Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam-MWALIM DaPhunkee Professor

$10

On Sunday, October 26, Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam gets a dose of storytelling theater as blues storyteller and playwright Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor, performs a condensed version of "A PARTY at the CROSSROADS"—a multi-award-winning storytelling theater piece... A storyteller took to the road 25 years ago, and now he's back with new tales... Part confessional, part concert, and part griot’s tale, the work blends humor, history, and soul into an immersive journey through the independent music scene.

Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor is a multi-award-winning singer, musician, composer, storyteller, and spoken word artist whose performances blend soul, jazz, blues, and the rich oral traditions of his Afro-Caribbean and Native American heritage. A Mashpee Wampanoag elder, Mwalim is a founding member and band director of the multi-Grammy-nominated soul-funk band, The GroovaLottos, and a powerful voice in contemporary Indigenous and Black arts.

Backed by a live jazz trio and armed with his guitar, he brings a magnetic mix of music and storytelling to the Poetry Jam. His critically acclaimed album, THUNDERCHILD, earned top nominations in the 2025 Native American Music Awards and has taken him on tour across the East Coast and Canada since May 2024. He is also the author of the 2020 novel LAND of the BLACK SQUIRRELS.

A true modern griot, Mwalim’s work is a vibrant fusion of rhythm, memory, and cultural resistance.

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