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Kasema Kalifah

Words....Music....Inspiration....Power~!

About Me

Recently, the entertainment world has been blessed with a cadre of well-meaning performance artists that deliver thought provoking, substantive additives full of music and poetry. These artists who are giving birth to a poetic movement are often referred to as the underground poetry scene. First with the Last Poets, Sonia Sanchez, Saul Williams, Jessica Care Moore and now those featured on Def Poetry (HBO); they give us the much-needed respite from mainstream entertainment.

That leaves the question: What's next? Can the industry continue its momentum or can we use an evolution?

The answer to that question is an inarguable "yes" we need evolution. Enter poetess, songwriter, novelist Kasema Kalifah (pronounced Kah-see-mah Kah-leaf-ah). Described as a raw visualist, sensual, organic, influencing funk house, Kasema has been known to leave you in tears, hot, and even on fire. Kasema Kalifah speaks from the heart.

Calling up Memories

Kasema Kalifah has firm roots in the center of the poetry Mecca, New York City. Growing up in Brooklyn, NY, Kasema started performing at the age of 6 as a dancer with the Dance Theater of Harlem. She later extended her talents to acting and was privileged to work on and Off-Broadway with theatre greats such as George C. Wolfe. She later appeared at Nuyorican Poets Café, on various TV and commercial spots, and produced her own off-Broadway play entitled Brothers in 1997. Most recently Kasema can be heard on the Echoes Project by Les Nubians, and was featured on the albums of Grammy nominated Common, and Talib Kweli. Kasema has been blessed to work with Erykah Badu, India.Arie, Floetry and Mary J. Blige to name a few.

With her own performance efforts, she brings forth creative poetry with sensual metaphoric rhythms. Some call her mother emotion because every piece she writes is full of ground shaking emotions. Some even call her the truth. No matter what, the world needs a change and Kasema Kalifah is the one to bring it on.

She's no gimmick!

Full of Freedom, Kasema Kalifah contributes a distinctively refreshing sound.

"Kasema Kalifah projects her native NYC in a novel, almost reluctant but image-filled manner. Hers is a highpoint amongst high points as she eats watermelon on her porch contemplating what she can do to live where it is hip to live, in New York City."

http://www.soulafrica.com/wcms/index.php?id=8,24,0,0,1,0

"Chapter One: Nubian Voyagers topics and influences continue to express diversity and creativity. Another highlight is the live version of Demain that rocks so much better live using hip-hop, gospel and jazz grooves. Not to mention, Kasema Kalifahs hypnotic eccentric electro-funk bass on NYC."

-Reviewed by Giant Step contributor Sandi Soler (SandiSoler) November 2005

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Member Since: 10/13/2005
Band Website: kasemakalifah.com
Band Members:
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The National Black Writers and Artist Association!
Influences: Love, Power, Womanhood, Family, God, Ancestors....War, Hunger, Racism, Hatred, Pain, Struggle, Oppression....
Sounds Like: Click Here to Buy the Echos Chapter One Album w/ my two songs (poems): Celebrating a new generation of underground poets, in this amazing dual-language book and CD release. Representing the heart of an innovative, contemporary, urban, creative form and foreum, this spoken word urban poetry fusion contains four distinct chapters, each addressing the issues of urban life, loves, and the spirit in human nature. My Poems Featured are NYC and The Death and The Living.God wrapped in Feminie vocabs of spiritual essence. Click picture to purchase the book.
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

July 27th, 2007 - With LesNubians (WATCH VIDEO)

Posted on www.youtube.com by a FAN~! Thank you ALSmith!!!  ...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:56:00 PST

Show with Les Nubians - July 27th

For all that came out to support my performance with Les Nubians last night......Thank you! I appreciate you!-Kasema Kalifah (I will elaborate on the show later......finding the words....)...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:20:00 PST

Questions???

 Is it possible to love in multitudes? Can I honestly love you and love another just as deeply?  If you were here, right now....would it be all about you? Can I say no to a marriage propos...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Wed, 30 May 2007 01:26:00 PST

2007 - BE DETERMINED!

In life, at times, we spend it confusing the future with a make believe unknown.  Not realizing we control and manifest the next second, day, month and year.  We are little blessings of lig...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:29:00 PST

New Release - Book & Music

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f44/Kalifah29/a3ff0412.jpg Nubian Voyager - Poetry and Music from the Urban Edge Celebrating a new generation of underground poets in this amazing dual-language book ...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 06:33:00 PST

Octavia Butler - RIP

RIP - Octavia E. Butler Octavia E. Butler22 June 1947 - 25 February 2006One of my favorite writers of all time has passed away. We need to keep the lineage of powerful writers going strong....Writ...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:26:00 PST

Loving Me enough to Love Another (Me being Silly)

The Holidays are usually that constant reminder of what you have, want and cant seem to get.  I mean, seems like every holiday season is spent solo for me.  I watched the last Friday movi...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 12:21:00 PST

Enter The Thought of Insanity

In some instanceswrong can be rightand rightcan be wrongDepending on who's talking. I mean life can sometimes throw you curve balls of reality and never strike you out. What if life really was a gamea...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 06:30:00 PST

Thinking - Worth a Re-Post

So I've been thinking a lot about life and what not. I mean I'm touching on 30 soon and things are supposed to be clear, so most have said.  The Twenties are the transitions, the Thirties are whe...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Fri, 25 Nov 2005 09:11:00 PST

Introductions....

Off the top3   Im not often understood as a Queen Mis-interpreted by many to being mean A powerhouse of sorts Not cocky but witty to most who dont overstand my intelligence Locked in a box for ...
Posted by Kasema Kalifah on Sun, 20 Nov 2005 06:56:00 PST