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Dreama headed to Sweden for charity event

24
Mar 2012

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‘I Am a Star‘ is a movement originally started in Minneapolis, USA by the American Refugee Committee aiming to help tackle the very real problem of the food and drought crisis in Somalia.

The campaign encourages people everywhere to use their time to effectively devise ways to raise money for those suffering.

Here is a short video about the project:

I am especially excited to announce that fellow musician Sherrisa, has organised a concert in this charity’s honor to help raise both funds and awareness – and, I have been asked to come and perform! - What’s more, the event, which will take place on Wednesday March 28th, at Södertörn University, is located Sweden’s beautiful capital city, Stockholm! :-D

Here’s a pic of the venue:

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Of course I am completely honored to have been asked to be a part of this and as you may remember from an earlier post of mine, being charitable is something I care very much about.

Every penny raised from this event in Sweden will be sent to the ‘I Am a Star’ campaign, which I am told has a dedicated team in Banadir Hospital in Somalia who work to provide medical facilities for the people in need.

I’m sure you’ll agree that the ‘I Am a Star’ movement is a great one, and below are some links that provide information about how you can get involved and be a star for Somalia too:

- ‘I Am a Star’ official website

- ‘I Am a Star’ merchandise

- Make a donation

I’ll be sure to update you when I return, but until then, ta hand om dig! ;-)

Category: About Dreama, Music, On the Road, Stuff I Like  Tags: be a star for somalia, Charity, Dreama, famine in somalia, I am a star  

21 of the most annoying Twitter habits…ever!

23
Mar 2012

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If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll know that I love it in all it’s 140-character limit glory! So this post is a ‘fun-rant’ :-P , I don’t love everything that happens on Twitter though, and usually if any of the below apply to my fellow tweeps, I tend to press un-follow, in extreme cases block and although I’m ashamed to admit it, even get drawn into the dreaded ‘sub-tweet’ circle – *cringe*, I know…I know.

So, be honest – do you ever…

  1. Click follow…and then click un-follow straight after, to get someone to follow you – but to not be following them back?
  2. Tweet us all your life story?
  3. Change your AVI on an hourly basis (using photo’s that all have the same BBM pose)?
  4. Steal other peoples top-tweets in hopes for re-tweets you don’t deserve?
  5. Just become someone else completely?
  6. Use weird Twitter-speak no-one has heard of in hopes that it will catch on?
  7. Call people (that you have never, ever met) “Twifey or Twubby”?
  8. Re-tweet tweets that are totally unworthy of others’ attention?
  9. Stalk other people’s TL’s (without even being signed up to Twitter)?
  10. Twitpic empty (& therefore gross looking) food plates? (fyi: no food that once had sauce of any kind on it, looks tasty dripping across an empty plate once finished)
  11. Tweet mysterious half statements i.e:  ”omgsh man!!! >:(” – waiting for somebody to ask what is wrong, rather than just saying?
  12. DM others with statements that sound like threats such as: “LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK!!”?
  13. Have crude & out-there Twitter names just for attention? (because I know nobody else in your whole life calls you that, c’mon!)
  14. Tell people to become part of #TeamWeGetMoney, #TeamFreshKicks or whatever “team” it is you’re “promoting” that isn’t really a team?
  15. Do #FF (follow Friday) shout-outs and then get angry if you don’t get them back in return? (remember its nice to return them, but nobody is contracted to)
  16. Use those horrid twit-longer type services that allow you to write actual essays?
  17. Tell someone to re-tweet you at the end of a tweet to them? (remember, re-tweets are optional, and whatever happened to asking?)
  18. Tweet a list of people & not tell us why? i.e: (“@Person1 @Person2 @Person3 @Person4 @Person5″ - spammer alert!)
  19. Get emotional over an opinion, i.e: “@Person1: I hate the new Jordan’s, they suck” ↔ “@Person2: @Person1 – No, YOU suck you (insert rude word here:_____)!!!”
  20. Have a Twitter account for the purpose of another account & then go on to tweet from both, i.e: “@Person1: follow my other account @Person1BackUp too!”
  21. Have somebody tweet others out of nowhere telling them to follow you? i.e: “@Person1: @Person2 follow @Person3 & I will follow you”

If any of the above applies to you, chances are we haven’t met on Twitter, or have parted ways (hey, no hard feelings these things don’t always work out, lol!)
If there are some things in the list you have never come across, maybe you haven’t been on Twitter long enough, or perhaps it’s me…maybe I’m a Twitter-holic…Oh dear. 8O

If you liked this post, please also checkout my latest single – available to stream in full here: ‘CTRL+ALT+DEL‘

Category: I'm Just Sayin', Random Chit-Chat, Stuff I Don't Like, Stuff I Like  Tags: Annoying people on Twitter, Annoying Twitter Habits, Dreama, Dreama on Twitter, DreamaTrademark, Twitter  

Are you growing?

22
Mar 2012

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You know that feeling you get when you challenge yourself & reflect on the outcome, good or bad? That feeling is growth.

Growth is an amazing thing, it’s what makes a child become an adult, a bulb become a plant (I could go on, but I wont – although feel free to humour me in the comments section below :-P ) – We can often get trapped in a zone of comfort though, and sometimes we tell ourselves that we are so comfortable there is no need for change.

Why attempt something new, when we have all we need already?  Besides, (you think to yourself) that (insert “uncomfortable” thing here___) seems a lttle scary…

Well, the good folks at What is My Comfort Zone, have drafted up this nice visual, so have a look & then ask yourself…are you growing?

Category: A Thought..., I'm Just Sayin', Random Chit-Chat, Stuff I Like  Tags: challenge yourself, comfort zone, Inspirational  

Connect the dots…?

14
Mar 2012

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The future – it doesn’t always make sense now – but it always does later, doesn’t it? The desire to predict the future is one that people seem to crave for. Being prepared for the unknown, having the upper hand on what will happen next, it seems to drive people crazy planning for tomorrow.

However, one thing never fails; the fact that whatever you do, are doing or have done, will have an impact on the next thing that happens. I explored this idea a little more in a previous post and today, I encourage you to enjoy “the now”.

Obviously, sometimes there are things in life that affect this feeling – unpaid bills, annoying jobs and the like - however the bottom line remains: you can only control “the now” and then and only then, will you set the platform for what is next.

Sometimes in life, we must let the dots connect for themselves…

Category: A Thought..., I'm Just Sayin'  Tags: Dreama, inspiration  

Dreama’s HicPhonic! [Freestyle]

06
Mar 2012

UPDATE: I was informed by Music Hiccup, that their YouTube account was hacked on Monday 19th March, therefore unfortunately the below video is no longer available. I apologize on their behalf for the inconvenience.

I recently dropped a freestyle for the lovely folks over at Music Hiccup – check it out!

Category: About Dreama, Music, Out on the Town  Tags: Dreama, Dreama music, Dreama Video, Freestyle, Music Hiccup  

Camden Calling Presents | Urban Beatfare

05
Mar 2012

Yesterday evening, I was honored to be apart of an event set-up by Camden Calling, described in their own words as ‘a social enterprise run collectively with homeless and ex-homeless people whom put their problems aside to host live music events for a mainstream audience.‘

Although responsible for a whole host of goodies, Camden Calling host a monthly event called The Urban Beatfare specifically for all things hip-hop! I took part in yesterday’s open mic (which is a contest held as an additional part of the main event) and I won!

Part of the win was that I got to take home this lovely T-shirt! :-D

…and if that wasn’t enough, I’ve also been given the chance to open the next show with a full set which will take place on 1st April at The Enterprise! I’m really looking forward to it & I hope you’ll join me – not only is this a night of  great live music & fun, you’ll also be supporting a good cause as the proceeds go to the people most in need – Come & get involved!

Category: About Dreama, Music, Out on the Town, Stuff I Like  Tags: Dreama, Dreama performing live, hip hop, live music, open mic