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, writer, fine artist, actress and community cultural arts organizer. A 1st-generation American-born citizen of Haitian & Chinese heritage, CX 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 http://BWAFphilly.homestead.com (Est. 2003), Cassendre is a recipient of a Leeway Transformation Award of $15,000 for her work in art and social change. For more information, please visit http://cassEndrExavier.com.

DISCOGRAPHY:

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

(All available at http://cdbaby.com/all/cassendre. * & **available by emailing cxmusic(at)gmail.com)

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

These museletters usually feature:

· Updates of appearances and releases.
· Health & Wellness
· Creativity, Spirituality, Sexuality, Humor
· The usual malarkey, shenanigans & tomfoolery!

[Page updated 5 May 2013. Photo:Kenny Harbin.]