About Me
Karama Sadaka
hometown:
NOLA
quoteable:
"I want to drink down the tears of abused children and swallow their sorrow so that by the time they wake up tomorrow, yesterday will be so far away and so long ago, they'll be just like me and forget that in reality it's my pain that makes me flow..."
intelligence:
Karama Sadaka began writing and speaking at an early age, shortly after his father's murder and suffering sexual abuse at the hands of a relative. He was trained and ordained as a minister by the age of 13 as one of Jehovah's Witnesses. His poetry has evolved over the years, as did he, and when he found himself homeless, he dug deep inside and used his natural skills & abilities to survive and still found a way to inspire & help others. A native New Orleanian, his focus and relentless passion, vision and ability to remain calm under duress helped him be a light for himself and others during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He is now rebuilding his life after the disaster by using his art to share a story - the likes of which has never been told....
discography:
Conversations vol. I (one of those people) 2001
Between the Heartbeats 2002
live @ Tipitina's - Poetic Justice featuring Karama Sadaka 2003
poets make the world go round 2004
Weapons of Mass Production DVD (w/Black Reign Productions) 2004
beautiful 2004
New Orleans, Tennessee 2006
A Poet's Journey DVD (w/LT Productions) 2006
back 2 U 2006
B. Ginnaginn 2006
welcome 2007
happily ever after 2007
hayamamanem? 2007
Kidnapped! or how I spent my exotic summer vacation 2007
touched down:
In addition to performing with his band, Poetic Justice featuring Karama Sadaka, he was a member of the 2003 Baton Rouge National Slam Team and won first place in the Souther Fried Regional Slam (29.8 score) and was also a member of the 2004 New Orleans National Slam Team. He has performed at the L.E.A.F. Festival in Asheville, N.C., Bedford, Franklin and Pittsburgh, PA, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Harlem, NY, Knoxville, Lawrenceburg and Nashville, TN, Springfield, Missouri, Mobile, ALA, Ocean Springs, Miss, including tours hosting and performing at the Show What You Know Festival and Uprooted: the Katrina Project in Knoxville, TN, The Cunning-linguists tour in Charelston, SC, as well as dozens of schools and universities in and around New Orleans and Baton Rouge, LA, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, New York, Atlanta, GA, and Pennsylvania. He served as principal photographer to Masankho Banda at the L.E.A.F. Festival in NC and Swiss Chris (music Director for artist/musician John Legend) He served as a panelist at the Highlander Center's forum "Southern Artists in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina" wit Jose Torres Tama and Saddi Khali He has hosted dozens of events at various locations, including: Sweet Lorraine's, Espe's, the Goldmine, The Dragon's Den, Marconi Meadows, Kijiji's, Delgado Community College, Twi-Ropa, First Friday's at the City Club, Mona's, the Audubon Club, Baby Grand Piano Bar, Cafe Brazil, the Blue Nile, Lucky's, the Hookah Cafe, Snug Harbor, the Cirle Bar, Les Bon Temps Rouler, Edna Karr, Warren Easton, Abramson High Schools, St Mary's Academy and more. His story has been written up in newspapers and magazines in New Orleans, LA, Jackson, Nashville and Knoxville, TN, and Pittsburgh, PA
