HANA: So, you two are just coming back to the states from London. Clearly, she is the more talkative of the two, as Marsh interjected points when necessary she had to conserve her voice for the evening concert. Natalie's smoky-cool voice poured through the phone like we were old friends sitting somewhere burning incense, drinking green tea, and speaking about the revolution.
Both of the ladies still had that morning gurgle in their voice, but provided lucid answers in heavy British accents. My early-morning phone interview with the ladies softly awakened my senses as they spoke honestly and sometimes idealistically of love, fear, culture, the music industry, and the movement called Floetry. At the end of it, she told me it was 'A little something in the morning.' (Thanks Nat, I'm still waiting Marsh.) I titled my phone interview with Floetry 'A little something in the morning' in respect to the impromptu poem Natalie performed for me. Erving (Julius Erving's son), A Touch of Jazz Productions helped create their CD, which is overseen by Jeffrey 'Jassy Jeff' Townes, and of course the record deal with Dreamworks Records. This reunification led the pair to London's underground poetry circuit to perfect their craft as poets, writers, and singers, which ultimately provided the voyage to the USA, where they met their manager, J. Natalie and Marsha met through their love of basketball at the NBA three-on-three tournaments every summer, and they attended the Brits Performing Arts School.Īlthough they departed for separate colleges and worked on independent projects, they eventually reunited. Recently, they were nominated for three Grammy nominations (the Grammys happened after our deadline). They seem grounded, even-though they have a hot CD titled Floetry/Floetic, toured with India Aria, performed on Soul Train, and not to mention the infinite amount of songs they've written for artists such as Glenn Lewis, Jill Scott, Justin Timberlake, Bilal, and 'Butterflies,' the second single off Michael Jackson's Invincible album. They are entertainers first they will quickly remind you. The London duo's name FLOETRY was inspired by a fan, who appreciated the performance art of Natalie's poetry flowing to the grooves of Marsha's melodious voice. 'Poetic delivery with musical intent' has become the mantra of vocalist-songwriter Marsha Ambrosius (AKA Songstress) and poet-songwriter Natalie Stewart (AKA Floacist). And what better time, as this is the Age of Aquarius, this is also the Age of FLOETRY. There is a philosophical movement where idealism and realism are synthesized into a unique style of music that is 'Floetic.' It is a fusion of R&B music, poetry, and character-driven stories and melodies.
Another highlight is album-opener "Start Again," a collaboration with Raheem DeVaughn that echoes '70s Marvin Gaye.This article shared 10822 times since Sat Mar 1, 2003 "This Love" works a liquid, almost Sade-like soul-reggae backing for one of Stewart's breezier, most seductive performances. "Children of the Sun" recalls the uplifting chamber soul of 4hero's 2000s albums. As a singer, Stewart is more confident and capable. The songs are sturdier, the grooves are more memorable, and there's less personal-growth fluff. Even with the late post-breakup material and attachment to the past - this might be a good spot to mention that there is a "10 Year Anniversary Edition" re-recording of Floetry's Top Ten R&B single "Say Yes" - Floetry Re:Birth trumps Stewart's previous album, Floetic Soul. Stewart, not so quick to embrace change, addresses the split on "Soul" and takes shots at her ex-partner with "Where you wanna be, it's not for me" and "I just can't sell my soul." The Floacist's husband, Nolan Weekes, makes it a double team as he pointedly asks, "Are you gonna do anything for anything, or are you gonna make real music for real-music lovers?" You'd think Ambrosius bailed to make dance-pop records or compete with Ciara a number one R&B album ( Late Nights & Early Mornings) and two R&B Grammy nominations prove otherwise. The back cover of this album, titled Floetry Re:Birth, proclaims, "Celebrating the 10 year anniversary of Floetry!" Floetry ended in 2007, when Marsha Ambrosius left to pursue a solo career. The Floacist, Natalie Stewart, opens "Step Out" by declaring, "New dawn, new day - perfect moment to embrace change." A few aspects of her second solo album don't mirror this mentality.
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