If you think you know world music, think again. Attacking the genre with poignant subject matter and an in-your-face attitude, Atyeb Ba Atum Re is crashing through borders and boundaries with her latest effort, Sex n Race. Primarily using spoken word set over experimental and fascinating background music, her artistry has progressed since childhood, culminating with this breakthrough record.
Focused on hot button issues such as race, gender, and culture, Atyeb utilizes her personal experiences from America’s civil rights movement in the 1960’s to deliver passionate and thought provoking poetry. Listeners seeking socially conscious, innovative music will be drawn to her immediately, finding it difficult to leave the excellent confines of Sex n Race.
