American Spoken Word artist Ursula Rucker combines poetry with politics and music. Rucker grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia and graduated from the University there with a degree in Journalism and African History. This background in academic theory can be detected in her poems despite her subjective approach. In her rhythmically spoken texts she deals with being a woman, slavery, love, sexism and politics. Her delivery is serious and in-your-face challenging, but never moralising. Mother of four children, she has already released three albums. In 2005, she headlined the Amnesty International Freedom Tour in Australia.
Publications:
Supa Sista. CD 2001.
Silver or Lead. CD 2003.
Ma´at Mama. CD 2006.
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