Chief Cleopatra

Cold Dancer

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Chief Cleopatra, born Jalesa Jessie, is an Austin, Texas based soul-rock singer, songwriter and musician. 
Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Cleo began her musical journey as a young child, singing and playing drums in her church’s youth choir, and eventually beginning to write her own songs. After briefly stepping away from music, Cleo moved to Austin and released the debut acoustic EP, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, in February 2019, kicking off her professional musical career. She was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, and on KUTX, performing on the station’s show, The Breaks in 2020 and becoming their February Artist of The Month in 2022.
Garnering praise and prompting comparisons to Santigold. Chief Cleopatra reigns as a 5X SXSW official artist, she was nominated by the Austin Music Awards for “Best New Artist” in 2021, she is a member of the Recording Academy and was previously in consideration for the 66th Annual GRAMMYs®, with a total of four categories including Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Alternative Music Performance for her 2023 single, “Weekend Warrior”.
Cleo has supported The Wailers, Girl Talk, Durand Jones, Adrian Quesada, Bryson Tiller, Bas, The Bright Light Social Hour, Jackie Venson, Seratones, Abraham Alexander, Danielle Ponder, Lukas Nelson along with many other notable acts.
Her junior EP, Cold Dancer, is slated for release 2024.

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Chief Cleopatra, born Jalesa Jessie, is an Austin, Texas based Soul Rock singer and songwriter. Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Cleo began her musical journey at an early age, singing and playing snare drum in her school’s marching band, to eventually writing her own songs. After briefly stepping away from music, Cleo moved to Austin and released her debut EP, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, in February 2019, kicking off her professional music career. She was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, and on KUTX, performing at the station’s show The Breaks in 2019, and in their third annual Summer Jam as headliner in 2020. Since then, Cleo has reigned as a 5 time SXSW official artist, supported acts such as The Wailers, Girl Talk, Adrian Quesada (Black Pumas), Durand Jones, became a member of the Recording Academy and was previously in consideration of four Grammy nominations for her 2023 single, Weekend Warrior.

Her 3rd EP, Cold Dancer, is slated for release 2024.




I am Egyptian, A COPTIC CHRISTIAN EGYPTIAN. I shout that out loud because we are the most pure blooded Egyptians out there and that&#39;s not only my opinion that&#39;s what Egyptologists, Historians and Scientists also agreed on,  and I tell you that every word that Bassem Youssef said is right and I totally agree with him. Yes Egypt had lots of mixed cultures throughout its history like for example: Assyrians, Persians, Israelites, Nubians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs, but the Egyptian blood didn&#39;t mix and change that much and that&#39;s because for centuries we Egyptians had a golden tradition rule to marry our cousins, and that tradition is still present until now especially in Upper Egypt(from Assiut to Aswan), Although that tradition seems silly and bad from a scientific biological point of view, but that doesn&#39;t matter, silly or not we kept that tradition of marrying our cousins for centuries and that helped us to preserve our pure Egyptian blood not mixed as long as we could, and the result is what you see now and that is Modern Egyptians looks typical to their Ancient Egyptian Ancestors, just look at my skin color and Bassem Youssef&#39;s skin color we are almost the same although he is a Muslim who was born and lived in Cairo and I am a Coptic Christian who was born and lived in Luxor and there is almost a 1000 km distance between us, doesn&#39;t that tell you a thing or two about who Ancient Egyptians were and what they looked like? With all due respect for all the Black people and all the other ethnicities out there, but we Egyptians are special very special, WE ARE NOT Black or White or Yellow, Not Europeans or Africans or Asians, Not Assyrians or Persians or Israelites or Nubians or Greeks or Romans or Arabs or French or Italians or Germans or British or Turkish or Ukrainians, Not Middle Easterners or Caucasians or Mediterraneans or Levants or Amazigh or Berbers or even North Africans. WE ARE EGYPTIANS,  WE ARE VERY UNIQUE!

I am Egyptian, A COPTIC CHRISTIAN EGYPTIAN.
I shout that out loud because we are the most pure blooded Egyptians out there and that's not only my opinion that's what Egyptologists, Historians and Scientists also agreed on, 
and I tell you that every word that Bassem Youssef said is right and I totally agree with him.
Yes Egypt had lots of mixed cultures throughout its history like for example: Assyrians, Persians, Israelites, Nubians, Greeks, Romans and Arabs, but the Egyptian blood didn't mix and change that much and that's because for centuries we Egyptians had a golden tradition rule to marry our cousins, and that tradition is still present until now especially in Upper Egypt(from Assiut to Aswan), Although that tradition seems silly and bad from a scientific biological point of view, but that doesn't matter, silly or not we kept that tradition of marrying our cousins for centuries and that helped us to preserve our pure Egyptian blood not mixed as long as we could, and the result is what you see now and that is Modern Egyptians looks typical to their Ancient Egyptian Ancestors, just look at my skin color and Bassem Youssef's skin color we are almost the same although he is a Muslim who was born and lived in Cairo and I am a Coptic Christian who was born and lived in Luxor and there is almost a 1000 km distance between us, doesn't that tell you a thing or two about who Ancient Egyptians were and what they looked like?
With all due respect for all the Black people and all the other ethnicities out there, but we Egyptians are special very special, WE ARE NOT Black or White or Yellow, Not Europeans or Africans or Asians, Not Assyrians or Persians or Israelites or Nubians or Greeks or Romans or Arabs or French or Italians or Germans or British or Turkish or Ukrainians, Not Middle Easterners or Caucasians or Mediterraneans or Levants or Amazigh or Berbers or even North Africans.
WE ARE
 EGYPTIANS, 
WE ARE
 VERY UNIQUE!

Hey there Miss Cleo! This song is hitting me in the tiny pieces of my broken heart.

Coming’ for that coat, Jalesa! You betta watch out! ❤️ also oh my lord, I think imma bout to busssst! This is the jam.

Love the single take and this song is brilliant!

La guadalupana de fondo empezando el video me hizo sentir en el barrio. So damm good this song

La guadalupana de fondo empezando el video me hizo sentir en el barrio.
So damm good this song

Constantly stuck in my head, video is great too

For those of us who’ve been there….all the feels. Thank you for the music ❤️

Damn it!!!!!!! This is FIRE!!!!!!!! Keep on doing YOU and much LOVE!!!!!!!

This is next level Chief C!! and your right,  you do deserve better and you done got it!! 🔥 🔥

So damn good. You’re truly a wordsmith, brilliant ❤️‍🔥

The more I hear you the more I feel heard. You have a command over language that is more than artistic it’s therapeutic.

Yaa Super You Continue🤩🤩🤘🤘❤️❤️

Love the colors 🔥🔥🔥beautiful track!

I loooove it! Your raw talent is so incredible on display!

Makes me feel all dreamy , love it! 🤩 You look beautiful. ❤️

Makes me feel all dreamy , love it!  🤩
You look beautiful. ❤️

Official Music Videos from the "Chief Cleopatra EP"

Chief Cleopatra EP

Chief Cleopatra - Friends Copyright 2021

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Credits:
Directed by Konstantin Belyshev
Written and Composed by Jalesa Jessie
Produced by Walker Lukens
Engineered by Adam Mason
Performed by Chief Cleopatra (vocals, drums), Leonard Martinez (guitar), Walker Lukens (synth), Adam Mason (synth)

About “Friends”:
Heartbreakingly relatable yet buoyant and upbeat, Austin-based artist Chief Cleopatra’s latest bop, “Friends,” is a bittersweet goodbye. Cleo’s wistful vocals weave into dancy synth grooves seamlessly, just as she winds through the various tableaus of Austin’s vibrant SoCo district on a bright winter day in the song’s laid-back, deceptively simple long-take music video.
“I wrote ‘Friends’ back in 2013 while living in San Marcos, TX. I had access to this really cool keyboard that my ex let me use, and I would sit there for hours and just work on my craft of composing and storytelling. That was a really creative time for me, I wrote a lot of songs in that space, and ‘Friends’ was a special one that stuck with me.

The song was inspired by a friendship I had for 10+ years, and at some point, this person just up and left me. They had no remorse about it either, and that truly hurt me at the time. I feel like everyone has had that type of relationship at one point or another that can really make you question loyalty.

Being able to write about my own experiences is, in a way, my own self-therapy. Sometimes the vibe is happy, sometimes sad, but it’s all healing.” 

- Chief Cleopatra

About Chief Cleopatra:
Chief Cleopatra, born Jalesa Jessie, is an Austin, Texas-based soul rock singer and songwriter. Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Cleo began her musical journey at an early age, singing and playing drums in her church’s youth choir, and eventually beginning to write her own songs. After briefly stepping away from music, Cleo moved to Austin and released her debut EP, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, in February 2019, kicking off her professional musical career. She was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, and on KUTX, performing on the show The Breaks in 2019, and in their third annual Summer Jam in 2020. Cleo was also scheduled to perform an official showcase at SXSW 2020 until the fest was canceled. She is a SXSW 2021 official showcasing artist.

Fans of Santigold, Blood Orange, and Thundercat will find echoes of their influence in Chief Cleopatra’s sultry, soulful, and subtly-powerful style which she begins to fine-tune in her 2020 Chief Cleopatra EP. 

Her forthcoming EP, Luna, will find Cleo delving deeper into those psychedelic soul roots and more experimental instrumentation, with featured performances by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Walker Lukens and by Curtis Roush and Jack O’Brien (The Bright Light Social Hour).

“Friends” Lyrics:
 
Pre-Verse/Hook:
And I hope that one day you won’t have to find out the hard way
‘Bout these people you call friends
They won’t stick around in the end.
 
And I hope, one day, you don’t
 
Verse 1
 
We had time to figure out what’s wrong with this picture.
Oh my, loyal is not a word that you know best.
 
We could’ve worked it out (2x)
 
Hook
 
And I hope that one day you won’t have to find out the hard way
‘Bout these people you call friends
They won’t stick around in the end.
 
I hope they don’t, I hope they don’t, I hope they don’t leave you like you left me (2x)
 
Verse 2
Keep my head high and my eyes low to the ground.
So I know who’s around to push me down.
 
(Repeat Verse 2)
 
Hook
And I hope that one day you won’t have to find out the hard way
‘Bout these people you call friends
They won’t stick around in the end.
I hope they don’t, I hope they don’t,
I hope they don’t leave you like you left me.
 
Yeah I hope they don’t, I hope they don’t, I
hope they don’t leave you like you left me.

Chief Cleopatra - Friends (Official Music Video)

Streaming URL:
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The official visualizer for Chief Cleopatra's "Dreamlights" from the upcoming 𝐿𝑈𝑁𝐴 EP

Chief Cleopatra - Dreamlights Copyright 2021

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Credits:
Designed by https://instagram.com/coreywatsonforever
Written and Composed by Jalesa Jessie
Produced by Walker Lukens
Engineered by Adam Mason
Performed by Chief Cleopatra: Jalesa Jessie (vox)
Leonard Martinez (guitar), Walker Lukens (synth), Sam Pankey (bass) Zac Catanzaro (drums)

About Chief Cleopatra:
Raised in Corsicana, Texas on a steady diet of gospel, it didn’t take long for Jalesa Jessie, aka Chief Cleopatra, to veer off the beaten path thanks to a serendipitous viewing of the Smashing Pumpkins’ “Bullet with Butterfly Wings” video at the impressionable age of eight. From that point on there was no looking back for the multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter as she built a foundation of soul, funk, pop and hip-hop influences ranging from fellow gospel devotee Aretha Franklin to galactic partygoers Parliament-Funkadelic to the grimy rap of Wu-Tang Clan.

Initially drawn to piano, which activated her ability to play by ear, Jessie found a more natural home with the drumline of marching band. That passion for all things percussive led to Jessie’s mom gifting her a drumset when she was 13 and encouraging her to brush up on legends like Sheila E. and John Bonham. Before long Jessie was playing in everything from the church band to her school friends’ various musical endeavors.

Lured out to Austin in 2012 by the promise of better musical opportunities, Jessie connected with Leonard Martinez through mutual friends, and the two soon began collaborating. They dabbled in a number of projects and bands together over the next few years, and in February 2019, they released their first EP together, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, under Jessie’s new moniker, Chief Cleopatra.

The band was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, as well as by KUTX, performing on the station’s popular hip-hop and R&B show The Breaks in 2019, resulting in the band being invited to play the third annual Summer Jam in 2020. Chief Cleopatra released her critically acclaimed eponymous EP that year as well, alongside music videos for “Gangstas in Love” and “Belushi.”

In Spring of 2021, Chief Cleopatra released her first single and video “Friends” from her forthcoming EP, Luna, garnering praise for the jaunty synth-led indie pop sound, which prompted comparison to Santigold. That year, Cleopatra was selected as an official showcasing artist at South by Southwest, before headlining Austin festival Hot Summer Nights in August 2021

Cleopatra’s new sonic direction echoes fellow pop experimenters Blood Orange and Thundercat, with the playful instrumentation framing the sultry, soulful, and subtly-powerful style she showcased on her 2020 Chief Cleopatra EP. Luna will find Cleo delving deeper into those psychedelic soul roots and more experimental instrumentation, with featured production by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Walker Lukens and performances by Curtis Roush and Jack O’Brien (The Bright Light Social Hour).

"Dreamlights" Lyrics:
Twinkle twinkle, little star
Man I wonder, where you are
Got me trippin, straight overdose
It’s like I’m floating, that slow motion

What’s this I see in my rear view?
Nothing behind me except for you
I can’t even stand the thought of you, get out my head.

I deserve better, yeah better...I’m on one.
I hate the fact that my emotions took over, get out.
Get out you’re not welcomed, no no.
And I can’t hide, all that remains.

I want the flame as I stand in the fire, stand in the fire.
I want the flame as I stand in the fire.
My mind’s like a live wire, live wire.

Try to forget that you forgot me.
I can’t run away, the past will get me.
I swear you’re the only one that gets me.
So why’d you have to up and leave me?

Houdini, Casper
We ain’t no happily after.
It got colder
Since you left the door open

Ain’t I, ain’t I, ain’t I, ain’t I, worth
Your time, your time, your time, your time, I
Tried to make it disappear but lord knows I can’t.
I’m doing therapy all in my head.

I want the flame, as I stand in the fire.
My mind’s like, like a live wire.
Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock, tick tock...

Chief Cleopatra - Dreamlights (Official Visualizer)

Chief Cleopatra - Fortuity 
Copyright 2022 via Park the Van Records

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Credits:
Directed by Frank Weysos
Cinematography by Tim Sanderson
Production Management by Lars Wolfshield

Written by Jalesa "Chief Cleopatra" Jessie
Performed by Jalesa Jessie (vocals), Leonard Martinez (guitar), Walker Lukens (synth), Jack O'Brien (bass), Curtis Roush (guitar), Zac Catanzaro (drums)
Produced by Walker Lukens
Engineered by Adam Mason
Mastered by Chris Longwood

Lyrics:
Hello,
I sketched your face out of my dreams, and it’s funny I know your voice From a time before

And oh no
Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Thought I saw you at the grocery store Buying mangos

I need to get a grip,  don’t know what if I’m feeling is real
Or if I’m losing my shit?
I can’t tell at the moment, besides, it’s kind of intriguing I guess.
Maybe it’s just coincidence.

Yeah yeah yeah yeah coincidence.

The same night,
I saw you again at my favorite bar it was local band night, fireflies in sight.
It felt cool, should I make a move or just stand here I really didn’t know what to do, guess there ain’t no rules.

But to my surprise, you walked over to me and all that I could say is “hi.”
Yeah the cat got my tongue, I’m so sprung.
Though this moment feels right.
Oh, you got my heart singing.

Chief Cleopatra - Fortuity [Official Music Video]

Chief Cleopatra - Cold Dancer 
Copyright 2024

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Cold Dancer is about an emotionally distant lover who disregards their partner’s feelings, all the while the partner is still enamoured with them, making them work harder.

Credits:
Written and Composed by Jalesa Jessie
Produced by Walker Lukens
Engineered by Adam Mason
Mastered by Chris Longwood
Drums by Jalesa Jessie
Guitar by Leonard Martinez
Directed and Produced by Konstantin Belyshev
Director of Photography: Amir Rofoogar
Editor: Erik Mauck
Gaffer: Nathan Tranbarger
Grip: Graham Young
Camera Operator/Documentary: Bobby Scheidemann
Camera Operator/Documentary: Brittany NO FOMO
Art Direction/Costumes/Production Design: Noble
Cole
Dance and Choreography: Brittney DeMars

Chief Cleopatra, born Jalesa Jessie, is an Austin, Texas based soul-rock singer, songwriter and musician. 
Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Cleo began her musical journey as a young child, singing and playing drums in her church’s youth choir, and eventually beginning to write her own songs. After briefly stepping away from music, Cleo moved to Austin and released the debut acoustic EP, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, in February 2019, kicking off her professional musical career. She was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, and on KUTX, performing on the station’s show, The Breaks in 2020 and becoming their February Artist of The Month in 2022.
Garnering praise and prompting comparisons to Santigold. Chief Cleopatra reigns as a 5X SXSW official artist, she was nominated by the Austin Music Awards for “Best New Artist” in 2021, she is a member of the Recording Academy and was previously in consideration for the 66th Annual GRAMMYs®, with a total of four categories including Best New Artist, Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Alternative Music Performance for her 2023 single, “Weekend Warrior”.
Cleo has supported The Wailers, Girl Talk, Durand Jones, Adrian Quesada, Bryson Tiller, Bas, The Bright Light Social Hour, Jackie Venson, Seratones, Abraham Alexander, Danielle Ponder, Lukas Nelson along with many other notable acts.
Her junior EP, Cold Dancer is slated for release in 2024.

Lyrics
Show me your best moves.
Let me watch you dance.

I know you’re not shy...
Put me in your trance.

I’m burning for you, like paper to the flame.
But I, can’t reach you.


Cold Dancer
You move from partner to partner.
Cold Dancer
You always make me work harder.
Cold dancer
The way you hurt me, stepping on my feet, you’re a cold dancer.
Cold dancer


Don’t I move my hips, like you want me to?
Ooh ooh yeah don’t I do it good.
Don’t I make you sweat, put you in the groove?
Ahh ah yeah put you in the mood.

But we don’t dance to the same tune…
We dont dance to the same tune, not like we used to do.

You don’t, fancy my moves no more.
No more, you’re a cold dancer.

Chief Cleopatra - Cold Dancer [Official Music Video]

Total Wine Presents SonicGuildLive - a livestream concert series from Purple Bee showcasing Austin's 2023 grant class and more. Episode 3 features performances by Soul Rock siren Chief Cleopatra and Afro rock band We Don’t Ride Llamas.

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Jalesa “Chief Cleopatra” Jessie - Vocals
Leonard Martinez - Guitar
Aaron Ojeda - Keys
Barrett O’Donnell - Bass
Emilio Mendez - Drums

Setlist 
1.Companion 
2.Gangstas in Love 
3.Afrodite 
4.Friday Night
5.Nine Inch Nail
6.Fortuity
7.Dreamlights
8.Belushi 
9.Friends

Chief Cleopatra - Purple Bee TV Performance Episode 3

GANGSTAS IN LOVE OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

Directed & Filmed by Konstantin Belyshev (@belyshevkonstantin)
Creative Direction by Chief Cleopatra & Konstantin Belyshev


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDjmn_mztpbfmc7JiuUG6sA
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/jalesajessie
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Thank you for tuning in to my first ever music video! keep streaming my latest EP 'Chief Cleopatra EP' and stay safe during this pandemic

Chief Cleopatra - Gangstas in Love (Official Music Video)

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Credits:
Directed by Emma McCutchen
Artistic Direction by Sophie Ryan-Wood
Video Producer Abby Schwartz

Written, Composed and Performed by Jalesa “Chief Cleopatra” Jessie

Song Produced by Walker Lukens

Engineered by Adam Mason

Mastered by Chris Longwood

Guitar performed by Leonard Martinez

Drums performed by Zac Catanzaro 

Lyrics 

Verse 1 

Oh my goodness,
I’ve had too many drinks.
If I take this last shot, they’ll probably throw me in the tank.
 
But survey says, 
Go ahead and take that shit.
You’ll probably get it away with it, man, who you foolin?

You say this every weekend, that you ain’t going out again.
But you do cuz your friends do it too, you don’t want them making fun of you.

Met a guy but you forgot his name and he’s followed you from bar to bar.

Buying you all of your favorite drinks hoping to see the color of your thong…

Man that shit’s crazy.

Do I even enjoy it now or am I faking?
Man I spent so much money knowing I need groceries.
But that’s just how it goes when you live in the city...live in the city.

Wait! I cant find my phone, somebody call it, thinking maybe I dropped it.
I checked in the bathroom, I checked in my purse...oh it’s right here I found it.

My friends and i, we steady mobbing, yeah we steady mobbing. 
Looking for the next adventure, yeah we on the clock, like bad boy we never stop.

Chorus 
I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior.
I am the weekend warrior…

I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior...
I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior 
I am the weekend warrior
I am the weekend warrior warrior…

I make my parents proud.


Verse 2

Man I’m a big kid, I’ll never grow up.
Slowly waiting for my thirties to show up.
And when they do I know they’ll say, “you betta hold up...”
You don’t think that you can do this for-ever, you betta slow up...

But just give me, one more Saturday...
To take all my stress away, to take all my stress away, yeah, ooooh!

Chorus 
I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior.
I am the weekend warrior…

I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior...
I am the weekend warrior warrior warrior 
I am the weekend warrior
I am the weekend warrior warrior…

I make my parents proud.

Chief Cleopatra - Weekend Warrior (Official Music Video)

Chief Cleopatra - Belushi Copyright 2020

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Credits:
All footage was shot in Austin, TX, during the 2020 protests against police brutality and systemic racism, by Amir Rofoogar, and was directed and edited by Konstantin Belyshev and Philip Collins. Some images may be disturbing for viewers to watch.

Song: Chief Cleopatra - Belushi. 
Engineered and produced by Elliott Frazier at Wolfshield Records.
Co Produced by Jalesa Jessie 

About Chief Cleopatra:

Chief Cleopatra, born Jalesa Jessie, is an Austin, Texas-based soul rock singer and songwriter. Originally from Corsicana, Texas, Cleo began her musical journey as a child, singing in her church’s youth choir, and eventually beginning to write her own songs. After briefly stepping away from music, Cleo moved to Austin and released her debut EP, Lesa x Lenny Vol.1, in February 2019, kicking off her professional musical career. She was quickly noticed by and featured in the Austin Chronicle, and on KUTX, performing on the show The Breaks in 2019, and in their third annual Summer Jam in 2020. Cleo was also scheduled to perform an official showcase at SXSW 2020 until the fest was canceled.

Fans of Santigold, Blood Orange, and Thundercat will find echoes of their influence in Chief Cleopatra’s sultry, soulful, and subtly-powerful style which she begins to fine-tune in her 2020 Chief Cleopatra EP. 

Her forthcoming EP, Luna, will find Cleo delving deeper into those psychedelic soul roots and more experimental instrumentation, with featured performances by singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Walker Lukens and by Curtis Roush and Jack O’Brien of The Bright Light Social Hour.

About Belushi:
“I actually wrote Belushi back in 2014. I was tired of the same annoying, ambitionless, commercial, cookie-cutter music that was being accepted into the mainstream. I was gripped with a deep desire to just wash it out of existence, stand up for the true essence of music... start a revolution.
I released the song in early 2020, racial and social injustice still alarming as ever, and found the song taking on whole different meanings, but the message remaining the same. If anything, it has more purpose, power, and relevance now than when I first wrote it, and that shows how desperately necessary change really is." - Chief Cleopatra

Lyrics:

Verse 1
I wanna write a song that people can feel
I ain’t talking ‘bout the fake people, ‘cause they can’t feel what’s real
If you’re on a mission like I am
Then get up off your feet, come with me, start to jam.

Pre chorus
You better come on, come on.
Yeah you better come on, come on.
Yeah you better come on, come on.
Ooh you better come on...
Chorus
In my mind I start a revolution...
In my mind I start a revolution,
Yeah, I smoke with John Belushi.

Verse 2
Said I’m not playing around, I wanna make you dance.
Wanna make you forget, you have problems before you heard this band.
If you ain’t with me, then I guess you’re against me.
Gonna start a little army of folks that stand proudly with me.

Pre chorus
And we’re marching, marching.
Yeah and we’re marching, marching.
And we’re marching, ooh yeah yeah said we’re marching.
In my mind I start a revolution...
In my mind I start a revolution,
Yeah, I smoke with John Belushi.
 
Bridge
Said I ain’t wasting no time, I saw it with my two eyes oh yeah.
I start a revolution.
Said I ain’t wasting no time, I saw it with my two eyes oh yeah.
I start a revolution.

Pre Chorus
marching, marching.
Yeah and we’re marching, marching.
And we’re marching, ooh yeah yeah said we’re marching.
In my mind I start a revolution...

Chief Cleopatra - Belushi

Chief Cleopatra performs as headliner for the Red River Cultural District's Hot Summer Nights Festival 2022 at Cheer Up Charlies, Austin Texas.

Band Members
Jalesa "Chief Cleopatra" Jessie - Vocals
Leonard "Buddy Lenny" Martinez- Guitar
Jackson "Mustard" Brooks - Keyboards
Tre Pham - Bass
Emilio "Javi" Mendez - Drums

Setlist 
1. Afrodite
2. Gangstas in Love 
3. Friday Night
4. Nine Inch Nail
5. Rollercoaster
6. Fortuity
7. Dreamlights
8. Belushi
9. Friends

Filmed by MSG Productions

Chief Cleopatra - Hot Summer Nights Festival - August  04th, 2022 [Full Show]

Chief Cleopatra performs at Hotel Vegas for her Official SXSW Online Showcase, 3/16/2021.

1. Gangstas In Love
2. Friday Night
3. Belushi

Chief Cleopatra- Vocals
Leonard Martinez- Guitar
Danny Saldivar II- Keys
Graham Goetz- Bass
Emilio Mendez- Drums

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