In San Quentin: A Song For Tookie
A tribute to Stanley Tookie Williams, entitled In San Quentin: A Song for Tookie.
The new single is both an elegy to Tookie's transformation and protest of the heedless action of California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in turning a deaf ear to nationwide pleas for a commutation of the death sentence of the former Crips co-founder who renounced gangs and devoted the last 15 years of his life to personal development and promoting life-affirming alternatives to the waste of violent criminal lives led by troubled youth. In San Quentin deftly evokes Williams personal achievement, the moment in December 2005 his gathered supporters awaited the "midnight call" that never arrived, and the way the state silence the voice of a dignified warrior for peace. The CD artwork includes a mural of Tookie and his message to posterity.
To help perpetuate Tookie's memory and realize his goals, Yasmeen is donating a portion of the revenues from sales of her single to the Stanley Tookie Williams Legacy Project run by Stan's friend and executor, Barbara Becnel.
Poetry in Motion
Six song sampler CD of original compositions entitled Poetry in Motion.
Songs include:
In San Quentin: A Song for Tookie
Home in Your Arms
Are You Satisfied
Travelling Man
After the Storm
Bounds of My Love The songs, produced and arranged by Yasmeen and Scott Baldya, a former bandmate of Ziggy Marley, showcase Yasmeen's unique combination of soulful melodies, poetic lyrics and vocal power.