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!!!

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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/