A Christmas Concert with Aarika Radcliffe on Saturday, December 3, 2011

  • Musical Guest – Aarika Radcliffe (featuring Hannah Higgins)
  • Date: Saturday, December 3, 2011
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Anointed Word Christian Ministries International
  • Address: 3800 Linecrest Rd
  • City/State: Ellenwood, GA

 

Save the Date: Night of Worship in Lithonia, GA

  • Worship Leaders – Tamika Brown, Myron Krys, John Momon, Aarika Radcliffe
  • Date: Saturday, November 19, 2011
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Cornerstone of Faith Christian Ministries
  • Address: 6001 Pattillo Way
  • City/State: Lithonia, GA

More details to come!!!

Sing Aarika – Green Pastures Church

I have to say that I had an awesome time singing at my old church, Green Pastures Christian Ministries.  I am definitely honored that they would choose me to sing at their anniversary event.  The choir, Shepherd’s Flock, was awesome!!!  All of their songs choices were just great.  I loved hearing them sing again.  They even backed me up on my songs…so I am truly grateful.  Here is a clip of me singing I’ve Got the Joy Joy Joy.

Five Questions

  1.  What embarrassing songs might I find on your MP3 player? The only thing embarrassing would probably be my voice notes.  I use my vocal recorder to capture the very rough drafts of the songs that I write.
  2. Where would you most like to perform? I would love to sing the national anthem at a Falcons game.  Other than that, I would love to sing at a festival, conference or at an awards show
  3.  Who would you most like to open for? I would like to open for Mary Mary or Dawkins & Dawkins.  I think their fans would like my music.
  4. If you weren’t singing, what would you be doing? If I weren’t singing, I think that I would have a shopping blog.  That is actually how The PeachPost started.  I used tell people about the really good deals that I found.
  5. Why do you want to record and release your own music to the world? I believe that God has given me awesome lyrics and melodies that simply carry great messages.  I think that my music very understandable and I pray that I can lead others to Christ or that they are touched in some way.

Aarika Radcliffe at Green Pastures Church on September 18, 2011

  • Musical Guest – Aarika Radcliffe
  • Date: Sunday, September 18, 2011
  • Time: 9:00 am
  • Venue: Green Pastures Christian Ministries
  • Address: 5455 Flat Shoals Parkway
  • City/State: Decatur, GA
  • Venue Phone: 770.987.8121

Overplayed Songs that I Love Anyway

  • Nobody Greater by Vashawn Mitchell
  • I Give Myself Away by  William McDowell

Let me just say that I loved both of these songs well before they became popular.  I hear them on the radio or on my iPod a lot, but I don’t skip over them, because they are great songs. 

“Nobody Greater” was introduced to me by a friend and actually I don’t think that Vashawn Mitchell had even released his version.   The song had been made popular by praise teams all over the country, clapping their hands and singing in unison.  The song was, in a sense, re-made by Vashawn Mitchell.  He  slowed it down, added a few lines and produced a great piece of music. It’s a an awesome song that I loved then, and still love now.

I found “I Give Myself Away” on a blog and immediately sent it to my mom because I knew that she would love it.  Truth be told, the song became very instrumental in her daily worship. I purchased William McDowell’s cd and I was amazed at all of the pure worship that came out of it. On the cd, he pairs “I Give Myself Away” with “Here I Am to Worship”.  It’s such an amazing combination.  I loved it then and I still love it now.

Can you all think of any songs that are overplayed, but you still love them?

Five Questions

1. When did you first start singing?
I remember singing when I was about 8 years old.  It was my first public performance.  I sang “I Surrender All” at a church function

2. What did your family do to encourage you?
My family always asked me to sing at major holiday dinners when I was younger.  I also, remember my mom putting me in voice and piano lessons

3. Who else in your family sings?
My mom, my dad, my aunt and I believe that my grandmother used to sing.  She says that she was in a group…back in the day
4. Who are your musical inspirations?
I am inspired by a lot of people. I am inspired by musicians/music artist who are unique and doing different things with their music

5. What kind of music do you listen to today?
I listen to mix of things…praise and worship, contemporary gospel, contemporary Christian,  gospel hip hop