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SUMMARY:05/08/2009 10:30 PM - Iyeoka & The Rock By Funk Tribe
DESCRIPTION:05/08/2009 10:30 PM - Iyeoka & The Rock By Funk Tribe [ Ed
 it] [ Cancel]\n435 South Huntington Avenue\nJamaica Plain, Massachuset
 ts 02130\nUS\nCost:Always Free\nDescription:ALCHEMIST 22:30 at Iyeoka 
 & The Rock By Funk Tribe No Cover 10:30 PM - Iyeoka & The Rock By Funk
  Tribe No Cover Description:Official 2008 Bio Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo is on
 e of the most sought after poetry slammers in the country and a recipi
 ent of the 2008 National Performance Network/NCCC Artist of Color Resi
 dency Award. Among her lists of credits is being asked to compose and 
 perform a poem for a dinner event hosted for Paul Kagame, the Presiden
 t of Rwanda, being commissioned by Discovery Channel for their 2008 br
 and campaign, being commissioned by a top-twenty ad agency to write a 
 piece for a diversity training tool, gracing the inaugural cover of th
 e magazine Leverage, receiving a 2007 Massachusetts Industry Committee
  Hip-Hop Award for Spoken Word Artist of the year, and a New England U
 rban Music Award for the Best Female Spoken Word Poet of 2006. . A 2x 
 National Poetry Slam Individual Finalist, Iyeoka is also the only memb
 er of the nationally competing Boston Lizard Lounge Slam team to have 
 earned her position seven years in a row. In 2008, Iyeoka’s vocal ta
 lents on a cover of U2’s 1988 hit song \"Desire\" was showcased on a
  compilation of U2 covers that includes All-Star Grammy Award winning 
 African artists with proceeds benefiting the Global Fund. Iyeoka will 
 help you to remember that there is no such thing as \"slam poetry\", o
 nly three minute time slots where a poet tries to inject their heart i
 nto yours. Let her. . Cd’s available online www.iyeoka.com: Black an
 d Blues 2004 Phanai Records/ Hum the Bass Line 2007 Phanai Records/ In
  the Name of Love: Africa Celebrates U2 2008 Sony Records .\n\nFor mor
 e information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/05082009-1
 030-pm-iyeoka-the
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CATEGORIES:funk, in, jp
LOCATION:The Alchemist Lounge
WEBSITE:http://www.myspace.com/alchemistloungejp
URL:http://www.myspace.com/alchemistloungejp
CONTACT:617-477-5741
ORGANIZER;CN=Lyndon:http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/Lyndon
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