Desdamona
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Heading 2 @SauceMpls early for good food B4 the show! 9:30/$5/21+ food, fun, games, music, poetry, bad ass Carnage, Alicia, Mike, and MEEEE!
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Desdamona toured with Sly & Robbie on the Summer Jam Tour in 2007, playing to a crowd of 15,000+ at the Reggae Rising Festival and a crowd of 17,000+ (SOLD OUT) at The Hollywood Bowl.
Desdamona ranked on the CMJ charts for 17 straight weeks with her 2007 release, The Source.
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About
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Spoken Word/ Hip Hop artist
 She has had the pleasure of opening up for distinguished artists including Wyclef Jean, GURU, Bahamadia, Zap Mama, Black Uhuru/Sly & Robbie, Saul Williams, Ursula Rucker and Rhymesayers Artists. She has also shared the stage with other influential Hip Hop artists including Canada's Eternia and bgirl Rockafella. Desdamona has worked in over 200 schools throughout the Midwest, conducting workshops and as artist in residence, working with more than 10,000 students in public, private and alternative schools as well as colleges and universities. She has also worked in residencies and workshops in Stillwater Prison, Shakopee Prison, Red Wing Juvenile Facility and the Juvenile Detention Center in Minneapolis MN. |
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 Desdamona is one of the founders of B Girl Be, the first international festival, which celebrates women in Hip Hop. She was a featured performer at the We B*Girlz Festival in Berlin, Germany (2008), the SheRock Festival (2008), and was a Minnesota Music Awards featured performer (2005). Desdamona won the award for Best Spoken Word Artist from the MN Music Awards five consecutive years. Desdamona was a featured artist on the SummerJam Tour (2007) with legendary, Grammy Award winning artists Sly & Robbie. She and beatbox partner Carnage (as Ill Chemistry) also headlined The 2nd Nature Tour (2008). In April (2009) Desdamona won 3 Urban Griots Awards for "Two Tongues", "Best Spoken Word Feature on an Album" and "Best Open Mic Series". Look out for Desdamona's upcoming release, "Inkling" a collective of spoken word. |
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