at the Village Underground, NYC

Philly I-nite Showcase, sponsored by Gerald Veasley and Fanwave Media Group

West Oak Lane Finals

West Oak Lane Semi - Finals

Winning West Oak Lane Jazz Festival Competition

West Oak Lane Jazz Festival

live and in it

paying homage to my country roots.

heels and pink violins - two of my loves in life.

Harlem Week.

winning McDonalds Gospelfest on my pink violin

playing at the Priory in Newark

Washington Park Jazz Series, Summer, 2010

At the NY Hilton, just before I opened up for Melissa Morgan

Beech Ave Jazz Festival, Philly, PA

the Garage, NYC

One of the most pivotal moments of my career. I started the debate with the Star Spangled Banner, then launched into Lift Evry Voice, and the whole Apollo was singing along with me. Amazing.

outside at the Apollo

Tamran seeds Jazz, at LIU Center

My album release party, DROM, Nov 2013

Charisa the ViolinDiva premiere project, the Prelude EP... A sign of greater things to come. Produced by J. Rouse Productions.

My first recorded collaboration with my producer/drummer/music director genius husband, James "Biscuit" Rouse! Yours truly features on the track, "Bootcamp Hill"

I appear on this Musiq Soulchild project on the song "Backtowhere"

All I could think of was when my girlfriend carried around Joey McIntyre on her NKOTB lunchbox in kindergarten! LOL. I'm featured on O Come all Ye Faithful and O Holy Night.

I was blessed enough to meet Christina Aguilera and NKOTB music director Rob Lewis at my regular hang, the Village Underground, and history was made. We got along so well, he stuck me on his record! Pick up a copy on 'Masterpiece' at Cdbaby.com

Charisa the ViolinDiva and Co. laid down the strings for R&B Princess, Ashanti

This album is the first from my buddy Reesa Renee, independent soul artist extraordinaire, who's from my hometown of PG County, MD, and I met in the Apollo Competition. Check out the title track "Reelease" for some blazing strings by yours truly, the ViolinDiva

After taking the gospel world by storm with his amazing lyrics and God-inspired anointing (you know Will from his amazing song I Give Myself Away), here is the next project from psalmist William McDowell. Check out the ViolinDiva on both the title track, and one of my all time favorite gospel songs of all time called "IN" (seriously, Will - I need you just to give that song to me! lol) You'll also want to check out the epic " I WON'T Go Back. Produced by my buddy and music director genius, Clay Bogan.

I play viola on this lovely jazz project by the talented jazz composer and pianist Roberta Piket.

I was blessed enough to provide the strings for this lovely gospel artist from Brooklyn, Ms. Adriane Haye.

My buddy, the excellent pianist Johnny Mercier's Christmas project. Yours truly features on O Holy Night!

my good friend and soulstar Chris Rob released this project full of his brand of grown folks music. And the ViolinDiva provides the sweet strings on the single, "Sex Money and Drugs"

Koka Strings, for Kersten Stevens session, 2012

Koka Strings backstage at the APAP Conference, 2013

Koka Strings with singer Vivian Sessoms