Must rethink alot of things as a producer, artist, and person.

Here are some DEAR DEAR friends of mine.  Shango Dely and his mother Leonor Dely performing in Colombia.  A little impromptu on specialized drums.  Shango is the one in the white shirt and longer hair and that is her mom singing.  I miss my Madrid Family so much, which is where Shango is currently based with his wife, who is also another beautiful spirit.  Need to go back, hopefully within the year.

Please check them out when you can.

Beautiful Beautiful....

Besos,
AVIANA

i know....another post... :) had to post a song i love from Rosario Flores...  :)

oh yea my positive thinking worked... happy work week  :)

Besos,
AVIANA

How exquisite is this music piece????...

I first heard it not too long ago when I was practicing at a music school and this girl was practicing it in the room next to me.  I asked who was it by...this music piece is by Yiruma..a composer from South Korea.  He performs to sold out crowds all over.  I'm an instant fan.

Listen to this masterpiece.  Go check out his website...www.yiruma.com

Love and Air,
AVIANA

Hello,
I hope you are all well.  Last night and this weekend was and is a most wonderful celebration as New York has voted to allow same-sex marriages.  I am so proud to be a New Yorker.

However, I am proud to be of Haitian & Dominican descent.  I decided some time ago that my reasons to be AVIANA was no longer simply because of my love of music, creating and performing.  I want to help people through my art as a performer/artist.  I want people to be inspired to want to live their lives to the fullest.  To follow their dreams....In addition...I want people to turn their attention to Haiti and help Haiti rise...through education, sustainable living....out of poverty....into the sun. 

Haiti is not my cause, it's my blood.  Without Haiti, there would be no "me." 

I want people to turn their attention to a special organization named "EDEYO" which translates to "help them."  This wonderful foundation has done so much for Haiti in particular for the betterment of their future through education of children.  Here is a video shot by one of the founding directors as she shows the devastation of the Haitian earthquake to one of its schools.  EDEYO is run solely by "volunteers."  Not one person is paid. 

Please check out EDEYO at www.edeyo.org and see how you can help.

Peace,
AVIANA

Happy Sunday!

I  hope you guys had a great weekend!  I'm hoping for a better week so I'm gonna stay positive.
Lately, I've been so involved in my flamenco more than I have with bellydancing.  I started both at the exact same time...maybe 1 month apart.  I'm gearing up for some performances and I need to take my flamenco AND bellydancing to another level.  It's so hard with my schedule to keep true to both and more at the same time.  I hate how life throws us things that keep us from getting what we really want...or i should say...life makes it harder to get what we want. 

Nesrin Topakapi was a dancer famous in the 1980s.  Her dance is pure art.  She opened a school in Germany in the 1990s.  Not sure what she is doing now.   Please watch this clip of this lovely dancer. 

Anyhow, watching this video of the great Nesrin Topkapi from Turkey has got me yearning to go back and do more. 

Besos,
AVIANA

Sandra Carrasco....from Madrid, Spain...Thank you for waking me up from my Friday afternoon funk....and help me get back into gear with my rehearsals for my upcoming shows, continue with my music and dancing dreams.....

Arde Corazon...Burning Heart

Have a good weekend all. 

Besos,
AVIANA

a new day it is today....positive news from the work front is what i'm hoping for today.......
i had a depressing discussion with my teacher/mentor, Marija Temo, last night....she has seen my positive vibe sucked out of me...in particular because of some musicians in the DC scene....and the task of getting musicians and positive people who genuinely want to experiment and try something new.....this is highly unusual for me to be this way.....i have exactly 30 days until my co-headlining performance on July 17.....

The show is all i can think of as i think of wardrobe, musicians, the set, the musical arrangements, musicians, promotions, venue, crew stuff...and more......and of course there's the work thing, personal life and all.....phew...

i woke up with a headache.....

My desire to be a positive person has returned for the millionth time....i want to be someone that everyone smiles about when they think of them or see them.....so here's to a new day...

anyhow i'm leaving you with this video of 2 guitarists i've tracked for some years now...the amazing Rodrigo y Gabriela....enjoy :)

Love and Air,
AVIANA

introducing my baby brother...  Jeffry Leroy...

he produced this movie, got all the actors and more involved...this is a trailer....and that's him acting in the clip below!...gotta give it up for the young brothers out there doing their thing....many people just wish for their dreams to come true....others like my brother and myself (hehe..) take action and take control..no wishing here...just doing....excuses for not doing what you want only get you to sitting and wishing and regretting...go out and make it happen..it's your dreams...your regrets...no one else cares about your dreams but you....and that is more than enough reason to go out there and at least TRY to make it happen

oh yea.....aunty is a reknown Haitian poet and performs spoken word....

yep the performance artistic bug runs in the family...  :)

Besos! :)
AVIANA

Hey!  :)

Somehow as a kid growing up in NYC i discovered Ana Gabriel on my own.  I fell in love with her instantly.  She's a legend in Mexico.  She sings a style of music among others called "Rancheras."  Love her voice.  Check her out.  :)

Love and Air,
AVIANA

HI!!

How are you all?!...Hope good!  So do you like the new site colors??? and the new photo on the main page?!?  I did a photoshoot this past weekend for an upcoming show that I'm performing in as a Feature Artist! Yippee!  I saw the official promo pic of me and it's AWESOME!  love it!  Can't wait to post it when time gets near!

This past photoshoot confirmed something....I don't like being photographed!  ugh!...you would think that as  a performer I would be comfortable with being photographed...ummm nope!  :)  Oh well...need more practice I guess.

I performed at 3 open mics last week and boy was it nerve wrecking!  Ive got 2 more performances this week and i'm gearing up for this show in July!   Trying to form the band now!  I can't stay for too long.  gotta go to bed...but i'm gonna hit the gym tomorrow and be at the gym hardcore for the next 6 weeks until the show!  :)  I've got so much on my plate. 

Lots of things i would like to discuss in detail such as thoughts in my head on faith, my role in bringing unity, being genuine, growth as an adult, as a spiritual being, love, my future in music and dancing and more..anyhow..i'm sorry but must go to sleep. But have a good one and I'll talk to you soon!  :)

I leave you with one of my favorite artists of all time!..Julieta Venegas.....I would love to work with her in the future..i think i would be just too awe struck...lol...this an old song....but this is the song that helped me discover Julieta Venegas...just awesome...

Besos!,
AVIANA  :)