Ambersunshower (born Ambersunshower Nadine Miligros Villenuevo Smith)
) is an American
R&B singer and former member of the
hip hop duo, Groove Garden.
Career
Ambersunshower has been writing poetry since the age of ten.
She was one half of hip hop duo Groove Garden, alongside DJ Atsushi. Groove Garden was signed by
Tommy Boy
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, and the pair went on to open for
Digable Planets
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on their first national tour. After the dissolution of Groove Garden, Ambersunshower left her label and temporarily retired from music to take care of her ailing grandfather, after whom her debut album, ''Walter T. Smith'', was named.
Her first single release in 1996 was the title track from the album.
Gee Street Records
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Between 1980 and 1984, label head Ba ...
released Ambersunshower's debut solo album, ''Walter T. Smith'', in 1996.
Mia Dinelly of the popular 1990s Los Angeles zine ''Female FYI'' described the album as "stripped down funk with a gritty edge, the lyrics raw testaments of love, delivered in her versatile, sometimes dissonant voice."
A single from the album, "Running Song", later appeared on the soundtrack album from the film ''
The Great White Hype
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The f ...
'', while another song, "Look Around My Window", was included on the ''
Senseless
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Plot
Darryl Witherspoo ...
'' soundtrack. In 2001, she appeared on
Tricky's album ''
Blowback'', singing on the tracks "Over Me", "You Don't Wanna" and "Your Name". Ambersunshower later returned with a second album, ''The Turtle Chronicles'', released by Shamalama Music on April 17, 2008. That same month, Ambersunshower collaborated with Kenny Baraka on a single entitled "Mortal Deities", the video for which was filmed on location in
Brooklyn
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by Carl Ford for
Black Nexxus
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Notable faculty
* Susan Batson
Notable students
* Juliette Binoche
* Brandy Norwood
* Sean Combs
* Jennifer Con ...
Films.
Personal life
Ambersunshower is the daughter of actress, writer, and experimental theater director
Laurie Carlos
Laurie Dorothea Carlos (née Smith; January 25, 1949 – December 29, 2016) was an American actress and avant-garde performance artist, playwright and theater director. She was also known for her work mentoring emerging artists in the theater.
...
(née Smith), one of the original cast members of the Broadway production of
Ntozake Shange
Ntozake Shange ( ;
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's ''
''. She is also a chef.
Discography (as solo artist)
Albums
* ''Walter T. Smith'', 1996
* ''The Turtle Chronicles'', 2008
Singles
* "Walter T.", 1996
* "Running Song", 1997
* "Rhythm Child", 1997
References
External links
*
Ambersunshoweron Myspace
Ambersunshower – Walter T.(Official Video)Ambersunshower – Rhythm Child (Official Video)Tricky – You Don't Wanna (ft. Ambersunshower) Music VideoMortal Deities feat. Kenny Baraka & Amber Sunshower (Official Video)
American contemporary R&B singers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Singers from New York City
Rappers from New York City
Gee Street Records artists
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