Music | Literary
Word. Sound. Power.
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Some of the best hip-hop MCs and poets from Brooklyn and beyond gather once again for this electrifying annual showcase, now in its 15th year, hosted by beloved longtime host and director Baba Israel. In these powerful, galvanizing performances, audiences discover how the political becomes poetic, and vice versa.
Performers include: Poet/Emcee Mumu Fresh; Poets La Bruja, Timothy DuWhite, and Gabriel Ramirez; Musician Yako440; DJ Reborn; Dancers: BRAT and Rocka Jamez, and Youth poets Ahmed Abbasy, Jovannie Smith, Juliana Theolin, Saquan Wooden, Jenel Marcelle, and Tamia McArthur.
Leadership support for Brooklyn Reads provided by The Emily Davie & Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation.
Brown Rice Family’s Okai and BAM teaching artist Jashua Sa-Ra lead participants through a demonstration of African rhythms that shape hip-hop.
Voices will rise in this family-friendly concert celebrating the power of music and song, featuring a performance by Brown Rice Family.
Get up, stand up, and start your groove with performance poet and BAM teaching artist Jashua Sa-Ra.
