Tshombe Sekou [Harris] Life (1973 - )
Tshombe is married to his wife Dedre (dee-drah) of nine (as of 2009) years; she has been the inspiration behind his poetry. (happiness defined) For Interviews or Features: If you wish to invited me to participate in your program, let me first thank you for your considerations; I most appreciate it. As exciting as it is to be invited to participate in your program, I do have a few requirements of you:
"Remember, your time is your own and if you don't used it wisely someone else will waste it for you" Brief Bio Tshombe says: “truth is, I didn't find poetry on the page at some ripened age, nor did I have any inclination that from just a few years ago I would be giving commentary of my history in the arts of spoken-word and written poetry, but yet here we are. I began studying the works of poets like: Shihan, Ben Ammi, Saul Williams, Ntozake Shange, Gil Scott Heron, The Last Poets, Taalam Acey, Ngoma, LeDerick Horne, Nikki Giovanni, Abiodun Oyewole, Ursula Rucker, and Amiri Baraka to name a few. Studying the works of such great messengers has helped in finding my voice to speak and to move from page to stage. I strive to change the world one word at a time with strong influences from poets such as these following fire starters: Tantra-Zawadi, Future, Fisiwe, Dwayne Morgan, Jamhiri Crawford, Chuma, The Maximum Impact Duo, Iyeoka Okoawo, Eryk Moore, Karen Roc Gibson, Sun of Man, Future, Zuri, Suzi Q., Lynn Blue, OneTruth, Autum Ashante, NeNe Ali, and so many other great messengers that would consume the rest of the ethernet.”Albums & Appearances
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Conversations of Note (auditory/literary)
Performances: - The Negro League Cafe - Chicago - Lunar Cafe - Chicago - The Hawaiian Hut - Honolulu - Jazz@SouthBridge - Singapore - Just Jazz - Pattaya, Thailand - Malaysia - Philippines Other Activities: - Owner of self-started production label: Emet Productions, EST. 2006 - Founded "Poetic Voices" poetry group with partners: LovelyBrnFemale and Mandika - Founded and Managed the STORM Radio (2006 - 2009) with partners: LoveOneSelf, Amina1389, MizloonaR, The Nxtlvl, LovelyBrnFemale, and Mandika o hosting and scripting: Wake Up Call, Xpress Yourself Poetry, Let's Make Sense, and Mic Check - Founder and host of "Freedom Verse Cafe" an online venue for promoting spoken-word poetry, jazz, and soul through news postings, promotional mixtapes, and online radio broadcasting. |
Born in New Orleans and raised in