On Saturday 12/6 I performed as NKECHI LIVE! Astral Soul Songstress & Band.  We sang and played our hearts out and caught a vision of what is to come. The band that night consisted of 2 lead guitars, a drummer, a bassist, a DJ, and me on rhythm guitar, vocals, and percussion. My dream came true, THE jam band to support the music I write came alive before my very eyes.  THANK U Tim, Chris, Allen, Rich, and Goyo!

Then, Saturday, 12/13 I got to play an Acoustic set at Caffe Trieste on 1667 Market Street @ Gough for the WomenROCK! Variety Sowcase! I sang and played guitar with an up and coming singer/songwriter John Vicino.. The delight in facilitating another srtist expressing his Muse is more than exquisite.

I THANK U all for the generosity of Spirit I have seen this holiday season despite the economic climate. THANK U to all of you who give of your resources to clothe, feed, and touch the sick and the hungry. THANK U.

 Join me at the next DEFYING GRAVITY Get Ur Groove On THANK U PARTY on Wednesday, December 17, 2008. It's an opportunity to defy gravity by practicing generosity and give in order to celebrate life. Let's bring Live! music to the Marina one event at a time.

So I hope to see you Wednesday 12/17 @ 7pm at GRAVITY 3251 Scott in the Marina. Bring a can, jar, or package of food and WFC Ministries who will be feeding and clothig the homeless this Christmas will be delighted to receive what we have to give.

NKECHI LIVE! & Friends will help your Spirit soar free and roam the planet like never before. Special Guests joining us throughout the evening.

For More Events this Month See My Calendar http://www.nkechi.com/calendar.cfm

Blessings :-)
NKECHI
Astral Soul Songstress
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Indie Folk Rock Serenades with a Heart Beat of World Soul
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I am tickled Pink.  Full of Joy, Love, Passion, and Inspiration.  The miracles continue to prevail. The delightful mystery of Life as she presents Herself at every twist and turn is getting better and brighter everyday.  Wow! Yes, I surrender!  By God's Light, tonight I got to see an expression of Passion in the Spirit of the brilliant, petite woman who invited me to play music at her fundraiser event.  That invitation, to play music, while celebrating the Universal Mother, became the seed that led to this night where I was surrounded by musicians who through the years have helped carry the inspiration within me so well that I never noticed how heavy it can sometimes be.  Especially while trying to balance living in Reality.   I thank God for all of the many, many helping hands.  Those who bathe the dirty, feed the sick, clothe the poor and more.  Tonight ended with she and I sharing a platter of plantain chips that tasted more than exquisite on an empty stomach... while eating, our respective helping hands helped.  Thank U.

INDULGE:: A Benefit for DRESS for SUCCESS
Hosted by MilphWorld, Mother's in Life Passion, & Health

Saturday, December 6, 2008 7-12 am
TICKETS: www.milphworld-dressforsuccess.eventbrite.com
MORE INFO: www.dressforsuccess.org

MilphWorld & Sponsors RAB Motors, Cooper Alley, Bradley Real Estate, Duarteau Boutique Invite you for an evening to INDULGE, A Silent Auction to Benefit Dress for Success.

Saturday, December 6, 2008
St. Vincent's Auditorium
One St. Vincent Drive
San Rafael, CA, 94903
http://www.cccyo.org/stvincents/

Attire - Cocktail Chic

7 pm VIP Champagne Auction Preview $85.
8 pm General Admission $65.

Gourmet Hors d'Oeuvres by: Il Davide Ristorante and Sol Food
Musical Performances by: NKECHI LIVE! Astral Soul Songstress & Band
Hair Makeover by: Rick Cooper of Cooper Alley Salon

About Dress for Success & MilphWorld:
The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

Mothers in Life, Passion and Health is an online destination, resource and web community for mothers 21-49. Our mission is to inspire great moms to be great women too.

DEFYING GRAVITY :: OBAMA Victory Party at GRAVITY with NKECHI LIVE! Music TONIGHT!
Yes We Can, Yes We Did, and Yes We Will ...So, Let's Celebrate!! TONIGHT Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Come Celebrate OBAMA's Victory in the Marina TONIGHT with me! http://www.nkechi.com

I know it's short notice, but if you can make it, a friend offered a great opportunity for me to play music in his club tonight in celebration of the victory that has come to us through OBAMA's win! Come join me in Defying Gravity as we play music from 7-10pm at The Gravity Room SF, 3251 Scott St $9 cover with this invite ... plus more...

After a 40 day fast from Fish and Dairy I am ready to Cheer and Exclaim OBAMA's Monumental Victory and the Vision of a new future for the U.S all while listening to the best Bay Area Music Ever!

NKECHI LIVE! Astral Soul Songstress & Band will rock out the house with alternative soulful jams that will help your Spirit soar free and roam the planet like never before. Special Guests joining us throughout the evening.

For More Events this Month See My Calendar http://www.nkechi.com/calendar.cfm

Blessings :-)
NKECHI
Astral Soul Songstress
Alternative Singer/Songwriter
Indie Folk Rock with a Heart Beat of Soul
'.......... an especially organic blend ..........'
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Yup I said it I am living in Heaven while on Earth. This past week has continued to deliver good promise of things to come. Wednesday when I boarded the bus in the morning a lady who had just told me how she was pursuing her passion for cooking in addition to her day job commented that I looked like a RockStar. An acquaintance sitting next to the cooking lady raised her eyebrow and said, "Do you know she sings?" How fitting considering I wasn't in my usual attire and for some reason needed that boost. By a string of blessed circumstances I found myself later that night at a Uli John Roth (former Scorpions guitarist) show in San Francisco. Two bands before Uli John Roth, some dear friends had played and were ecstatic to be sharing the same stage. I raced from Worship Team practice to support and cheer them on. By the end of the night I was sold on the whole Uli package .. and then later as I was decompressing after the show and having ended up with two picks from the bassist, Uli walked up to me after the show. "Do you play?" Yes, I answered. "Well?" I said, "Pretty good on rhythm and am getting better on lead everyday!" He smiled and placed his hand on my head which I took as a Spiritual Blessing to keep on keeping on. Later that night or way way early the next morning I went to the web to read up on Uli and found that we are travelling at similar frequencies. The clincher is that he is connected to Jimi Hendrix via a Muse who entered both he and Jimi's life. Uli seems to be forever endebted and grateful to this woman as she passed on to him the prophecy that he is an artist. Mystcial colorful paintings he makes now in addition to writing a few symphonies as of late. Once again my path on this road was validated and I get to take the next appropriate actions to become a Hendrix like guitarist. Yup. I am shooting for the stars. After attending Blue Bear School of Music's Monday evening seminar on arpeggiating triads I am well on my way. The other mysterious things is that lately I have been finding a lot of Jimi Hendrix stuff. Magazines, energy drink cans.. lots of things with his image. Dare I dream big enough? I say yes. The worst thing that can happen is that I miss the mark and end up better than I could have imagined just for trying. Until later I will leave you with a little Heaven on Earth.

We played at El Rio on Thursday, two shows at Civic Center Plaza all day Saturday, and I played two slots on Sunday at the Cole Valley Fair making for 5 shows in 4 days. What a blast this has been. I caught a glimpse of what it will be like to be a full-time recording and performing artist. And was blessed with inspiration like never before about bringing free music concerts to the parks and plazas of San Francisco and the world beyond so that healing through music can be brought to my fellow peeps who don't have the privilege to attend the ticketed shows in their local areas. Playing at San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza in front of the beautiful organic garden felt more "free" than I've ever felt before at a show. The sun, the space, the air, and the people, there were hundreds of them fed me. And then in the most amusing way, just when me and the guys were about to peter out, a beautiul toddler angel dropped some money in a bucket she thought was a tip jar. Instantly I was catapulted into the fourth dimension where space and time stood still and I realized I AM a musician after all.  The glee she transferred to us by "tipping" the musicians was more than I could express in words. Now I get why musicians busque. And so when I played at the Cole Vally Fair I left my guitar case open and it was blessed by tips that tithed to the Muse and allowed her even more opportunity to express herself in all her colors. I will be high for a while on these last few days of events. All this one week before I am surrendered to a 6 day a week theatre rehearsal schedule. So, 5 Shows in 4 days Yeah? I can live like this forever. Oh, and while rehearsing and preparing for the Civic Center Plaza gig with one of the two instantiations of bands who support me, another jam band song "Ma'a Afrika" came through. I love recording rehearsals because I get to capture the inspiration of the moment. I love living in the moment. Here is a moment for you. Enjoy "Ma'a Afrika".

I am being reminded that while I am busy over here I am existing in a parallel universe over there.  Yup.  Really.  In the last two weeks I have had 6 band rehearsals .. written four new songs .. taken photos for new headshots with a photographer from Shanghai .. prayed for SF and the world in a group setting with people passionate for world change .. spoken to relatives in Nigeria .. had dinner with a cast of characters from the good ole days ... spoken my truth a few times .. listened to my gut even more than ever before ..  to name just a few of the things I have gotten to experience on Earth recently.  Whew.. And then I breathed again and right in the middle of being here in a rehearsal a song "Over There" came through.. Just like that.  A light free and happy jingle.  I was reminded that while I am busy being busy here, my Spirit reminds me that it soars free Over Here and Over There.  Yup we can all be just as footloose and fancy free here as we are over there.  This song is my road map to remembering.  Neat.

A funny thing happened to me on Monday.  I sat square across the table from my Soul Angel Beloved Twin, at least one of them, and he didn't recognize me.  My light looked out from behind my eyes and waved and smiled cheek to cheek, ear to ear, but his dark couldn't recognize me.  I thought he was kidding at first, but as the human conversation ensued I realized I was talking to the facade which comes over a man after he has been immersed in the material world too long.  Hmmm..  I winced at some of his references to our fellow Soul Angels, he could only see and collate them by their outer beauty.  I yearned to dive in and rescue him.  I tried to remind him of the inner beauty from which we are all made to no avail this time around.  He couldn't yet accept the invitation.  Or maybe it wasn't him after all, another case of mistaken identity. Though, I specifically remember playing with him in our sandbox in Heaven and vowing together that when we crossed paths again on Earth we would properly acknowledge one another.  Oh, I just remembered the last time I was in front of my Beloved Twin there were two of them :-)  Two!  Go figure.  One Tuesday, after a delicious dinner I sat in the living room and was inspired to play and sing inspired song while they listened on longingly.  All this while they ate homemade cheesecake drizzled in chocolate strawberry sauce.  Somehow they both recognized me simultaneously.  I smiled and waved hello.  I haven't been the same since.  So much for Monday.  Tuesday through Sunday will just have to do!  And so it has.

Now I get to meditate on a few words I read from Chapter 26 of Peter Engel's book:  Seeds of Light: Inspirations From My Higher Self  (I'll make them available when I have permission from the author)

And so it is.  Life has begun and to think I have been living all this time and some how missed whatever else was going on. I have been so graced by the gentle and present guiding love that permeates the earth. Ah yes.. I have been drunk on my experiences in life as of late. Experiences that are still blowing my mind many days and weeks later. Yes, drunk on.. Oh well I don't drink anymore and I am amazed at how that one thing has given me so much relief while fiercely pursuing bringing God's music to a world-wide audience Recently I haven't been eating fish either, after already having given up poultry and beef eons ago. Hmm.. More is being revelealed as my inner constitution seems to be being reorganized. Yes I am being reorganized internally and it feels right and good. And inside out thing. Healed from the Inside Out. Beauty emerges from the Inside Out Ooops gotta go Another song is beging to come through. Sending You Hugs & Luv from Above.

I burst in to a fit of Heavenly Laughter just today. The seed was implanted just a few days ago when I got to laugh until my face and sides hurt while in the front front row of a friends comedy show. I laughed so hard I could almost see the astral plane these experimental comedians catch their material from. A friend of mine was healed of cancer by including laughter in his therapy plan. Yup! I am so glad Miracles are still happening on earth today. BTW I rely on them daily :-)

Ahemm de la Hemm!  So I meditate a little before the gig tonight.  And practice remaining grateful despite the uneasiness I feel as a result of a bit of a bug trying to pass through me.  Oh yeah, pass through me.  Achoo.. I am not contagious, am I?  Now that I write and remember that it is a fact that this bug will pass through me.  I breathe to let go of knowing what I think tis gig will look like as I am suddeny overcome by IT.  I remember the first time I performed for a WomenROCK! show I was so, so sick and so, so unsure of myself and what I could possibly offer.  My fellow WomenROCK!ers were so supportive and I sang better then I could have anticipated under the "stressful" circumstances.  Since then I have performed more times and ways than I can enumerate and it has always been better than I expect and can imagine. A funny thing reality is.. it often trumps my fantasies and I watch bewildered.  So today I prepare after breaking bread with a sainted friend.  I prepare and pray my vocals and body into readiness to be available as needed for whatever ray of God's light chooses to flow through me during this performance. I am so grateful to Andrea for opening her standing Caffe Trieste gig as a space for me to get to try out a few tunes while I am still in hibernating mode.  BTW Erykah Badu and the Roots in Seattle were awesome.  More on them later.

My hands are full.  My arms are full.  Laden with bountiful blessings which I can almost feel myself wanting to reject.  Go figure.  Yet another creative expressing the existential angst which has only been quieted in my experience through empassioned service to others and thus the planet.  Hmm.  I often find myself seeking to find fascination with the opposite side of glee.  Fortunately, this doesn't quite work the same as envisioning the positive, continuing on, then letting go of the results.  Oh and then consistently looking for surprises.  When I orient myself as such ,I am consistently amazed.  Yup, pretty much consistently amazed.  When I release my limited expectations of myself, others, and the universe I am cosnistently amazed.  In between the amazement another song leaks through.  The Beloved Muse writes through me, "Sacred is as Sacred does"  Hmmm :-)   Ahemm de la hemm!