Ayanna Gregory's guest appearances

Ayanna Gregory

INDIE REVIEW RADIO

Interfaith-ish

SoundBalming with Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields

DCRADIO.GOV

Nadia Lopez

Chris Walker

Paul Shapiro

Keith Robinson

Jennifer Moore

Reed Goossens

Gregory Brown

Tommy Breedlove

Yusef Salaam

Kim Ades

David Ciccarelli

Marlisa Brown

Dick Gregory

Michelle Dickinson

Johnnie Walker

OwlTail

Ayanna Gregory is the daughter of longtime civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory; she's also an accomplished singer. Ayanna talks about how activism influenced her acting and music. Also, Ayanna Gregory shares an excerpt from her one-woman show, Daughter of the Struggle,  including a song she wrote in tribute to her mother and father.Support the show

Ayanna Gregory is the daughter of longtime civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory; she's also an accomplished singer. Ayanna talks about how activism influenced her acting and music. Also, Ayanna Gregory shares an excerpt from her one-woman show, Daughter of the Struggle,  including a song she wrote in tribute to her mother and father.<a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/SoundBalming" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">Support the show</a>

Singer and Activist Ayanna Gregory Reflects on The Legacy of Her Father Comedian Dick Gregory

Ayanna is no stranger to the entertainment world. While growing up as the daughter of celebrated Comedian and Human Rights Activist Dick Gregory, she was blessed with the opportunity to interact with such mega talents as Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and Michael Jackson. But the glamour of the entertainment world isn’t what resonated most with her. Raised with a deep awareness and concern for Human Rights, Ayanna’s musical roots are steeped in the struggle of the “Freedom Movement”. Ayanna knew early on that her gift of song would be her gift to the struggle. In 1990, Ayanna became recognized as a powerful and progressive voice as a student activist at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Here she was called on to sing and speak at marches, rallies and anti-war demonstrations. From there and for the next decade, Ayanna would become a major voice within the various cultural, political, and spiritual movements in the nation’s capitol. In 1992, Ayanna joined 2000 Black, a “message music” project and went on to record, perform and tour with this group for the next six years. In 1999, Ayanna teamed up with grammy nominated producer James McKinney to bring forth her first solo project, “Beautiful Flower”, released in 2003. In June 2007, Ayanna released her second cd project, “Ballad For My Father: Tribute to Dick Gregory”. And her 2011 release, entitled “NOW”, is quietly becoming a powerful healing anthem around the country. Most recently, Ayanna has released her much anticipated Children’s Album entitled, “I DREAM A WORLD” in January 2013. In addition to her life as a soul singer, she spends much of her time as an educator and motivational speaker, teaching life skills and creative arts to school children and lecturing before diverse audiences.

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