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BlueNefertiti

"Sitting at a table onstage with a glass of wine, Faussart appears to be a twenty-first century Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, and Grace Jones rolled into one."
-- Layla Macoran, NY Culture Examiner

Blue Nefertiti’s “Paris@Night” transforms any room into a Parisian nightclub. Seated at her cabaret table reciting the parodies of life, is the beautiful and mysterious La Femme Bleue. With her sensual stage presence and satyrical story-telling, she lures the audience into her world of experimental frequencies.. echos of musical legends throughout the cosmos. The sound scape is a mix of avant-garde originals and ingenious renditions of classics from the diaspora.

"The Ek’lectric Band... the precise combination of Trip-Hop, Jazz, Drum’n’Bass, Afrobeat, Caribbean and R&B."

“Paris@Night” SPECIAL EDITION, sets the stage for artistic exchange through music, visual arts, spoken word, and more. With guest appearances from CuCu Diamantes, Queen GodIs, Kenny Muhammad, Zulani [Freshly Ground], Malik Alston, Jennifer Johns, Cece Carpio, Amelie Chabannes & Antonia Dias Leite, and DJ Super Jaimie, the SPECIAL EDITION has provided a platform for inspirational, and innovative live collaborations.

"Paris@Night" is truly a tour de force! BlueNefertiti is stunning to the eye, mesmerizing to the ear and soothing to the soul. Do not miss this sexy show!" --

Thembisa S. Mshaka - BET - Author: Put Your Dreams First: Handle Your [entertainment] Business

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EZRA BROWN - SAX/AUXILLIARY KEYS/ MD

JOHN ROGGIE - KEYS

MANNY LAINE - DRUMS

RAMON DE BRUYN - BASS

MARIE MARTIN - VOCALS

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BlueNefertiti's Paris@Night Is Produced In Partnership With ButterflyNetwork
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Queen GodIs "...if you love the purest parts of Lauryn Hill but secretly wish she would make a record with Andre 3000, it won't be hard for you to embrace this [artist] for [her] straight forward soul aspects and the abstract hip hop angles that she delves into flawlessly." -Cdbaby.com

Queen GodIs is an esteemed artist whose work is a dynamic fusion of Poetry, Hip Hop, Theater, and Soul Music. Her features have included the Trans Atlantic Music Festival (France), BAM Opera House, Nokia Theater, Apollo Theater Sound Stage, Kennedy Center, NJPAC, artistic residency (India) and The Royal Shakespeare Company (UK).

Her celebrated debut album, POWER U!also highlights GodIs as producer, engineer and MC. Her poetry has been featured live at HBO's Def Poetry Jam, Robert Townsend's Spoken and most recently published in two major releases by Afro-European singing duo Les Nubians. Queen has also had spotlight segments on prestigious radio programs such as BBC, MTV radio, NPR, and WBAI.

Queen originally debuted her musical theater piece "BIRTH of POWER U!" (part I) directed by Tamilla Woodard off-Broadway in 2007, followed by an international tour of her work. The tour was jump-started with a stint as artistic director of a week-long master class in Hip Hop and Spoken Word Poetry at the renowned Contact Theater in Manchester, UK. She presented "Untitled # 69" (part II of her choreo-poem series) directed by Una Osato with the Hip Hop Theater Festival on Tour in 2008.

Other credits include: performance art therapy, education consultant, guest lecturer and youth mentor. She coached the 2008 and 2007 Urban Word NYC Teen Poetry Slam Teams which went on to rank top 2 and 3 in the nation respectively. The process will be featured in a special documentary series produced by HBO films and Simmons/ Lathan Media Group in the Spring of 2009. Series slated to air on HBO on April 5th, 2009 at 11pm EST.