Toki Wright on drums, keys, cello, steel drums, spoons, and shoe box with rubber bands around it.
Influences
Mama, Peter Tosh, Femi and Fela Kuti. Equality. Slick Rick. Public Enemy. Van Morrison. Al Green. M.O.P. Busta Rhymes. Reggae/Dancehall, Ol School R & B, Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop.
Continuing it's longtime tradition of exposing people to new voices, Rhymesayers Entertainment presents the Spotlight Series. This new series of releases is aimed at giving developing talent a platform to bring their message to the masses. Specifically priced for retail this series promises to bring emerging artists to the forefront.
The first artist in the Rhymesayers Spotlight Series is none other than Toki Wright. Most known as opening act and hypeman for Brother Ali, Toki is not only a well established emcee but one of the hardest working community activists in the Twin Cities area. With numerous accolades and a tour history that has taken him from New York to Uganada, Toki Wright Is ready to take his next step with A Different Mirror.
Currently in Brooklyn NY my kind sir. I have a lot of views I feel you would agree with. And i Have a lot of stories from the front you might like to hear. I will email you my digits if you wanna give me a call before I come back to So. Dak. Hope all us well my man and keep spreading the good word . Big ups and thanx again kind sir.
Thanks for the Comment man I've been showing your album off down here people think its tight as hell man hope the best for you man and hopefully we can keep in touch if your ever in iowa city hit me up
To Release isn't to forget, not to think about, or ignore. It doesn't leave feelings of anger, jealousy, or regret. It's not about pride and it's not obsessing or dwelling on the past. It's not about giving in or giving up. To let go is to cherish the memories, but to overcome and move on. Letting go is learning and experiencing and growing. To release is to be thankful for the experiences that made you laugh, made you cry, and made you grow. It's about all that you have, all that you had, and all that you will soon gain. Letting go is releasing and having the courage to accept change, and the strength to keep moving. It is realizing that the heart can sometimes be the most potent remedy. To let go is to open a door, and to clear a path and set yourself free---
Toki Wright, remember that it's easy to let go when holding on hurts so bad--so free yourself from all these expectations and just be :-) Hope you find the unity in my new single "Release" feat. JRockA. So come peep the track! Stay creative and stay connected!!
The album is phenomenal, esp. the "different mirror" track. There is an old Buffalo Soldier in South Minneapolis that I met through my job (Habitat for Humanity) this spring. It was a gratifying and humbling experience working for someone who had lived through the harsh juxtapostion of racism and nationalism, during the second World War, that you address in that song. It's a story that needs to be told and you do it brilliantly. Nice work!
