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[OPIRG-EVENTS] Fwd: Friday, Sept 26: Golden Star Lounge urban spoken word poetry




Greetings!

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26
African Palace, 376 Rideau Street
8:30 to 11:00 PM (Door: $7.00)

The Golden Star Lounge, in conjunction with the
Northern Griots Network (NGN), proudly presents, from
Toronto, two very talented spoken word poets

NAH-EELAH
Winner, 2002 urban music award, best spoken word
Recording ("Freedome"); co-wrote/performed "yagayah,"
a play about black womanhood & the Jamaican immigrant
experience; organized Spoken Word Celebration: a Day
of Griots & Poets at the Old Port in Montreal; acted
in Montreal's Black Theatre Workshop "The Crossroads"

AND

UNBLIND
Twice winner of Dwayne Morgan's "Last Man Standing"
poetry slams in Toronto; Twice performed at New
Yuoricans Poets Café in New York City twice; Featured
artists on CBC Newsworld; “Unblind Uncut-live from the
T-dot” CD, urban music award nominee; Won Editor’s
Choice Award, outstanding achievement in poetry

AND

BEAUTIFUL NUBIA
Nigerian griot, musician (guitar, drums),
international recording artist; back from recent
London tour; soon departing for an African tour
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And free up your poetic skills by signing up for the
OPEN MIC (hosted by the nth digri)
and OPEN SLAM (hosted by Moses)
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See you Friday by the waterfalls and palms!

one love,

(We thank the Canada Council for helping us bring you
the best spoken word poets from across the country.)



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