Cherie Cherokee - Official Blog: February 2011

2.21.2011

Kevin Maher!

One of my favourite Choreographers doin his thing...

GIVE THE WORLD BEAUTY!

The Making of Addicted - House of Dangerkat from Kaelen Ohm on Vimeo.

2.15.2011

THROWBACK: BRIAN FRIEDMAN IN SWEDEN

Check out Brian Friedman's Choreo. It's ME in white, Brian in the middle and blondie Jennie :)

NAUGHTY (SOLO)

Check out my part of SHY's video "Naughty"! What do you think?

2.14.2011

KICK OFF! RELEASE "SHY 4 CLUBS & HEARTS"

IT´S TIME PEOPLE.. THE HOUR HAS ARRIVED.

SHY - 4 CLUBS & HEARTS - the full-length, 11 track album debut by SHY is in 4 release. We celebrate this by kicking off at New York inspired Southside Bar/Restaurant PET SOUNDS BAR. Bring friends or lovers and join in!

WHEN:
Tuesday, February 22 at 08.00pm

GUESTS:
Cherie Cherokee
That Dude Prince
Hofstone
Frispråkarn

info@petsounds.se
www.petsoundsbar.se
Skånegatan 80

2.09.2011

AFFINITY FOR WATER

Pics from the internet...

RAINBOW TREASURE

Pics from the internet...

LETS GET IT!

2011... LET'S GET IT!!!

NO SLEEP FOR THE YOUNG N RESTLESS

I basically don't ever..."like"... sleep... Never have... N' I guess we'll see if I ever will ;)
My friends call me a vampire.
But with the amount of work that needss 2 be done there really is'nt any time left for that. Plus my mind seems 2 work at it's best at night... Creativity flows freely, mind racing and I feel like most alive and vibrant at night.
Not 2 mention all the skype meetings between The US and Sweden. U know... The time difference . I dream... But with my eyes open.

2.08.2011

MY FRIEND. THE SEA TURTLE

I'm not really a water person. Except for my bathtub, which I bath in like every night. I don't really like water...
I have this unrational fear for water. It doesn't matter if it's a clear blue and I can see 2 the bottom ocean or that kind of smudged up "what's touching my legs" kind of water... It makes me unnerved and I find it a bit frightning. I'm more of a forest girl. I could spend hours in the Forest :)
However... I do enjoy the sound of the ocean and it's very pretty 2 watch and one of my dear friends IS the essence of the ocean! Whenever I think of the the ocean, the living things beneith it, beach and sunshine... I think of her. So this piece is for my dear Sea Turtle friend Desiree <3

2.06.2011

ONE MANS TRASH IS ANOTHER MANS TREASURE

2day was Craaaaaaaaaaazy!!! The sale at the Ragdollz storage went great!
15 min before we even opened the doors, there was a super looooong line outside! Once we opened with was a living breathing stamped, hahaha. People where running with bags in their hands screaming, 2 get ahead 2 scoop up the good stuff.
Stylist Aysha Jones Ceesay was unfortunatly at home sick, but her beautiful assistent did the whole N.Y assistant thing, with iphone photos and describing the items over the phone. She made a bunch of purchases for both Aysha and herself. The rest of the clothes that where left were given away 2 less fortunate souls!

Here are some pics from the BIG Sale :) and a link 2 Miss Aysha's blog!

Ayshas Style

2.04.2011

LOVE AND BASKETBALL

So I went 2 see my little brother "P" 2day (yeah it don't matter if he's twice my size, looking like a Giant, towering over me. He's alway's gonna be my little Brother) He came 2 Stockholm 2 play. He's a basketball player, just like our father. Legacy passed on!
For the moment he plays with "Eco Örebro", but I'm hoping he leaves for college in the US after the summer!!!
He's super talented so I really hope he gets 2 were he needs 2 Be!
I belive in him and even though I'm really hard on him... I'm his biggest fan!!!

Here's some pics from the game.
Love you lil' Bro!!!

2.01.2011

PANTS ON MY HEAD!

So today has been one of those run around town 2 pick up a bunch of stuff like feathers, leathers and fury stuff kind of days. I'ma b makin' some stuff. It's for the one of the photoshoots coming up. But imma give a sneak peak once I'm done ;)
I also had 2 swing by Ragdollz storage clean out. We're having a huge storage sale 6th feb. Plus I've cleaned out my closet, Which happens like once in a blue moon, haha! Seeing that I save pretty much EVERTHING!!! So I've basically been running around the city like a "Tazmanian Devil" and may I add with "PANTS ON MY HEAD" all day :) But u know... That's me... Not unusually really.

AS A CHILD...

As a child it was hard for me 2 express myself.
2 put in words how I really felt.

I would never cry. I had 2 be taught how to cry. I would throw a tantrum only 2 pass out, but never cry...
I was extraordinary in arts. That's how I expressed myself.
I would sit down for hours loosing myself in my drawings and paintings, creating a world that only I could see, singing the words only I could hear...
Through my life I've seeked comfort and found it. Refuge when life's been hard.
My world has always prevailed, never failed!!!
It enriched my life and I could never imagine living through a moment without them.
Singing... Dancing... Writing... Drawing and Creating... It's not a job... It's not what I do..it's who I am!
I Started this blog 2 invite you in to my world, 2 share with you!
Allthough I'm good with writing poetry and lyrics. Blogging in the sense I've seen many others do, isn't my strong side.
I will take you on my journey with pics, videos etc I find inspiring and of course some of my own. And of course I'll write something here n' there. But there won't b a bunch of essays ;)
So I hope you take this journey with me through my LIFE.

Cherie Cherokee.

BIOGRAPHY

Cherie Hampton was born a cold November night, like a gift from the stars, making the world just a Little bit brighter with her musical laughter, golden complexion and bright green eyes. She grew up in a very multicultural environment, acknowledging her roots, being African American, caucation Swedish wiking, Irish and native American, always traveling back and fourth between the US an Sweden.

Cherie was touched by magic of music at a very young age. As a little girl like mother would sit by the open window, wind blowing in her long blond hair, with her guitar and sing her to sleep. Her father and artist Dj and lyricist, would drag her around from one music store to an other, bobbing his head to the latest hits, bouncing his born to be a star, attached to his hip, to the beat. It was clear early on, that she was exhibonist and quickly learned the art of “Bizzaz” and charm. She would and still does, spellbind everyone and anyone with her free spirit, unique voice and dance. As little girl she would mimic the movements and sing along with artist such as Madonna, Cyndi lauper, Janet & Michael Jackson, doing what she was meant to do … Entertain! Her mother quickly put her in dance school to preserve and canalize all that energy. Ballet, contemporary, jazz help her build a strong foundation. In her teens she left on her on to live in Stockholm to attended the honorable ballet academy to further her dance studies, but she always returned to her first love. Hip hop…

Today Cherie is one of Sweden’s respected, most sought after dancer and choreographer, working with high profiled artists, TV-productions, video’s, fashion shows and musicals. She travels trough Europe and the ÚS performing and teaching, sharing her talents inspiring other young dancers and artists. She’s also the co-founder of the house of Ragdollz, as well as the creative director, stylist, make-up artist, in-house choreographer and member of Ragdollz dance company.

She truly is a super woman of her time. There isn’t a challenge she won’t take on, and she does it with such grace and ease it would make the best of us green with envy… Like she say’s “if u want something, you are the only one who can get it for you, if you go around expecting someone else to do it, you might just end up waiting forever… beside’s I’m a pressure player, I would never back awat from a challenge!”

You could ask anyone who’s been fortunate to cross path’s with Cherie Hampton, and they would tell you, that she is unforgettable, possessing that undeniable sumthin’ , sumthin’, always leaving an imprint one way or the other in their lives. She’s a true fashonista in every way, leaving boys, girls, men and women fascinated with her unique appearance and style. “I‘ve always had this crazy fascination for clothes and styling! It‘s an art form and for me it‘s a way for me to express myself. So what if look different and stand out, I really don’t mind… it’s who I am, how boring and less colorful life would be without people who give diversity to this world. If anything, we inspire and give people something to talk about.” Vocally cherie was a late bloomer. Being the tomboy she was, always hanging with the boys and their love for hip hop, naturally pushed her into rapping, but it wasn’t long before she started to turn her poetry into lyrical melodies.she ended up co-writing with her father, soon she was in the studio writing and recording demo’s for other artist’s in high profiled recording studio’s such as.

Quad Studio’s, Daddy’s House and Brown Sugah Studios in N.Y.C. Her unique voice and writing skills quickly set her apart from other female artist’s. In a short time she’s worked with music industry people sush as Black Eyed Peas(US), Hannon Lane(US), Assim The Dream from Bad Boy(US), Jack Knight(US), Adam Blackstone(US), Jason penelli(US) Jones(SWE), LB(US), Curtis Richardson(US), Cut Father n’Joe(DK), Maximum Risk(DK), Ishi(SWE), Collen n’webb (SWE), kaneisha Pratt (US), Jason Gill (SWE), Afreex (GBR), Scoobrock (SWE), Scott Jacoby (US), Shy (SWE), Hood Production’s (GER) and many more. Although she is unsigned and has not yet had a placement, the worls is “It‘s just a matter of time!”. It’s been said, time and time again, that she has this way of fusing diversity and all cultural and artistic sides of her into one. There’s a quickness, truth and honesty about her lyrics and presences that make you want to listen to what she has to say, and her voice, the way she uses it is an outcome of being exposed to so many different cultures of life and music. she has a simple clarity to her voice and yet this untamed edge to it, emerging hiphop, RnB and pop all at once. They all agree… Hert time has come, she is a star and she´s deserved the right to twinkle!

2.28.2011

LIVE WITH SHY AT PET SOUNDS BAR, STOCKHOLM

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