Time traveler,paradigm shifter, sound healer, sometimes called "the God Father of Spoken Word" Aquainted with many,known by few. Alone in a crowd. Has a magical touch that makes music with his fingertips. Shines the light of contradiction on inequities. Creates the universal sound of the om. Strives to create balance.Searches for world peace~Now the official version~Ngoma is a performance poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and paradigm shifter, who for over 40 years has used culture as a tool to raise sociopolitical and spiritual consciousness through work that encourages critical thought. A former member of the SPIRIT HOUSE MOVERS AND PLAYERS with Amiri Baraka and the Contemporary Freedom Song Duo, SERIOUS BIZNESS, Ngoma weaves poetry and song that raises contradictions and searches for a solution for a just and peaceful world. Ngoma was the Prop Slam winner of the 1997 National Poetry Slam Competition in Middletown, CT and was published in AFRICAN VOICES MAGAZINE, LONG SHOT ANTHOLOGY, THE UNDERWOOD REVIEW, SIGNIFYIN' HARLEM REVIEW and 'BUM RUSH THE PAGE/DEF POETRY JAM ANTHOLOGY&POEMS ON THE ROAD TO PEACE (Volumes 1,2&3)-Yale Press.He was featured in the PBS Spoken Word Documentary, "The Apro-Poets" with Allen Ginsberg. Ngoma has hosted the slam at the Dr. Martin Luther King Festival of Social and Environmental Justice Festival (Yale University-New Haven, CT) for the past 10 years. His CD Movie Documentary "Ngoma: Alive and In Your Face from NYC", takes Jazz/Funk/Fusion and the Spoken Word to the next level. His CDs "Didgitation: Solo Didgeridoo Musik for Meditation" and "Ancient Future Meditational Musik" are must haves for those interested in altered states of consciousness. His latest CD His latest CD Ngoma:State of Emergency is a 2 Disc compilation of poems and music. Described as a "Best of"Including music from the last 6 CD's I hope you enjoy the excursion. For further info go to www.Ngomazworld.com or check out myspace.com/notyouraveragestringthing new CD available on CDBaby.com and iTunes.com
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Who I'd like to meet: time travelers, reincarnated souls, indigo people, visionaries, evolved beings, artistic geniuses, future lovers, evolutionaries, shamans, nu-bians & U
The Mic check show was on fire. You are the TRUTH!
"I am of the African race, and in the colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye; and it is under a sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the Universe."
40 Years Ago Today Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated...He Was Murdered While Helping Others To Have A Better Way Of Living....We Must Not Forget...Most Of Us Would Not Be Where We Are Today If Not For Dr. King And Others Who Lead The Way...We Must Heal The Wounds...We Must Fight For Justice, Economical Growth For All...Solidarity....Peace And Blessings...
G'Day Mr Ngoma! How are you? You must seriously think about coming to the land of the didj one day...to get the real story!! I will give you the personal tour. Hope you are doing well and enjoying your week. Peace Esmai
