Jamara Mychelle Wakefield

http://www.jamaramychellewakefield.com/
Twitter.com/jamaraNYC
2014 Album: Children of the Night



SHE delivers spoken word poetry in a smooth voice layered over groovy music. Her work is poly rhythmic taking cues from jazz, trip hop and classical poetics. She maintains a voice of feminist reason while showcasing her sensuality making her a defender of female sexuality. She is the new age protector of the black radical tradition. She is bold yet remains vulnerable in her nuanced declarations of self. Why Poetry? Why Music? Why declarations of womanhood? She, the poet, the woman, the artist believes in the power of testimony and signifying of experiences. She speaks as one but speaks for many, the dead, the living and those to be born. She has come to claim space.