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Nazirah P. Mickey

Voices from the well

About Me

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 Canem’s 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. Her plays have been showcased in Chicago and Minnesota, along with the publication of Cotton Fields in Gertrude’s Journal, a literary magazine. She has performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.; the Nuyorican’s Poets Café, Penumbra Theatre, The Fitzgerald Theatre and various venues in Minnesota, Chicago, San Francisco and Seattle. She is currently based in Chicago. For more information contact - [email protected] or 612-288-9491.

My Interests

Music:

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

My Blog

"TRU RUTS IS A RECORD LABEL OF THIS GENERATION" " EL GUANTE CD RELEASE @ BLUE NILE " FRIDAY

EL GUANTE: THE BEATS GENERATIONEx-Madisonian helps shape a new musical movementby Rich AlbertoniHip-hop beats are a spur for social change among a new breed of independent musicians, and a former Madi...
Posted by Nazirah P. Mickey on Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:14:00 PST

NAZIRAH P. MICKEY @ POW WOW - 7:30pm - TONIGHT IN CHICAGO

Please welcome back...Nazirah P. MickeyA 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 wit...
Posted by Nazirah P. Mickey on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:17:00 PST

NAZIRAH P. MICKEY w/ EL GUANTE’S HAUNTED VAN TOUR @ The Elastic

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Posted by Nazirah P. Mickey on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 10:08:00 PST

TRU RUTS PREVAILS ON STRENGTH OF AUTHENTICITY

Wednesday, December 13, 2006INSIGHT NEWSPAPER " AESTHETICSTru Ruts prevails on strength of authenticityby Dwight Hobbes (Minneapolis, 12/08/06) "Ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby", the song goes...
Posted by Nazirah P. Mickey on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 02:22:00 PST