Shareefah C. Abdullah: News

My listeners keep asking me..."When is your next CD coming out??!" I've been stepping up work on the next album which will be Latin Jazz. I'm hoping to release the CD no later than March 2012. Thank you for your inspiring comments and continued interest in my music.

Now you can listen to my feel good music while you're on the go! Individual tracks or my entire CD are now available as downloads in MP3 format for MP3 players. iPod users can download tracks from iTunes. Ringtones are available as well from Verizon Vcast on select phones and iSound (membership is free). Visit my Links page to connect to these sites. Thanks for your support!

We wish to expresses our deepest condolences to the families. friends and classmates of the shooting victims who were killed in the Virginia Tech rampage. We offer our heartfelt sympathy and prayers. May God comfort and bless you all.

As of today, I've been on MySpace for two and a half weeks. I'm happy to announce that I have had 3200 Profile Views and nearly 3000 Plays. I've also connected with other musicians and composers from around the globe who can be found in my Friends section. To visit my MySpace page and hear four songs in their entirety, click on this link: www.myspace.com/shareefahcabdullah

I recently learned of the passing of Ms. Ruth Brown.
When I was three years old, my uncle Freddie had these 78's and played the first R & B song I'd ever heard. It was Ms Brown's Daddy, Daddy. I loved it and was hooked on music from that point on! Back then, she was more famous for the song Daddy, He Treats Your Daugher Mean. More than three decades later, I had the pleasure of seeing her perform at an intimate jazz club in N.J. She was fantastic and her band was "tight". I met this gracious lady and asked if she still performed Daddy, Daddy. She said she did not perform those songs anymore. Although our talk was brief, I'll never forget it. She had an amazing life, was an advocate for musicians rights, a Tony Award winner and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. I found Daddy, Daddy on an Atlantic R & B compilation set on vinyl before CD's became the thing.
Her music brightened my life. The world has lost one of it's musical greats.

Tracks from my CD are now available for downloads on specially selected Verizon phones via Verizon VCast.

I placed #74 in the Top 100 Artists on Aussie.com, based in Brisbane Australia, for the 24 hour period ending November 4, 2006. The listing was based on sales, rating and popularity on MSN Music.
I feel honored to have been included in the same listing with such great artists as Stevie Wonder, The Commodores, Bob Marley, Ottmar Liebert, Beyonce, Bonnie Raitt, Harry Connick, Jr. and John Mayer.

There is no explicit content in any of my compositions which are instrumentals. Another artist named Shareefa (sometimes spelled Shareefah), who's CD requires the advisory is on the music scene.

Award winning composer, violinist and producer Lalo Olivares has chosen me as one of his Top Artist Picks on Broadjam. Lalo, who is known for his improvisational proficiency, has won several awards for his work as a composer and producer in T.V. and films.
To read more about him click this link www.lalo-olivares.com/

Children are our most precious gifts. Child trafficking is on the rise. Please do your part to help put an end to this horrendous crime. There is a letter on Oprah's site that can be copied, personalized then emailed or printed and mailed to your congressmen and senators. To find out which representatives you should address your concerns to, click the link below the letter. There are also articles on Oprah's site to increase our awareness. Click the link below to make a difference by urging lawmakers to make this a top priority.
http://www.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200511/tows_past_20051102_letter.jhtml
Thank you.

Sassy Salsa and Midnight Dance In Ibiza are my most popular downloads both in the United States and Abroad.

Nyle Waters, a Contemporary Folk artist from the United Kingdom, has chosen me as one of his Top Artist Picks on Broadjam.

In addition to domestic sales, tracks from On A Musical Journey have been downloaded from iTunes Canada, Japan, Europe and most recently, Australia.
Thank you all for your support!!

AVAILABLE IN STORES: On A Musical Journey can now be purchased in selected stores across the U.S. and abroad. The retailer must place a special order through Super D One Stop Distributors. Go to Links for more information.
SPECIAL CD BABY DISCOUNT: If you purchase two or more copies from CD Baby you will get a 40% discount! This is the perfect time to give this "Feel Good" gift to your friends!

In the near future my tracks will be available as ringtones. I will keep you posted as to when and which companies.

Tracks from On A Musical Journey are now being heard in over 20 countries including Australia, Canada, Ireland, Israel, Italy, France, Japan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.

You can now download individual tracks or the entire CD from Apple iTunes, MSN Music, Rhapsody, Napster and several other sites. You can send tracks as a gift from iTunes. If you prefer owning the "hard copy", the CD can be purchased from CD Baby.com (see Links page).

We wish to extend our condolences to those who lost loved ones, their homes and livelihood due to Hurricane Katrina and it's aftermath. Please visit our Links page if you wish to donate through Oprah's Katrina Registry. Thank you.

On January 29, 2005, WPAT's The New World of Al Islam In America featured several tracks from On A Musical Journey
throughout it's two hour program, which is usually predominantly discussion oriented. " Al Islam" has featured tracks from the CD during several of their broadcasts since it's release in October 2003.

Shareefah's "Can't See Nothin' Wrong With That" from her debut album On A Musical Journey is featured on Oasis Jazz Sampler Volume 10 which was recently released. This highly anticipated compilation includes the very best of the jazz tracks Oasis discovered in the past year during it's manufacturing duties.
Intended for promotional purposes only, the sampler has been distributed to
close to 400 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada as well as 100 industry insiders. Oasis samplers get nation-wide airplay and have resulted in many music industry opportunities for independent artists.