Welcome to the official mailing list of Cassendre Xavier!

Cassendre Xavier coined the term "renaissance negresse" in 2002 to describe her work as a musician, mult-genre writer and community cultural arts organizer. A 1st-generation American-born citizen of Haitian & Chinese heritage, she is a Brooklyn, NY native who has made Philadelphia her home since 1990.
Her 6 independently-released albums are described as "a cross between Tracy Chapman, Sade & Enya" (Borders Music Expert, Steven M. Wilson). She also creates spoken word guided meditation and affirmation recordings under the name Amethyste Rah and erotic writing under the name Amrita Waterfalls. The founder and director of the Women's Writing & Spoken Word Series (Est. 2002) as well as Philadelphia's Annual Black Women's Arts Festival (Est. 2003), Cassendre is a recipient of a $15,000 Leeway Transformation Award for her work in art and social change. For more information, please visit http://cassEndrExavier.com.

DISCOGRAPHY:

10) Capable of Love (2009/Serious Creature Music (SCM)
9) Affirmations for Survivors: Spirituality (2007/Amethyste Affirmations (AA)
8) Affirmations for Survivors: Self-Love (2007/AA)
7) Live at Tin Angel (2006/SCM)
6) Beautiful (2004/SCM)
5) The Cassendre Xavier Collection, Vol. 1 (2004/SCM)
4) Live at the Kraftbrau, Kalamazoo (2004/SCM)
3) 4OUR: A Cassendre Xavier Sampler (2003/SCM)
2) Live at Café Improv (2002/SCM)
1) The Whittenberg Sessions (2002/SCM)

Join this Yahoo Group (by sending a blank email to: cassendrexavier-subscribe@yahoogroups.com) to receive Cassendre's various "museletters" under various names including "renaissance negresse", "ME! ME! ME!", "With Pleasure", among others.

These museletters usually feature:

· News about Cassendre Xavier’s schedule of appearances, recordings, publications, etc.
· Raw food lifestyle tips
· Personal Growth/Inspiration
· The usual malarkey, shenanigans & tomfoolery!

[Photo:Kenny Harbin.Updated 06 Feb 2012]