Inspired by Gil Scott Heron 1949-2011, Spoken Word from Hawaii

ONE WOMEN SHOW, performed by Leah Tunkara seen on Hawaii TV. THEMES ARE SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION ON LEAH'S WALK ABOUT # 10 .REGGAE MUSIC TRACK by MIDNITE.! Poet Filmmaker LEAH TUNKARA.
Maui TV Hawaii ON CHANNEL 54 ! FEATUREING more spoken word by Leah Tunkara from her book FROM HARLEM TO MAUI, Live Music, reggae, jazz,, Short Films,sound bits,DRUMS, ART, yoga, Pan Afrikan CULTURE, poet world tours. Leah was born in New York on the Island of Manhattan. This Poem is called FACES and PHASES.
"The drum of life beats the heart keeps up with the pace."
In this video the reggae music track is by Midnite.
Pictures taken in THE UK, LONDON ENGLAND, HOLLYWOOD CA. and HAWAII, the rainbow is (Videography) filmed in Leah's back yard on the Island of Maui.
Tech notes: Blue screen/ black bach drop The pixs. are 'still frames' from a TV studio. shoot. 2011.
Leah says...
'When I was a younger I listen to Gil Scott Heron L.P WINTER IN AMERICA with Brian Jackson on flute over and over again !'
"GIL SCOT HERON PASSED, MAY 27th. 2011 he was the first artist I ever took pictures of . ( See: Leah's Walk of Fame Photography.) leahtunkara.com
"Heron was really nice to me that day, he was doing eh in-store record signing on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley CA, not to far from U.C BERKELEY. I was just a teenager then and he liked what I was talking about so much he invited me back to the hotel to hang out some more. I do not think he realized how young I really was. I just sounded much older then I was. I did NOT go,.. for one, It was in 'the city' across the bay in San Fran. and for two, I had a boyfriend at the time an even thro he was just extending his friend-ship, I felt at the time ,it may not be be such eh cool thing to do . None the less he was my favorite !..... I was just happy to see the image come alive in the dark room I made my own BLACK WHITE PRINTS, I at 14 years old."
Leah Tunkara also enjoyed the LAST POETS at the early age of 8 yaers old.
' This is when I began to write poems. todays my book is called FROM HARLEM TO MAUI.'
leahtunkara.com

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[hugomanager]

That was really cool..........and powerful!

[LeahTVdotcom]

@hugomanager thanks hugo, I'm back in Hawaii but say aloha to my people in Nassua !

ONE LOVE

Leah Tunkara

Leah

[LeahTVdotcom]

I in I !

[LeahTVdotcom]

Bring it !

[LeahTVdotcom]

Much love goes out to Gil Scott Heron, I was working on this the day he passed.

[Blqlite]

Very nice Sistah Poetess thanks for sharing and for your comments on my video. Stay well and stay in touch. Blqlite aka The Poet Shiro

[TheKingDiggity]

Thanks you for sharing I love the poem.

[EAffirmations1]

Mahalo Leah, Love the video, very creative! Makes me want to revisit the works of Gil Scott Heron & The Last Poets.

[cmsyus]

Me likey.  The music makes the low parts hard to hear.