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UNIVERSES MUSIC

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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Latin / R&B

    Location BRONX, New York, US

    Profile Views: 32126

    Last Login: 7/30/2011

    Member Since 5/27/2006

    Website www.universesonstage.com

    Type of Label Major

  • Bio

    ................ .. ....UNIVERSES..............Promote Your Page Too.... .. Visit our BLOG (www.universesonstage.blogspot.com) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. UNIVERSES & GAWA FUSION (MOROCCO - AFRICA) 2008 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. SEKOU SUNDIATA ..IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND, SEKOU. ..WE MISS YOU, BROTHER. ..Rest in Peace. .. Be thankful that we knew him. He blessed us with his voice, his words told our stories, and his energy lit a room the moment he stepped into it. Be grateful. Celebrate his life and expect that we will see him again, one day. .. .. ........ .. ____________________________________________________________ UNIVERSES, on Katrina. Let's Not Forget ! Look through the lens of Ameriville .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ <"_blank">View Slideshow.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ________________________________________________________________ THE MUSIC LIVES ON FOREVER, INSPITE OF OURSELVES. ________________________________________________________________ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ________________________________________________________________ COME HOME! ________________________________________________________________ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ________________________________________________________________ "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." ________________________________________________________________ Universes is an ensemble of multi-disciplined writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros, etc., to create moving, challenging and entertaining theatrical works. The group breaks the bounds of traditional theater to create their own brand of performance, inviting old and new generations of theater-makers as well as theater-goers and new comers to reshape the face of American theater. ..<.. width="425" height="350">.......... .. .. .. .. .. ....>.. UNIVERSES' 10th Anniversary Video & Picture Collage .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ ..Get Your Own!.. | ..View Slideshow.... ........My World Visitor Map!......

  • Members

    Core members: Mildred Ruiz, Steven Sapp, Gamal Chasten, William Ruiz (a.k.a- NINJA) .. Current active alternate UNIVERSES include: Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E.), Irene Shaikley, Mtume Gant (Playback Theater), Kenny Jones... Universes history snapshot - Past and present company members in order of appearance: ..Steven Sapp; Flaco Navaja (Yerba Buena); Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja); Hector Rivera (Welfare Poets); Mildred Ruiz; Angel Rodriguez (Welfare Poets); Paul Thompson (U.A.M.A); Carlos Pimentel (Minino); Lemon; Gamal Chasten; Indio Melendez; Rokafella (Full Circle); Dominic Colon; Ninja Blades; Marlyn Matias; Denise De La Cruz; Antoine Drye; (Last Word/God took away his poem/Lotus Casts); Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E); Irene Shaikley; Mtume Gant (Playback Theater); Kenny Jones.

  • Influences

    MUSIC: Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Prince, Mahalia Jackson, Sly & The Family Stone, Odilio Gonzales, Hector Lavoe, Jose Feliciano, Juan Legido, Imortal Technique, La Lupe, Jimi Hendrix, Louie Armstrong, Etta James, Coco Taylor, Cypress Hill, Lola Flores POETRY: Reg.e.gaines, Willie Perdomo, Dael Orlandersmith, Louis Reyes Rivera, Amiri Baraka, Sandra Maria Esteves, Sekou Sundiata, Pedro Pietri, Wayne Providence, The Last Poets, Langston Hughes, Bob Holman, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Milton, CONTEMPPORARY’S (Poetry & Music) Rha Goddess, Mariposa, Suheir Hammad, Carl Hancock Rux, Alexis Hightower THEATER: Eric Bagosian, George C. Wolf, Samuel Beckett, Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Dael Orlandersmith, Reg.e.gaines, Fedeico Garcia Lorca, Pregones Theater ORGANIZATIONS: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pregones Theater, New York Theater Wokshop OTHER: Richard Pryor, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali

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  • saddi khali

    i miss u, back, sweets. yall should b coming this way sometime soon, yes?

    3 years ago
  • william Acevedo

    Wish you were here?


    So do I :D.

    Hey, just stopping by to wish you a great weekend.

    4 years ago
  • Shawn Randall

    UNIVERSES,

    Keep trailblazin' so I can follow on your path.

    Much Love,
    Shawn

    Check out this video: Symphonics Live




    4 years ago
  • Shawn Randall

    Universal RESPECT to the UNIVERSES!

    ..Online Calendar by Spongecell
    .... ..

    5 years ago
  • Voices UnBroken

    Voices UnBroken's website has undergone a much-needed makeover and we'd love to hear what you think. Please check this link and don't forget to spread the word.
    Thank you!!




    5 years ago
  • Stephanie Farmer

    Thank you for the add... hoping to see you all perform in NYC sometime soon

    5 years ago
  • Ram3

    Pirates of Dark Water
    by Frantz Jerome (C)2008

    I am a wordsmith.
    With a pen filled with Black ink,
    I navigate the Black Waters of
    thought against the current of images of an old Black woman on her project rooftop,
    Watching her town drown in Black Water, as Air Force One flies overhead en route,
    to discussions about, drilling holes in Arabic sand for Black Water;
    The profits from which pay off Blackwater for shooting holes in Arabic Man.
    I fight back with a cylinder of plastic filled with Black Water,
    For you see, I am a wordsmith.
    But I’ve seen warrior children practice activism by throwing Black rocks at tanks,
    Taking shots and bleeding Black Water on the streets where they say Jesus walked on top
    of Black Water saying, “Peace, be still.”
    No justice, no peace still,
    So instead of busting blue steel, we still dip Black felt tips into Black Water and write
    “ We shall overcome” on oak tags and throw-up bombs and dope tags
    born in the belly of aerosol cans and pressurized Black Water.
    Beneath the waves of the Atlantic where the green water turns blue then turns Black,
    Lies the bones of Africans chained together by fate, and by chains –
    Who threw themselves into the forgiving arms of Black Water, rather than die like dogs.
    I, am a lowly wordsmith, but I offer dire warning:
    90% of every Human body is made up of water,
    70% of all those bodies are people of color,
    And two-thirds of this planet is made of deep…dark…angry…Black, water.

    5 years ago
  • Sam HaiNe presents O-Re…

    I just posted up some of my music and would love if you could take the time to listen to my words.
    Much respect .

    5 years ago
  • Dia

    wassup! just wondering when the zipper show is going down? (dont think there should be a question mark there, but i added it for extra effect.. lol)

    5 years ago
  • Skins

    hey guys it was great to meet you and experience the 5-7-5 poems in Birmingham UK! Thought you killed it on stage too! Keep the link... skins

    5 years ago
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Bio:

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.. ..UNIVERSES

Promote Your Page Too.. .. Visit our BLOG (www.universesonstage.blogspot.com) .. .. UNIVERSES & GAWA FUSION (MOROCCO - AFRICA) 2008 .. .. SEKOU SUNDIATA ..IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND, SEKOU. ..WE MISS YOU, BROTHER. ..Rest in Peace. .. Be thankful that we knew him. He blessed us with his voice, his words told our stories, and his energy lit a room the moment he stepped into it. Be grateful. Celebrate his life and expect that we will see him again, one day. .. .. ..

.. .. ____________________________________________________________ UNIVERSES, on Katrina. Let's Not Forget ! Look through the lens of Ameriville
<"_blank">View Slideshow..
________________________________________________________________ THE MUSIC LIVES ON FOREVER, INSPITE OF OURSELVES. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ COME HOME! ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." ________________________________________________________________ Universes is an ensemble of multi-disciplined writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros, etc., to create moving, challenging and entertaining theatrical works. The group breaks the bounds of traditional theater to create their own brand of performance, inviting old and new generations of theater-makers as well as theater-goers and new comers to reshape the face of American theater.
<.. width="425" height="350">.... ..>
UNIVERSES' 10th Anniversary Video & Picture Collage
My World Visitor Map!
My World Visitor Map!
..

Member Since:

May 27, 2006

Members:

Core members: Mildred Ruiz, Steven Sapp, Gamal Chasten, William Ruiz (a.k.a- NINJA) .. Current active alternate UNIVERSES include: Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E.), Irene Shaikley, Mtume Gant (Playback Theater), Kenny Jones... Universes history snapshot - Past and present company members in order of appearance: ..Steven Sapp; Flaco Navaja (Yerba Buena); Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja); Hector Rivera (Welfare Poets); Mildred Ruiz; Angel Rodriguez (Welfare Poets); Paul Thompson (U.A.M.A); Carlos Pimentel (Minino); Lemon; Gamal Chasten; Indio Melendez; Rokafella (Full Circle); Dominic Colon; Ninja Blades; Marlyn Matias; Denise De La Cruz; Antoine Drye; (Last Word/God took away his poem/Lotus Casts); Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E); Irene Shaikley; Mtume Gant (Playback Theater); Kenny Jones.

Influences:

MUSIC: Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Prince, Mahalia Jackson, Sly & The Family Stone, Odilio Gonzales, Hector Lavoe, Jose Feliciano, Juan Legido, Imortal Technique, La Lupe, Jimi Hendrix, Louie Armstrong, Etta James, Coco Taylor, Cypress Hill, Lola Flores POETRY: Reg.e.gaines, Willie Perdomo, Dael Orlandersmith, Louis Reyes Rivera, Amiri Baraka, Sandra Maria Esteves, Sekou Sundiata, Pedro Pietri, Wayne Providence, The Last Poets, Langston Hughes, Bob Holman, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Milton, CONTEMPPORARY’S (Poetry & Music) Rha Goddess, Mariposa, Suheir Hammad, Carl Hancock Rux, Alexis Hightower THEATER: Eric Bagosian, George C. Wolf, Samuel Beckett, Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Dael Orlandersmith, Reg.e.gaines, Fedeico Garcia Lorca, Pregones Theater ORGANIZATIONS: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pregones Theater, New York Theater Wokshop OTHER: Richard Pryor, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali

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