Christi Warner
| Ein sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Ein country of citizenship | Namibia |
| Name wey dem give am | Christi |
| Family name | Warner |
| Place dem born am | Windhoek |
| Ein occupation | singer |
| Start of work period | 1995 |
| Instrument | voice |
| Genre | rhythm and blues |
| Dema official website | http://sites.google.com/site/warnerchristi/ |
Christi Warner be a British Namibian-born R&B singer, songwriter, poet, theatre for development practitioner[1] den freelance journalist give de New Era ArtLife.[2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Warner be probably best known for ein role as television presenter "Lady Makhosa"[3] for Soul Makhosa, a Namibian music video show broadcast for NBC television top insyd 2003.[4]
Today Warner "has carved a niche as an indigenous Namibian poet, able to stand shoulder to shoulder with her male counterparts".[5]
Insyd May 2008, Warner release ein debut album, I Found My Rhythm.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Na dem born Warner insyd Windhoek, Namibia, to a single mommie plus Liberian ancestry.[5] Ein mommie, Margareth Warner, na she be a fashion model insyd ein younger days, wey she work give Air Namibia before she retire.
Warner be de third of five kiddies. For home, she be best known as Babatjie (Afrikaans), wich dey mean "Baby". She be fluent insyd Afrikaans, a language she dey use plus ein Namibian family. Although dem born am insyd Windhoek, she spend chaw of ein kiddie time insyd Oranjemund, Namibia, as ein mommie move der plus ein step-poppie. She spend chaw of ein secondary education insyd boarding schools insyd small towns such as Steinkopf, South Africa den Keetmanshoop, Namibia.
Warner begin dey wrep poetry wen na she dey insyd primary school. After high school per, she manage make she share ein words plus people outsyd ein family. She dey credit ein French teacher for de Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre[6] secof she help am find a way into de world of poetry. "Her lecturer came across her notebook full of poems, and directed her to the Bricks Community Project".[5]
Ein life matter
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Archived copy". www.artsinitiates.co.zw. 2010. Archived from the original on 4 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ↑ "New Era". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Museke | Home of the African Music Fan". Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ↑ "Namibian Broadcasting Corporation". 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Christi Warner: a life committed to the arts. – Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com.
- ↑ Centre, Franco Namibian Cultural. "Franco Namibian Cultural Centre". Franco Namibian Cultural Centre.
- ↑ "Media Attention - Warner Christi". sites.google.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
External links
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- Homepage of Christi Warner Archived 18 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine