Baltimore native, Cookie Bumpus is an Inspirational singer who has been in the business for over 20 years. In this, her first public interview, she shares with us the story behind the title of last year’s release “Shattered Not Broken”, and with sincere candor, how she triumphed over her challenges, as well as her proudest moments—and what she looks forward to next! Connect with Cookie B on https://cookie.hearnow.com/.

Poestry Podcast Featuring - Cookie Bumpus

Crooner, Troy 'Sol' Edler is a singer, songwriter, poet, the founder of Reverb LLC and more. He has been a part of the cast of "Songs for Janie", which played most recently in Richmond, Virginia at the Firehouse Theatre  (@firehousetheatre). Sol discusses his 2018 release, "That’s the Way That I Feel You", featuring Gerald Albright on sax; working with Mesa, Will Downing, Eric Roberson and others. Sol also shares his thoughts on how he got his start, the importance of being authentic, living your purpose and what “making it looks like”. To connect with him, simply “Google” Troy Sol Edler and you will find him on a myriad of platforms!😉

Poestry Podcast Featuring - Sol Edler

This episode begins with the amazing poetry of Aliraba Nsereko, who shares her poems about Peeling an Orange and Black Woman and is co-hosted by Guest Host, Shawnn Shears. Then Singer Kenny Wesley, talks about his biggest cheerleader and the impact she had on his life, gives us a taste of a not-so-well known Aretha Franklin song as well as tidbits of biographies about the late great Queen of Soul, the importance of having different sources of income, his dream collaboration and much more!

Musical Interlude: I Wanna Rock with You as by interpreted by Kenny Wesley

Featured Song: Missing You (which happens to be his mom’s favorite!;)

Book mentioned in this episode: The Path by Laurie Beth Jones
https://www.amazon.com/Path-Creating-Your-Mission-Statement/dp/0786882417/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A7RRNHZIMZPX&keywords=the+path+by+laurie+beth+jones&qid=1565121698&s=gateway&sprefix=the+path+by+laur%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

Connect with The Soulful Nerd at kennywesley.com

Poestry Podcast Featuring Poet Aliraba Nsereko & Singer/Songwriter Kenny Wesley

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