Egypt Speaks
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Egypt Ali (born August 5, 1998), from Cleveland, Ohio, who goes by the stage name Egypt Speaks, is an American musician and Spoken Word artist.
Career
[edit]Her first release, Once Upon a Word, was released independently in 2014. At age 16, Egypt took first in the state of Ohio and second in the nation in the category of spoken word[1] at the National Fine Arts Festival of 2014.[2]
The next year she placed 3rd in the world during the Young Storytellers Competition. At 17, she released her first book of essays and poetry, Stories, independently. This was followed by the release of her second independent full length project in February of the following year.
She released a studio album with Sanctum Studios entitled Letters and Scars in 2017, the success of which granted her membership in the Recording Academy. Letters and Scars stayed within the ‘iTunes Spoken Word Top 10’ for three consecutive weeks. Her performance in Letters and Scars also caught the attention of the 2017 True Voices Poetry Slam held in New York City.
Her album Cathedrals was released in 2018, and her subsequent album, Wanderer, was released on June 14, 2019.[3]
In July 2019, Speaks performed at JoyFest - VA gospel music festival alongside industry legends Marvin Sapp, Tamala Mann, Mary Mary, and Tasha Cobbs Leonard.[4][5]
In January 2020, she released her second book "(Almost)" and announced the accompanying 2020 tour "Almost Home", which kicks off a series of North American dates in her hometown of Cleveland.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Egypt Speaks | Spoken Word". Mysite 3. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "National Fine Arts Results". Fine Arts Association.
- ^ a b "Egypt Speaks - Wanderer". www.louderthanthemusic.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ BWW News Desk. "JoyFest Announces Full Roster Of Gospel Greats For 2019". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Anderson, Carol. "JOYFEST 2019". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 7, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Egypt Speaks Announces New Book and Headlining Tour". jesuswired.com. January 4, 2020. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- ^ Getz, Ryan (May 9, 2017). "Egypt Speaks' Letters and Scars". Jesus Wired. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Cox, Dominick (March 28, 2017). "Driven 11 and Egypt Speaks Bring Impactful Night of Stories". Jesus Wired. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Crail, Stephanie (June 28, 2016). "Darkness and Light Explored in Egypt Speaks' New Album". Jesus Wired. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Crail, Stephanie (July 30, 2015). "Egypt Speaks at Kingdom Come Festival". Jesus Wired. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Ian (March 7, 2017). "Switchfoot feat. Egypt Speaks and Relient K". Jesus Wired. Retrieved September 18, 2017.