Che of Africa

all alone

or all as ONE

call my Sun

my daughter

creating my

new world order

baptized by tears

watering my Earth

thankful to God

my daughter

would birth

so I taught her

to search

for her worth

on the inside

absent of

the ego

that defend

pride

or praise

no longer

a slave to

women or

men’s eyes

don’t crave

anything

that is pretend

lies

I pray you

open your eyes

awaken within

self accept your

own skin

as God is

the Goddess

within

I pray you

forgive

forgave

& pardon the sin

in this Garden of Men

you have to

follow your heart

and begin

to achieve what

you believe in

deep in this Eden

the matrix is misleading

painting pictures

of EVE

as deceiving

only apple feeding

not birthing

Holy Mother

seeding

of other people

in womb

she is man’s

equal

she

FE-male

creator of

new life’s

sequel

regal

royalty

care taker

of life

on

land

soil

sea

she is

as God is

A Goddess

Ayah Elihu-Allah

I see you

a STAR

that shines bright

part of God’s

divine light

so I leave you

these poems

for your hindsight

if ever fear or ego

blinds sight

slow down

open your mind

take your time

and listen within

remember to

follow your heart

go back to the start

where your

mission begin

humble

with self acceptance

still seeking

forgiveness

from sin

at peace

with the moment

in Zen

meditate

write

find release

with your pen

& as you write

down your script

make sure

your inner light

is lit

and illuminating

meditate

on thought

ruminating

on life

never caught

letting the negative

ruin what’s right

its all right

it’s all life

so live it

for you

following

your heart

& a inner rhythm

that’s true

as you

continue

to do

what YOU will

with your WILL

“For Ayah” – Sunday September 28th, 2014

La Soul Renaissance present Erik Andrade performing excerpt from “Visit Me”

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La Soul Renaissance proudly presents artist Erik Andrade performing excerpt from single “Visit Me” produced by Doc Lek of PHASS FOOD with guest appearances of Doc Lek on vocals, Caliph of Good Karma, Shawn Lyve, and the project is waiting to schedule a recording session with Chachi Carvalho and saxophonist P. Lowe and will be released once it is all recorded and mix down.

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On Memorial Day 2014 at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts the United States Coast Guard Band performs with Foundation Movement, Jonathan Gramling, and spoken word artist Erik Andrade.

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ERIK ANDRADE is spoken word artist and community activist from New Bedford.  Erik is the founding member of La Soul Renaissance and the Overflowing Cup Project. La Soul Renaissance is a local spoken word and hip hop venue which focuses on social justice issues and spirituality. The Overflowing Cup Project is an artist circle that works to encourage, recover and inspire creativity through a collective process. Erik is also a mentor and member of the Connecting for Change Youth Committee and also works at People Acting in Community Endeavors (PACE) YouthBuild New Bedford as the AmeriCorps Program Manager and facilitator of service learning  projects including 1st New Bedford Martin Luther King, Jr Children’s Teach-In and March to GiftstoGive, and the Build A Bed Keep A Vet Fed Service learning project with Veteran’s group Dog Tag Navigators.