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El Crisis

El Crisis Radio

General Info

  • Genre: A'cappella / Hip Hop / Roots Music

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 41799

    Last Login: 9/10/2012

    Member Since 1/11/2006

    Website elcrisisinfo@yahoo.co.uk

    Type of Label Unsigned

  • Bio

    El Crisis’ style of poetry and performance is truly unique. He combines a hypnotic mixture of rap, spoken word, song and chant. He speaks from a height, the knowledge of an ancient wisdom and a spiritual connection with his ancestors that can be felt among his audiences. His reality does not end in the spiritual. Crisis raps sings chants and recites spoken word poetry relating his experiences stories, street style philosophy and viewpoints of the world and society today. Combined with an angelic voice of staggering range and depth, Crisis’ performances are enlightening, extraordinary and unforgettable. He has performed extensively across the UK, and has grown from open mic nights, to performing in Theatrical productions and national tours. He also performs internationally with performances from New York, Philadelphia, Gambia, N.Ireland, Amsterdam, Norway and Poland. Crisis is as an inspirational force in today’s spoken word scene. He has built himself a reputation for being one of the most unique and dynamic voices in poetry. He made his debut performance in the Soul of Black folks Bar in Brixton Coldharbour lane, year 2000, describing his poetry as ” Word, Power and Sound,” Words delivered with Power carrying a rhythmic Sound. Crisis now works in schools, prisons, art galleries, colleges, Universities, clubs and festivals across England. He is an experienced workshop leader and works with children in schools and community projects, teaching creative writing and performance Workshops. He has recorded with some of London’s top Hip hop Artists, including Roots manuva, Blak Twang, Estelle and more, chanting the lead hook on a track called 'Rise up,' that was released in Germany as part of the Brothers keepers Album. El Crisis has performed alongside Ms Dynamite, Omar and other internationally recognized Artists including many Legends and Greats in the Poetry world, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Lee scratch Perry and Mutabaruka to name a few. He has appeared on cable TV, Community radio shows and made several features on BBC radio. He has managed to do this and more while trying to maintain a low profile until the release of his CD, which he is now working on. For more info and how to contact El Crisis, email: elcrisisinfo@yahoo.co.uk ...... ...... ....

  • Members

    El Crisis and the Ancestors

  • Influences

    Word Power and Sound, The Ancestors and the souls beyond the veil, Reggea music and its many kings chosen to push the conscious vibration forward. Bob Marley, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Tenor Saw, Eeka Mouse, Garnet Silk, Luciano, Jose wales, Charlie Chaplin, Papa san, Ninja Man, Buju Banton, Lieutenant Stichie, Admiral Bailey, and many more, including the sound systems of London and Jamaica in the times of the Sound man, from Uroy the Teacher in the early seventies to my cousin Corporal in the early nineties, The cassette tapes and cd's of the early seventies and eighties I were too young to experience, as well as the times of Saxon, Coxson, Taurus, Unity, and the sound systems in London that I could. I believe these were the days that influenced my passion and excitement for lyrical expression. Roots reggea music and revival was the music closest to my heart, its vibration, drum and bassline tell the story of the African Redemption from the continent and throughout the Diaspora, but it was my Mothers influences of Marvin Gay, Percy Sledge, Otis Reading, Millie Jackson, Augustus Pablo, Al Green, Gladys Knight, Micheal Jackson, and many of the singing Soul sensations of the sixties Seventies motown era that were my earliest memories of music, the days when singers sang with feeling and true soul. I admire Revolutionaries and people who bring about great changes and purpose, people who find their purpose and are inspired to find their purpose, I am inspired by music and not its many genres, I can feel an artist singing rock, just as I can feel an artist singing on reggea, Its not the genre, its the feeling expressed in the music, rhythm and beats may come and go, but true music is eternal.

  • Sounds Like

    I've been compared with just about every ancient and oral lyrical tradition I know of, from native american, west african griot, the celtic moor, russian, english, caribbean and irish folk music, voodou, sea shanty, shaman, rap, chant, poetry, song, but El Crisis is El Crisis, Its not just about how lyric's make your mind think, Its about how spirt makes your soul feel, If true music is eternal, then I guess I sound like Eternity, Keep intune> El Crisis

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