khandi music studio
Box 6965
Olentangy/washitaw
(columbus), ohio 43205
khandi has been
performing since age nine. her
studio recording credits include toto magabe (brazilian recording star), malaku daku (phila,
pa recording artist - love drums from the ghetto - album title), the everybody band (phila, pa recording artist),
nanikha a
cappella singers (which khandi co-founded), and her own solo audio 
recordings:
a symphony in a cappella and fall equinox. she has performed on stages with such
artists as take six, sweet honey in the
rock, and aljamiun a cappella singers, in an all a cappella extravaganza on
the uptown stage in richard allen city (filthydelphia, pa); gil scott
heron, who's been an extended family big brotha to khandi since teen-age; monette
sudler;
sun ra kosmic arkestra (where khandi performed with him as vocalist and
dancer at age 13 on the appolo stage in nyc); sonya
sanchez, who is not only an extended family big sis but who would give of
her time and energy as a guest lecturer and educator at cowak
independent afrikan shule (with no pay of course), thanx sis; afrikan women's sekere
ensemble; and soul in motion
players, a theater company which she co-founded with her brotha kambui nyahumah.
samples of mama khandi's music can be downloaded from her KMS-sound-library.
khandi sings in
13 languages, is a lyricist, composer,
poet,
essayist, an accomplished-published author 
and
lecturer, afrikan story teller, afrikan hair skulptress,
sketch artist, afrikan doll maker, and sekere
crafts-woman and performer. her one woman show has rendered her critics
quoting, "...not just entertainment but an educational extravaganza."
khandi
played the roll of sarah in the outdoor
production of blue jacket, the only black female character in a cast and crew of
over 85 persons.
below, Mama
Khandi is pictured on stage, at a local cultural festival, with her theater
company, khandi & Friends. 
she
taught, lectured, administrated, counseled, tutored, mentored, and performed for
the independent afrikan school system, for which she co-founded 4 independent
afrikan schools in 2 states, 3 cities and Jamaica. Her experience has prepared
her to interact on all age/ethnic levels with all types of people, sharing her
vocal harmonies and her afrikan-turtle islander-washitaw ancestry through song.
born in richard allen city
(philly, pa),
where she is alumni of ile ife cultural arts
center, theater advocate and company (model cities-ile ife colaboration with
the church of the advocate), mother of 14 children, she offers the
maternal intimate blend necessary to make any residency not only culturally
educational, but also exciting to see and hear; producing soothing, relaxing,
rejuvenating atmosphere for your listening pleasure....
...an experience that renders "souls to harmoniously inner-intra-inter-lock."
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Khandi Music Studio and Afrikan Arts since 1968
KMS's younger brotha: Kambui - Soul in Motion since 1984 - Enjoy the experience!
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