Equinox is an introduction into the transition Of Poetic Soul's artistry from spitting spoken word to writing and composing sound scores. Soul will take the listener into a deeper state and of himself as a composer, a musician, and as a spoken word artist. Inspired by such soul music legends like Issac Hayes, Barry White, and 24 Karat Black. Soul's passion for original sounds that one day could be deemed as movie scores and "The New Classical urban sound has driven him to push music and instruments to other levels not done in today's modern music.

Equinox is a lil taste of what is to come from the other side of Soul's art forms. This track will take you back to the area when soul music had something to seriously say. A new but yet old school sound compacted with live instrumentation and energy.

EQUINOX

LOVE JONES

I NEED U

BLACK LIVES MATTER (ruff draft)

a look into the day to day reality of being black in america

This Place (draft)

Spoken word laid over a smooth Neo Soul track to create a very beautiful love song

I LOVE YOU

LOVE WIT BLAQ POWER

BECAUSE OF YOU

bcuz of u.mp3

BANG BANG BANG (shootin da gift)

What is the archetype of a true urban griot artist? A true urban griot artist spits verses that are stories that’s devastating to fallacy and malignant to ignorance. A urban griot artist touches their audience in places that either never been touched or deep places solemn touched. A true urban griot artist is humbled from a distance, yet a lyrical old soul before your spirit.

Tunde Olufemi, phonetically known as Soula; is the archetype of a true creative spirit! His lyrics flow like the unpredictable breeze that engulfs you during the night. His delivery is like Malcolm X speaking in front of an uneasy crowd in the streets of New York city; dynamic and direct, straight to the point of what’s happening in anyone’s life.

And his stage presence? His stage presence is mesmerizing and powerful at the same time, forcing everyone present to break down all barriers and prepare to taste reality, served up in doses of their past, present and future.

Born and raised in New Jersey, Soul first discovered his passion for the spoken word through the musical background of his childhood. Being accustomed to hearing the compositions of close family members and friends, and exposed to classical records of Fela Kuti, Bob Marley and the Wailers, and Motown. He discovered in the midst of striving in finding his own voice hidden between the pages of his life. The joys, pain, fears and the passion in which he so creatively pour into his art today.  Soul wasn't too keen on sharing his poetic soul with unknown patrons around the world until his college days studying Theater and Communications at Temple University where his love to implement live instruments into his work accelerated. 

However, after migrating to Atlanta, Georgia in 1996 the urge to represent deliverance on the mic superseded at the legendary Patti Hut Café’ that would be the initial ground breaking spot to feature Poetic Soul to the world!

Shortly thereafter, Soul would join a spoken word group called, “The Klub Kummba Poets” and begin co hosting a spoken word radio show entitled “Reflections” on the community station WRFG 89.3 FM in the late nineties. After this radio and group experience, Soul realized that his calling was to deliver his unique flow worldwide solo.
As a phenomenal solo artist, his skill is comparable to Gil Scott Heron, and The Last Poets. 

Soul exudes the same confidence as Steven Biko and Marcus Garvey, boldly rocking truth before non-believers, an oppressive system, and a younger generation only to have them bow down in belief once his verse strikes them like lightening and penetrates the walls of their minds.

"People are so quick to say
so quick to say
so damn quick to just sit there and say

I’m mad at the world

Damn right I’m mad
and you would be too………..
if you had to run up in Krystals
taking money/snatching food
and pointing a loaded pistol
staying hopeful that you don’t have to cap nobody
being hungry, socially corrupted
and criminal minded like John Gotti.

Damn it! All I am trying to do
is to live and take care of my babies
I have run out of patience
my back is up against the wall
I have giving the world my all
so this is my final call.


With the release of Soul’s much anticipated 2nd collection of spoken poems, and his first EP of 2015, entitled "Classical Epyllion", he opens his heart and shares a new collection of original and heart felt reality based poems. And with this EP Soul paints many different  portraits of life drawn from his own experiences, the experiences of others and life seen only through the eyes and soul of a Poetic Soul.

If you want your next University, High School Black History, Kwannza or Cultural event to go from good to great, and getting more than your money’s worth is important in your budget, Tunde Olu is the multi-talented Artist you must have for real.

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