spoken word artistry

Turned onto this today in a somewhat random-discovery-kind-of-way, via Yas (of the Lightmotiv) - L’Afrique from Cameroon poet Faithfull Baana Enono Arnaud, with Samy Labrute. I just wanted to share this brilliant track, great video. More about Faithfull (“le Chirurgien“) … bientôt! http://youtu.be/wICUt2yOrTM

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Faithfull feat. Samy Labrute, Dark Spirit: “L’afrique”

January 16, 2013

Posted up yesterday, a clip from Gwendal Ledevedec, of the Paris, France quartet on a hot August beach. Word addict Yas is a soft and lovely kind of crazy, powerful without the need to shout it, profound in her vocal simplicity. Benoit Prisset, Benjamin Thuau…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ “Poétry” de Yas and the Lightmotiv

January 16, 2013

Citing Bill Withers’ classic beauty Lean on Me, Senegalese star emcee P.P.S. The Writah delivers an addictive love poem to his hip hop family back in Dakar, from Brooklyn.

Spoken Word Artistry ~ P.P.S. The Writah ‘Weerul Ci Mane’

December 22, 2012

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parola di parlata artistica ~ Matteo Buratti ‘Fuori dai Binari’ Off the rails! One of the best travel tracks I’ve heard in a while (by which I mean, take it with you!) There is something about BluBerry’s production … something that unites the voice and…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Matteo Buratti ‘Fuori dai Binari’

December 21, 2012

Spoken Word Artistry ~ ‘The Light’ I’ve been remiss in not linking to this, a video dropped in November. Melbourne-based spoken word artists Luka Lesson and Omar Musa in Istanbul transcending, produced by Tenicee. I’ve watched these poets over the past few years absolutely grasp…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ ‘The Light’

December 21, 2012

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Out of Vancouver, Tanya Evanson brings her third ‘spoken wor.l.d’ music album exploring concepts of family, mythology, dialect, silence & technology… Poet, Spoken Word Artist, Vocalist, Whirling Dervish Dancer, Arts Educator and Director of Mother Tongue Media, Director of Banff Centre of Spoken Word .. Tanya…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Tanya Evanson

November 25, 2012

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Take some time to listen to Mutombo Da Poet, from the city of Accra in Ghana West Africa. Spoken word artist/poet/lyricist Percy Mutombo has been performing since 2006, steadily gaining recognition in his home country. His debut album “PhotoSentences” arrived last year and is now…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Mutombo Da Poet. ‘I choose words, not guns.’

July 1, 2012

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Something a little different and soulful today from the UK. Yomi ‘G.R.E.E.d.S’ Sode with band The Remedies from his EP ‘Ready’ (released last December). ‘Generating Rhymes to Engage the EnlighteneD Soul’ … G.R.E.E.d.S is out of London. I’m liking G.R.E.E.d.S most in the slow and soulful…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ G.R.E.E.d.S & The Remedies

June 17, 2012

Spoken Word Artistry ~ üvey ~ Turkey More moody orchestral hip hop out of Turkey – the ‘küller küllere’ (‘ashes to ashes’) EP from Üvey. Produced by Type Wheel, mixed by Zet, the track ‘karavana kahini’ is a favourite – features some great scratching from…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ üvey

May 27, 2012

The artists formerly known as the Belfast Poets who kicked down some great poetic collaborations in Melbourne way back when … Scream Blue Murmur are now kicking poetry around inside musical grooves and it’s really cool to hear these artists pushing their form so decisively.…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Scream Blue Murmur ‘Belfast Sun’

May 20, 2012

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Spoken Word Artistry ~ Alia Gabres ~ Australia Alia Gabres is a superb storyteller. A young performance poet already master of her form – she embodies her story, is entirely present in her story. She connects our deeper senses of listening so that we entirely…

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Alia Gabres ‘She Cotton Summer Dresses’

May 14, 2012

I’m late for a date with my blog! Someone flicked the winter switch while I wasn’t watching, and meanwhile March and April slipped the selections by. Better late than never … There are albums to talk about, as well as strolls through Soundcloud. I’m wandering…

March, April selection ~ in May! Ghosts of the near future

May 10, 2012

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There was no January selection from Lapkat as I was busy on the beach and in the bush, toe-gazing I guess … so in February, it’s harvest time. A rich haul of multilingual spoken word and music tracks and videos, sound collage, cultural and activist…

February selection

February 11, 2012

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December, Melbourne, the end of a crazy year. Fairly typical yo-yo weather, with the added bonus of more intense tropical-style lightning storms (do we give thanks yet to climate change?) Total eclipse of the Gemini moon, so it’s not only me going crazy with the urge to…

December Selection

December 13, 2011

What’s new on the Lapkat playlist … discoveries and rediscoveries from the online audio world, collaborations taking place around the globe that I’m inspired to share. November, Melbourne. Finally! Warm, tempestuous and wet spring weather, bright blue skies and teasing storms, perfect for the adolescent…

November selection

November 12, 2011

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Posts tagged ‘spoken word artistry’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Faithfull feat. Samy Labrute, Dark Spirit: “L’afrique”

Spoken Word Artistry ~ “Poétry” de Yas and the Lightmotiv

Spoken Word Artistry ~ P.P.S. The Writah ‘Weerul Ci Mane’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Matteo Buratti ‘Fuori dai Binari’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ ‘The Light’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Tanya Evanson

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Mutombo Da Poet. ‘I choose words, not guns.’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ G.R.E.E.d.S & The Remedies

Spoken Word Artistry ~ üvey

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Scream Blue Murmur ‘Belfast Sun’

Spoken Word Artistry ~ Alia Gabres ‘She Cotton Summer Dresses’

March, April selection ~ in May! Ghosts of the near future

February selection

December Selection

November selection

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