Ayaba Bey/ Naturopathic Health Consultant/ Reflexologist/ Musicologist/Storyteller/
Spiritualist /Singer/Energy Worker
Ayaba's Singing Style
The Healing Vibrations of Ayaba's Voice and Style When Ayaba sings people are inspired and filled with the vibrations of Joy and renewal. You hear them all in her voice and singing style, from chants of Afrika to the rhythms of North and South America. Her's is a voice that projects the energy of ancestors from the Motherland to the world.
For a singing style inspired by Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, and a host of a broad spectrum of musicians, Ayaba is a must hear, must see experience. She is the Blues Mama, the Gospel Voice, the Jazz and Improvisational Queen, the Magnetic Folk Singer, the Country Girl, and Reggae Soul Singer. She cradles the hearts and minds of her listeners with her powerful, yet gentle, voice. You come out of her concerts with an inexplicable feeling of renewal and connectedness. You hear a concert, and experience a revival. You see a great artist, and experience a supreme presence.
It is a moving and powerful experience to see people embrace and be embraced by their Creator through the voice of Ayaba Bey. She is a world music singer and belongs on the world stage.
Her style is infectious, instantaneous, soul stirring and soothing. She is a musical storyteller who accompanies herself with guitar, other hand held percussion instruments, the African drum, and you... the audience. Every song is a one act play.
What Others are Saying
"I’m just saying sister Ayaba, you got it!!! That thing that needs no explanations, in short, when you sing it restores harmony and joy to all of us who get lucky enough to hear you.” Bryant McNeil-Jim Crow Music
“She has the rare gift of captivating the attention of all age groups. She communicates so well that you feel like you have known her all your life.” D. Smith-Educator
“Ayaba Bey stole the show, however, with her moving spontaneous performance of *Motherless Child* that had many listeners, both audience and Spirit Award recipients, close to tears." The Charlotte Observer
" She is as comfortable and moving a singer in any style of music. A truly gifted artist and performer.I love it when she makes up songs on the spot. She's born for improv. A true sign of greatness!" Andrew Irving - Promoter
"She represents the vibration of God's love through sound! You are fed and taste God's love through her voice." Michele Porter-Music
Jedah wrote: "Peace to you Queen of Queens.... Sister mother to many u guided a lot of lost souls out there Ayaba Bey One Luv!" Jedah Creary Spoken Word Messenger
Spiritualist /Singer/Energy Worker
Ayaba's Singing Style
The Healing Vibrations of Ayaba's Voice and Style When Ayaba sings people are inspired and filled with the vibrations of Joy and renewal. You hear them all in her voice and singing style, from chants of Afrika to the rhythms of North and South America. Her's is a voice that projects the energy of ancestors from the Motherland to the world.
For a singing style inspired by Nina Simone, Bob Marley, Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin, Odetta, and a host of a broad spectrum of musicians, Ayaba is a must hear, must see experience. She is the Blues Mama, the Gospel Voice, the Jazz and Improvisational Queen, the Magnetic Folk Singer, the Country Girl, and Reggae Soul Singer. She cradles the hearts and minds of her listeners with her powerful, yet gentle, voice. You come out of her concerts with an inexplicable feeling of renewal and connectedness. You hear a concert, and experience a revival. You see a great artist, and experience a supreme presence.
It is a moving and powerful experience to see people embrace and be embraced by their Creator through the voice of Ayaba Bey. She is a world music singer and belongs on the world stage.
Her style is infectious, instantaneous, soul stirring and soothing. She is a musical storyteller who accompanies herself with guitar, other hand held percussion instruments, the African drum, and you... the audience. Every song is a one act play.
What Others are Saying
"I’m just saying sister Ayaba, you got it!!! That thing that needs no explanations, in short, when you sing it restores harmony and joy to all of us who get lucky enough to hear you.” Bryant McNeil-Jim Crow Music
“She has the rare gift of captivating the attention of all age groups. She communicates so well that you feel like you have known her all your life.” D. Smith-Educator
“Ayaba Bey stole the show, however, with her moving spontaneous performance of *Motherless Child* that had many listeners, both audience and Spirit Award recipients, close to tears." The Charlotte Observer
" She is as comfortable and moving a singer in any style of music. A truly gifted artist and performer.I love it when she makes up songs on the spot. She's born for improv. A true sign of greatness!" Andrew Irving - Promoter
"She represents the vibration of God's love through sound! You are fed and taste God's love through her voice." Michele Porter-Music
Jedah wrote: "Peace to you Queen of Queens.... Sister mother to many u guided a lot of lost souls out there Ayaba Bey One Luv!" Jedah Creary Spoken Word Messenger
Dr Ayaba Bey
- Ayaba Bey is remarkably multifaceted, like the colors of the rainbow. She is a public speaker in demand. This daughter of Oya can inspire a congregation from the pulpit and motivate, stimulate and captivate any audience from any stage. She educates and inspires all ages with the excitement, sincerity, and knowledge she brings to a presentation or performance.. “Arts in Motion” is the title of one of her Life Skills Workshops, sponsored by Sankofa Cultural Learning Institute. A visual artist, author, educator, recording artist, musician, composer and philosopher, she will inspire all who see and hear her.
Experience and Awards
Hampton University is where Ayaba Bey received her Bachelors Degree in Speech and Drama, with a Minor in Art. Family Counseling Soul Clinic Training Certificate , Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Doctor of Metaphysics Degree, Universal Life Church Theological Seminary Ordination 1985, Naturopathic Certified Holistic Health Counselor, 2006 and Masters in Education degree from Strayer University in 2007.
She was trained by the renowned Professor Edward Boatner in New York City and later embarked on a national tour for the Heritage Foundation with Weldon Irvine, Musical Director for Nina Simone, educating many on the history of Jazz Music through song, lecture, prose and poetry.
As Cultural Ambassador for the Uhuru Sasa School of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Bey traveled to Guyana, Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States, sharing her historically based educational theater programs with magnificent music, mixed with improvisational, and interactive history through lectures, mythology and folktales. Ayaba Bey performed at numerous secondary schools, both public and private. She has also officiated programs in diverse centers of worship both in the USA and abroad.
She performed at the Philharmonic Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the New York Jazz Festival.
She is a storyteller and member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Storytelling Arts of Indiana, ASCAP (American Association of Composers and Publishers) and the Moremi Auxiliary Women’s Society. She established the Caravan Jazz, Blues, African Rhythm Band, performed with the Caribbean Association of South Miami Florida, The Yuth Rahkirs Reggae Band, Olu and the Future , the Weldon Irvine Big Band, Trio and Quintet, The New Blues Review, which she founded, and performs solo with guitar, storytelling, and dramatizations. She was visiting Choir Director at Grier Presbyterian Church. She has contributed her time to the Washington Heights Community, Highland Elementary School Community, Tryon Hills School Community, and others with Rites of Passage Programs, Unity of Diversity Training, Cultural Arts and History workshops. She was a facilitator in the Henrietta Marie Slave Ship Project at Spirit Square, as a workshop facilitator in historically based dramatizations with public school students coming to tour the exhibit.
She has received several grants from The Links organization ofGaston County, NC for annual musical educational performances in schools, Senior Centers, and from the Afro American CultureCenter in Charlotte, NC. Ayaba Bey sang with Nina Simone, on the album, “My Sweet Lord.” She has shared the stage with such renowned Jazz artists as James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Rashan Roland Kirk, Pharaoh Saunders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Betty Carter, Jean Carn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hugh Masakela, Sun Rah, Lee Morgan, Stan Getz,Andy Bey, Leon Thomas, Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln, Wayne Shorter, Patty La Belle, and many other greats. She has appeared with The Last Poets, Third World, Weldon Irvine, Lenny White, Randy Weston, Sonny Stitt, James Mtume, Olu Dara and more. Her independently produced CD, For the Love of It, is inspirational and speaks to the love of children and family.
Her latest CD is a collaboration with
Brother Thabiti Akanni:http://www.myspace.com/jdhaze
JD Haze and the Ancestors-The Call and Black World Order
She was appointed Co-Director of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood Theater in Brooklyn, NY where she assisted in every aspect of production for the organization. She also coached young singers at the Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn, NY. She developed and wrote historical plays that addressed social issues for Sankofa Children’s Theater and Rubicon Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, VA. She created improvisational and historical musical plays at the Afro-American Culture Center in Charlotte, NC. for the Building Bridges Program with children ages five to fourteen years old. She has directed several musical videos, and the musical docu-drama, “And Now My Soul Can Sing” based on the life of a great African American Poet, Etheridge Knight, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She coached and directed the Freetown Village Singers in Indianapolis, IN.
AWARDS
She received the “Meet The Artist XV” award from the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. Ayaba has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows throughout her career.
Spirit Award-1996Award of Service and Achievement Women's Commission - 1997
Kids 'N Play Certificate of Participation - 1996 - 1997
Certificate of Recognition Henrietta Marie Slave Ship Exhibit - 1996- 1997
CEO’S MAAT-AMOS AWARD - 1998
Brisbane Academy Teacher's Award - 1997 - 1998
Derita Community Service Award - 1998
Rockwell Park Association Award - 1998
Brisbane Academy Teacher's Award - 1998 - 1999
Appreciation Award Idlewild Elementary International Week - 1999
Achievement Award Minority Achievement Program -1999
Meet The Artists XV Award - 2003
Natural Healing Practices
Dr. Bey knows that the womb is a sacred place because it is the gateway to life entering the planet. It is the way that spirit becomes flesh. It is the way the Creator manifests in flesh as a living being, whether plant or animal. Further Dr. Bey teaches the men the sacred power of the Penis and its connection to the Pineal gland and the rising of the sun.
"Therefore, if the womb has been damaged in any way, a woman's level of creativity and inspiration, stability, success in relationships and fertility levels is potentially impaired." (Queen Afua)
The mind has memory, and so too do the muscles and organs in your body. Dr. Bey teaches the importance of appreciating the sacredness of your being, your life and your history. Too many of our women have hysterectomies and C Sections at childbirth. "I Had my daughter by natural childbirth at the age of 37. I prepared myself for that day all during my pregnancy, mentally, spiritually and physically, so that I could tell my story with the hope that it would inspire and influence others to do the same," says Dr. Bey.
It is said that up to 50% of women of African ancestry are more susceptible to fibroids, which causes very heavy periods leading to iron-deficiency, anemia, backache, urine frequency, lower abdominal discomfort and pain during intercourse. "I was very blessed to heal myself of fibroids through diet, fasting, affirmations, music and meditation", says Dr. Bey. However, the disconnect from our past cultural knowledge has brought us to this imbalanced state of living. The tradition of the Rites of Passage is an important link to our ancestors and their knowledge of healing, worship,family, governance, education and all aspects of life. Reconnecting to our cultural heritage is imperative to our survival as a people and a determinant to the direction of our future. Perhaps all will not see the importance of this and will not embrace the reconnect but for those of us who seek to heal ourselves by returning to our ancient ways, come learn the pathways with Dr. Bey, through workshops, lectures and teachings. Come travel the sacred pathways back to self.
Websites
www.sankofaland.org
http://sites.google.com/site/queenayabapresents/Home
www.sankofaland.weebly.com
http://sites.google.com/site/queenayaba (Sankofa Institute)
http://www.myspace.com/queenayaba
http://www.ourstage.com/profile/queenayaba/songs
Schedule your workshop with this Divine woman now
for an unforgettable spiritual experience!
336-929-1980 or 804-329-8778 [email protected] [email protected]
She was trained by the renowned Professor Edward Boatner in New York City and later embarked on a national tour for the Heritage Foundation with Weldon Irvine, Musical Director for Nina Simone, educating many on the history of Jazz Music through song, lecture, prose and poetry.
As Cultural Ambassador for the Uhuru Sasa School of Brooklyn, NY, Dr. Bey traveled to Guyana, Brazil, the Caribbean Islands, and hundreds of colleges and universities across the United States, sharing her historically based educational theater programs with magnificent music, mixed with improvisational, and interactive history through lectures, mythology and folktales. Ayaba Bey performed at numerous secondary schools, both public and private. She has also officiated programs in diverse centers of worship both in the USA and abroad.
She performed at the Philharmonic Hall, Carnegie Hall, and the New York Jazz Festival.
She is a storyteller and member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Storytelling Arts of Indiana, ASCAP (American Association of Composers and Publishers) and the Moremi Auxiliary Women’s Society. She established the Caravan Jazz, Blues, African Rhythm Band, performed with the Caribbean Association of South Miami Florida, The Yuth Rahkirs Reggae Band, Olu and the Future , the Weldon Irvine Big Band, Trio and Quintet, The New Blues Review, which she founded, and performs solo with guitar, storytelling, and dramatizations. She was visiting Choir Director at Grier Presbyterian Church. She has contributed her time to the Washington Heights Community, Highland Elementary School Community, Tryon Hills School Community, and others with Rites of Passage Programs, Unity of Diversity Training, Cultural Arts and History workshops. She was a facilitator in the Henrietta Marie Slave Ship Project at Spirit Square, as a workshop facilitator in historically based dramatizations with public school students coming to tour the exhibit.
She has received several grants from The Links organization ofGaston County, NC for annual musical educational performances in schools, Senior Centers, and from the Afro American CultureCenter in Charlotte, NC. Ayaba Bey sang with Nina Simone, on the album, “My Sweet Lord.” She has shared the stage with such renowned Jazz artists as James Spaulding, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, Rashan Roland Kirk, Pharaoh Saunders, Lonnie Liston Smith, Betty Carter, Jean Carn, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Hugh Masakela, Sun Rah, Lee Morgan, Stan Getz,Andy Bey, Leon Thomas, Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln, Wayne Shorter, Patty La Belle, and many other greats. She has appeared with The Last Poets, Third World, Weldon Irvine, Lenny White, Randy Weston, Sonny Stitt, James Mtume, Olu Dara and more. Her independently produced CD, For the Love of It, is inspirational and speaks to the love of children and family.
Her latest CD is a collaboration with
Brother Thabiti Akanni:http://www.myspace.com/jdhaze
JD Haze and the Ancestors-The Call and Black World Order
She was appointed Co-Director of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Neighborhood Theater in Brooklyn, NY where she assisted in every aspect of production for the organization. She also coached young singers at the Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn, NY. She developed and wrote historical plays that addressed social issues for Sankofa Children’s Theater and Rubicon Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Richmond, VA. She created improvisational and historical musical plays at the Afro-American Culture Center in Charlotte, NC. for the Building Bridges Program with children ages five to fourteen years old. She has directed several musical videos, and the musical docu-drama, “And Now My Soul Can Sing” based on the life of a great African American Poet, Etheridge Knight, in Indianapolis, Indiana. She coached and directed the Freetown Village Singers in Indianapolis, IN.
AWARDS
She received the “Meet The Artist XV” award from the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library. Ayaba has been featured in numerous newspapers, magazines, television and radio shows throughout her career.
Spirit Award-1996Award of Service and Achievement Women's Commission - 1997
Kids 'N Play Certificate of Participation - 1996 - 1997
Certificate of Recognition Henrietta Marie Slave Ship Exhibit - 1996- 1997
CEO’S MAAT-AMOS AWARD - 1998
Brisbane Academy Teacher's Award - 1997 - 1998
Derita Community Service Award - 1998
Rockwell Park Association Award - 1998
Brisbane Academy Teacher's Award - 1998 - 1999
Appreciation Award Idlewild Elementary International Week - 1999
Achievement Award Minority Achievement Program -1999
Meet The Artists XV Award - 2003
Natural Healing Practices
Dr. Bey knows that the womb is a sacred place because it is the gateway to life entering the planet. It is the way that spirit becomes flesh. It is the way the Creator manifests in flesh as a living being, whether plant or animal. Further Dr. Bey teaches the men the sacred power of the Penis and its connection to the Pineal gland and the rising of the sun.
"Therefore, if the womb has been damaged in any way, a woman's level of creativity and inspiration, stability, success in relationships and fertility levels is potentially impaired." (Queen Afua)
The mind has memory, and so too do the muscles and organs in your body. Dr. Bey teaches the importance of appreciating the sacredness of your being, your life and your history. Too many of our women have hysterectomies and C Sections at childbirth. "I Had my daughter by natural childbirth at the age of 37. I prepared myself for that day all during my pregnancy, mentally, spiritually and physically, so that I could tell my story with the hope that it would inspire and influence others to do the same," says Dr. Bey.
It is said that up to 50% of women of African ancestry are more susceptible to fibroids, which causes very heavy periods leading to iron-deficiency, anemia, backache, urine frequency, lower abdominal discomfort and pain during intercourse. "I was very blessed to heal myself of fibroids through diet, fasting, affirmations, music and meditation", says Dr. Bey. However, the disconnect from our past cultural knowledge has brought us to this imbalanced state of living. The tradition of the Rites of Passage is an important link to our ancestors and their knowledge of healing, worship,family, governance, education and all aspects of life. Reconnecting to our cultural heritage is imperative to our survival as a people and a determinant to the direction of our future. Perhaps all will not see the importance of this and will not embrace the reconnect but for those of us who seek to heal ourselves by returning to our ancient ways, come learn the pathways with Dr. Bey, through workshops, lectures and teachings. Come travel the sacred pathways back to self.
Websites
www.sankofaland.org
http://sites.google.com/site/queenayabapresents/Home
www.sankofaland.weebly.com
http://sites.google.com/site/queenayaba (Sankofa Institute)
http://www.myspace.com/queenayaba
http://www.ourstage.com/profile/queenayaba/songs
Schedule your workshop with this Divine woman now
for an unforgettable spiritual experience!
336-929-1980 or 804-329-8778 [email protected] [email protected]