User:Tshombe Sekou

Tshombe Sekou (April 1973 - ) born Tshombe Sekou Harris is a literary and oral poetry expressionist, known for his philosophical references and intellectual compositions. Tshombe known to be an activist and social critic, Tshombe’s poetry has spoken out on a number of racial and human rights issues.

Tshombe Sekou who was a child of the lower ninth ward of New Orleans, received his education abroad in Israel where his parents following their faithful traditions of the “ascent”. Moving to Israel in 1979 most certainly made a cultural impression oh him. It was in Israel that Tshombe was noticed in being a highly intelligent child who consistently excelled in all subject of study who became fluent in Hebrew long before he could read and write the English language. At a young age he began to express interest in electronics and art, but most importantly his love for jazz and poetry; though he didn’t write a poem until his early thirties, he was no stranger to writing essays and other compositions.

For years he did the online radio show Freedom Verse Café, on Spoken Truth Online Radio (commonly referred to as the STORM), which he founded in 2006 along with five other poetic prowess of this generation. The STORM bolstered fourteen weekly broadcasts that ranged from progressive discourse to self-help discussions; however, its basis was in poetic appreciation and development. With nearly half-million listeners worldwide before it shutdown in 2009, The STORM became the launch platform for many shows that exist today. Tshombe is also the co-founder of the Po3tic Voices Literary Group, a workshop for poetic writers started in late 2005.

With the aid of virtual studio technology instruments, Tshombe has become a self-taught musician/producer on a number of widespread projects, but mostly in his quest to remain a self sufficient artist; his philosophy is that every artist needs at least the know how to do what is necessary to facilitate every aspect of their own expression of art. This philosophy has facilitated his construction of Emet (hebrew for truth) Productions and his proficiency in developing quality products in the field of expressive art. Under Emet Productions Tshombe has released six complete bodies of work as of 2011. In two of the releases Tshombe defined his style of work as Verbal Jazz, a combination of his inspiration from jazz and improvisational style of writing poetry.

Tshombe current serves on active duty in the U.S. Navy, living in Japan.

Official webpage: www.tshombeisms.com Other: www.freedomversecafe.com