leahtunkara.com: poetry video ,this is a salute to life changes known and unknown.
Leah Dairy notes: Leah Reggae Festival & 'Leah's Walk About' TV programs were full with joy. Big love for Damian Jr. Gong Marley live concert here on Maui 2013 & 2019 was a highlight for me (thanks to Sky High) I did not plan to go and I ended up backstage anyway and on stage getting pictures of the show what a great show !. Same thing happen with Earth,Wind & Fire. With the right phone call that day to the right person Leah Tunkara is on Earth,Wind & Fire's guest list, yeah that was a highlight all so. Give Thanks !
Video Art.
Pictures, Lassnana Tunkara recording Artist from London , In 2012 has a group called Infinity. See it on Youtube: Infinity, KILLING ME SOFTLY. Lassana Tunkara Vocals and Ali on drums, its Wicky arrangement of this song ! Lassana is a great band leader in West Africa The Gambia. Meric beaucoup !
Picture 2 : Yes there's REAL rainbows in Leah Tunkara's back yard.
ONE WOMEN SHOW, performed by Leah Tunkara seen on Hawaii TV.
THEMES ARE SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION ON LEAH'S WALK ABOUT # 10
.REGGAE MUSIC TRACK by MIDNITE.!
Poetry by LEAH TUNKARA.
Maui TV Hawaii ON CHANNEL 54 ! FEATUREING more spoken word by Leah Tunkara from her book FROM HARLEM TO MAUI, Live Music, reggae, jazz,, Short Films, sound bits,DRUMS, ART, yoga, Pan Afrikan CULTURE, poet world tours. Leah was born in New York on the Island of Manhattan. This Poem is called FACES and PHASES.
"The drum of life beats the heart keeps up with the pace."
In this video the reggae music track is by Midnite.
Pictures taken in THE UK, LONDON ENGLAND( Leah's first husband Lassana Tunkara was born in London), HOLLYWOOD CA. and HAWAII, the rainbow is (Videography) filmed in Leah's back yard on the Island of Maui.
Tech notes: Blue screen/ black bach drop The pixs. are 'still frames' from a TV studio. shoot. 2011.
Leah says...
Inspired by Gil Scott Heron 1949-2011, He died in Harlem in 2011
'When I was a younger I listen to Gil Scott Heron L.P WINTER IN AMERICA with Brian Jackson on flute over and over again !'
"GIL SCOT HERON PASSED, MAY 27th. 2011 he was the first artist I ever took pictures of . ( See: Leah's Walk of Fame Photography.) leahtunkara.com
"Heron was really nice to me that day, he was doing eh in-store record signing on Telegraph Ave. in Berkeley CA, not to far from U.C BERKELEY. I was just a teenager then and he liked what I was talking about so much he invited me back to the hotel to hang out some more. I do not think he realized how young I really was. I just sounded much older then I was. I did NOT go,.. for one, It was in 'the city' across the bay in San Fran. and for two, I had a boyfriend at the time an even thro he was just extending his friend-ship, I felt at the time ,it may not be be such eh cool thing to do . None the less he was my favorite !..... I was just happy to see the image come alive in the dark room I made my own BLACK WHITE PRINTS, I at 14 years old."
Leah Tunkara also enjoyed the LAST POETS at the early age of 8 yearsrs old.
' This is when I began to write poems. todays my book is called FROM HARLEM TO MAUI.'
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