WELCOME HESHIMA MOJA
Heshima
Vocalist/Musician/Songwriter/Composer/Producer
arts
consultant/motivational speaker/teaching artist/cultural arts
presenter
www.iamheshima.com
www.facebook.com/iamheshima
www.twitter.com/iamheshima
(413)218-6789
Heshima
moves audiences around the world with his soulful voice, fiery bass
work, and heartfelt songs and compositions. Heshima, is a dynamic
Vocalist, Multi Instrumentalist, songwriter/composer, arranger, and
producer who is pushing the boundaries of contemporary music. By
drawing on influences ranging from Luther Vandross, and Donnie
Hathaway, Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi, Diego Torres, and Bobby
Valentine, to John Coltrane, and Miles Davis, Mongo Santamaria and
Tito Puente, this amazing artist displays originality, depth and
passion with his unmistakable blend of Soul/Jazz/and Latin Music.
Heshima
has shared the stage, and recorded with some of the greatest names in
the music industry including Patti Labelle, Hi-5, Quest Love, Hip Hop
Legend GURU, La India, Paoli Mejias, Arturo O'Farrill, Salim
Washington, Meshell N'Degeocello, Marion Meadows, James Carter,
Avery Sharpe, as well as award winning Producers Jason Miles(Miles
Davis, Grover Washington, Sting)Rick
Bacchus(Backstreet
boys, Jessica Simpson, Alicia Keys),
and Joe Ferry(Jaco
Pastorius and James Taylor).
In addition, Heshima has worked with the National Dance Company of
Mozambique, The National Dance Company of Soweto, South Africa, and
Hip Hop/Tap Dance Legend Rene Harris and his group Pure Movement.
He
leads two dynamic groups of musicians: Heshima y Ofrecimiento(jazz
latino/jazz, bomba/rumba) as well as Heshima and Souljourn(R &
B/Pop/Pop Latino) presenting concerts, workshops and master classes
nationally and international. In
addition, Heshima is an inspiriting motivational speaker, motivating
audiences to fulfill their potential in all areas of life and is
helping educational institutions, human service organizations and
municipal governments integrate the arts into everyday life as a
dynamic artistic consultant.
Heshima
has composed and recorded music for film and television both in the
US and abroad including the award winning films, El Barrio, El
Despertar(The Awakening), for the show Hollywood Heights(Nickelodeon)
and for PBS. His debut album as a leader The
Awakening in 2005
was received with rave reviews, for combining classic jazz
sensibilities and Latin influences, with youthful fire, and
originality, and boasting some of Jazz's finest voices including
Avery Sharpe, and Marc Puricelli, and Tenor giant Charles Langford,
featured on many of Heshima's breathtaking compositions, as well as
vibrant arrangements of jazz classics. This year, Souljourn Music
Group in conjunction with LC3 Media has released the highly
anticipated follow up entitled Round and
Round. Heshima along
with one of the countries hottest producers Nick Caudle,(Track
Wizards)have produced an album that is currently enjoying heavy
rotation in Europe, Asia, and the United States.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyMs8DfC64M
More about him:
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