El Crisis’ style of poetry and performance is truly unique. He combines a hypnotic mixture of rap, spoken word power and chant. He speaks from a height, the knowledge of an ancient mystic wisdom and a spiritual connection with his ancestors that can be felt among his audiences. His reality does not end in the spiritual. Crisis raps sings chants and recites spoken word poetry relating his experiences stories, street style philosophy and viewpoints of the world and society today. Combined with an angelic voice of staggering range and depth, Crisis’ performances are enlightening, extraordinary and unforgettable. He has performed extensively across the UK, and has grown from open mic nights, to performing in Theatrical productions and national tours. He also performs internationally
with performances from New York, Philadelphia, Amsterdam, Norway and Poland.Crisis is as an inspirational force in today’s spoken word scene. He has built himself a reputation for being one of the most unique and dynamic voices in poetry. He made his debut performance in the Soul of Black folks Bar in Brixton Coldharbour lane, year 2000, describing his poetry as †Word Power and Sound,†Words delivered with Power carrying a rhythmic Sound. Crisis now works in schools, prisons, art galleries, colleges,
Universities, clubs and festivals across England. He is an experienced workshop leader and works with children in schools and community projects, teaching creative writing and performance Workshops.
He has recorded with some of London’s top Hip hop Artists, including Roots manuvre, Blak Twang, Estelle and more, chanting the lead hook on a track called
Rise up, that was released in Germany as part of the Brothers keepers Album. El Crisis has performed alongside Ms Dynamite, Omar and other internationally recognized Artists including many Legends and Greats in the Poetry world, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Jean Binta Breeze, Lee scratch Perry and Muta Barooka to name a few. He has appeared on cable TV, Community radio shows and made several features on BBC radio. He has managed to do this and more while trying to maintain a low profile until the release of his CD, which he is now working on. For more info and how to contact El Crisis, email: [email protected]
