Annie Lenox + Alice In Chains + Bjork + Chuck Perkins + Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young + cin salach + Dali's Car + Dj Spooky + Dj Krush + Ella Fitzgerald + Elizabeth Frazier + Gang Of Four + Hole + Jeff Lyons + Joe Pug + John Lennon + Jaap Blonk + Kraftwerk + Kate Bush + Kate Pearson + Layne Staley + Lee 'Scratch' Perry + the MOVE family + Marilyn Manson + Mumia Abu-Jamal + Nina Hagen + Public Enemy + Postcards From Buster + Pam Africa + Prodigy(except that one backwards song) +Rage Against The Machine + Robert Mirabel + Sinead O Connor + Siegfried Halus + Saul Williams + Tom Morello aka The Night Watchman! + Tricky + The Soft Pink Truth + Throwing Muses + Ugochi Nwaogwugwu + Yvonne Jeffries + Zack de la Rocha.
Mars hit the open mic poetry scene in Chicago in the early 90's, reading mangled manifestos and timid tirades at Anotha Level @ Lit X, the weekly gathering in the basement with the leaky toilet and the best performance poets in town working out their craft.
Having been a political activist since 1983, Mars quickly learned the true power of the Spoken Word: to Teach, to Unite, to Inspire and to Incite. When arrested as an agitator during a 90s protest with CHA residents against the housing Lockdowns --
Cop: Are you carrying any weapons?
Mars: My only weapon is my mouth.
Cop: I believe it!
Soon known on the scene as the Mumia poet who continually fought to keep the name Mumia Abu-Jamal on the political and cultural maps, she performed at rallies, benefit shows and conferences more often than the usual coffeehouses. Mars organized a cadre of other politically-minded local spoken word artists known as Poetic Service Announcement. These artist/activists agitated through their art on State Street during holiday season, to crowds in line for a show, on a 1999 benefit CD (Renaissance Street productions) and in several Bud Billikan parades. That year she also was part of the Chicago Mad Bar team in the National Poetry Slam.
Mars also became known for weaving song throughout spoken word. She has studied improvisation (with Michael Zerang,) violin (ages 10 - 17,) Madrigal singing (high school,) djembe (with John Yost,) and Japanese taiko drum (at Tsukasa Daiko.) Her addiction to rhythm led her to Vegas and Reason, her beat programming tools of choice.
Red Eye Renaissance, a duo with jazz bass player Darius Savage, experiments live with programmed rhythms, vocals, contrabass, and sound effects both high and low tech.
She Laughs, an improvisational poetry/percussion/musical mob of Chicago women, produced a beautiful CD, "Elements of Life, Love and Action" along with appearances at a Performance Art Festival and several radio stations from 2001 - 3. Members were Carolyn Aguila, Genine Coleman, Mars, Sache Garrett, Elizabeth Marino, Alicia Matthews, Shelley Miller, Nicole Mitchell, Kelly Norman-Ellis, Ugochi Nwaogwugwu, Cecile Savage, and Jamie Topper.
Red Planet Productions (a.k.a. Renaissance Street), her production company dedicated to promoting and inciting art aimed at political change, has organized events (such as the 1999 Day Of Art For Mumia show at Hothouse) and has produced 4 CDs, with her debut solo work due in Nov 2007. She continues to work as an early childhood + youth teaching musician, and mother of a Rebel-In-Training.
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
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COME OUT AND PARTY WITH ME!!! J RockA and Sarai Knowledge performing live! The must be at spot... definitely an event you won't wanna miss!!!
Friday, November 6, 2009 7pm-11pm City Hall, San Francisco "Where Hip Hop Meets Couture" A historical evening of high couture fashion show infused with hip-hop,live performances, and music/fashion professionals...
Meet in greets with the likes of Ed Hardy, The Source Magazine, Warner Bros., Interscope Records, and more...
$40 / $100 VIP includes admission to the official afterparty at Club 525 11:30pm - 2:30pm 525 Howard St., San Francisco
Limited presale tickets available online at airbornetickets.com Or if you're a local,tickets are available at Gussie's Chicken & Waffles 1521 Eddy St. in the heart of the historical Fillmore jazz district... Come down for some good ol' soul food!
Would love to see your beautiful faces :-) Hit me up if your going!! And if you're not in the SF area, check out show updates on my website at www.justbetrue.com for live events at a town near you!!!
Give thanks for your support xoxo Sending love and wishing you infinite abundance... Sarai
Soooo excited to share with you the new record about the drop, JuST BE The EP. I just posted the featured single "Bump The Beat" produced by 2009 Grammy winning producer for Lil Wayne's "Mr.Carter", Drew Correa. Track is fiyah!!! Check out my website at www.justbetrue.com to sample/buy the EP and for shows, photos, and updates.
Give thanks for your friendship and support and for letting conscious independent hip hop flow through you blastin loud through your speakers!
ARC AND HUE will also be available at the Chicago book parties:
10/1, 8:30 p.m. Katerina’s, 1920 W. Irving Park Road, Chicago, IL 60613
10/2, 8 p.m. The Silver Room, 1442 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, IL 60642
On June 8, 1967, a date which will live in infamy, a United States ship, the USS Liberty, was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the State of Israel. Thirty-four American sailors died and 174 were wounded. There was no retaliation, no honest investigation, and no assistance from American forces. Israel got away with cold blooded murder.
On September 11, 2001, planes struck the two WTC towers, and shortly thereafter both towers fell. But did you know that a third large building also collapsed on September 11 at 5:20 in the afternoon and that this building, WTC 7, wasn't even hit by a plane? What could have caused such an unusual collapse, which had all the characteristics of a controlled demolition? Again, there has been no honest investigation.
If the Israelis got away with deliberately slaughtering innocent Americans on the USS Liberty, then what's to stop them from doing it again? What other terrorist crimes against humanity might they also have gotten away scot-free with? Click to learn more.
Thanks so very much for your friendship! Love, seek, and speak the truth!
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Tampa Taiko is a professional drumming duo that has performed their unique style for a vast array of audiences, performing at festivals, concert halls, schools, workshops, summer camps, corporate and VIP events. Using a collection of taiko drums made by themselves from discarded wine barrels, Tampa Taiko has developed a dynamic fusion of old and new styles of drumming, bringing a contemporary vibrance to an ancient martial artform.
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---
Mars, 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!!
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All right.... lets definatly link up.... our camp is the Fixxxation Station....not sure on our address yet, but we will have it soon.... let me know where your camping b4 you go.... We will have some jam sesions for sure at our bar..... can't wait...
