Difference between revisions of "Toshi Reagon"
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| − | Folk and blues musician, founder of the band BIGLovely. Opening band for Lenny Kravitz and others. | + | Folk and blues musician, founder of the band BIGLovely. Opening band for Lenny Kravitz and others. Composed and served as musical director for 'Bones and Ash: A Gilda Story' (1995), a production by the Urban Bush Women dance troupe. Has also scored dance works by LAVA (most recently, we become in 2008) and by the Jane Comfort Dance Company (Asphalt and Underground River). Her musical work has been featured in film ('The Secret Life of Bees') and television (PBS/WGBH’s 'Africans in America', 'The L Word', 'Crossing Jordan', 'House' and HBO’s award-winning 'Beah: A Black Woman Speaks'). |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
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| + | * [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers]] | ||
| + | * [[LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film]] | ||
| + | * [[Rhythm & Blues and the LGBTQ Community]] | ||
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://www.toshireagon.com/ | ||
| + | * http://www.righteousbabe.com/pages/toshi-reagan | ||
| + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0EpJO2nIg | ||
Latest revision as of 00:30, 1 June 2021
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1964 -
Occupation
Entertainment
Description
Folk and blues musician, founder of the band BIGLovely. Opening band for Lenny Kravitz and others. Composed and served as musical director for 'Bones and Ash: A Gilda Story' (1995), a production by the Urban Bush Women dance troupe. Has also scored dance works by LAVA (most recently, we become in 2008) and by the Jane Comfort Dance Company (Asphalt and Underground River). Her musical work has been featured in film ('The Secret Life of Bees') and television (PBS/WGBH’s 'Africans in America', 'The L Word', 'Crossing Jordan', 'House' and HBO’s award-winning 'Beah: A Black Woman Speaks').
See Also
- LGBTQ Folk Music Singers
- LGBTQ Lyricists and Composers for Theatre and Film
- Rhythm & Blues and the LGBTQ Community
