Beauty Singing Love
07/01/22 • 34 min
Bukeka Blakemore (https://bukekastyle.com) was born Gretchen Elizabeth. She changed her name to Bukeka Bosede when she was 6 years old with her parents' blessing!
Her mother was a colatura soprano and taught Bukeka everything she knows about singing. She would teach Bukeka harmony as they drove around. She taught her how to hold a note and helped to strengthen her voice.
Once she started writing music, she got downloads from Spirit that compelled her. She heard every instrument and every note. She caught the calling to help heal and elevate people's consciousness through her singing. Her music is usually fun and funky.
For 10 years, Bukeka was self-employed doing training in Diversity and Customer Service. She saw how people of color are treated in terms of employment. She worked with a company that helped her develop ideas around diversity. She also learned how to communicate it to governments and youth programs to help people understand equity and inclusion. That led her to work with YMU (the youth of the Unity movement). She traveled the US singing and selling "cd's" and became known for inspirational speaking and singing to audiences all around the world.
She is the treasurer of Cities of Music - Kansas City (a UNESCO designated project). Their aim is to make sure indigenous cultures and sites are recognized and protected. Kansas City was chosen as the Creative City for music because the history of music in that area. They help present projects that are indigenous and musical. They bring people into Kansas City and export talent from Kansas City throughout the world. UNESCO celebrated the Day of the Dead in Mexico revealing the music of the diaspora and how it touched Mexico and showed how gospel is part of this diaspora. UNESCO is a promotional sponsor of "Celebrating Our Soul".
Bukeka's streaming channel FAV Unite TV is on Roku, Amazon Firestick and Android TV. FAV stands for fans, artists and venues. The intention is to bring those communities together. Their slogan is "When fans rule, everyone wins". Unique in the streaming world, she is part of women's empowerment.
Bukeka is the Kansas State Chair of the G100/ALL LADIES LEAGUE Women's Economic Forum. The G100 is a movement of 250,000 women worldwide across 120 countries, collaborating in the spirit of ‘sisters beyond borders’ we are here to serve and support women in business and philanthropy. She helps them find their uniqueness to articulate their vision.
As she continues to record, perform, and release music that gets to the heart and inspires, she has learned to expand her brand in unique and exciting ways.
Her passion for empowering people transcends to all platforms with a particular interest in helping entrepreneurs expand their brand and audience reach through economic empowerment. With her travel business, she helps other people travel and work in the travel business. Bukeka also assists them with brand development helping networks get #globalinminutes.
Bukeka took the time to meditate and use the tools that she used to empower others, to empower herself. Bukeka knew she wanted a relationship and get remarried, she wanted her husband and her to travel the world, have successful businesses and live an immensely beautiful life. She journaled about it every day and turned her belief into reality and married her wonderful husband.
Bukeka is part of the fabulous music team of "Celebrating Our Soul". From the moment she heard about it, it made her soul celebrate! She sees the disenfranchisement even in her spiritual organization. She knows the strong contributions of people of color and h
Bukeka Blakemore (https://bukekastyle.com) was born Gretchen Elizabeth. She changed her name to Bukeka Bosede when she was 6 years old with her parents' blessing!
Her mother was a colatura soprano and taught Bukeka everything she knows about singing. She would teach Bukeka harmony as they drove around. She taught her how to hold a note and helped to strengthen her voice.
Once she started writing music, she got downloads from Spirit that compelled her. She heard every instrument and every note. She caught the calling to help heal and elevate people's consciousness through her singing. Her music is usually fun and funky.
For 10 years, Bukeka was self-employed doing training in Diversity and Customer Service. She saw how people of color are treated in terms of employment. She worked with a company that helped her develop ideas around diversity. She also learned how to communicate it to governments and youth programs to help people understand equity and inclusion. That led her to work with YMU (the youth of the Unity movement). She traveled the US singing and selling "cd's" and became known for inspirational speaking and singing to audiences all around the world.
She is the treasurer of Cities of Music - Kansas City (a UNESCO designated project). Their aim is to make sure indigenous cultures and sites are recognized and protected. Kansas City was chosen as the Creative City for music because the history of music in that area. They help present projects that are indigenous and musical. They bring people into Kansas City and export talent from Kansas City throughout the world. UNESCO celebrated the Day of the Dead in Mexico revealing the music of the diaspora and how it touched Mexico and showed how gospel is part of this diaspora. UNESCO is a promotional sponsor of "Celebrating Our Soul".
Bukeka's streaming channel FAV Unite TV is on Roku, Amazon Firestick and Android TV. FAV stands for fans, artists and venues. The intention is to bring those communities together. Their slogan is "When fans rule, everyone wins". Unique in the streaming world, she is part of women's empowerment.
Bukeka is the Kansas State Chair of the G100/ALL LADIES LEAGUE Women's Economic Forum. The G100 is a movement of 250,000 women worldwide across 120 countries, collaborating in the spirit of ‘sisters beyond borders’ we are here to serve and support women in business and philanthropy. She helps them find their uniqueness to articulate their vision.
As she continues to record, perform, and release music that gets to the heart and inspires, she has learned to expand her brand in unique and exciting ways.
Her passion for empowering people transcends to all platforms with a particular interest in helping entrepreneurs expand their brand and audience reach through economic empowerment. With her travel business, she helps other people travel and work in the travel business. Bukeka also assists them with brand development helping networks get #globalinminutes.
Bukeka took the time to meditate and use the tools that she used to empower others, to empower herself. Bukeka knew she wanted a relationship and get remarried, she wanted her husband and her to travel the world, have successful businesses and live an immensely beautiful life. She journaled about it every day and turned her belief into reality and married her wonderful husband.
Bukeka is part of the fabulous music team of "Celebrating Our Soul". From the moment she heard about it, it made her soul celebrate! She sees the disenfranchisement even in her spiritual organization. She knows the strong contributions of people of color and h
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In 1983, Michele Synegal co-founded Management Dynamics, Inc. (MDI) (www.managementdynamicsinc.com). Michele wanted to be in charge of her destiny and realize her full potential. You can only do this, she says, when you work for yourself. There are no barriers that limit your opportunities, and you don't have to break through glass ceilings.
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