Souleymane Diamanka’s poetry or as they call it SLAM poetry was introduced to me through the group, Les Nubains [I LOVE THEM]
On their third CD , Echoes, I heard Souleymane Diamanka’s voice and I think I have fallen in love with French poetry but only spoken by Souleymane. His voice …GOOD GOD his voice. It’s the most comforting, calming, relaxing, enlightening, therapeutic and hypnotic male voice I have ever heard.
And guess WHAT? He only speaks in French. Do I know what the man is saying? Not really, but you can feel what he is saying through his poetry. I’ve never been so enthralled by a poet like this except for Langston Hughes but OH MY GOSH…I think I am in love with this man’s voice.
When I go off on my tangents on how much I adore, love, respect and want you to experience the work of someone I adore, it is nothing about sex. I get so GOSH darn mad that everyone thinks about sex when I say how much I love a musician’s work, a visual artist’s work or a book that I read. I don’t think about sex all the time. I am human but I when I listen to Souleymane Diamanka, I think of my deceased friends, my deceased family members, my deceased grandmothers, my ancestors and so much about LIFE that I am grateful for.
Because of him, I’m learning French. I translate all his written messages through google translator or with my French dictionary. I am so excited to learn from him. I pray that one day I can hear him live and that I can get a hug from him. That’s my dream. I adore Souleymane Diamanka’s work!
I’ve written a few blogs on him on my blogs but it’s funny that he found one of my blogs here and I almost died that he found it:
http://mog.com/SerenityLife/blog/1876636
Some of my other blogs on him:
Souleymane Diamanka – Loving his Calming Spirit
http://www.last.fm/user/2Serenity/journal/2008/06/19/216f5l_souleymane_diamanka_-_loving_his_calming_spiritsoul
Les Nubians presents Souleymane Diamanka – African/French Neo-Soul
http://serenitylife.vox.com/library/post/les-nubians-presents-souleymane-diamanka—-africanfrench-neo-soul.html
By the way, I find it WILD that I am exactly ONE day older than him. He was born January 27, 1974. I was born January 26, 1974. Maybe he is my twin soul? I feel like he’s my relative!!
