With constant persistance, Ajuana has spread her soulful and earthy vocals around the Bay Area singing and performing in R&B, hip-hop,& gospel generes. She has graced the San Francisco venues like: The Great American Music Hall, Fillmore, & Slims & blessed the stages from Los Angeles to New York where she performed at SOB's where she performed with Bicasso who is apart of Living Legends!
Where Her Journey Began...
"The Little Orange Piano"
Ajuana's(a-wa-na) yearning for the stage began at 4years old with her unrelentless request to play the piano. She remembers," I just begged and begged my mom to play the piano!" With her mother's offering of a little orange piano, Ajuana began her magnificent journey towards the musical and dramatic stage. Ajuana also reflects, " When I was four, I felt this deep desire to want to play the piano. dance all over the place, and sing! I told my mother, "That's what I'm gonna do Mommy!" Step by step, note by note, and line by line, this performance driven child began to immerse herself into plays and musical theatre any chance that came her way.
Ajuana Black...
" one magnetic spirit-filled performer who has graced the stage with her inspiring, rootzy vocals, uplifiting lyrics, fiery stage presence, & infectious spirit!"
The Main Stage...
Rooted in the fertile grounds of Oakland, California, Ajuana (a-wa-na) has groomed her innate talent for the stage by starring in musicals such as Dream Girls (Lorrell), which included Dorian Wilson from the hit sitcom The Parkers, Go Down Garvey, which included Sharon Neal who recently played in the movie Dream Girls as well as the Tyler Perry movie, Why Did I get Married? Once On This Island (Timoune), & Aint Misbehavin' (Charlene)!
Ajuana continues her trailblazing stage career by finishing up a one-woman developmental tour play entitled Queen Calafia, Ruler of California, written & produced by African-American historian John Templeton!
Commercials & television appearances are also apart of Ajuana's extensive performing career. One of her most memorable TV roles has been the role of Johnnie Gibson as a teenager in the CBS movie, The Johnnie Gibson Story; which included the wonderful actress Lynn Whitefield from Martin Lawrence's Thin Line between Love & Hate & Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion!
Who is Ajuana Black?
A performing artist, actress & magnetic, incredible awe-inspiring vocalist who has been echoing her rootzy, soulful sounds from her infectious spirit since she can remember! Ajuana is definitely a stunning & brilliant talent to be reckoned with!
Born & raised in the Bay Area & adopted at the age of two, Ajuana has always been on this deep-seated, profound & multi-layered inner journey of searching, & understanding & subsequently shining her inward experience by pouring out an infectious, melodic & musical stage explosiveness!
Still On Her Journey...
It is evident that Ajuana's life experiences and journey's have taken her to a level in her artisry and performance that is undoubltedly inspiring! Not only has Ajuana's voice reached a soothing tone of richness and groundedness, her stage performance has reached a height of fierneyss, that you will never forget! Whether to an intimate room or a several thousand-seat hall, her voice penetrates the heart chakra of listners with her soothing, everyday, & round the way soul-folk wisdom & heart felt emotion!
This Soulful Journey that Ajuana Black has been on continues to empower her to resonate and project a phenomenal energy onstage! You Don't Want To Miss It or Her! Ajuana says, "When I'm on stage, it's my mission to bring an exciting "realness" and fire to my audience. Many times I sing songs that people feel on the inside. My audience confirms this when they come up after a show and express how much they were inspired by the power of the songs! Yeah!"
