Mahlikah Awe:ri
Toronto, ON, CA
Other / Spoken Word / Free style
Bio
Mahlikah is Kiswahili for Angel and Awe:ri is Mohawk for Heart.This Afro-Native of Turtle Island made her debut as a Spoken-Word Artist as a member of the Ottawa-Toronto based group The Young Poets of the Revolution. Soon she became a fixture at the annual Phemphat Honey Jam Showcases and founded Ancestral Ties 2 De Drum. She is the first oral artist to receive the Chawkers/Frontier Award for Excellence in Writing and Publishing.
Press
“Believe me it is a tremendous honor you have chosen me to do this. It has helped me grow and become aware of story/telling in general. I've been reborn again. My
shaman/sista/medicine woman, I thank you and am grateful for having crossed paths and for havin been part of this journey together.
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Artist Stats
Fans: 543
Song Plays: 169
Visits: 520
Video Plays: 21
Widget Hits: 1,003
Status
Status:
Is gearing on up for April Poetry Month
Blog
Na Me Res
Mar 04, 2009 at 04:42 PM
Na-Me-Res provides a 61 male bed shelter (at 14 Vaughan Rd.), and Tumivut provides a 40 youth bed shelter (at 26 Vaughan Rd.) to house and serve the needs of homeless individuals in Toronto. Their objective is to reduce the number of homeless and to prevent those at risk of becoming homeless, by equipping them with the tools of empowerment, self-re...
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