from On A Musical Journey have been downloaded from iTunes Canada, Japan, Europe and most recently, Australia.
Thank you all for your support!!

AVAILABLE IN STORES: On A Musical Journey can now be purchased in selected stores across the U.S. and abroad. The retailer must place a special order through Super D One Stop Distributors. Go to Links for more information.
SPECIAL CD BABY DISCOUNT: If you purchase two or more copies from CD Baby you will get a 40% discount! This is the perfect time to give this "Feel Good" gift to your friends!