See Saycon Sengbloh in Fela LA for 1 week only!

Hey I'm rocking the Fela hoodie to keep warm lol and next month for good reason! For folks in LA who heard the Fela soundtrack and want to see me on the tour here's a treat. Come check me out guys! I'll be in Fela in LA for 1 week only then heading back to New York to begin Hurt Village rehearsal! Hope to see you in LA at the Ahmanson Theater Click here for ticket info!

Click Here to download Sorrow, Tears, & Blood by Saycon!

See Saycon in Fela! LA January 1st-9th 2012!
The Ahmanson Theater
135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Saycon In-Store Event @ Hue-man Bookstore in Harlem

Hi folks,

Continuing the holiday fever! and Christmas spirit! I'll be doing my first "Warrior"in-store event at Hueman bookstore! This will include musical performance, CD, Poster/Calendar signing with purchase and a great Question & Answer! A chance to ask all the things you ever wanted to know about, music, and theater. Families are welcome! We're excited to announce with a single purchase of a Saycon CD or Poster you will be entered to win 2 free tickets to see Katori Hall's newest play HURT VILLAGE! Katori's current play MOUTAINTOP is currently starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett on Broadway!  I can't wait to see you there!


http://myemail.constantcontact.com/You-re-Invited-to-Hue-Man-Holidays-Celebration-w-Broadway-Actress-Saycon-Sengbloh.html?soid=1101658999278&aid=lBGd8RpKJTw
http://cafepress.com/saycon

Irie Girl: Saycon Sengbloh & Katori Hall's Newest Play

This week has been a ton of fun with alot of hard work. I am missing my family dearly during this holiday season so I'm sending love to Georgia and New Jersey!Thanks to Marty Gould Cummings and Anthony Hollock I had so much fun raising money for the Ali Forney Center and had a ball singing with new band members, on the same bill with Nicholas Ryan Gant, Jahi Kearse, and Roderick Covington thanks to the help of Charles Browning the show at Nectar was a success. Special thanks to Dahgrib! An announcement has also gone out regarding my participation in Katori Hall's new play, "Hurt Village" premiering in New York in February! I'm looking forward to doing a new and challenging role and excited to work with Miss. Patricia McGregor and I can't believe the show currently boasts 3 former students of Freddie Hendricks, Tri-Citie Highschool and YEA, myself along with Godspell's Joaquina Kalukango and Amari Cheatom along with the awesome Tony Award winning Tonya Pinkins whom I just saw in Milk Like Sugar! This show touches on some serious topics including the treatment of U.S. army vets post war and the effects of regentrification on a southern project apartment complex and its raucous residents. It's definitely a character that people have not seen me do. Along with that I'm thrilled to announce the Irie Girl: Saycon 2012 Calendar is now available on http://Cafepress.com/saycon with photos by Asantewaa Ricks and photo editing by Anthony Stewart, set up through Cafepress. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqdsXJjq0cc We had so much fun shooting the calendar along with promo videos! Check them out.  My hope is that this is another opportunity for followers of the music and shows can enjoy, fun to create and inspiring. I ask that friends and family please share a store link among your friends and cohorts to help support independent artists. The Saycon Online Boutique features an Everday Warrior journal and also other calendars and t-shirts that are great for making 2012 the best it can be! My prayer is that it will be amazing for you and your family! Shine in 2012!

Sounds of the Season with Saycon

Hope to see you at my upcoming appearances:

Thursday December 8th:

The 3rd Annual A Very MARY Holiday Gala benefiting The Ali Forney Center
AVMH will honor Sonja Morgan from The Real Housewives of NYC with the Broadway Speaks OUT Hero Award.
Guests include:
Tituss Burgess and many many more! An opening number featuring Saycon Sengbloh, Elasea Douglas, and Allison Guinn with a Christmas classic!

Hosted by Marti Gould Cummings
Musical direction by Brad Gardner & Kristen Rosenfeld

http://maryholiday.eventbrite.com/

SATURDAY December 10th in HARLEM:

 Nectar presents...Sounds of the Season

Featuring various artists including Nicholas Ryan Gant, Rodrick Covington, Jahi Kearse, and Saycon Sengbloh. This is a holiday event you want to attend. Come and bring friends. Its gonna be a sexy grooving night!  Come to the show and enjoy dinner too! A $5 fee will be added to all guests checks.

Visit for reservations:http://www.nectarwinenyc.com/

Everyday Warriors: Monica & Feeding America project

Used by permission
 

For those of you who don't know I was born and raised in Georgia! I have Liberian roots on my dad side but I hail from College Park, GA, Old National East to be exact! Showtay! Anyway, I currently make my home in Brooklyn, NY but I keep up with artists from back home. So, I saw College Park, GA native and R&B star Monica on Wendy Williams and I was so excited to hear about her new album and reality show and as a fan of hers it was a great interview. Years ago my friend Khalid and I would sit and sing the Boy is Mine over and over again with stereo turned up, the song blasting on repeat! Anyway, Monica is still at it, making new music and has a great cause to represent. Its called Feeding America! I was inspired by her growth and her life in terms of having dealt with so many ups and down in her personal life. She is truly an extraordinary Everyday Warrior! I want to spread the word for the holiday season that Monica mentioned how you can help feed hungry children. There's so many children right here in America who don't have access to food daily. Let's all take a moment to donate today. You wouldn't believe $1 feeds 8 people! We can put a stop  to child hunger bring awareness many kids in the U.S. go with out meals daily. Click the link below to help!
http://feedingamerica.org/

I'll make a donation and be a child feeding warrior today!

Shout out to all the everyday warriors!

Saycon

sengbloh@aol.com

Milk Like Sugar

Milk like sugar! Milk, milk like sugar! Finally, I got out of the house and saw the show. You know how it is when you're waiting on something, waiting for time, waiting for people, waiting for money, just waiting to go see a show and somehow you forget because life sort of takes over and then you turn around and the show has closed already! Well that didn't happen to me, on a whim I called my friend Nicole and we went out to see Milk Like Sugar. Tickets were available we made it happen. I'm shown above with the the cast. If you don't know, the show written by Kirsten Greenidge, is a play about a trio of young ladies who decide to make a pact to have babies while still in highschool, the young men and friends, and mother involved in their lives . I took in this show that was deeply anxious inspired by true events and well acted by friends and cohorts. Starring the lovely Angela Lewis, Cherise Boothe and Nikiya Mathis as the three naive and scheming teenagers along with young men J. Mallory-McCree, LeRoy McClain, and the awkward friend played by Adrienne C. Moore. Milk Like Sugar is a small play that makes a big statement, its truly exciting to see all this young talent onstage and to witness the hard working cigarette smoking genius of the exquisite Tonya Pinkins as the matriarch of the piece.. On a side note my good friend and "Hair" revival cohort, Nicole Lewis and I happily found ourselves seated behind Heidi Griffiths and the ever smiling Jordan Thaler, the casting directors for the NY Public theater. They looked on us with the twinkling eyes of proud parents as the 4 of us reminisced on how casting a little 3 day 40th anniversary "Hair"concert lead to Tony award winning stint on Broadway , London and a National tour. Our memory was cut short when the lights dimmed and sound of Beyonce "Run the World Girls" theme started pumping from the speakers as the 3 highschool divas in training started us on a journey. I enjoyed the show having recently read another play by the author, and I look forward to more of her work!
Peace ya'll,
Saycon
ps- I've begun working on a new online boutique full of fun items to raise funds for upcoming projects look out for them and the launch of a new youtube page dedicated to all the people who've been bitten by the theater bug!

SAYCON releases "WARRIOR" song! 11/11/11

11/11/11

Its November 11th 2011 and we're proud to announce that The WARRIOR EP is now available online! DJ Serge Negri presents Saycon "Warrior" is an EP that features the original song "Warrior" and a special bonus track for all those Afro-beat lovers and soulful house instrumentals to jam to! Saycon was featured as the powerful Sandra Iszadore in the Tony award winning musical Fela! About the life of afro-beat superstar Fela Kuti. And can be heard on the Grammy nominated Fela! Broadway soundtrack. Warrior is a collaboration with house D.J. Serge Negri following his release the "Cigarette EP" featuring the fabulous Tasha Mabry, Serge geared up for the Warrior EP release with Saycon. Special thanks to BAMBOOSOUNDS.net for this special release just in time for the Holiday Season!   Amazon, Rhapsody, LastFM, Bamboosound.net, Itunes.com ,  and everywhere!Warrior is dedicated to my family!!!

***this blog appears as a "note" on Facebook***
Check it out! New Layout Design! 

Visit http://SayconTalks.blogspot.com for more information and please visit the Saycon Store purchase our special Breast Cancer Awareness Warrior Pink T-shirt! This shirt is designed in honor of my Grandmother Susie May Jackson who is a Warrior and a survivor! Wear it to support the survivor in your life!
http://www.reverbnation.com/store/index/artist_362611  Much love to you Grandma Sue!!!!

Lots of links below:  click or copy & paste

Warrior on Itunes:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-warrior-ep/id476799155

Warrior on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B0060XAZEM?ie=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=digital-music&field-keywords=DJ%20Serge%20Negri%2C%20Saycon

"Like" my FB bandpage: SAYCON:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saycon/39335319086

"Like" my FB bandpage: SAYCON:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saycon/39335319086

DJ. Serge Negri:
http://www.Bamboosounds.net

Saycon Store:
http://www.reverbnation.com/store/index/artist_362611

Southern Pin-Up EP on Itunes:

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/southern-pin-up-special-edition/id302475798

Saycon website:
http://sayconsengbloh.com/

Saycon Sengbloh performs at YMCA Arts & Letters Auction

[Saycon Sengbloh pictured above with Stanley Tucci] Amazing fun! I enjoyed singing at the annual Arts & Letters event for the YMCA! I was asked to perform Defying Gravity for an audience of professionals representing YMCA locations all over New York they were doing a fundraisor to help children all over the greater New York area. Actor Stanley Tucci was honored for his work that evening. Proceeds from Arts & Letters benefit the more than 13,000 New York City public school children who receive free enrichment as part of the Y AFTER SCHOOL initiative. For three hours a day, five days a week throughout the school year, girls and boys are able to participate in these activities. I'm proud to use my talents for this cause.

Technology for Liberia

Preparing Liberia for success in the new millenium, I had the honor to lend my voice and energy to a cause very dear to my heart! We are seeking to make the technological infrastructure of Liberia and access to the internet a commonplace resource through out the land. Many thanks to sis Matu Saye for inviting me and treating me to top notch acommodations during this wonderful event. The band SidebySol was a gift of Philly soul to my ears. I enjoyed many of the best singers in Philly that night, and I closed the show out with my set.We jammed at the African-American Museum in Philadephia, PA. I was Liberian princess for a day! Liberian hugs and kisses yall! Please visit http://Technologyforliberia.com to make a monetary or technological contribution today.

Liberian-American Covergirl: They Say! I Say! We Say!

Photo by Phylis Kwentoh used by permission

Hey family please check out the new digital magazine and blog, "They Say, I Say, We Say" dedicated to Liberian fashion, future, and politics! I'm on the cover of the November issue.

Check out the link to the blog below and the direct link to the magazine!

Saycon


http://theysayisaywesay.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/theysayisaywesay-second-issue1.pdf

http://theysayisaywesay.wordpress.com/

Fashion Week: Saycon at Mychael Knight

Things started nicely for me this week, in that I've been writing new songs, and
have great friends in town this week! Its pretty amazing, my girl Day Hill of
Buddhaflyy and her whole team included her business partner Keisha Mackie-Coleman came up from Atlanta to do the Mychael Knight show on Saturday night. The quality of his clothing is amazing, I hope to get something made by him asap! The show was
flawless and makeup was beautiful and the evening was so much fun! My friend
@CharlesBrowning met me at the soho event fresh from another show his cousin
Olivia was in. She's an up and coming model, the 3 of us have been kickin' it
since fashion week began. I won't front, I had the ultimate fan-out moment when I
realized Trina was sitting across from me on the front row! LOL everyone knows
me for singing love songs or doing theater but I'm from the dirty south and
Trina is one of my favs! Also in the house was celebrity hair stylist Terrence Davidson, VIBE editor Daytwon Thomas, and supermodel, Jessica White, who wore the finale look on the run way. Coming up I'll be attending Edwing D'angelo
and B. Micheal and I'm looking forward to it!
Saycon

Motown Baby!

Hey guys just a little peak at the cast of the most recent workshop of the Motown inspired Berry Gordy musical! We spent much time tweaking the script and singing the changes! Its gonna be a good one, I found myself play several key character, important people in Mr. Gordy's life, including his beloved sister Anna Gordy,was formerly married to Marvin Gaye, the fabulous Martha Reeves, and the tough talking, smoothly powerful Edna Anderson. Many things change during the creative process but so far it has been amazing!

Saycon & Marty Thomas have fun in NYC!

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Its been so much fun linking with my old "Wicked" buddy Marty Thomas! As many of you know I was in Wicked for 4 years and Marty was one of the coolest people in the cast! We've stayed in touch all these years. I even recorded my initial idea for the upcoming single "Warrior" at his home studio. He's been super, always supportive and hooking me up with the most fun gigs singing at various clubs and dinners, introducing me great people. He is the host of "Marty Thomas presents Diva at Industry" a popular gay spot in midtown Manhattan. I tried his Diva Gaga shades for kicks!!! I've had a ball singing there, testing out my new singles and serving up a little Color Purple for the nostalgia, honey! Hair alumnus Anthony Hollock was there and my friend Asantewaa and I had a ball hanging out backstage and enjoying other people's voices, costumes, and antics!

Henry V

Get thee to the theatre! I had a chance to see Henry V at the classical theater of Harlem last night and the final show is today! Check it out! I also look forward to seeing upcoming Classical Theater of Harlem's, "Seed" by Radha Blank, directed by Nijel Smith, both of whom I worked with on Broadway's Fela.

Henry V
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Jenny Bennett

“Henry V” plays through Sept. 4 at Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial & Educational Center, 3940 Broadway, at 165th Street, Washington Heights; (866) 811-4111, ovationtix.com. classicaltheatreofharlem.org.




http://www.classicaltheatreofharlem.org/index.html

Nigerian Reunion: Saycon Sengbloh & Omotola Jalade

Its been a busy few weeks we attended the annual Nigerian Reunion in Orlando, Florida. There I performed Upside Down from Grammy award nominated Original Cast Album of Fela and I also sang a new version of Sorrow, Tears, and Blood (Bamboosounds.net). My highschool friend and singer extraordinaire Clinton Harris stopped by! Between performances there was fun in the sun, crazy onstage antics, and lots of questions from the Nigerian youth about the Fela Broadway production. All I can say is see for yourself what a moving piece it is, as it continues to tour the U.S. The highlight of the evening was meeting Omotola Jalade!

Saycon, Zonya, & Parker live with Ulysses Owens! Friday August 26th

Click this link for the new interview!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY78FG1xPmc&feature=youtu.be

SAYCON LIVE AT Soul Sensations @ the Triad NYC! Along with Parker Brown, and Zonya Love and Ulysses Owens! Bring a friend and tell a friend! I'll be performing new music, including my new song Warrior and some favorites too!Its gonna be a sexy night!
Friday, August 26 at 9:30pm - August 27 at 12:30am $20 @ the door! SEE YA THERE!
Location The Triad (NYC)
158 W 72nd St/ Between Amsterdam and Columbus/ 2nd floor
New York, NY

Please take a moment to add the SAYCON Facebook Band page if you'd like to stay up to date with shows, and new music!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saycon/39335319086

http://youtu.be/XY78FG1xPmc

Saycon sings at Industry Bar August 22!

Saycon sings at Industry Bar: Marty Thomas' DIVA show! Monday August 22nd 2011! Come hear Marty and a bevy of beauties belting out hits! And Saycon as special guest!

Industry Bar Address:355 W 52nd St New York, NY 10019Phone:646.476.2747
11pm no cover must be 21 and up

SAYCON at Soul Sensations: the TRIAD August 26th!

photo by Phillis Kwentoh



photo by Phillis Kwentoh

SAYCON LIVE AT Soul Sensations @ the Triad NYC! Along with Parker Brown, and Zonya Love and Ulysses Owens! Bring a friend and tell a friend! I'll be performing new music, including my new song Warrior and some favorites too!Its gonna be a sexy night!
Friday, August 26 at 9:30pm - August 27 at 12:30am $20 @ the door! SEE YA THERE!
Location The Triad (NYC)
158 W 72nd St/ Between Amsterdam and Columbus/ 2nd floor
New York, NY

Please take a moment to add the SAYCON Facebook Band page if you'd like to stay up to date with shows, and new music!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Saycon/39335319086

Saycon performs at South Paw in Brooklyn

Hey guys it was an "All in the Family" event that brought us out to South Paw! It was crazy, I had just had a photoshoot earlier that day with Phillis Kwentoh but we made it happen! All the Family features several groups in hip-hop, reggae, R&B, genre and I joined them for a cool night of music. Hosted by Whitney Brown, and groups Under the Rasta Influence, Cherry L,Vision, and 86 Supreme and of course me! We had Rob Gertler in the house taking photos and TJ Pelles on projection, Danny Soto giving us movement and of course the bodypainted ladies, Ayesha Baxter, from Miss Sophie!I premiered a new DJ Serge Negri track to the Brooklyn audience, and wore my favorite new glasses!

SAYCON LIVE @ BEDSTUY MUSIC FESTIVAL!

BedStuy Live! Music Festival

Saycon performs Saturday around 5PM come check it out!

On Saturday July 23, 2011, we will bring together some of the most creative and innovative local talented artist in the New York Area.

We will showcase an eclectic blend of Jazz, Funk, R&B, World Music, Hip Hop, Rock, Reggae, and everything in between!

The event will take place at the Herbert Von King Park amphitheatre in the heart of Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn!!!!

This is an all day event that will run from 11 am – 8pm. It's a FREE family event!

PERFORMING LIVE :Eliana Marcia & Banda Azul, Rosa Hyde Quintet, Kwame & the Uptown Shakedown, Naomie Esler, Rain of Kings, Cole Williams & People’s Champs, Jessica Lurie Ensemble, BR & Timebomb, Terry Blaine, Shakuan Beat Slavery, The Flowdown, SAYCON, The Hipstones

Hosted By Mount Vernon, NY's own fly Scorpio Sister RokCity from Million Dollar Mindz, WBLS and Future Flavas!

Check out the video montage of all bands that will tear down the Herbert Von King Park Amphitheater: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLmEVRap3yY

Enjoy! We'll see you there!

Thank You,
Kyle (Karnage) & Sabrina (Sanctum)
Organizers- BedStuy Live! Music Festival

Saycon Celebrating Opus PS 118 @Saks!

Congrats to the students at Opus 118! And also to Steve and Ruth Hendel, executive producers of Fela! who were among the celebrated for the evening! While Steve was away with the Opening of Fela in Amsterdam, Ruth was there to accept the award and we grabbed a pic together! Kimberley Richardson hosted the evening and I must say the event was chalk full of New Yorks best and brightest! The other honorees were George C. Wolf, and the late Barbara Ann Tear, whose daughter accepted on her behalf. People came out to support even on this rainy, rainy evening! I was happy to be there surrounded by the gorgeous shoes in the shoe parlor at Saks, not to mention being serenaded by the wonderful kids from the program! Highlight of the evening was meeting the subject of "Umi Says", Mos Def's mom! she was lovely and kind! A special thanks to my friend Dejuan Wilson who invited me to this fabulous event!

Macdella Cooper Foundation Luncheon

There's no time like the present to make plans and I've been making big ones. One of the most exciting ventures I see coming forward will be more work with the Macdella Cooper foundation. I met Macdella Cooper a few months ago and performed in her La'Africana program a fundraiser for her school located in Liberia, West Africa. And god willing there will be more. Thanks to some really great artists who are lending their time, skill, and patience I will soon be presenting new songs, new music videos, and more live performances in the weeks and months to come. On a day that included meetings with all of them I started off at a small luncheon that featured some amzing people who intend to make change, each in his/her own way in Africa.

http://macdellacooper.org/

Isaach De Bankole (world renown Actor & Model)

Zelma Davis (international pop Singer, Dancer & Performer)

Georgie Badiel (international Fashion Model & Goodwill Ambassador)

Saycon Sengbloh ( broadway Actress, Singer & Dancer)

Mariama Mounir Petrolawicz (Model & Activist)

Danny Soto (Dancer & Educator)