*!* SOAR with SISTER WINGS *!*
To feel...To know...To be...
Angel Heart (c)1987 Cal Massey
Used by permission
UPLIFTED! EDUCATED! EMPOWERED! ENLIGHTEN! ENRICHED!
&
CELEBRATED!
as
Oni Lasana Productions
offers
A fly spoken word performance program & soaring sensational CD!

Professor, Poet, Author Nikki Giovanni invited Oni to rap Paul Dunbar's poem "We Wear The Mask" for MCLyte, Jackie Reid of BET, Yolanda Adams and everyone in the convention center at the Pantene Total You Tour, Philadelphia 2004
THE CD : SISTER WINGS *!* SPOKEN WORDSONGS BASS & BEATS!
Part 1...is out of the nest!
Order by Credit card here; CDBABY...IT'S WHATSUP! Or mail order here: CD ORDER FORM
*!* Partial proceeds from sale of Sister Wings *!* CD go towards GODPARENTS, INC. a educational organization "Fostering positive change throught culturally sensitive efforts" in Uganda, Africa.
Those who have experienced SISTER WINGS*!*
had this to say....
"What Oni does is phenomenal!"
Nikki Giovanni, Poet, author, Professor of English @ Virginia Tech
On Lasana rappin' the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar.
"Oni's energy radiates on all levels! As a sister, mother, artist & a great Black warrior queen."
Timi Tanzania, The Dub Warrior
"Oni is in the groove!"
Warren Oree, Bassist - Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Philadelphia
Sister Wings! has a intensity that is balanced only by the ease in which Oni marries music with poetry." Lamont "Napalm" Dixon, Performance Poet & Teaching Artist, PA & NJ Council of the Arts.
"Oni is a star shinning on the Philadelphia area. Her brightness is enough to light up the earth - how fortunate we are that she delights us with her "sparkle" and "shine." I laughed till I cried, and was brought to pensive contemplation. That's what the evening with Sister Wings was for me. What a talent!"
V. Schmidt, Downingtown, PA
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*!* SISTER WINGS*!*
The Performance
Is a 1st class flight in Poetry, Storytelling & more! Featuring the one & ONI LASANA! A captivating international Storyteller, a member of Keepers Of The Culture, Inc., Philadelphia's Afrocentric Storytelling group, the National Association of Black Storytellers & the National Storytelling Network.
A powerful Performance Poet, (formerly of Philly's In The Company Of Poets), Musician,(bass & percussions), Artress, Radio Producer, Creative Director & Cultural Enrichment Teaching Artist. Oni is in top form with her latest offering of spoken wordsongs, basslines n' drumbeats!
If you have already experienced the pleasure of witnessing Oni in person over the past 20 years in the Philadelphia area, Los Angeles, Mississippi, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Trinidad & Tobago or in Germany.
You have not forgotten her mesmerizing, dramatic, humorous and dynamic delivery of the poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the life of Harriet Tubman, or original prose & soulful storytelling performances.
Moving forward on a solo flight of ultimate creativity...Oni offers SISTER WINGS*!* from a ever expanding educational, entertaining, interactive, enrichment repertoire!
Focused...on point...professional...& intuned to a positive mission of Uplifting spirits! Enlightening souls! & Educating minds!...through a "spirit driven" art form of weaving literature in and out of music!
Oni plays bass guitar & recites poetry in soulful sync!
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
IS OFF THE ROOF!2>
SISTER WINGS*!*
Empowers everyone with uplifting spoken word and music. Highlighting the timeless prose of internationally known poets, mixed in with Oni's original Real Tales of Rhymes n' Reasons
SISTER WINGS*!*
Flies high and low on a emotionally packed poetic delivery on social issues that effect woman. From affirmations of real love and respect for ourselves and others, to the downs of issues of abuse and violence against woman and children.
SISTER WINGS*!*
Travels in and out of great American, African, Caribbean, and European literature, landing on the works of contemporary and historic writers. Offering prose, poetry and wordpower, in a soulfully, sassy, sensational presentation that sends the literary art of spoken word into higher heights...totally out of the nest!
SISTER WINGS*!*
Interactively takes everyone into the skies on a natural high, grounding audiences in the roots of spoken word. Her stylish, cool n' deadly delivery, navigates and penetrates
a passion for bass, drum & poetic expression! Oni soars in a natural, soulful, self-taught delivery on a Fender Ashbory Bass...ridin' over bodacious beats!
 *!* SISTER WINGS *!*
FEATURES...
EGO TRIPPIN' by NIKKI GIOVANNI, thee most published and performed woman empowerment poem in Literature, raps n' rolls along steady n' strong!
STILL I RISE by MAYA ANGELOU, the unofficial African American anthem, takes off like never before!
RAISED BY WOMAN by KELLY NORMAN ELLIS. Audiences participate in remembrance to the grandmother, mothers, aunts and sisters who raised us. Bass blues beats moves everyone to testify!
INVICTUS...a original survival poem by WILLIAM E. HENLEY, rocks smoothly over the reggae bassline of Bob Marley's Jammin'!
DESIDERATA...written in the 1600's, a familiar positive affirmation on life, travels well into the new millennium on the wings of a soulful soca bassline and a new age beat!
SISTER WINGS by DELORES HOOPER DAVIS, a wonderful tribute poem, that will echo in your heart & soul. This poem motivated Oni to create Sister Wings*!* the ultimate interactive spoken word experience!
ALSO, Oni's original signature poems, ANOTHER WOMAN THING, LOVE MUST, HIGHER EDUCATION, OUT OF THE PHYSICAL, BAN THE KLAN, A PLACE, & HAIR 4 DAYS..are also on board!
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WHAT'S OHH SO FLY ABOUT SISTER WINGS?
Sister Wings*!*...debut performance soared at the Cheltenham Mall on the WEST OAK LANE JAZZ FESTIVAL to a joyous crowd!
Dropping in on THE NILE "SOUL SPEAK" venue in Philadelphia, Sister Wings*!* leaving everyone speechless, Oni shared the mic allowing all to give voice & testify!
Audiences howled, whistled, stomped & even clapped at the 1ST ANNUAL MID ATLANTIC SPOKEN WORD FESTIVAL at the Rotunda on University of Pennsylvania campus in Philly!
Everyone marvels and asks about the powerful grooves coming from such a compact & unusual instrument, Oni declares, "This bass was made for me!"
SEE...HEAR...FEEL!...
The phat Ashbory Bass in the hands of Oni Lasana is totally captivating. Together, they create a soothing simplistic signature sound offering a keepin' it real smooth groove that touches your inner soul with the warm, deep melodies of a classic upright bass, fused together with timeless classic prose that everyone will relate, recognize & remember!
SISTER WINGS*!*...
Spoken word prose & basslines grooves on top of the jammin' beats of Jazz, Latin, Rap, Reggae, R&B, Rock & New Age. Oni rides on the power of poetry, off the page & on to the stage, in a fresh, INTERACTIVE, & culturally creative edu-tainment experience.
Sistah Wings is ooh so fly!
Here's why...
"Sister Wings Sing Along Anthem"
Everybody wonders why
A lady like me is so fly
My heads up to the sky
I look down on the negative
& say bye...bye!
Everybody wants to know
How I just go with the flow
I reach up for the positive
I live to love & I love to live!
(c)Oni Lasana 2004
BOOK A DATE!...PARTICIPATE!
with
*!* SISTER WINGS*!*
If we already spoke on the phone or by e-mail, please use the following;
AGREEMENT FORM TO CONFIRM YOUR DATE
SOOOOOOOO if you are....
Tired of the vanity & want to celebrate humanity?
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
Want more than talking head spoken word?
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
Need to wake up literature for your English students?
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
Add sparkling poetry to educational conferences!
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
Super class n' extra sass for any cultural, corporate or social gathering!
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
Warm up or chill out with wordsongs for your next private or public event!
*!* SISTER WINGS *!*
A simply divine one of a kind multi-cultural interactive offering!
Time to ignite & take flight to higher heights with SISTER WINGS*!*
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PAST PRESENTERS~

Barry Blak, my black n' beautiful bass
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
"DOWN IN THE DELTA" with Diane Williams!
SISTER WINGS*!*
Private Party, Woodbury, NJ
CARIBBEAN FESTIVAL @ PENNS LANDING
CELEBRATION OF HIGH TEA BENEFIT
Rittenhouse Hotel
20th ANNUAL SHIRLEY CHISHOLM AWARDS BANQUET
Philadelphia
FRANKLIN MARSHALL COLLEGE
Black Student Union presents
"Spoken Words, Smokin' Words Event"
The Underground, Lancaster, PA
PHILADELPHIA NATIONAL CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN
A LITERARY EVENT!
"Empowerment: Telling Our Own Story"
PHILLY, STOP THE VIOLENCE!
LA ROSE Restaurant & Jazz Club
With Byard Lancaster & Timi Tanzania Dub Warriors
TABOR CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES
African American Celebration
Philadelphia, PA
(Did we cut loose or what?)
WOMEN GATHER CONFERENCE 2005
Temple University, Gladfelder Hall
Yes!..We were "raised by woman"...poetic testifying by audience members
goosebump moments!
OCTOBER GALLERY
Panoramic Poetry
It was off the roof. JUST GREG kept it real!
COATESVILLE CULTURAL SOCIETY
The Back Room Theater lit up!
BLACK HISTORY CELEBRATION
Afrocentric City
Cheltenham Mall, Philadelphia
THE NILE
Soul Speak
(A soul-sational sisterhood evening!)
NATURAL HAIR CARE & WHOLISTIC BEAUTY EXPO
Natural Hair Care Expo
Baltimore won't be the same!
PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE FOR INDEPENDENT CULTURE
(Theater for Everyone)
PCIC website
4 REAL EMPOWERMENT MAGAZINE
40/40 Club Rapper, JayZ's sports jaunt
New York, New York
See:For Real Magazine
THE INAUGURAL HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGES
& UNIVERSITIES MULTICULTURAL EXPO
Temple University, Philly
19TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ART EXPO
AFRICAN HERITAGE CENTER
JAZZ SESSON with OMAR HILL, former percussionist with Sun Ra
LIVINGSTON LIVE!
Coatesville Cultural Society Theater
1ST ANNUAL MID ATLANTIC POETRY FESTIVAL
@ the Rotunda at University of Pennsylvania Campus
4014 Walnut St. Philly
Mid Atlantic Spoken Word Festival
10th ANNUAL LOCKS & NATURAL HAIR CONFERENCE
Philadelphia, PA
WINGS TO MY ROOTS BENEFIT CONCERT
Storyteller, Denise Valentine
A cultural ambassador to So. Africa
PEACE FAIR
Lahaska,PA
POINT BREEZE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
SUMMER FEST
DIANE PARTEE RETIREMENT CELEBRATION
Winslow House Banquet Hall
Sicklerville, NJ
(Diane Partee retired from the Phila. School District
as an administrator in the African American Studies Department)
MUDD WOMAN GATHER
White Dog Cafe 3420 Sansom St. Phila
White Dog Cafe
THE POWER IS WOMAN POETRY WORKSHOP
Be every woman! With the power to create & perform your own poetry!
Participants : High School to Seniors
FOR WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION E-mail

VISIONARIES!!!
Take flight to higher heights!
&
SOAR with SISTER WINGS *!*

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Welcome*!*
Paul Dunbar*!*
Oni Lasana*!*
Performances*!*
Appearances*!*
On The Bloc Venue*!*
Photo Gallery *!*
Always Free!*!*
Harriet Tubman*!*
Girlfriends*!*
History Exhibit*!*
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