Yes Niyoki is one of the "Milenia" Girls. Here is her website... http://www.niyoki.com/
To bad the group Milenia never made an album together... I though that they sounded great together. Michael B On Aug 28, 2006, at 6:29 AM, thebumpsquad@yahoogroups.com wrote: > musical love > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Precedence: bulk > Reply-To: npny@lists.panix.com > > (I think this is 1 of the girls from Milena who toured with him in > 2001 on hit n run shows as an opening act.-j7) > > http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/index.cfm? > section_id=12&screen=news&news_id=51755 > > Onetime Prince backup vocalist returns to first musical love > By Ron Wynn, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > August 27, 2006 > > Like numerous other performers, dynamic and exciting vocalist Niyoki > got her start singing in church. But she eventually became one of > the nation's top background singers as a secular artist, heavily in > demand due to her stylistic flexibility and overall exemplary > technique. After working with such performers as Boyz II Men and R. > Kelly, she became a prominent part of Prince's ensemble, touring and > recording with him throughout 2002. > > But while she was becoming quite successful doing R&B, soul and > funk, those genres weren't really what Niyoki enjoyed. She's now > returned to her true love, writing and performing inspirational > material with a modern sensibility and sound. She'll be performing > numbers from her new Contemporary Christian CD My Everything (D2G) > tonight during her CD release party at Rocketown. The disc will be > formally released nationwide Tuesday. > > "I've been singing since the age of 6, and have been blessed by God > with the gift of music," Niyoki said. "But now I'm really happy > about doing songs that can uplift and inspire people, particularly > young people. What I'm doing is 100 percent a ministry, because all > the songs now are a reflection of my experience, and my desire to > both praise God and also reach audiences on his behalf." > > My Everything also blends current and vintage elements in its > selections. The title track reflects a jazz tinge in its > arrangement, while "Yes Lord" is a soaring a cappella number that > showcases her range and vocal authority, and "Dance and Praise" > augments her fierce lead with a striking, groove-centered > foundation. However, she also includes the traditional > number "Amazing Grace" and the more straightforward "Praise Time." > > "I love hymns and spirituals, but you can't expect young people > who've grown up hearing other things on the radio to be immediately > attracted by the older styles," Niyoki said. "My belief is that the > most important thing in gospel music is the message. I don't attack > or exclude a particular style just because it's not a traditional > thing. There's a whole generation out there that doesn't know > anything about classic gospel music, but they can still be reached > with a contemporary sound that still can have a positive, optimistic > message." > > With gospel and Contemporary Christian music among the few genres > enjoying improved sales results in 2006, Niyoki admitted there's a > lot more promotion, exposure and opportunity for gospel acts than > she ever anticipated. > > "But to be truthful, I never really thought about singing gospel in > terms of profit or dollars," Niyoki said. "It was always about the > music and expressing my love of God in song. It's been rewarding to > see the music's growth and popularity, but that's just a bonus." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
