Ngoma

79, Male

New York

United States

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Pittsburgh Connection
Joe Kennedy was a my private violin teacher during my High School Years. He was my favorite teacher of all time.
Although he didn't teach me to play jazz,he was a primary inspiration in choosing to do so. Before him, I didn't even realize it was possible.
Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
Joe Kennedy
About Me:
Ngoma is a performance poet, multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter and paradigm shifter, who for over 40 years has used culture as a tool to raise sociopolitical and spiritual consciousness through work that encourages critical thought. A former member of the SPIRIT HOUSE MOVERS AND PLAYERS with Amiri Baraka and the Contemporary Freedom Song Duo, SERIOUS BIZNESS, Ngoma weaves poetry and song that raises contradictions and searches for a solution for a just and peaceful world. Ngoma was the Prop Slam winner of the 1997 National Poetry Slam Competition in Middletown, CT and was published in AFRICAN VOICES MAGAZINE, LONG SHOT ANTHOLOGY, THE UNDERWOOD REVIEW, SIGNIFYIN' HARLEM REVIEW and 'BUM RUSH THE PAGE/DEF POETRY JAM ANTHOLOGY& POEMS ON THE ROAD TO PEACE (Volumes 1,2&3)-Yale Press. He was featured in the PBS Spoken Word Documentary, "The Apro-Poets" with Allen Ginsberg. Ngoma has hosted the slam at the Dr. Martin Luther King Festival of Social and Environmental Justice Festival (Yale University-New Haven, CT) for the past 12 years. His CD Movie Documentary "Ngoma: Alive and In Your Face from NYC", takes Jazz/Funk/Fusion and the Spoken Word to the next level. His CDs "Didgitation: Solo Didgeridoo Musik for Meditation" ,"Ancient Future Meditational Musik" and "Private Stash Yidaki to You" are must haves for those interested in music for meditation. His CD "Reflections" (1964-2006) pays tribute to some of the activist and cultural workers whose shining example served as a beacon for his work as an artist. This body of work is a juxtaposition of contemporary improvisations on traditional freedom songs, poetry, and original pieces that tell stories for todays troubled times. They are intended as brain food to feed your mind as we struggle for a just and peaceful world. His latest C.D. "State of Emergency (The Essential Ngoma) Is a 2 Disc "best of "Compilation -For further info go to www.Ngomazworld.com or check out myspace.com/notyouraveragestringthing. His newest CD is available on CDBaby.com and iTunes.com
Website:
http://Ngomazworld.com
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artist

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  • Marly Ikeda

    Thanks for your friendship dear, here and on Myspace!
    Let's stay in touch.
    Kisses,
    May

    May 20, 2008

  • Dave Yoho

    Hi Ngoma, my pleasure to meet you here on jazzburgher.
    peace, Dave

    Jun 2, 2008

  • Dr. Nelson Harrison

    Jul 28, 2008