Tunes to the Soul..

This past week has been filled with smiles and music.  MUSIC has reminded me, Life Is GOOD, everything isn't worth a fight,thought of, appreciated and above all the most beautiful girl in the world #Prince ( I'm sure you are too)..

When you least expect it, the right song will speak to you, make you cry, make you dance and invoke feelings that you forgot existed.

Sometimes, music will shed light on situations and help you look at it from a different perspective.

This week, music has allowed me to revisit friendships and give old things a new try. ~ Beyonce'
" Let's Start Over"..

Different genres of music speaks to the different parts of Cheneka.

Gospel, keeps me grounded in God.
CCM, helps me to worship God freely, unrestrained, on my terms
RB, speaks to the black girl who loves LOVE but HATE it at the same time
Old School ( New Edition, Bobby Brown etc...) speaks to the Northern girl in me..
Rap, speaks to the around the way girl I Am ( sometimes...) popping gum, sitting on the stoop, big hoop earrings at least 2 pair, Fendi carrying Cheneka.
Love Ballards, make me feel close to the one I Love& secretly crush on.

I LOVE MUSIC....

A while back, I was engaged in a conversation with my 13 year old daughter and 14 year old neice. They expressed that the music I like is old and their new age music is where it's at.. Gosh, only if they knew about Salt & Pepper, Karen White, Johnny Gill, The Boyz, Heavy D, Wu Tang Clan, Method Man, Lost Boyz, Heather Headley..just to name a few.

Yes, music change with the times but good classic music new ever goes away.

This weekend, turn on your favorite Pandora stations and mix it up. Feel the words, connect with the words, appreciate them and dance, sway or cry. Just promise to ~ Remember the Music " Empire"..

Signed,
Cheneka Sings

In My Heart...

I Love Music.. The beat, the words, the groove, I. Love. It!

I've been building my iTunes library/ playlist and when I tell you I can go from

0-100 in a matter of minutes just by what I'm listening to. I'm no Trap Queen but sometimes the best gets in me and I bust a move or 2!!! 

Somedays, I feel a little ratchet and I go to RedMan, JayZ, Biggie, Nas, Lost Boys( aka mainly Mr. Cheeks on Renee'), when I'm feeling Independent Beyonce( oh I perform her music regularly,  cause I have a Big EGO!!! Lol Nobody believes me when I say I can sing but I really can) and when I'm feeling sultry Jasmine Sullivan, independent artist Lara Bell, Celine Dion, Heather Hedley, Jill Scott,  Estelle, Jhene Aiko are just a few who get me thru. And when I want to feel ole Skool and play homage to all my West Indian people, Patra comes to mind bc I WAS " Queen of the Pack".... ( A whine session has commenced in front of my mirror).. 

And when I need to hear some of my fave guys  Avant, MusiqSoulChild, Usher, Carl Thomas,Raheen DeVaughan, John Legend, BJ the ChicagoKid and Common ( to name a few) all come to my rescue . And when I need to feel connected to my God, I find comfort in gospel music. 

On any given day, I can go to a playlist and there's a bit of something to appease all the people. I'm definitely a people person and when I can unite with someone based off music it does something to my soul. Music is great. It makes you feel good, it can also make you sad, it makes you think but above all, if you let it, it can take you places where you've only dreamed of. 

Today my Lovies, I challenge you to turn on your favorite song and dance your life away. Let it carry you and fill you with JOY!! When nothing else matters, Music does.. Who are some of your fave artists? 

Signed, 

Music gives me Life...