Jana Mashonee
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Music
Press
"I know that I will be eagerly anticipating anything else to come down the line in the next few years from Mashonee. If you are a fan of a strong, authoritative statements made by independent women, ‘New Moon Born’ should be the next disc to pick up."
- - James McQuiston, NeuFutur Magazine (Feb 13, 2009)
"I know that I will be eagerly anticipating anything else to come down the line in the next few years from Mashonee. If you are a fan of a strong, authoritative statements made by independent women, ‘New Moon Born’ should be the next disc to pick up."
- - James McQuiston, NeuFutur Magazine (Feb 13, 2009)
"A blend of soulful r&b and soft pop sung in Jana’s delicately powerful voice, New Moon Born bears marks of Jana’s lifelong influences, like Alicia Keys, Annie Lennox and Sarah McLachlan."
- - Christina Cromeyer, Spin Earth (Feb 05, 2009)
"Simply amazing with a fresh R&B sound, but with so much vibrant soul coming from the voice of Mashonee. Jana displays powerful, yet sensual verses by way of her incredible vocal range. From fun and upbeat rhythms to slowed-down and love-like tempos can all be heard on New Moon Born."
- - Jimmy Rae, Skope Magazine (Feb 16, 2009)
"A gifted singer, Mashonee hits her mark numerous times on this excellent disc...hypnotic and deeply soulful...this new album should find her a whole new set of fans."
- Jason Thompson, Bullz-Eye Magazine (Feb 23, 2009) - - Jason Thompson, Bullz-Eye Magazine (Feb 23, 2009)
"A gifted singer, Mashonee hits her mark numerous times on this excellent disc...hypnotic and deeply soulful...this new album should find her a whole new set of fans."
- Jason Thompson, Bullz-Eye Magazine (Feb 23, 2009) - - Jason Thompson, Bullz-Eye Magazine (Feb 23, 2009)
"This gorgeous Native American princess is true to her roots yet delivers a contemporary feel, almost combining world music and R&B, in this ambitious CD it works." Miss Molly Records (janamashonee.com). Review: N.F."
- - N.F., - OutSmartMagazine.com (Apr 01, 2009)
"If you’re going to make it in the field as an R n B singer you’ve got to have range, control and a strong vibrato as well as good looks. You’ve also got to have that intangible known as soul and Jana has the whole package as far as I’m concerned. This girl has got skills..."
- - Jamison Mahto, Native American Times (May 12, 2009)
"Her beautiful, floating ballad-style voice, and her great persona on stage has won her a great deal of fans..."
- - HIP Video Promo, HIP Video Promo (Jun 02, 2009)
"Jana Mashonee is the pride of the Lumbee Nation. A talented singer- songwriter, she flawlessly integrates Native American music with world, R&B, soul, and pop."
- - Michael Lohr, Cowboys and Indians (Jul 15, 2009)
"Jana Mashonee is the pride of the Lumbee Nation. A talented singer- songwriter, she flawlessly integrates Native American music with world, R&B, soul, and pop."
- - Michael Lohr, Cowboys and Indians (Jul 15, 2009)
"New Moon Born, Jana Mashonee's latest, is an album of pop songs and R ‘n’ B-laced power ballads, originals and covers"
- - Shawn Conner, Guttersnipe (Nov 03, 2009)
"The International Museum of Twenty-first Century Arts is proud to announce Jana Mashonee’s acceptance as a Goodwill Ambassador"
- - TIMOTCA, TIMOTCA Press Release (Oct 19, 2009)
"This woman’s voice sells itself. Jana’s songs meld sophisticated, Philadelphia Soul inspired chord progressions with a sultry, vibrato-intense voice that is equally comfortable hovering in smoky lows as it is making sprightly leaps to crystalline highs."
- - DS, The Deli NYC (Apr 25, 2009)
"This woman’s voice sells itself. Jana’s songs meld sophisticated, Philadelphia Soul inspired chord progressions with a sultry, vibrato-intense voice that is equally comfortable hovering in smoky lows as it is making sprightly leaps to crystalline highs."
- - DS, The Deli NYC (Apr 25, 2009)
"A gifted singer, Mashonee hits her mark numerous times on this excellent disc. Jana Mashonee is definitely a gifted artist and this new album should find her a whole new set of fans. If you enjoy well-crafted pop music with spectacular vocals, than this one’s for you."
- "- Jason Thompson, esdmusic.com (May 14, 2009)
She’s a performer for whom you’d gladly buy a concert ticket even if she was singing the phonebook...she has the potential to be a legend...instantly memorable and recognizable; resounding in the listener’s mind like a lucid dream...a breakout recording."
- - Wildy, Wildy's World (Feb 19, 2009)
"Nothing prepares you for Mashonee's stark beauty & lush vocals, especially on tracks like "Take Me Back" and "For Just One Night."
- - Editor's Pick, CURVE MAGAZINE (Nov 11, 2009)
"Nothing prepares you for Mashonee's stark beauty & lush vocals, especially on tracks like "Take Me Back" and "For Just One Night."
- - Editor's Pick, CURVE MAGAZINE (Nov 11, 2009)
"Best Vocalist of the Month Jana Mashonee’s rendition of “A Change Is Gonna Come” is faithful to the spirit of this ‘60s soul standard, yet it also impressively showcases her own powerful vocal style."
- - Dale Kawashima, SINGER UNIVERSE (Mar 15, 2009)
"Jana Mashonee, Native American Singer/Songwriter has won the Pop category at the 2009 Indian Summer Music Awards"
- - mixtapes23, PULSE MUSIC BOARD (Sep 14, 2009)
"Jana Mashonee, Native American Singer/Songwriter has won the Pop category at the 2009 Indian Summer Music Awards"
- - mixtapes23, PULSE MUSIC BOARD (Sep 14, 2009)
"Jana has it going on!!! All the songs on "New Moon Born" are uplifting and at times even inspiring. Jana’s vocal sensibilities are strong but soothing at the same time. This is just first-rate feel good music."
- - Scott Thomas, CASHBOX (Dec 25, 2009)
"New Moon Born shows off Mashonee's powerful vocals and impressive range."
- - J. Poet, Native People's Magazine (Apr 15, 2010)
"New Moon Born shows off Mashonee's powerful vocals and impressive range."
- - J. Poet, Native People's Magazine (Apr 15, 2010)
"Jana Mashonee - ArtChix Magazine Artist of the Year - This year, we have opted to choose a female vocalist who has filled the hearts and ears of her listeners with what has been described as “a spiritual experience in music”. In making our choice, we choose from among the most promising, most unique artists. We had considered choosing someone from the genre of film or visual art this year and more than 30 candidates were vetted. Their talents are just amazing. But then we came to know Jana Mashonee.""
- - Dallas Bianchi, Editor, ArtChix Magazine (Jul 29, 2010)
"Jana Mashonee - ArtChix Magazine Artist of the Year - This year, we have opted to choose a female vocalist who has filled the hearts and ears of her listeners with what has been described as “a spiritual experience in music”. In making our choice, we choose from among the most promising, most unique artists. We had considered choosing someone from the genre of film or visual art this year and more than 30 candidates were vetted. Their talents are just amazing. But then we came to know Jana Mashonee.""
- - Dallas Bianchi, Editor, ArtChix Magazine (Jul 29, 2010)
"Elvis was quoted describing Canadian Ann Murray as having the "clearest" vocals he ever heard. He never listened to Jana Mashonee. Her voice is clear, it's pure, and it's powerful without being over powering. The notes she hit were laser accurate."
- iGossip.com (Feb 02, 2011)
"Elvis was quoted describing Canadian Ann Murray as having the "clearest" vocals he ever heard. He never listened to Jana Mashonee. Her voice is clear, it's pure, and it's powerful without being over powering. The notes she hit were laser accurate."
- iGossip.com (Feb 02, 2011)
"For fans of Jana Mashonee there is no other voice that does what her voice does to the soul. The gorgeous, exotic, spiritually seductive Mashonee makes the listener her willing captive. She has graced the covers of countless magazines and it wasn't until I came across her in an ArtChix Magazine issue did I hear her for the first time. My God, I couldn't believe I had been missing out on the "Mashonee Miracle"...her voice. The Voice of a Goddess. She was named ArtChix Magazine's 2011 Artist of the Year and being a fan of all Music, I just had to know what all the rave was about. I became an instant fan."
- - Ann Wyatt, iGossip.com Music Gossip News (Feb 02, 2011)
"Stay With Me Baby "Some music is meant to be listened to with the volume down, a nice glass of wine and a slow burning fire. This is not one of those songs. crank your stereo up and start a roaring fire in the pit in your backyard. Invite the neighbors over, stop cars going down your street and invite total strangers. They'll all thank you when they hear this song!""
- - Ronald Sowell, HubPages (Dec 13, 2011)
"She sounds like the American incarnation of Adele and Duffy with a harkening back to not just 50's and 60's soul but the real Americana music of Otis Redding and Ben E. King coupled with the powerful vocals of Alicia Keys.It’s just awesome. " - Jennifer Kellas - The Music Slut
Discography
Stay With Me Baby
New Moon Born
American Indian Story
American Indian Christmas
Flash Of A Firefly
I'll Be With You
Stairway to Heaven
More Than Life
Ooh Baby Baby
What Am I To You
Photos
Bio
There is no question about it. Jana Mashonee has a voice. One listen to her performance on her latest recording, "Stay With Me Baby", will tell you that.
Knowing Jana Mashonee and her music is an incredible adventure that is worth the listen.
First signed to Curb Records, her single, Ooh, Baby, Baby was picked as Billboard’s single of the week and went on to become a radio and sales success. More than Life followed, selling over a million copies on its own and as part of numerous compilation albums. A controversial version of Led Zeppelin’s epic, Stairway to Heaven, came next, earning her the honor of being the first Native American to top the Billboard dance charts.
Exploring her cultural roots, Jana then released American Indian Story, a brilliant concept album that garnered her a second GRAMMY nomination. The video for the single, The Enlightened Time, won awards at major film festivals around the world as well as a NAMMY for Best Short Form Music Video. Music from the album is featured on the Discovery Channel’s new hit series, Flying Wild Alaska.
Her first book, American Indian Story – The Adventures of Sha’kona, based on the GRAMMY nominated album of the same was also recently completed. The fantasy filled mystery-adventure is the uplifting story of the young heroine, Sha’kona, and her journey of self-discovery and courage. Fans and critics alike have praised this young adult novel for its characters, magic and message.
Jana continued to pay tribute to her heritage with the exquisite, American Indian Christmas, an extraordinary work featuring ten classic Christmas songs sung in ten different Native American languages accompanied by a full orchestra and traditional Native American instruments. A critical and commercial success beyond her wildest imagination, the album won her another NAMMY award.
A soul-stirring collection steeped in R&B and gospel roots, New Moon Born brought Jana back into the mainstream spotlight. She debuted the featured track, an emotional cover of Sam Cooke’s classic, A Change Is Gonna Come, at the American Indian Inaugural Ball for President Obama. This was her second performance for a First Family. She sang at the First Lady’s Luncheon for Laura Bush. The song went on to win her an eighth Native American Music Award for Song of the Year and the video took the Best Music Video prizes at the prestigious Indie Film Festival and at the American Indian Film Festival. In March of 2012 she was named Best Female Vocalist by the Rockwired Music Awards.
In December 2012 she co-headlined a show with Sarah McLachlan at Carnegie Hall for a magical evening.
With all she has going on and with a tour schedule that has brought her to forty nine of the fifty states as well as overseas, Jana has still found time to give back. Her Jana’s Kids Foundation has been helping Native youth achieve their dreams through its programs and scholarship offerings for almost as long as she has been an artist. In recognition of her efforts, Jana was named 2011 Woman of the Year for her philanthropic work.
Jana can also add acting to her resume. This year Jana’s new movie in which she stars in, "Raptor Ranch", debuts and will be released later in the year. Her songs are featured in Raptor Ranch as well as in Crooked Arrow, another feature movie released in theatres across the country in summer of 2012.
Those are the facts, but to find out who Jana Mashonee really is, give a listen to Stay With Me Baby. That will explain better than any words could ever hope to.
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