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IN MEMORY OF OUR FRIEND, SEKOU. WE MISS YOU, BROTHER. Rest in Peace.Be thankful that we knew him. He blessed us with his voice, his words told our stories, and his energy lit a room the moment he stepped into it. Be grateful. Celebrate his life and expect that we will see him again, one day.SEKOU SUNDIATA
____________________________________________________________ UNIVERSES, on Katrina.Let's Not Forget !Look through the lens of AmerivilleView Slideshow___________________________________________________ _____________ THE MUSIC LIVES ON FOREVER, INSPITE OF OURSELVES. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ________ COME HOME! ____________________________________________________________ ____ ____________________________________________________________ ____ "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free..." ____________________________________________________________ ____Universes is an ensemble of multi-disciplined writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip-hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros, etc., to create moving, challenging and entertaining theatrical works. The group breaks the bounds of traditional theater to create their own brand of performance, inviting old and new generations of theater-makers as well as theater-goers and new comers to reshape the face of American theater...UNIVERSES' 10th Anniversary Video & Picture CollageGet Your Own! | View Slideshow
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Member Since: 5/27/2006
Band Website: universesonstage.com
Band Members: Core members: Mildred Ruiz, Steven Sapp, Gamal Chasten, William Ruiz (a.k.a- NINJA)Current active alternate UNIVERSES include: Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E.), Irene Shaikley, Mtume Gant (Playback Theater), Kenny Jones.Universes history snapshot - Past and present company members in order of appearance: Steven Sapp; Flaco Navaja (Yerba Buena); Caridad De La Luz (La Bruja); Hector Rivera (Welfare Poets); Mildred Ruiz; Angel Rodriguez (Welfare Poets); Paul Thompson (U.A.M.A); Carlos Pimentel (Minino); Lemon; Gamal Chasten; Indio Melendez; Rokafella (Full Circle); Dominic Colon; Ninja Blades; Marlyn Matias; Denise De La Cruz; Antoine Drye; (Last Word/God took away his poem/Lotus Casts); Maurice Turner (M.U.G.A.B.E.E); Irene Shaikley; Mtume Gant (Playback Theater); Kenny Jones.
Influences: MUSIC: Nina Simone, Miles Davis, Prince, Mahalia Jackson, Sly & The Family Stone, Odilio Gonzales, Hector Lavoe, Jose Feliciano, Juan Legido, Imortal Technique, La Lupe, Jimi Hendrix, Louie Armstrong, Etta James, Coco Taylor, Cypress Hill, Lola FloresPOETRY: Reg.e.gaines, Willie Perdomo, Dael Orlandersmith, Louis Reyes Rivera, Amiri Baraka, Sandra Maria Esteves, Sekou Sundiata, Pedro Pietri, Wayne Providence, The Last Poets, Langston Hughes, Bob Holman, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, John Milton,CONTEMPPORARY’S (Poetry & Music) Rha Goddess, Mariposa, Suheir Hammad, Carl Hancock Rux, Alexis HightowerTHEATER: Eric Bagosian, George C. Wolf, Samuel Beckett, Amiri Baraka (Leroi Jones), Dael Orlandersmith, Reg.e.gaines, Fedeico Garcia Lorca, Pregones TheaterORGANIZATIONS: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Pregones Theater, New York Theater WokshopOTHER: Richard Pryor, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali
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Tonight! UNIVERSES at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe (Sunday)

Hosted By: UNIVERSES MUSIC When: Sunday Jan 13, 2008 at 7:00 PMWhere: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe236 East 3rd Street (Between Aves. B&C) New York, NY 10009United StatesDescription:UNIVERSES MUSIC Click ...
Posted by UNIVERSES MUSIC on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST

Our Friend/Our Mentor - Sekou Sundiata Passed Away today

Dear Fam,   We regret to inform that our dear Sekou has passed.  Today, there are no words.  It is a devastating loss for us and the poetry community but even more so for his family.&...
Posted by UNIVERSES MUSIC on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:53:00 PST