Baba Israel came of age in the New York of the eighties. A raw New York filled with Graffiti nights, dangerous turns, and creative possibility. As an artist he began his career at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe, invited by Reg E. Gaines. It was a time where you had to negotiate issues of race, face boos if you did not bring skills, and since then Baba has been exploring the connections of Hip Hop, Jazz, Theatre, politics, and the raw and celebratory energy that got him started.

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