Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!

Track Listing:
00. Intro
01. The New Deal - Gil Scott-Heron
02. Loop Prisoners - Jazz Liborators
03. Girl of My Dreams - Coltrain
04. Conversate - Choice37
05. Making a Poem - Sekou Sundiata
06. Early Dawn - Malik Flavors
07. Song for Kawame - Jayne Cortez
08. Calm - Freddie Joachim
09. Sanctuary - The Supplicants
10. We know This Place - Sunni Patterson
11. Nefertiti's Theme - Gemini Soul
12. Open Mind - Robert Glasper
13. The Idea of Ancestry - Etheridge Knight
14. Making Lives - Taalam Acey feat. 13 of Nazareth
15. Blues for Blue - Brittany Bosco
16. Last Of The Spiddyocks - Digible Planets
17. Nairobi/Chants - Juju
18. Another glass - Kissey Asplund
19. Class Struggles In Music - Amiri Baraka
20. The Soul of Men - Floyd Boykins Jr.
21. Creaole - Mos Def
22. Run Into The Rain - Iyoeka Okoawo
23. Real Love? - Mavis Swan Pool
24. Hip Hop Hollas - Jerry Quickley
25. Gaza - Infiniti Quartet
26. Outo

Total Runtime: 102min
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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!

Track Listing:
00. Intro
01. Les Entrailles Du Monde - Anouch & Zuga
02. Apple Tree - Eryka Badu
03. When God Is Doing His Works - Amena Brown
04. Fools Gold - Silhouette Brown
05. If Cities Were This Pretty - Caits Meissner
06. Quiet Temple - Donald Byrd & Booker Little
07. Sometimes - Yahkanan the Merciful
08. Artist Responsibility - Innosphere
09. Me N U - Innosphere
10. Wailers - Amiri Baraka & Air
11. Agenda - The Colonious
12. Maintain - Blu
13. Love - Se7en
14. Lost Where I Belong - Adreya Triana
15. Keywords - Chenyelu Bomani
16. Pharoah's Song - Kahil El'Zaba Ritual Trio
17. Soul - The Last Poets
18. Made For Love - Jose James
19. Chocolate Reign - Georgia Ann Muldrow
20. Love Supreme - John Coltrane
21. Evolution (and Flashback) - Gil Scott-Heron
22. Skin - Sade
23. Untitled Rhapsody - Nazeelah Jameson
24. Soul Searching - Kyra Simone
25. Poetry Woman - Ainsley Burrows
26. Window Seat - Eryka Badu
27. Painted Room - Karen Roc Gibson
28. Uh Uh - Ursula Rucker
29. Outro

Total Play Time: 1h:42min


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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!


Track Listing
00. Intro
01. Showing Love - Nneka
02. Veronique Let's Call Her baby - Caits Maissner
03. Casualties of Honey - Silhouette Brown
04. Old Souls - Blu
05. Dayscapes - Malik Flavors
06. Just Begun - Hi-Tek
07. Some Other Place - Karen Roc Gibson
08. Power of Thought - Ras G
09. Purpose [dialog from FVC Live Interview] - Lyrical Toye
10. The End of Civilization As We Know It - Colleen McElroy
11. Voyager - Limbo
12. In the Music - The Roots
13. Slick Again - LeDerick Horne
14. Take Yo' Praise - Camille Yarborough
15. Monopoly - Future
16. Unlove Poem House Fire - Joaquin Zihuatanejo
17. Promise In Love - Jose James
18. Sigh - Praful
19. At Stardust - Komplex
20. Disconnected - Honey Jones
21. Walk With Me [TCQ Remix] - Rachel Walker
22. Flemenco Sketches - Miles Davis
23. The Atlanta Years - W.E.B. DuBois
24. Thrones - Georgia Ann Muldrow
25. Denver - Suzi Q.
26. Now I get It - Lisa McClendon
27. Just Relax - NahJai Soul
28. Restraining Order - Taalam Acey
29. I Lost You - Marsha Ambrosius
30. Human Doing - Kealoha
31. Troubled Man - Sekou (Tha Misift)
32. Conversate - Choice 37
33. If I - Ainsley Burrows
34. Untitled Response - Tshombe
35. After Midnight - Afinity Quintet
36. Moments In Love - The Art of Noise
37. Outro
Total Time of Play: 1hr:56min

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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip of a total play time of 1hr:42min of positive inner-tainments whic features some of the best:


Eryka Badu/Sekou (Tha Misfit)/Kahil El'Zabar Ritual Trio feat. Amiri Baraka/Innosphere/Sonja Marie/Carla Mwamba/Bama the Village Poet/The Last Poets feat. Chuck D/Sade/Kealoha/Floetic Lara/LyriQ/Michael Harper/Gil Scott-Heron/Joaquin Zihautanejo/Oneness of Juju/Iyeoka Okoawo/Miriam Makeba/Gil Scott-Heron/Donald Byrd/Marc Evans/NahJai Soul/Sunz of Man/Choice37 feat Eryk Moore/Collective Sound Members...and more!


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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

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Featured Artist:
Yosuke Onuma | Joaquin Zihuantanejo | Sekou (Tha Misfit) | Hugh Mesakela | Ngoma Hill
Nneka | Nabraska | Lady Khadija | Todd Alcott | OneTruth | Ainsley Burrows | Mannie the Poet feat. Melissa May & Kosher | The Jazzuals Suspects Mixed by Mark Farina | Yusef Komunyakaa | Saul Williams | The Last Poets | Bahamadia | Taalam Acey | Suzi Q
Abiodun Oyewole | S. Pearl Sharp | Mizloonar feat. Tshombe | Gil Scott-Heron | The Watts Prophets | LeDerick Horne | all in the best blend you will ever listen to!!!

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Season's love & greetings to each and every one of you. It has been a few weeks since you've heard from me, but know that you haven't been far from my heart in my absence. While you've been busy and the world continued to turn; I was hit be a viral infection that set me down for a while, but it takes more than that to hold down this messenger. Enjoy this mixtape as you endure the cold day of the holidays and please remember to continue to share in the love no matter what!



Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

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Featuring the following artists: Tshombe | Atmosphere feat. Liza Garza | Dwele | Brittany Bosco Abiodun Oyewole S. Pearl Sharp | Auteur Jazz | Caits Maissener | Sekou (tha Misfit) Akua Tu | Amiri Baraka | Amir Sulamaine | Amena Brown |Ainsley Burrows | Eryk Moore | Due'Lyric | Gil Scott-Heron | Eddie Oliver | Jibreel

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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!


Track Listing:

00. Intro
01. Questions - Caits Maissner
02. Flying Easy - SoulPersona
03. Clock with No Hands - The Roots
04. Dead Man Living - Future
05. For Margret - Amena Brown
06. Heartbeat - Nneka
07. Church - Eryk Moore
08. Making Lives - Taalam Acey w/ 13th of Nazareth
09. Move - Sunni Patterson
10. A Dream Transffered - Black Ice
11. Uneaven Dream - Ainsley Burrows
12. Immearsed In You - Epiphany
13. Enganjyani - Somi feat. Fela Kuti
14. Healing Time - Abiodun Oyewole
15. From Heaven - Cori Jacobs
16. Mulatto Blues - Tshombe
17. Hip Hop Hollas - Jerry Quickley
18. Cantaloop - US3
19. What Color Is Black - Watts Prophets
20. Holy War - Ta'Marah Esi
21. I See God In Few - Nyne Elementz
22. Where Did the Night Go - Gil Scott-Heron
23. Annie - Queen Sheba
24. Outro

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Freedom Verse Café the Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of positive vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually while invigorating the soul with good entertainment while promoting good arts. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate blend in listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to educate the listener on poets and artist whom they may have never heard, as well as bringing on new listeners for the artists, so remember to support the artist as you listen in to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful art called spoken word poetry. Take a sip!

Track Listing

01. Intro
02. Dark Keys - Jazz Liberatorz
03. Duality - Daniel Beaty
04. Music In My Mind (Part II) - Jazz Liberatorz
05. Black & Blue - Komplex
06. Sell Your Soul - The Watts Prophets
07. Against Bourgeois Art - Amiri Baraka
08. We Are the Revolution - Amir Sulaiman feat. Abiodun Oyewole
09. Perazuan - Esperanza Spalding
10. Roots & Wings - Amena Brown
11. Stolen Landscapes - Ngoma
12. Makeda - Les Nubian
13. La Femme Fetal - Digable Planets
14. Walk With Me - Rachel Walker
15. Bees to Honey - Sabrina Gilbert
16. Poet Woman - Ainsley Burrows
17. Because of You - Mannie the Poet
18. Cipher - The Floacist
19. Nightmare Bush'it World - Amiri Baraka
20. Cristo Redentor - Donald Byrd
21. Mulatto Blues - Tshombe (the Poet)
22. Pardon Our Analysis - Gil Scott-Heron
23. Outro

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Freedom Verse Café's No Sweetener Required Mixtape Edition is all about creating the experience of love vibes that touch you mentally and spiritually. Freedom Verse Café primarily focuses on promoting spoken word as a recognized genre while blending it with beautiful melodics of soul and jazz to make the ultimate listening pleasure.

This blend is dynamically designed to provide you with the ultimate chill that will sooth you as you sit back, relax, and listen to the soulful harmonics of a beautiful session. Take a sip!

Track Listing

01. Anytime, Any Place - Janet Jackson

02. Incomplete - Dwayne Morgan

03. Stressless - Jibreel

04. Master Piece - Taalam Acey

05. Love You Down - Meshell Ndegeocello

06. Afraid of Me - Jennifer Johns

07. Breakthru - J-Funk

08. No Ordinary Love - Chris Botti

09. Some Other Place - Karen Roc Gibson

10. Sundress - Coco Brown

11. Circe - Ursula Rucker

12. Moments - Tshombe & MaDi

13. Love is You - YahZarah

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New York, NY (August 18, 2009) – Some artists are defined by their environment. Some redefine their environment. Still others push the boundaries of convention so fully that their influence is felt around the globe, and across generations. Their music compels us not only to dance but to think, not only to celebrate but to strive, not only to listen but to truly hear. Fela Kuti, Nigeria’s eminent musical activist; Bob Marley, Jamaica’s emissary of struggle and unity; and Bob Dylan, America’s reluctant Civil Rights song leader, are three such artists.

These are “The Messengers.”

Today, August 18, 2009, acclaimed DJ/Producer, J.Period, and rising Somali-born MC, K’NAAN, are pleased to announce a unique and powerful remix project, paying tribute to the lasting legacy of these musical giants. Weaving afro-beat, reggae, ska, folk music and rock into this genre-bending musical experience, The Messengers stretches the boundaries of hip hop—and the mixtape genre itself. Remixing the classic work of Fela, Marley and Dylan, The Messengers captures the timelessness of their sounds and the continued urgency of their messages. The result, as fans have come to expect from J.Period, is like no mixtape you’ve ever heard.

The Messengers arrives on the heels of K'NAAN's sophomore release, Troubadour (A&M/Octone Records), released January 2009. Having already made a powerful mark with his breakthrough debut, K’NAAN’s Troubadour debuted at #32 on Billboard’s Top 200, continuing his rapid rise on the world stage. Filled with eloquent and thought-provoking lyrics in the tradition of great folk singers and protest songs, the album also features all-star collaborations with Damian Marley, Mos Def, Kirk Hammett (Metallica), Adam Levine & James Valentine (Maroon 5) and Chubb Rock.

With a track record for game-changing remix projects (his recent collaboration with Q-Tip yielded over 600,000 downloads), J.Period’s ever-expanding highlight reel boasts remixes for heavyweights from Mary J. Bilge to The Roots to Kanye West, as well as original production for blockbuster films and video games. Commissioned by labels, artists and lifestyle brands for his groundbreaking promo campaigns, J.Period has not only elevated the mixtape to an art form, but consistently proved its viability as a potent promotional tool. Each release raises the bar, and with The Messengers, J.Period proves that his musical ear and signature documentary style are at home in any genre

K’NAAN’s compelling personal story (raised in war-torn Mogadishu, descendant of famed Somali singers and poets) has also fueled his international appeal: bridging styles and audiences; re-invigorating hip hop’s global influence; and altering perception of his homeland, Somalia (recently hailed as the world’s “Most Dangerous Destination” by Forbes Magazine). In hip hop, where MCs wear bullet wounds like badges of honor, few have actually lived through war, and even fewer emerged with a message of peace. K’NAAN has, making his lyrics on “The Messengers” not just a tribute to Fela, Marley and Dylan, but a testament to the transformative power of music itself.

"This project is really special to me,” says K’NAAN, “Not the product of ego but of passion. Far from a marketing tool, it is an honest musical offering. Nothing gives a better window into the root and concept of my own sound than The Messengers"

“A lot of people say hip hop is in a stagnant place, but I see few actually doing something about it,” says J.Period. “I love the The Messengers because the concept is completely unique, but still true to the original spirit of hip hop: combining the best elements from everywhere to create something fresh, to make a new statement. Fela, Marley and Dylan proved that when great music meets a powerful message, the result lives forever. I hope K’NAAN and I have done their legacies justice with this project.”

After an Invitation-Only Launch Party in Toronto (K’NAAN’s current home) on August 15, The Messengers will be released in 5 parts over the course of 5 weeks, beginning with the first installment—a 3-song digital EP featuring one Fela remix, one Marley, and one Dylan—on Tuesday, August 18. Following the EP release, J.Period & K’NAAN will pay tribute to each of “The Messengers” individually with a new release every Tuesday in September, beginning with a tribute to Fela Kuti (September 1), Bob Marley (September 8), Bob Dylan (September 15), and culminating in the release of The Messengers in its entirety (including additional bonus tracks and artwork) on September 22.

Each digital release will also be accompanied by an exclusive illustration by graphic artist, Fuse Green (http://www.fusegreen.com), the tremendous talent behind J.Period’s iconic cover art (Q-Tip, Lauryn Hill, The Roots, Game Rebellion)

The Messengers boasts a lineup of talented guest artists from around the globe: New York’s M1 (Dead Prez), Toronto’s Kardinal Offishall, Sierra Leone's rising talent Bajah + Dry Eye Crew (http://planetbajah.com), Brooklyn’s Steele (Smif’N’Wessun), Oakland’s Zumbi (Zion I), Game Rebellion front man Netic the Rebel, bassist Brian Satz, talented producer DJ Preservation, and mixer/engineer, Alex Moulton (www.expansionteam.org).

Verbal Jazz Vol. 1 : Tshombe & Co.

Consist of 21 tracks produced by Tshombe for Emet Productions. A collection of work gather over the past two years featuring artist I have had the esteemed pleasure of collaborating with.

The title Verbal Jazz is concept created by Tshombe's love for both jazz and spoken word genres and in this second project he reached to bridge the gap between these two genres in collaboration with various spoken word artists. Check out this collection of work in this free download release. Verbal Jazz Vol. 1

"Poetic Stimulus" is a collaboration amongst musicians, producers, singers, poets, and spoken word artists to accomplish one primary goal - to offer encouragement for people who have been adversely impacted by economic crisis. Contributing artists agreed to participate without compensation for their time, gifts, and skills. If you hear something that makes a difference in your life, please do leave a comment and share your thoughts.

This project started as a concept by the poet/artist known as AtlantaRed, who gathered poets across networks to come together, for the first time for many, and produce and a product for free with a time-line of what seemed impossible, but not improbable. AtlantaRed had a vision and saw it through into fruition. He can be heard on the tracks like "Purpose" with Queen Unique, and "Manic Depressant" with artist Aalysis, produced by Tshombe. This project features some of spoken word's juggernauts and poets like Maximus Parthas, Tantra-Zawadi, Queen Unique, P.E.A.C.E, Aalysis, Sun of Man, Huniie, with vocalist Corrie Vandenes, authors Patricia Neely-Dorsey & Tonya J. Williams, and major guidance and mentoring from Taalam Acey.

Poetic Stimulus is a great project worthy of a place in your library whether you're a spoken word enthusiast or clueless on the genre. Pick it up it's absolutely FREE!

Pick it up at www.poeticstimulus.com