Lu Aya on Clubhouse

Bio

Lu Aya is a poet, emcee, educator, cultural worker and co-founder of The Peace Poets-- a collective of 5 artists that celebrate, examine and advocate for life through music and poetry. They have composed songs and chants that have been sung across the country and around the world by people rising up and taking direct action for justice. They’ve helped invigorate the social movements of our time with the weapon and medicine of music by writing songs both with and for the grassroots orgs doing the work to shape history. After a decade of leading song on the frontlines in marches and actions, they’ve begun offering workshops for groups to learn how to write and lead fresh original songs that can be activated to support their work. They hail from The Bronx and have performed across the world in over 40 countries. They’ve rocked the mic in prisons, schools, community centers, clubs, rallies, refugee camps and on the blocks they live on. Fortified with the belief that the cypher is the opposite of prison, they are committed to raising up the power of the people to be creative and connected.