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PRESS
RELEASE February 2005
SIANI UNITE WITH UK GOSPEL &
CHRISTIAN ARTISTES
TO RECORD CHARITY SONG TO RAISE AID FOR TSUNAMI VICTIMS
On Saturday 19th February 2005,
Siani joined forces with the cream of UK gospel and
Christian artistes to record a charity song, One Voice,
One Heart, to raise funds for the Tsunami victims.
Recorded at the infamous Abbey Road studios, in London,
home to The Beatles recordings, veteran gospel artistes,
such as Levine Hudson, The Wades and Trumpet of Zion
sang alongside the UK’s contemporary Gospel
and Christian artistes, to create this momentous,
heartfelt occasion in UK gospel history.
The song, One Voice, One Heart,
was written by Tim Hughes and Mark Beswick, whilst
production was shared between two phenomenal gospel
producers, Linslee Campbell and Neil Costello. The
project was the brainchild of Lawrence Johnson, co-founder
of The London Community Gospel Choir and former member
of the award-winning gospel outfit, Nu Colours.
At the recording, Nicholle from
Siani, expressed her thoughts to participating in
this amazing project. “ It was a good event
to be part of. The focus was giving our support to
help those affected by the Tsunami. We hope people
will support the track by buying it to raise funds
for the appeal.”
Sales from the single, which
will be released at Easter, will go towards the relief
fund.
PRESS
RELEASE August 2004
SIANI DEBUT ALBUM: LOVE IS
RELEASE DATE: 23rd AUGUST 2004
KYRA MELODIES
Award winning gospel sensation,
Siani, are ready to stamp their hallmark on both Gospel
and urban music scenes with the release of their forthcoming
album, titled, Love Is.
Following alot of hardwork, Siani
are now ready to release their greatly anticipated
debut album. The group has enlisted some of the UK's
leading producers, namely Linslee Campbell, Miss Cherokee,
Antoine Stone, Adrian McKenzie, Patrick 'Whiteboy'
White, Chris Brooks and Ibe, to help put this phenomenal
album together. Renowned producer, Linslee Campbell
produced their mainstream smash hit single, Love Is,
which received rave reviews from, not only the gospel
fraternity, but also the mainstream radio and press
media.
Siani go from strength to strength,
performing extensively up and down the UK and the
rest of Europe, building their enormous fan-base and
supporting many renowned urban acts including Misteeq,
Damage, Omar, Mica Paris and US best selling gospel
artistes Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond and Trinitee
5:7.
Siani have achieved the Blues and
Soul Urban Music Award 2002 and 2003 for best Gospel
Group and also the Gospel Entertainment Award 2003/04
for best group. The girls are causing major stirs
in the UK, USA, Europe, Africa and Australia.
Three tracks from their forthcoming
album, namely Get Up On The Floor, The Corner, and
Love Is have reached the no. 1 spot in Blues &
Soul magazine Hip Chart. The current single, Love
Is, has been playlisted on Choice FM and Radio 1Xtra
with regional play across the UK including Galaxy
FM and BBC Leicester, Leeds and Manchester.
Siani marketing campaign has recently
gone into overdrive with their video being rotated
in the UK and Europe on MTV and on UK's satellite
Channel U.
The group has produced a fabulous
contemporary album, which has crossed the music boundaries
from the gospel market into mainstream urban. Siani's
amazing vocals produced with high quality, up-to-date
production has created one of the best UK gospel albums.
The album will be available in shops on the 23rd August
2004.
For further information, please
contact visit www.sianimusic.com or email junior@sianimusic.com
or call 07904 181 880.
Forthcoming Siani Dates:
1. 30th July 2004 -Str8 Up @ the
Click Club - London - 07958 685 007
2. 4th August 2004 - Brixton Academy, London - 0207
326 9420/07956 890 011
3. 6th August 2004 - Inspirational Vibes, London -
07904 577 297
4. 14th August 2004 - Summer Gospel Fest, Birmingham
- 0121 250 0200/07834 404470
5. 15th August 2004 - New Wine Youth Convention -
London 020 8567 6717
6 . 21st August - Oxford St - 07985 213 463
23rd AUGUST 2004 - 'LOVE IS' ALBUM IN STORES!!
6. 27th-30th August - Green
Belt Festival - Cheltenham Race Course - 020 7374
2760
7. 30th August - Notting Hill Carnival - 07956 890
011
8. 26th September 2004 Royal Festival Hall - 0870
401 8181
9. 29th October 2004 - The Dorchester Hotel, London
0207 701 0119
10. 6th November 2004 - GEM Awards Ceremony - Birmingham
- 08707 508528
PRESS
RELEASE July 2004
Siani take a commanding position
within the Urban and Gospel Market place. The infectious
Linslee summer sizzler 'Love Is' has gone to number
one in the Blues & Soul Hip List chart making
this Siani's third consecutive number one hit.
As the vinyl hits the street, the
awareness on the track continues to grow rapidly with
national airplay and rave reviews throughout Gospel
and Urban radio and Press.
The track received a four star rating
when reviewed in this months DJ Magazine and has also
been playlisted on one of UK's foremost R&B/Hip
Hop radio stations, Choice FM. The track is loved
by DJ's across the station and has been made 'Record
of the week' on the Morning Vibe which goes out to
270,000 listeners.
Siani's Management have stated that
this is a major break through for Gospel Music and
something which we've all been waiting a long time
for. Management are happy that doors have been opened
and hopes that this is just the beginning of hearing
UK Gospel music being played across the station day
and night. The Choice FM bosses need to see that there
is a strong Gospel Community who will support and
back Gospel music so that when they consider playlisting
other Gospel tracks, they can see that there is stung
support and also a demand for Gospel music.
We all need to get behind the track
and you can show your support by voting for it at
http://www.choicefm.com/playlist.asp and also flooding
the request lines asking for the track to be played
(Choice 96.9 FM Studio: 020 7403 0969 or Choice 107.1
FM Studio: 020 8348 1071). Out of 34 playlisted tracks
Siani are already in third position with 6% vote behind
Usher's - Burn with 9% and R.Kelly's - Happy People
with 11% vote.
With the album ‘just around
the corner’, Siani continue to work around the
clock causing major impact in both Gospel and non
Gospel sectors of the music industry.
Siani strike again,
applying their winning formula to produce smash hits
time and time again and achieving equal success both
within the Gospel and Mainstream arenas.
The latest to hit the streets is
the VERY VERY HOT Limited Edition 'Love Is' album
sampler containing tracks 'Love Is', 'Love Ya', 'Coming
Home' (we did warn you about this one!), and Your
Love.
This sampler is just an appetiser!
The full album 18 track album is not for the feint
hearted. Siani have just raised the stakes again with
an album who's credits read like the who's who of
the UK urban industry. With Production by Linslee,
Miss Cherokee, Antoine Stone, Adrian McKenzie, Whiteboy
Chris Brooks and Ibe and Collaborations with Jahaziel,
Miss Cherokee and The Witness. Musician's on the album
include Dr Peter 'The Scientist' Daley, Michael 'The
Prophet' Brown, Luke 'The Duke' Smith, Alden ‘Bishop’
Clarke and, of course, the man of the moment, Linslee
Campbell himself.
Besides taking the GEM award for
best UK Group 2003/2004 and also enjoying the Blues
& Soul Gospel Category Award for two consecutive
years, Siani have consistently worked hard to create
great music. Previous Siani tracks like 'Missing You',
'Get up on the floor' and 'The Corner' were pioneering
tracks unlocking closed doors and gaining huge success
in many quarters including number one spots in the
highly respected and credible Blues and Soul magazine
Urban charts and also number ones within the Hip List
Urban Essentials magazine Charts. As if that wasn't
enough, 'The Corner' made history being the first
ever Gospel track to be playlisted at BBC's 1xtra.
But they didn't put it in the lower playlists, they
'A' Playlisted the track giving it a massive 24 rotations
daily!!
The 'Love Is' album looms and within
the last few weeks, most people have had a taste of
what's to come. DJ's up and down the country are raving
about the album which has gained widespread support
by Gospel DJ's including Dave P, DJ Fitz, Nikki Tapper,
Dulcie Dixon, Tony Tomlin, Trevor Junior, Proclaimer,
Dave Prince plus many more.
Not only have Siani gained full
support from the Gospel fraternity, they have gained
much love and respect from some of UK's biggest Urban
mainstream DJ's who have always supported the group
on Radio and in Clubs. UK's Urban Taste Makers have
been right behind the latest cuts with people like
DJ Bigger rinsing the tracks up and down the counrty
and Trevor Nelson's playing title track 'Love Is'
on Sunday night (28/29th March 2004) to his massive
Radio 1 audience.
'Love Is' (title track to the album)
is set to be a huge hit, with 1xtra immediately playlisting
the track and with the other major Radio Stations
ready to follow suit. With the right campaign we could
be on the verge of achieving what Gospel in the UK
has been building up to for years.
There has been a massive response
to the album so far and this has lead to the album
release being put back. Vinyl EP's will be released
within the next 3 weeks to fuel the response further
whilst raising further awareness, whilst the full
marketing campaign kicks in. The album will then be
released shortly thereafter
PRESS
RELEASE 3rd November 2003
GEM Award winners Siani prepare
for the release of their Hot double A Promo single
due January 2004. The single features great productions
from Linslee and Diamond Stone and a collaboration
with fellow GEM award winner 'The Witness'. This will
certainly get things warmed up in the UK and abroad
in the run up to the release of their debut 'Love
is' album expected February 2004.
Siani recently appeared on God TV
along with the well respected and much loved Ciyo.
The girls were interviewed about the roller coaster
ride they've had since bursting onto the UK Gospel
scene two and a half years ago. The girls are undoubtedly
the most successful UK gospel act born out of the
UK in the last two and a half years with a string
of achievements to their credit.
Following her memorable reign on
BBC's Fame Academy, Simone, who now juggles her Kyra,
Siani and Personal diary, was recently invited to
a Berkshire secondary school where she was called
to present certificates to school Children for outstanding
achievement. She also gave an empowering speech to
the children before wrapping things up in song. Simone
said she found the experience overwhelming and said
she was glad to be an inspiration and role model for
the youth.
Nichole from the Group leaves to
go to Canada for a well deserved two week break. Due
to the positive response to Siani in Canada, she is
due to conduct some radio interviews whilst out there.
Incidentally, for those who love ballads AKA slow
Jams, look out for a track entitled 'Coming Home'
from the forthcoming album produced by Linslee with
Nicholle on lead vocals. Wow!!
Siani have recently been interviewed
by one of the UK's most respected RnB DJ's. DJ Bigger,
talks to the girls about their journey so far and
what we can expect for the future. This double magazine
spread can be found up and down the country in UK's
leading 'Urban Essentials' Christmas special magazine
along with interviews from Jo and Alicia Keys.
The Urban Essentials Chart
features the UK's hottest RnB Chart compiled on sales
through the UK's major high street and specialist
stores plus also the latest exclusive new product.
Siani went to number one with their previous hits
'The Corner' and Get up on the floor'. Siani's Management
hope that the next release gains as much popularity
and success within the all important buzz charts.
PRESS
RELEASE 27 - 30th August 2003
Agery
and Nicholle had a busy last few days, performing
at the 'Gospel Delite' show on Saturday 23rd August
2003
and
then at the Notting Hill Carnival an Click Cub on
Bank Holiday Monday 25th August 2003. Agery and Nicholle
continue the Siani appointments whilst giving Simone
time to fulfil her busy schedule following her return
from the Fame Academy on Saturday 23rd August 2003.
Simone thought she'd get a rest
on leaving the house but she was sadly mistaken. Requests
for Radio and television appearance soon began to
flood in and she found herself on Radio in London,
Derby and Birmingham on Sunday, Children's BBC Television
twice on Monday, BBC3 Television on Monday, Rise Breakfast
Television on Tuesday Morning and more Radio interview
again on Wednesday. Simone commented, "it was
easier in the Academy!"
US superstar DJ Jazzy Jeff was at
the Fame Academy on Saturday and heard Simone perform
her track. He was very impressed and his Manager made
contact with us on Tuesday to ask if Simone was available
to perform with him at one of his shows at the Jazz
cafe or Ministry of Sound this weekend.
Jazzy Jeff is well revered having
sold over 10 million records, and winning three Grammy
Awards, three American Music Awards, two NAACP Awards,
two Soul Train Music Awards and a MTV Music Award
along the way.
Jeff founded his full-scale musical
production facility, A Touch Of Jazz in 1990. and
is Responsible for scores of productions, having worked
with Will Smith, Kenny Latimore, Dave Hollister, Lil
Kim, Musiq Soulchild, City High, Bilal, Glen Lewis,
and many more. A Touch Of Jazz was also responsible
for the landmark Who Is Jill Scott?, the groundbreaking
debut by Philadelphia’s most celebrated soul
diva, and the smash single “Butterfly”
off of Michael Jackson’s Invincible. The acclaimed
production house also created the theme to Will Smith’s
career-launching series, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,
a song on The Simpsons compilation album, the theme
to UPN’s Between Brothers, and songs on the
soundtracks of Wild Wild West, Love Jones, The Wood,
and In Too Deep. Needless to say Simone was very happy
indeed.
Simone has been invited to a film
Premiere at the weekend along with Audley ,Gary and
Lorna From the Fame Academy House. She has invited
fellow Siani members to go with her. Simone has also
been invited to presents awards at three ceremony's
this autumn/Winter.
Siani appear next on Sunday 31st
August at Pastor Spence's 'Joshua Generation' conference
at The Round Chapel in Lower Clapton Road, London
E5.
Simone is Home
Mission at the Academy completed
but the journey for Simone has just started as she
leaves the House in a trail of Glory. Simone has already
started making contact with other friends Audley and
Lorna who have also left the Academy.
Simone will be busy over the next
few weeks with meetings, Television appearances, interviews
etc. She has so much to say about the experience and
has learnt such a great deal. "Money can't buy
the experience gained from the Academy" she smiles.
Numerous doors are opening for Simone
and you can catch her on CBBC (between 5 and 5.30pm
today and BBC3 at 8.30pm tonight - 25/8/03) and Rise
tomorrow morning (from 7am - 26/8/03).
Robin Gibb gets his wish to have
Simone recorded as she performs the Bee Gee classic
'Heartbreaker' On the Fame Academy Bee Gees Special
album released to the general public today!
Simone would like to thank everyone
for their massive continued support and will read
and respond to all fan mail, emails and text messages
in due course.
Siani will appear at the Notting
hill Carnival today and at the Click club in central
London tonight.
PRESS
RELEASE 26 - 25th August 2003
Mission at the Academy completed
but the journey for Simone has just started as she
leaves the House in a trail of Glory. Despite extensive
the support for Simone, she was up against a situation
where 70% of the voters were white females aged between
13 and 15 years old, and where the least amount of
votes came from London. Simone has already started
making contact with other friends Audley and Lorna
who have also left the Academy.
Simone will be busy over the next
few weeks with meetings, Television appearances, interviews
etc. She has so much to say about the experience and
has learnt such a great deal. "Money can't buy
the experience gained from the Academy" she smiles.
Numerous doors are opening for Simone
and you can catch her on CBBC (between 5 and 5.30pm
today and BBC3 at 8.30pm tonight) and Rise tomorrow
morning (from 7am).
Robin Gibb gets his wish to have
Simone recorded as she performs the Bee Gee classic
'Heartbreaker' On the Fame Academy Bee Gees Special
album released to the general public today!
Simone would like to thank everyone
for their massive continued support and will read
and respond to all fan mail, emails and text messages
in due course.
Siani will appear at the Notting
hill Carnival today and at the Click club in central
London tonight.
PRESS
RELEASE 25 - 20th August 2003
Ambassador
Simone from Siani continues to etch UK Gospel on the
minds of millions, venturing where no other UK gospel
artist has dared to go before.
National
prime time television, Millions of viewers, National
tabloid press and Magazine exposure, all day interactive
television exposure, not to mention the world Class
vocal coaching, the song writing tuition, insight
into the music business and other skills nurtured
and developed at the Academy.
Siani's Management have said that
this kind of vast exposure has never been achieved
in UK Gospel before and is only a distant dream for
many artists. It's time to come out of our confines
and began to broaden our horizons and stretch ourselves.
The UK gospel industry has been struggling for over
20 years and we hope that this paves the way for other
UK Gospel acts to similar expose the future. We think
Simone deserves the red carpet treatment when she
eventually leaves the Academy (at least for a few
days at least!) and a welcome home party will definitely
be in order!
See Simone sings again tomorrow
night on BBC's Fame Academy, let's hope she gets a
good choice of song this time!
Whilst Simone Champions the Academy,
Agery and Nicholle continue to Champion Siani with
exhilarating performances. Management were thinking
of a temporary replacement but after Agery's and Nicholas
performance at Nottingham Carnival this option has
been 'put on the back burner'. Junior Stewart said
the following, "people often praise the management
of the group but when you are dealing with exceptional
singers like Simone, Agery and Nicholle, you end up
marketing quality and that makes life alot easier.
That is why in two years Siani have been able to achieve
such success and carve a niche in both Gospel and
mainstream arenas"
Siani schedule is pretty busy over
the next few months :
1. Wedding in Caversham - 23rd August
2003
2. Twilight Entertainment Gospel
Delite UCL Bloomsbury Theatre Euston - 23rd August
2003.
3. Nottinghill Carnival, West London
- 25th August 2003
4. The Click Club, Central London
25th August 2003
5. Aspirations single Ball, Birmingham
30th August 2003
6. Joshua Generation Youth Conference,
The Round Chapel East London 31st August 2003
7. Executive Professionals Network
Lifestyle Exhibition 7th September 2003
8. Autumn singles Black Tie Ball
Coventry, 11th October 2003
9 Tipton Christian Centre W. Midlands
25th October 2003
10. 'Brixton shall be saved'
- Lambeth Town Hall 13th December 2003
PRESS RELEASE 24 - 12th June 2003
An Evening with Siani goes
to Manchester on 5th July at Kings House, Sidney Street
where you will receive 'The Gift of Siani'.
9 of UK's best Gospel Acts will
perform on the night, live interviews with Siani,
audience questions answered by the girls, full live
band, networking with the UK's best producers, radio
presenters, artists, media personnel and much more.
Luxury coach provided to take you there and back from
London and Birmingham!
PRESS
RELEASE 24 - 5th May 2003
Gun
crime is spiraling out of control, Children are under
achieving in our schools, adolescent drug use is at
an all time high and the Prisons are full to capacity.
These are only a few issues that
are affecting OUR community.
Siani, Green Jade and SOLID Rock
are coming together and making a bold statement against
these negative factors in our community and will stage
an event at the Fridge Club Brixton this bank Holiday
Monday 5th May 2003.
The groups will be performing all
their latest material in what is expected to be an
exhilarating event.
The aim is to bring about a change
in our community. We also plan to go into local schools
and work with children, giving them extra support,
more confidence and a different outlook on their lives.
As well as supporting the cause,
you will also be entertained by some of UK's most
talented DJ's including DJ Fitz (1xtra), Masterstapz(Choice
FM), CK Flash plus more.
Some confirmed guests include Ooma
King, Lee Jasper, Members from 'Damage', Jade Richardson,
Darcus Beese plus many more.
The event will be recorded by BBC
London Live and BBC 1xtra.
PRESS
RELEASE 23 - 14th April 2003
Its
an exciting time for Siani as they approach the completion
of their forthcoming album.
Having gained momentum with their first two singles
and an EP the group are poised to deliver the album
which people have been calling for since the release
of their first single in 2001. Producers include Linslee,
Miss Cherokee, Adrian McKenzie Whiteboy plus others.
DJ demand for Siani's latest tracks
still creating a major storm with DJs
from all over the country included Bristol, Newcastle
and Wales chasing 'The
Corner' and 'Get Up on the floor'. Agery was asked
what she felt about the
progress and said, "I am glad that Gospel is
bursting boundaries and hitting those that may not
ever hear it within the confines of the Church walls.
We have always had radio support
from the very beginning by DJ's like Dave P, Grantly,
Dolce Dixon, Nikki Tapper, DJ Fitz and the list is
endless. We have faced struggles but we have been
able to take UK Gospel to wider boundaries and its
our prayer that this will make it easier for others
breakthrough in the future.
Next Stop Manchester - An Evening
with Siani will land in Manchester next, in another
exclusive and explosive show to be held at yet another
plush location. Coaches will be running from London
and Birmingham.
Siani are invited to Europe's largest
Urban & Dance Weekender in Southport.
The Girls will sing alongside the much acclaimed Terri
Walker and be witnessed by world class DJ's including
'Little Louie' Vega, Giles Peterson and Swerve.
UK
Gospel.com continue to help build the UK Gospel
scene by integrating 'Micro Websites' within the site.
Find out more about people within the UK gospel scene
including Siani, Raymond and Co, Jewels and many more...
PRESS
RELEASE 22 - 1st February 2003
Siani's
"Get up on the Floor", was played on National
Radio by Trevor Nelson on his popular BBC Radio 1
show Rhythm Nation, last Sunday 26th January 2003.
( http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/urban/tracklistings/nelson/nelson_tracklistings
_live.shtml)
Galaxy FM's Steve Sutherland and
Capital FM's Schoolboy Phillips have also called for
the track and have been supplied with copies. In addition,
Solar FM's DJ Bigger and Choice FM's Jigs have been
playing the tracks on their respective Radio Stations.
As well as being playlisted at BBC's
Radio 1Xtra, Tracks "The Corner" and "Get
up on the floor" have been making upward progress
in the Urban/R&B buzz charts rising from 8th spot
up two places to 6th spot in the Urban Essentials
'A' List Chart and moving from 9th spot up four places
to 5th spot in the Blues & Soul 'Hip List' chart.
Nicholle from the group said she
was pleased that the group's music was receiving such
love from the top 5 Urban/R&B DJ's in the UK.
She was also happy at the continued support being
received from the gospel fraternity and stated that
she was happy that UK gospel was making serious in
roads into the mainstream arena.
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Evening With Siani - 15th February 2003, 7pm
The Clarenden Suites, Stirling Road, Birmingham.
(Tickets on sale NOW!!!!)
£7 entry only (Limited offer)
£20 Rtn Coach + entry + priority seating (Limited
offer). Coaches Leaving
from Brixton Town Hall and Cricklewood Bus Garage
For more info or tickets call
07904 181 880
PRESS
RELEASE 21 - 28th December 2002
Siani continue
to impact the mainstream arena with their latest promos.
Siani's track, "The Corner",
has made history by being the first ever Gospel track
worldwide to be 'A' Playlisted on BBC's 1Xtra Radio
Station, being played a staggering 27 times daily
on that station.
The track also charted at number
8 on the Urban Essentials 'A' list buzz chart ahead
of the likes of Jay Z feat Beyonce -'Bonnie and Clyde',
Ja Rule feat Amerie -'Mesmerize' and Lil Mo- 'Make
it last forever' and received a staggering 4/5 when
it was reviewed.
The Magazine had the following to
say:-
"This double Side is going
to be Siani's biggest single to date, make no mistake.
"The Corner" is produced by Linslee Campbell
and is simply made for dance floors. This floor shaker,
speaker popping, head nodder is a monster. Add to
this the wonderfully melodic smooth groove "Get
up on the floor" produced by the oh so talented
Miss Cherokee. This silky velvet swayer with a bad
bass line and more classy lyrics has truly set this
talented outfit up for an interesting 2003. 4/5
PRESS
RELEASE 20 - 22nd November 2002
The last few weeks have seemed like a roller coaster
ride for the members of Siani.
Having taken a well deserved 2 week
break to Egypt, they returned to the
news that their own event (An Evening with Siani),
had sold out with 27 on
the reserves list. In addition, they learnt that the
Dockland arena was due
to be packed with over 2500 tickets having been sold
in advance for the Fred
Hammond concert, for which they were support.
For those lucky enough to attend
the unprecedented Evening with Siani, you
will agree that this was a night both to remember
and savour. It was a
night of pure Gospel excellence where the cream of
UK gospel displayed that
we are on the verge of something very special over
here in the UK!
Nathan Prime opened using all his
experience an displaying his formidable
talent to set the pace for the night. Lorna LaMaar
then followed with a
splendid display of Reggae backed by her dancers.
Next up was the talented
and charming 4 Korners and then came the unrivalled
male harmonies of
Blessed Voices. This was only the start and already
people had their monies
worth! But there was more...
Siani were then introduced onto
stage by their host Grantly to a frenzy of
applause as they came onto stage with to their debut
single 'We Aint Got
No' and then followed up by their second single 'Missin'
U'.
Grantly hosted the second section
of this evening injecting humour whilst
interviewing the girls on what became a very intimate
and relaxed evening
where the audience were all given the opportunity
so ask the girls some
questions of their choice. The girls answered all
questions professionally, showing that they are all
grounded and intelligent girls who have direction
in their lives. Group member Nicholle decided to go
one step further by answering one of the questions
in song.
When asked how she became a committed
Christian she spontaneously burst into song with the
Church chorus "Something got a hold of me."
Now that was just pure class!
Siani's enhanced CD was shown on
big screen and had everyone hooked on the video, so
much so that Grantly had to call for it to be switched
of to get everyone's attention back. Due to European
engagements, the original lead
singer of Boney M could not make it but had recorded
a message for the girls
which was also shown on big screen.
At one stage the girls spoke about
their experiences and about young up and coming talent
before inviting their younger cousin Shaneeka to sing
"I believe I can Fly"...Well, Well, well,
all we can say is that you heard and saw her first
at An Evening with Siani. What an awesome talent.
You will definitely be seeing a lot more of her in
months to come.
As if the audience had not been
fed enough, the evening was further
garnished with Siani collaborating with some of UK's
finest.
The girls sang 'Amazing Grace' with
Raymond Dyer and the crowd witnessed why the front
man of Raymond and Co has such a big name in the industry
today. He displayed pure talent with his smooth vocals
and his wide vocal range.
The girls performed with the infamous
Miss Cherokee who is as much an
accomplished producer as she is an exceptional singer.
The Girls have
worked alongside Miss Cherokee in the studio producing
the track they sang
on the night, 'Get up on the Floor'. This track has
received rave reviews
from mainstream and Gospel DJ's and went down a storm
on the night.
Watchman BLITZED the place with
his collaboration on the track 'True Man'.
This track is going to be absolutely HUGE when the
album is released. The
audience loved it. Watchman came on stage and the
crowd went wild. His
lyrical content, delivery and stage presence was awesome
and the girls were
honoured to share the same platform as him.
The girls then went back to their
roots by singing with UK's premier Gospel
choir - Kyra. For those who don't know, the girls
started of singing with
the choir before Siani was born and in fact still
sing with the choir today.
It is clear to see where their talent stems from.
The first song with the choir was
'Come by here' lead by conductor Jennifer
Stewart with Nicholle singing the lead and displaying
why she is considered
one of the best female vocalist in the country.
The night was then topped of with
the song 'Oh Happy Day' which the girls
sung with Kyra. This had a James Brown groove which
had everyone in the
audience on their feet dancing.
This was the end to this memorable
evening. Full credit to Siani's live
band, Patrick White (MD), Donavan Hepburn on Drums,
Femi Temowa on lead
guitar, Noval Smith on Keys and Peter Daley on Keys.
They were awesome.
Full credit to Grantly and Vincent Cox who hosts on
the night.
Unfortunately, tickets for this
event sold out a week and a half before the
event. We squeezed about 400 people into the venue
and people stood down
the side and at the back.
There were numerous phone calls
received by people asking for tickets, and
these people were asked to place their names on a
reserve list just in case
there were any cancellations. Unfortunately, there
were no cancellations.
You will be glad to know that, in
view of the above, Kyra Melodies and D&P
events have decided to stage the part II of this event,
but in Birmingham.
We will be running luxury coaches to the midlands
for those who didn't get
to see the show or those who did and wish to see more
UK talent from London
and the Midlands in Birmingham.
PRESS
RELEASE 19 - 21st September 2002
Fred
Hammond is one of the most talented and respected
names in Gospel music
today.
Twenty one years in the business and still at the
top of his game. Fred Hammond has dominated the top
ten of the Gospel Billboard charts and churned
out Gold and Platinum status Albums.
Siani are very pleased and honoured
to share the same platform with Mr
Hammond at the event which will take place at Docklands
Arena on Saturday
16th November 2002.
This event takes place 8 days after
'An Evening with Siani'. Door price for
'An Evening with Siani' is £10. Door price for
the Fred Hammond concert is
£27. WE OFFER ANOTHER CRAZY DEAL!!!!!
BOTH TICKETS FOR £27
- WE ONLY HAVE 100 TICKETS AND 20 HAVE BEEN BLOCKED
OFF ALREADY - CONTACT JUNIOR ON 07904 181 880 or junior@sianimusic.com
PRESS
RELEASE 18 - 15th August 2002
Siani continue working tirelessly
in the studio sculpting what is set to
be a ground breaking album.
Siani face one difficulty in that requests for them
to perform at various events up and down the country
keep coming in, eating into valuable studio time.
Management have had to draw a line and Siani will
only perform at selected events only.
Between live performances and working in the studio,
Siani have made their
first music video 'Missing You', which is currently
being broadcast in the UK, Europe, South Africa, Australia,
Texas and Canada.
Due to public demand Siani's management have decided
to release an enhanced CD containing a sample of tracks
from the forthcoming album and the music video thus
allowing people to view the video from their computers.
Siani
have entered unchartered territory in releasing this
enhanced CD as this has never been done in UK Gospel
before.
Siani have had a great response to their first single
from overseas. In particular the US media have given
rave reviews and a significant number of email requests
for CD's have received. As a result, a number of contacts
have been established and Siani's Management have
sent group member, Nicholle and Dancer, Sophie to
the Gospel Music Workshop of America in Detroit America.
Contact has been made with the girls who are having
a great time meeting many people including well respected
pioneers of Gospel music including Fred Hammond and
Donnie McClurkin.
Finally, Swiss promoters have made contact with Siani's
management to
invite them to perform at one of their largest Clubs
in Zurich. The girls will
fly to Switzerland in November of this year.
Forthcoming events for August and September:
1. 17-08-02 GIWC youth conference - Catford London
2. 18-08-02 Power in Praise - Tottenham London
3. 24-08-02 KICC Gathering of Champions - Hackney
London
4. 24-08-02 4 Korners Concert Croydon London
5. 31-08-02 Croydon Tabernacle Praise in the Park
- Parkhill Croydon
6. 14-09-02 Wedding - Isle of White
7. 29-09-02 Heart 2 Heart Ministries Annual Conference
- Tulse Hill,
London
8. 29-09-02 Micah Ministries - Sunday Night Live -
New Cross, London
PRESS
RELEASE 17 - 16th May 2002
Siani's
'Missin U' single has risen to number 3 in TalkGospel.com's
"Most Played" list.
TalkGospel.com
have a listenership in excess of 20 000 people worldwide
listening each week on the internet and Sky Digital's
channel 884. Siani are fulfilling their aims to reach
and make an impact not only on the UK but on other
territories throughout the world.
PRESS
RELEASE 16 - 6th May 2002
Siani
have just finished filming for TV programme 'Word
Up U.K.', which
will be broadcast within the U.S.A.
The programme is a half hour
Entertainment Magazine Show that looks at,
and embraces the U.K. and European music scene, exploring
the hot events,
celebrities on the circuit.
Siani were featured as guests on in the celebrity
slot titled the "The
Call". where they performed their two smash singles,
'We Aint Got No...'
and 'Missing U'. They were also interviewed live in
the studio talking
about their past roller coaster year.
The show will be broadcasted in the U.S on 9 Networks
across Satellite,
Digital and Cable outputs touching down into over
20 million homes.
This will help pave the way for Siani's US tour which
is set to take place
later this year.
PRESS
RELEASE 15 - 10th April 2002
Siani
covered over 600 miles this Easter weekend
performing at four
functions in as many days.
Siani traveled to Birmingham
on Good Friday in preparation for their onward
journey to Leeds on Easter Saturday.
Siani performed to a packed
house Leeds with their live band. The girls
performed a mixture of songs from their repertoire
including the much loved
'Holy', 'Used and not Owned', 'Thou Art Loosed', 'Missing
U' and 'We Aint
Got No...'. The crowd warmed well to the girls and
organiser’s have already
invited Siani back for dates later in the Year.
That was Easter Saturday and
on the following day Siani performed to over
3000 at The Birmingham academy alongside Kelly La
Rock and N'Jay at the
African Caribbean Festival.
Siani left Birmingham on the
same day to travel to the Tabernacle in South
London where they performed three tracks. This was
a Youth outreach event,
which saw the Tabernacle bursting with vibrant and
talented youths.
Siani finished the Weekend
off with Pastor Matthew at KICC in East London
where they performed 'Holy', Miss Cherokee's remix
of 'We Aint Got No' and
Linslee’s remix of 'Missing U' at their annual
singles summit.
It's no surprise that Siani
have been quoted as "one of UK's hardest working
groups" - New Nation Newspaper
PRESS
RELEASE 14 - MAR 2002
1. Siani's
second single "Missin' U" was 'A' List Playlisted
at London's
Fusion Radio (107.3 FM) today, guaranteeing high rotation
radio air play. This is a significant breakthrough
resulting in UK gospel being played
extensively on this mainstream radio station across
all programmes at all
times during the day to an audience in excess of half
a million listeners.
2. Siani are lending their support to the Black Cancer
Care charity as
they perform alongside Mica Paris at The Executive
and Professionals Network (EPN) annual ball on 23rd
March 2002. The EPN have kindly invited Siani back
to this prestigious event for the second year running.
3. Siani will be performing alongside top UK act Kelle
Le Rock and N'Jay
at The Birmingham Academy. The girls will perform
the final day of the
African Caribbean Festival weekend which is to be
held on 30th March 2002 in Birmingham.
4. Siani will be appearing
as special guests at the Gospel Exhibition organised
by Roy Francis Productions. Siani will be interviewed
by Talk
Gospel.com and broadcast live on air during the day
before appearing in
the evening of 6th April 2002 alongside USA's Trinity
5:7.
PRESS
RELEASE 13 - FEB 2002
Siani are pleased
to announce that the release date for their forthcoming
single, 'Missing U',
is 25th February 2002.
Siani have performed up and
down the country, in Europe and South Africa over
the past 7 months since the release of their first
single last year.
Siani's management are currently
in talks with interested US parties who are eager
to have Siani over to do a US tour. There is also
interest from key countries in Europe who have been
receiving Siani on their Radio's and a European tour
looks a likely prospect.
Siani's 2nd single 'Missin'
U' comes from the forthcoming album, which is due
for release this coming summer.
Siani will perform a number
of live PA's up and down the UK leading up to and
following the release date.
The Single will be available
from key Wesley and Owen stores up and down the Country
plus key specialist record shops including Red Records
Brixton, Body Music Tottenham and Klassique Records
Wembley to name a few.
Siani's website (www.sianimusic.com)
is presently being revamped and soon you will be able
to see live clips of their performances both here
and abroad. In addition, the site will offer free
monthly giveaways including CD's and Videos. Photo
Gallery, Press clippings, up to date developments
in relation to the 2002 tour and details of your nearest
stockist of the Siani CD, will be available on the
site plus much more!
PRESS
RELEASE 12 - FEB 2002
Siani's
1st single 'We Aint Got No'
fended off fierce competition as the British public
recognised it's fine Production by the man of the
moment Adrian McKenzie at the Oasis Awards held at
the Hilton Metropole, London.
Adrian collected his award
and praised Siani for their talent in the production
of the track.
On speaking with Adrian after
the event he said that there was much more in store
as he is producing a number of tracks on Siani's forthcoming
Album due to be released later this year. He was humbled
to have taken the award in light of the stiff competition
and stated his delight in working with Siani, one
Uks most talented groups.
Siani's manager, Junior Stewart,
was delighted with the achievement. He stated that
this meant a lot to him and the group as he has always
maintained that any Siani production must be nothing
less than excellent and the British public have voted
to say just this. Junior was also delighted at the
tremendous progress that Siani have made since the
release of their 1st single 'We Aint Got No' only
7 months ago.
Siani's next single,'Missin'
U', is due for release 25th February 2002. Once again
you'll find fine Production by the man himself, Adrian
McKenie.
PRESS
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