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And the NUSPA winners are...
NUSPA 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006 at 7 o'clock in the evening, the doors opened to The Lee Center 1108 Jefferson Street Alexandria, Virginia for the 2nd Annual National Underground Spoken word & Poetry Awards. Dark clouds cried profusely on the poetry lovers who entered the venue wet with anticipation. The stars of the gathered to greet each other, network, and enjoy the refreshments prepared by the NUSPA staff in the Rose Room. Calls flooded the phone lines asking "has the show started yet"? The founders, the host, ten presenters, and many attendees, were stuck in traffic on all points highway 95 north and south.
At 8:22, 22 minutes later than anticipated, the lights dimmed over the
crowd, the curtains opened, the music started with an opening act by Urban
Dance Group, Culture Shock. The crowd came alive and it was celebration
time! There were poetry performances by Dr. Goddess of Pittsburg reciting
from her one woman show. Our youth performance came from Emoni of
Washington, DC. who almost shut the house down! New-comer to the
underground, Big Sllim who opened just before the "best performance"
presentations, no one could have done it better, really. Guest performances
by guitarists, Jonathan "The Wryte One" Hopkins and Courtney Downe who
returned by popular demand. Kuku preceded them with one song, and Princess
of Controversy accompanied by Tri-flava closed the show with a phenomenal
performance leaving us with "Pump your fist for the revolution! Pump your
fist like this, 'cause the revolution just won't quit!
The question still remains, "Who got the NUSPAs?"
Great Publishing Company, along with the entire underground would like to
congratulate the NUSPA winners of 2006! Your determination is our
inspiration!
Community Oriented Underground Poets
C.O.U.P. FEMALE
Monica Daye _ Durham North Carolina
C.O.U.P. MALE 2006
Tim Jackson _ Durham, North Carolina
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? Performance award
Drew "Droopy: Anderson _ Washington, DC
MORE LIKE FAMILY SLAM TEAM
DC/Baltimore _ This is their second win of the same category.
MORE LIKE FAMILY POETRY TROUPE
Lyric Ave _ Richmond, Virginia
MOST CREATIVE COVER ART
Get Familiar _ Queen Sheba _ Atlanta, Georgia
POETRY SLAM OF THE YEAR
Nuyorican Caf頟 New York, New York
Best Performance Awards
BEST PERFORMANCE MALE
Shadokat _ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
BEST PERFORMANCE FEMALE
Naima Jahmaal _ Washington, DC
BEST PERFORMANCE GROUP/DUO
Jhunippuz _ Norfolk, Virginia
BEST PERFORMANCE YOUTH
Jazmin Fountain _ Norfolk, Virginia
_of the year awards
HOST OF THE YEAR
Drew "Droopy" Anderson _ Washington, DC
Godchild the Omen - Norfolk, VA
POETRY BOOK OF THE YEAR
Still Swinging by Tanya "Jahipster" Matthews _ Baltimore, Maryland
SPOKEN WORD ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Personology by Godchild the Omen _ Norfolk, VA
Water Margin by the 5th L _ Baltimore, Maryland
Special thanks to all of the presenters, and special-special thanks to the
people who were asked to present because someone couldn't make it. Thank you
so much to our lighting technician, Teena B. (You did a spectacular job
girl). Thank you Fahim for the sound, thanks Deejay Fred Locks! Thank you to
Naim and Chris styles who spent countless hours opening and closing curtains
and working the follow spot-light. Thank you so much to Lakaye Mbah of
Soulstice City Photography for being there a second year. Special, special
thanks to our video crew Phillip Gregory of G&A Productions (lets get those
DVDS out soon!). Thanks to Komplex for not just being the host, but for
being a friend. Thank you to Tribes Magazine although traffic kept you away.
Thank you to the official magazine of NUSPA, THE PROTOTYPE! Thanks to the
Washington City Paper _ we didn't even know you were there. Thank you to all
of the performers. Thanks Bru J Thank you Lala _ girl, don't know what we
would have
done without your help. Thank you Jeffrey Duarte _ we're making progress.
Thank you Princess of Controversy for being our stage manager and still
rocking the house in the end. Thanks Aunt Dar! Thanks Great Publicist Shoni
Baker. Thank you Tasha for helping with the door. Thanks Big Sllim, thanks
to Collective Voices (you know what you did). Thanks Kymone for the
encouragement. Thanks Sir and Sonray. Thanks Kuroji! Thanks Big Head. Thank
you Drew for the red party, it was off. da. Chain! Thank you to Bus Boys and
Poets, Speak Easy Publishing, and Quick Press. Special thanks to the
underground. "So when I die, bury me in the sky"_ I'm underground_
Winners are available also on www.greatpublishing.com - have patience, we
are in the process of great updates...
Visit our supporter's websites
www.jazzpoetrycafe.net
www.komplexonline.com
www.onewordmag.com
www.tribesmagazine.com
www.busboysandpoets.com
www.speakeasypublishing.com
www.princessofcontroversy.net
www.lalalounge.net
www.4luvofpoetry.com
www.blacktvonline.com
www.afro.com
www.brokeballer.com
Submitted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 27, 2006 (16:42:57) (1059 reads)
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