Akua Naru in Rudolstadt
Rudolstadt Festival 2016
Cast
Akua Naru — Spoken word
Ralph Lavital — Electric guitar
Wendy Milton — Electric keyboard
Julian Ritter — Electric keyboard, Alto saxophone
Alex Rönz — Bass guitar
Rick van Wort — Drums
Connie Bidouzo — Backing vocals
Brice Pihan — Backing vocals
Program notes
Relive the concert of Akua Naru and her band on the Rudolstadt-Festival stage in Germany—a dazzling jazz and hip-hop evening featuring the captivating prose of the American artist.
American poet, scholar, activist, and hip-hop singer Akua Naru has been enjoying increasing success since she moved to Europe in the late 2000s. Her music blends jazz, soul, and hip-hop, while advocating optimistic feminism and political awareness. As part of her academic work promoting social justice, Akua Naru has been invited to lecture at Harvard, Oxford, Cornell, Princeton, Brown, Fordham, and Cologne.
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