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Thank You, Melba Moore

Thank you to Tony Award winner and 4-time Grammy Award nominee Melba Moore for your support of the award winning, multimedia excursion "Shefik presents Invocation", and helping to reach its 5th anniversary milestone by being a guest over the years.

Melba Moore is the winner of the 1970 Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical, for her performance as Lutiebelle in "Purlie" on Broadway. With a total of eleven top ten United States hits on the Billboard charts over the past 40 years (both singles and albums), Melba continues as one of pop music's most enduring artists. In 2003, she was featured in the film "The Fighting Temptations", which starred Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyoncé. Other television series, movies, and voiceovers for animated features to which Melba has contributed her talents are "ABC Afterschool Special" (1987), "The Cosby Show" (1988), "Mother's Day" (1989), "All Dogs Go to Heaven" (1989), "Monsters" (1989), "Def by Temptation" (1990), "Mathnet" (1992), "Square One TV" (1992), and "Loving" (1992).

Did you know that Shefik and Melba Moore first worked together during the late 1990s? In 1999, Melba released her album "Solitary Journey" on Encore Music Group, and Shefik served as a publicist for the project.

"Shefik presents Invocation" is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking journey through musical discovery and appreciation that spans the decades. Content includes video footage, and its audio is severed and packaged as a conceptual radio show, as well as a podcast. Each episode highlights one relatable focal point, encompassing a unique thematic concept that invigorates the audience with creative impact. The content is oftentimes aligned with Shefik's various philanthropic endeavors and alliances with non-profit companies, community-based organizations, and mission-driven entities (e.g., Miss America Organization, YWCA Yonkers, Broadway Sings for Pride, Munhu, Harambee Dallas, Harlem Film House, Morgan Marie Michael Foundation, CoWell Solutions).

Shefik Celebrates 5-Year Anniversary of His Syndicated Radio Show

The radio show has amassed over 800,000 enlightened listeners monthly, and every month the audience increases.

Last Updated: November 25, 2021

About "Shefik presents Invocation"

Aptly titled "Shefik presents Invocation", the nationally syndicated radio show is a mesmerizing and thought-provoking journey through musical discovery and appreciation that spans the decades. The show is currently broadcast on over 20 terrestrial radio stations and frequencies throughout the United States. Each one-hour episode, executive-produced and hosted by media personality Shefik, highlights one relatable focal point (chosen by Shefik), along with an accompanying playlist of songs (curated by Shefik), encompassing a unique thematic concept that invigorates the audience with creative impact. Top recording artists, actors, business executives, politicians, community leaders, and other special guests are invited to offer their own commentary on the weekly topic, as a supplement to Shefik's engaging mindset. The radio show's online hub at invocation.co serves as a conduit for discussion of the show, while featuring related videos and auxiliary content. The journey continues right here and everywhere.