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DON'T ASK ME WHERE IM FROM.  IT'S SELF EXPLANATORY

-Making a Sound that escapes my mind- Fuck Genres
 
Contact : outcattheartist@gmail.com

I grew up around music. My father was a musician and recorded in the studio locally as well as on stage at bars, weddings and some of his bands had shirts they sold. Sadly, he did not pursue fame and fortune. But I love to sing and was once signed to a local record label here back in 2002. PR fell through and I lost my management due to domestic situations and left to San Antonio to make it on my own in 2003. I have had several editors choice awards and have written a book, which at this time is not published but will be. Without the proper management I lost everything. Now I love to share other artists via networking online because their trying gives me hope that I might be able to do something more than just be an assistant for a training director.

Secondary page because I cannot follow back anyone else on the primary page: www.soundcloud.com/rasun

www.facebook.com/indiegeneus
www.RaSunArt.com
www.QuaminMusic.com

The FREE MixAlbum: thehiphopavatar.bandcamp.com/album/vias-the-mixalbum

OPEN TO ALL BEATS / COLLABS / TRAVEL AND PERFORMANCES: ELPresidenteHakiym@gmail.com

I Love Art. I Love My People. I Love HipHop. Anything else you'd wanna know is in the Music. Or, you may message me. Ya'heard? PEACE

About RaSun

Thank you you for tuning in! Being that I myself began as a promoter, I know there is a ton of great music out there, and want you to know I really appreciate your support. In exchange for your time, I hope to have presented some music that is equally enjoyable, inspiring and informative.

More Info | Bio

Music, at a point in the not-so-distant past, was not only a medium of expression and celebration but it was our window to a world that we had largely be shut out of and could not afford to ever explore. Music was the one news channel that we could trust, it was the soundtrack to our lives and a blueprint to our freedom.

That era in music and creativity is what I am influenced by. It didn't matter how many records they had sold, how many names were in their liner notes, or how expensive their accessories, it was about a vibe. The days when a song gave you that feeling in your stomach, so strong that all you could do was laugh and announce to the world, "that's my song!"

Since too young to remember, I have had an unquenchable thirst for sound. I grew up singing in choirs, and then went on to play the trumpet, baritone and guitar in my middle school and high school bands. My passion and love of all things musical has taken me to the other side of the world, and for that, I am truly grateful.

Although predominately influenced by the the Blues, Soul Music, and Jazz, I found HipHop made it possible to blend the best of all worlds. Because it takes elements from various aspects of music and brings them together, it was as if I could have Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, John Coltrane, Sade, Public Enemy and the Sugar Hill Gang all sitting in a room together, and then have a conversation over the music about whatever was going on in my world. Not only could I connect with other people's heart, but I could connect there's to mine, and likewise, share our struggles and perspectives. The various ethnic and cultural influences in my art is not only evident in the sound of my music, which is also heavily influenced by Flamenco and Ethiopian Jazz, but also in the lyrical content. Even if the song is about partying or making love, I try to share insights.

Though I have always been a writer, my introduction to the music scene began as a promoter and graphic artist. Along with my brother Ramel Jasir, in 2005, I co-founded an arts collective called "The Renaissance Entertainment and Management Group." The Renaissance dealt with artist management and development, event planning, event management and basically trying to throw the freshest HipHop parties around.

"Soul of a Generation" was it's not-for-profit mechanism that was meant to capture the essence of all of the elements of arts and culture, and add on a healthy dose of Knowledge for the community, as well. Soul of a Generation was meant to capture the spirit of the documentarian, the storyteller, the teacher, the explorer, even the mathematician, and philosopher. Renaissance is the body, S.O.G is the heart and soul.

Together, The Renaissance and Diversity Poets founded by a couple of sisters from the community founded The Womb of Wisdom in 2006. The Womb is symbolic to anything containing the intuitive power to receive, nurture, cultivate and then create something. Womb of Wisdom is the creation we undertook to embrace, empower, celebrate, support, build, encourage, enlighten, and uplift the women in our community. We designed a festival that blended workshops, lectures, art displays, and academic recognitions, together with Music. After all of the festivities, we gave away 2 scholarships and then had a show featuring some of the best and brightest female artists in R&B/Soul, HipHop, Jazz, and Poetry, covering the entire span of music history from the slave spirituals to HipHop. Jeanie Bryson, the daughter of jazz legend Dizzie Gillespie, helped us to inaugarate our very first installment.

Art, to me, is essentially a means to merge talent with responsibility, business with community service, past with present, the streets with the Temple.

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