Liberator 5.1
Black Blondie: Sara White.
words: Pensoul
 

Sara White.  Sara White a poet, singer and musician has been working hard in Minneapolis to establish her self at the forefront of the music scene. As a member of the Local hip hop band Traditional Methods, Sara first caught my attention with her single It’s cool that was released on the Traditional Methods Falling Forward LP, and is also featured on the DU Nation Compilation Underground Hip Hop.

Sara has been compared to Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu for her unique voice and obvious lyrical skills. In 05 Sara took some time off to become a new mother.  Now, back on the seen with her new project Black Blondie Sara talks to the liberator about Black Blondie, being a new mother and moving to the hood. Ladies and Gentleman Sara White….

So how have the changes in you life helped with your growth as an artist, you know the new baby, the steady relationship, moving to the hood etc.?

I am still growing. My life is ever changing. I now feel like I am only beginning to learn who I am, and what I am capable of. Living in the hood has been good for me. It has helped to keep me humble, keep my mind right, and realize people, ...are just people. Poverty and struggle with a dose of frustration makes people act out of there nature. I had a package delivered to my daughter on her one-year-old birthday from my family in Seattle (rocking horse, toys, clothes, etc) and it was stolen from my door on her birthday. I felt pain and anger and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do about it. It's life, but you just keep living, right?

What are you trying to accomplish with your music?

I want to make amazing music that makes me, and everyone who listens feel complete. If only for that moment, I want to change things.  I want to make a difference. I seriously want to give young black girls someone to look up to. An idea that we all can be anything that we put our mind to despite of our family, surroundings, and the scars deep in our beings from our race's oppression.... did that make since?

How did Black Blondie come about and what are you trying to accomplish with the group?

I ran into a hottie with an AMAZING voice, Samarha, at the Traditional Methods CD release party at First Ave. We went to junior high together. Samarha told me she could saaaang, and she wanted to hook up sometime. Long story short, we are both Aquarius’s and we vibe like the ocean and the tide...for the most part. We started working on songs and now we got this band started. We got Kevin Hunt on drums, Tasha Barron on keys and Kjerastan on guitar. We are going to begin recording our album with interlock.

With the ever-changing categories of the music industry where do you see your music being categorized and whom do you see as you audience?

I am aiming for Broken- Beat, Nu-jazz, or like a funk trip hop, but Ill probably end up in the r and b or Hip Hop aisle at Cheapo.  I think people looking for something different will groove to my music. 

Do you consider yourself a Hip Hop artist and what role has Hip Hop played on you music and your life in general?

Hip Hop has played a huge role in my music and my life. Hip Hop will always be in my life, but it will change with me. I think that the music I did in the past would fly as Hip Hop, but many of the songs I am working on now could be seen more as funk, rock, jazz.  I won't and can't be put in bars, so like I said, I guess Hip-Hop will have to change with me as I grow. Things are changing...

What can we expect from you in '06?

Black Blondie EP or LP, Solo album by fall/winter 2006, if I get some loot. Lots of shows in Minneapolis, and some out of town gigs, Fashion spreads, hot interviews in Mags.

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You can get a preview of Black Blondie and Sara White at myspace.com/blackblondie.