Simply Ambokile

Press Release
Huntsville AL, May 2009

“The Era of Business & Entertainment” Networking Event!


JaiDoug’s Productions in conjunction with Corporate Services Associates, LLC is launching their 1st annual Business networking and performance event. Named “The Era of Business & Entertainment”, the event will enable small to mid-sized and unique businesses, vendors and entertainers to connect with customers, directly, in an environment which will enhance visibility, thus, optimize exposure. Coupled with a Music and Comedy show, this event will cast a wide net to draw the local and neighboring communities in.

“The Era of Business and Entertainment” will take place on May 30, 2009, at Alabama A & M University. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. The first two hours will be the networking portion of the event. The Entertainment starts at 9:00 pm. The guest Comedian host is Kym Whitley. Comedians Buddy Lewis and David Arnold will be our guest performers. For the music we present singer Tony Terry. Representing the spoken word we have special guest AMBOKILe’ one of the most exciting new voices in the spoken word movement. We will also have several music, poetry and various local artists on the program.www.MySpace.com/SimplyAmbokile. Booth Rentals are available and prices include event tickets. Contact number 800-793-2388 for more information. Tickets to the event are on sale at Hot 103.5 on Washington and WEUP, radio stations.

Douglas Burnett is the Executive Producer of this event, as well as the CEO/Chairman of Corporate Services & Associates, LLC. His business specializes in Business consulting and setting up Nevada Corporations for primarily small to mid-sized businesses. (For more information log on to www.4corporateservics.com) Douglas Burnett is experienced and has a special flair for producing quality, large scale events. He is producing this event in conjunction with JaiDoug’s Productions a subsidiary company.

- JaiDoug Productions/Corporate Services Associates LLC

SUNDAY, 5/17/9 RADIO INTERVIEW WITH NEOL-LYSTICALLY SPEAKING

The radio interview iwth Neo-Lystically Speaking this past sunday was fun! Thank you to everyone who called in.. For those of you who want to listen, here ya go! Appreciate all the love and support!

Hey everyone to hear the live interview go to www.myspace.com/SimplyAmbokile and pull up this blog! - Vibe Radio

SUNDAY, 5/17/9 RADIO INTERVIEW WITH NEOL-LYSTICALLY SPEAKING

The radio interview iwth Neo-Lystically Speaking this past sunday was fun! Thank you to everyone who called in.. For those of you who want to listen, here ya go! Appreciate all the love and support!

Hey everyone to hear the live interview go to www.myspace.com/SimplyAmbokile and pull up this blog! - Vibe Radio

"Live on Wilshire"
Takes Spoken Word
to the Next Level with AMBOKILe'



Los Angeles, CA - The euphonious sounds of a drum snare, high hat, bass lick, guitar drum, muted horn, and much more can be heard over and under the sexy soothing voice of one of the brightest songstress, spoken word artist and lyricist on the scene today, AMBOKILe' ! A stunning combination of sensual spirituality, AMBOKILe' has been announced, by promoter Kevin Rouse as the the featured artist hosting the spoken word sessions at "Live on Wilshire" at the Opus every Wednesday night.

AMBOKILe' (pronounced "Am-boe-key-lay" and meaning God Has Redeemed Me,) takes us on a spiritually conscious journey through a world seen by the eyes, felt by the heart, and contemplated by the mind of a "woman of expansion." Her flow is seamless, touching on everything from life, love, relationships, intellectual and spiritual enlightenment, and the evolution and revolution of the mind, body and soul.

On each her soul searching "cerebral trips" AMBOKILe' uses a sultry smooth, introspective style to move visual words and clever rhymes over a canvas of melodious liquid beats and well placed instrumentation.


Her intricately passionate lyrics paint a vividly fresh picture of the life, times and the world of one of the most exciting new voices in the spoken word movement.

Spoken word is 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and The 11:00 News Band, featuring Billy John, performs from 8:00 p.m. until closing. The Opus is located at 3760 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles, next door to the historic Wiltern Theatre. For more information, go to
http://www.thelooponline.com/email/liveonwilshire0513.html .

Spoken word artists interested in performing at "Live On Wilshire" can contact Ambokile' at reachambokile@hotmail.com .
- Makeda Smith - Jazzymne Productions

Spoken word artist and singer takes center stage at BB Kings House of Blues in Universal City, Hollywood Hollywood


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The City Walk/City Loft at Universal City has something for everyone. A brilliant-lit carnival for grown-ups, there are dance clubs, movie theaters, and restaurants of every kind imaginable, including- be still my heart- a Starbuck's combined with a gourmet bakery. (Can you spell "double yum"?) Said Starbuck's was still open at 11:30 p.m. on the Saturday night I visited. There are also a number of very interesting retail shops, including a store devoted to the sale of all things chocolate and a children's bookshop.

BB Kings House of Blues is upstairs in the City Loft area. A jumpin' hot night spot featuring fine music and good libation and eats, the club's top floor offers bar style seating looking down onto the stage three floors below. It's from this vantage point that I watched spoken word artist and singer Ambokilé and her group "Ambolism" in action.

The house was so packed, I had to ask someone to save my seat so that I could pop downstairs to shoot some photographs. Coincidentally (although we know there are no coincidences) the person I asked for this help was none other than the husband of Diane Carter, one of Ambokilés back-up singers. Thanks, Donovan!

With Bowens having taken her under his wing as vocal coach, and a new CD, "Simply…Ambokilé," just out, the buzz for Ambokilé's 9:00 p.m. performance was predictably amazing. The sold-out audience was ready for the main treat and they were not disappointed.

Ambokilé all six feet of her- strode gracefully onto the stage, her long, long legs clad in hip hugger jeans topped with a wide belt, her buff arms left bare by a spaghetti strap top. Her long dark hair was pulled into a ponytail and topped with a cap that stated perfectly "I am Ambokilé." Her diamond hoop earrings sparkled and sent light everywhere as she took the mike into her hands like she'd done it a million times and greeted the crowd and began to move with the drummer's backbeat.

The only thing is, this performance was the first time Ambokilé had stood in a place like this with her band. "Do you remember that I screamed and then jumped up into the air once I was on stage?" Ambokile asked me a few days later. "I can only explain it that it was the Spirit that came over me. Something came over me on stage." Indeed, despite a remarkably calm exterior and a seemingly effortless performance while on stage, Ambokilé claims that she was restless and worried about this first of Ambolism's performances two days prior. The group had had minimal practice time together, and while a strong and self-sustaining singer on her own, Ambokilé had not before worked in harmony, live, with backups.

Midway through the performance, Ambokile popped off stage for a moment for a wardrobe change and her two back-up singers launched into a soulful version of "Voulez-vous Couchez Avec Moi," a number much appreciated by the crowd. When they'd finished with that, Ambokilé returned to the stage in a new outfit- short shorts and a low-cut, long-sleeved blouse- but with the same energy that thrilled during the first half.

"It only took one martini to get me up there," Ambokilé had joked as she stepped off the stage. "Well, okay, one and a half." She was thrilled, radiant, even, as she spoke with me post-show. "That was my first 'real' performance," she'd told me as she threw her arms around me.

"It felt great," back-up singer Carter told me as we all compared notes. "Ambokilé is really great to work with." Carter and Foley, the other singer in the Ambolism backup dynamic duo, used to sing at BB Kings during their gospel brunches. "It felt good being back, seeing some old faces. It was like being back home for us," Carter added.

If Ambokile had had prior thoughts about possible technical disasters, timing mishaps, and the like, it certainly didn't show. From beginning to end of the show, every part of her was absorbed in what she was sending out to her appreciative audience. "I wrote this song for all my sisters," she announced when she began. "It's to remind you to never allow yourselves to become victims of anyone's rage." The singer penned the words to that song, her newly released single, "Bitch" to encourage.

Ambokilé, which means "one who God has redeemed"- offers encouragement in everything she does whether it be on stage or in "real" life. Ambokilé and I spoke later in the week, and she had much to say about her new combination of musical talent and her source of inspiration- a connection to God. "Those singers are phenomenal! They sang with Brian McKnight, Tina Marie, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Rick James, you name it, and tour all over the world." Now they'll be touring together, a neat Ambolism family.

And as to God in her life? "As a creative person, you are tapped into some infinite power. A person who does screenplays, they have visions and they 'see' things before it's even projected on film. So they are tapped into some spiritual force, which I call 'God,' if you know what I mean." Further proof of her own connection to spirit, Ambokilé's songs are product of divine inspiration. She remembers vividly how the words to her hit "You Did Run Well" came about.
'Ye did run well who did hinder you that you should not obey the truth, this persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you . . .' They just hit me. I had to pull over to the side of the road."

Ambokilé feels that, for her, God, music, and self are all one combination. She "hears" things a lot - and she's not a kook, that's one thing for sure. "Nothing can take us off the creative path but ourselves, either," she told me. "And this touches our approach to fear, to confrontation, to persistence. It's like this whole world is opening up- but no one can teach you."


Depending on her practice and recording schedule, she'll either jump right onto her web site and spend some time answering fan email and sending out her daily affirmations, or sprinkle that task throughout the day. Yes, she personally answers all of her fans' greetings and inquiries.

While this kind of schedule may sound daunting, Ambokilé claims perseverance by fixing her eyes on her goal and relying on prayer. "I don't see how one could do anything without prayer, especially when making a lot of decisions, because the universe has 'eyes' that we don't… That's the way I balance it."

This faith provides Ambokilé with what she describes as "an incredible sense of relief"- a necessary thing since she is adamant about succeeding in reaching as many people as possible with her messages of healing and encouragement.

Obviously, this works since there is other big news. In the Fall of 2007, Ambokilé will begin work on two songs to be included on Williams' next album, "Stand-By." This work should be released early in 2008. Additionally, her upcoming album, "Simply…Ambokilé: ThoughtZ" will be released in 2007.

"I'm going to be writing three new songs by next week," she confided. "I don't ever want to go beyond this life to my grave without pursuing my purpose."

Having now gotten to know her pretty well, I'm confident she will. She might even write four or five.

- PRESS: AMBOKILé Blasts Onto West Coast Scene with New Ensemble

In 2006, often it seems enough simply to walk through your words as an MC, it seems any part of your conversation will make the cut for many contemporary MC's vocal parts on their records. As long as the six-pack or booty is there, it seems true poets and lyrical percussionists need not apply. It is this climate that makes MC artist and entrepreneur Ambokile' stand out like a shining beacon in what some understand as the genre of Rap music. Ambokile' leads the light in a Renaissance of skilled, lyrical rhythmical orators of the calibre of Bahamadia, Rakim, Gil Scott Heron, and the Last Poets.

From her first release in late 2004, Ambokile's notoriety and repp as a skilled and serious MC, artist and performer has been steadily building in coffee houses, poetry readings and cable television shows of LA, USA, across California State and now her effect is rippling out across the globe to Europe and beyond as airplay and a following builds.

Working with a variety of producers, Ambokile' has produced contemporary classics such as "Journey" incorporating Neo Jazz Funk instrumentation and lyrical flow that Gil Scott Heron and Brian Jackson could easily have been behind.

With the ground work and foundation set, Ambokile' is now set to take things to another level.

Performances nationally and european dates are now being planned. Using her expertise found from working in other aspects of the music business such as its legal side. Ambokile' is now applying her "Ambolism" musical philosophy channeled via her fellow artists.

Ambokile's latest single is a more minimal electro funk work out, the flow still unstoppable with head tipped towards the Bay area renaissance about to explode worlwide. The West Coast has been slept on for too long. Ambokile' seems poised to reposition the area sound as thee sound others wish to copy. For the model, actress, songwriter, lyricist and poet Simply....Ambokile', the future seems bright.

2006 - Paul Aaron
Paul Aaron, CEO
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Groove Lineage Radio
Soul Connection FM
House FM 88.6 FM
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UF Radio Network, digital-djs.com
Universal Vibes
FUTURE CREW
Music Week Mag UK
Grind Mode Mag USA - Warrior FM Radio - Lineage Recordings

PRESS - SOUL CAFE'
Category: Music
If you like Ersula Rucker, Sara Jones, the Brooklyn Funk Essentials...

Cool, smooth, funky, ambient, soulful . . . and that's just the music.

The euphonious sounds of a drum snare, high hat, bass lick, guitar drum, muted horn, and much more can be heard over and under the sexy soothing voice of one of the brightest songstress, spoken word artists and lyricists to come out . . . her name is Ambokile'.

Titled "Simply . . . Ambokile'" this six-track EP feeds your mind and soul lyrically and musically, providing you with the audio/spiritual substance missing in an industry oft times driven by form alone.

This project is a double threat of deep, fluid, lyrically luscious, poetic prose drizzled over equally colorful, soul grooving tracks.

Ambokile' (pronounced "Am-boe-key-lay" - meaning GOD HAS REEDEEMED ME) takes us on a spiritually conscious journey through a world seen by the eyes, felt by the heart, and contemplated by the mind of a "woman of expansion". She flows seamlessly over each track, touching on everything from life, love, relationships, intellectual and spiritual enlightenment, and the evolution and revolution of the mind, body and soul.

On each of the soul searching "cerebral trips" Ambokile' uses a sultry smooth, introspective flow to move visual words and clever rhymes over a canvas of melodically liquid beats and well placed instrumentation.

Her intricate passionate lyrics paint a vividly fresh picture of the life, times and the world of one of the most exciting new voices out.

Review supplied by Robb Jackson
Soul Cafe
- Robb Jackson - Soul Cafe - New Jersey