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Taalam Acey @ Neo-Soul Lounge-February 28, 2008
Taalam Acey may be the hardest working spoken word artist of his
generation. He's published a novel, a comprehensive collection of
poems, an award winning memoir and 9 spoken word CDs. Taalam
has been a full time traveling poet since 1999. Tens of thousands
of people own his work and many, many more have seen his
performances. Acey performs regularly in more than 50 cities in
the US and abroad. On average, he is on a plane once every 3.5
days. That's 100 flights per year to promote spoken word.
Taalam's work has been featured on BET, TV One and in Essence
Magazine. He has been a frequent guest at dozens of colleges and
Universities and has lectured on contemporary spoken word at the
prestigious Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley. Acey
has twice been featured at the Essence Music Festival. He's been
quoted in several newspapers, including the Washington Post, the
Philadelphia Weekly and the New Jersey Star Ledger. In addition,
Acey's work has been associated with films that have garnered an
Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film
Festival.
Acey is also an accomplished slam poet who has won slams
throughout the United States as well as in Germany and England.
He was featured in an acclaimed Radio-One London documentary
on slam and Marc Smith, the founder of slam poetry, used Acey's
work as an example of slam poetry in his definitive book.
Taalam Acey may be the hardest working spoken word artist of his
generation. He's published a novel, a comprehensive collection of
poems, an award winning memoir and 9 spoken word CDs. Taalam
has been a full time traveling poet since 1999. Tens of thousands
of people own his work and many, many more have seen his
performances. Acey performs regularly in more than 50 cities in
the US and abroad. On average, he is on a plane once every 3.5
days. That's 100 flights per year to promote spoken word.
Taalam's work has been featured on BET, TV One and in Essence
Magazine. He has been a frequent guest at dozens of colleges and
Universities and has lectured on contemporary spoken word at the
prestigious Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley. Acey
has twice been featured at the Essence Music Festival. He's been
quoted in several newspapers, including the Washington Post, the
Philadelphia Weekly and the New Jersey Star Ledger. In addition,
Acey's work has been associated with films that have garnered an
Audience Award and a Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film
Festival.
Acey is also an accomplished slam poet who has won slams
throughout the United States as well as in Germany and England.
He was featured in an acclaimed Radio-One London documentary
on slam and Marc Smith, the founder of slam poetry, used Acey's
work as an example of slam poetry in his definitive book.