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Blues People

by e.g. bailey

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blue black and beautiful
are we
many colors
the sun. god's breath
whispering through song
through wombs, pregnant
with freedom

'He makes language live.' - Amiri Baraka

Tru Ruts/Speakeasy Records present a free download of spoken word artist E.G. BAILEY's 'Blues People', from his upcoming album, AMERICAN AFRIKAN.

'Blues People', a call to peoples across the diaspora, looks towards hope for those still struggling in this new world. Bailey utilizes imagery in a skillful and refreshing way in speaking about the multiplicity of the Black experience in America. Marrying it against a jazz-inspired musical backdrop couldn't have been a smarter choice. It allows the poetry to have a grandeur and resonance. Recorded live in Minneapolis' nationally recognized spoken word scene, and performed alongside saxophonist Andy Shaffer, of 'New Orleans Swamp Pop' outfit, Skinny Longfeet, there is a raw guttural tonality informing the relationship between the music and words. Evoking a call and response, reminiscent of early gospel and blues, the piece allows each to maintain it's own identity while carefully courting the space between one another.

Bailey's astute relationship with the rhythm of language, coupled with his academic background as both a student and teacher of poetry, is prevalent in his musical and metaphorical choices. As Bailey has stated, the poem, winner of the Hughes Knight Diop Poetry Award from the Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Conference, strives to tell the history of Africans in America through the craft of writing. It provokes you to connect with the pain of that struggle. A well crafted piece of spoken word, it continues to show why e.g. bailey can be found at the forefront of the art form.

Bailey's spoken word opus, American Afrikan, will be released in early 2010.

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released January 1, 2010
BLUES PEOPLE
Produced by e.g. bailey + Ben Durrant
Recorded live at Tru Ruts' Urban Revival Series, Trocaderos Nightclub, MN
Written by e.g. bailey; Music by Andy Shaffer
(E. Bailey, A. Shaffer)

Executive Produced by e.g. bailey + Shá Cage
Mastered by Scott Radke (Minneapolis, MN)
Photography: B Fresh Photography
Design: Logan Walters | Website13156.com
Art Direction: e.g. bailey + Logan Walters
Management + Booking: Oni Management for Tru Ruts Endeavors
612-288-9491 | info@truruts.com | booking.truruts@gmail.com

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Amiri Baraka says of E.G. Bailey's work, "He makes language live!."

Deemed a true innovator and visionary of the spoken word art form, he has been called one of the most prolific voices and talents in the Twin Cities.

A recipient of numerous grants, he is currently working with Amiri Baraka on a stage adaptation of Baraka's epic cycle of poems, Wise Why's Y's. ... more

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