mattswriting.com » Ill-Literacy http://mattswriting.com DJ Matt Werner Tue, 15 May 2012 02:45:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The DJ Matt Werner Show on Fresh Air: The Alternative features interviews with some of the most provocative musicians and writers today who challenge the status quo of the music and literary scenes. Featured guests include hip hop artist Talib Kweli, spoken word artist and musician Saul Williams, rock composer Dave Smallen, modern classical composer Fr. Bruno Clifton, beatboxer and voice artist Kid Beyond, and poets from the Def Poetry Jam including Ise Lyfe, Dahlak Brathwaite, and George Watksy. DJ Matt Werner no DJ Matt Werner mattswriting@gmail.com mattswriting@gmail.com (DJ Matt Werner) DJ Matt Werner and the respective copyright holders, 2009 A weekly musician interview program with Scotland's premier literary DJ Fresh Air, DJ Matt Werner, Fresh Air: The Alternative, Talib Kweli, Saul Williams, Hyphy, Dahlak Brathwaite, Watsky, Kid Beyond, Literary DJ, Conscious, Hip Hop, Michael Krasny mattswriting.com » Ill-Literacy http://mattswriting.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/MLK_and_Eminem_for_iTunes_thumbnail.jpg http://mattswriting.com Interview with hip hop artist Dahlak Brathwaite http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/16/interview-with-hip-hop-artist-dahlak-brathwaite/ http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/16/interview-with-hip-hop-artist-dahlak-brathwaite/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:16:19 +0000 Matt http://mattswriting.com/?p=82 dahlak-brathwaite-poetry

DJ Matt Werner’s interview with hip hop artist Dahlak Brathwaite originally aired on Fresh Air: The Alternative on November 18, 2008.

In this 40-minute interview and feature on Dahlak Brathwaite, Dahlak discusses his Kanye West tribute album Commencement, touring with Ill-Literacy (his group with Adriel Luis, Nico Cary and Ruby Veridiano-Ching), his views on race in the United States, life after graduating from UC Davis, and Barack Obama. The interview also features 6 of Dahlak’s tracks and poems, including A Peculiar Evolution, Take It Away, Black Genius, Fight! Fight! Fight! (with George Watsky), Do It, and Never Know.

For more on this dynamic MC and spoken-word performer, musician, writer, and theater actor Dahlak Brathwaite, please see his websites: http://www.thisisdahlak.com/ and http://www.ill-literacy.com/

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Click on the player to listen to the 40-minute interview and feature on Dahlak Brathwaite.

]]> http://mattswriting.com/2009/04/16/interview-with-hip-hop-artist-dahlak-brathwaite/feed/ 0 Dahlak Brathwaite,Def Poetry Jam,DJ Matt Werner,Fresh Air: The Alternative,Ill-Literacy,spoken word In this 40-minute interview and feature on Dahlak Brathwaite, Dahlak discusses his Kanye West tribute album Commencement, touring with Ill-Literacy (his group with Adriel Luis, Nico Cary and Ruby Veridiano-Ching), his views on race in the United States, In this 40-minute interview and feature on Dahlak Brathwaite, Dahlak discusses his Kanye West tribute album Commencement, touring with Ill-Literacy (his group with Adriel Luis, Nico Cary and Ruby Veridiano-Ching), his views on race in the United States, life after graduating from UC Davis, and Barack Obama. The interview also features 6 of Dahlak's tracks and poems, including A Peculiar Evolution, Take It Away, Black Genius, Fight! Fight! Fight! (with George Watsky), Do It, and Never Know. For more on this dynamic MC and spoken-word performer, musician, writer, and theater actor Dahlak Brathwaite, please see his websites: http://www.thisisdahlak.com/ and http://www.ill-literacy.com/ DJ Matt Werner no 36:45