Member Since: 1/1/2007
Band Website: truruts.com
Band Members: Nazirah - Voice
Guest Poet - Doug Kearney
Guest Vocalists - aimee k. bryant + Mankwe Ndosi
Percussions - Taji Malik Hill
Tru Ruts | Speakeasy Records
Influences:
NAZIRAH P. MICKEY
NAZIRAH'S PLAYHOUSE
Executive produced by
e.g. bailey + Sha Cage.
| Napster | Rhapsody
Speakeasy Records releases Nazirah P. Mickeys debut CD Nazirahs Playhouse. A poet, playwright and spoken word artist, Nazirah has been nominated for the Spoken Word Artist of the Year Award by the Minnesota Music Academy; has worked with such artists as Sonia Sanchez, Quincy Troupe, Ruth Forman and Tyehimbe Jess, as part of the Hurston/Wright Fellowship, the VONA Fellowship and Cave Canems Master Class, respectively; was a member of the Minnesota Slam Team which place 6th in the nation in 2001; and was one of the recipients of the 2002 S.A.S.E/Jerome Verve Spoken Word Grant. A track from this CD is featured in Urban Bush Women's production "Hair Stories".
Record Label: Tru Ruts | Speakeasy Records
Type of Label: Indie