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The best kept secret in music

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"Myself"

In 2003 Zuri published her first poem "Myself" inside Todays Famous Poems on the Wings of Pegasus. - Famous Poets Society


Discography

Debute Album - Parallel Worlds
Debute Single/Video - She
Produced by - Jelani (Militant Muzic Group)
Recorded at - Quantum Beats Recording Studio, Columbia, SC

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Feeling a bit camera shy

Bio

Zuri Raushannah Wilson was born June 4, 1978 in Columbia, SC. Zuri began to sing at the age of 6 and writing songs at the age of 9. At the age of 13 Zuri began to write poetry as a security blanket to lifes trials and tribulations which served as an outlet of her freedom to speak. Zuri studued art, tap dancing and martial arts as well as singing in choirs throughtout middle, high school and college. In 1997 Zuri joined a group of gifted individuals and began a weekly open-mic poetry segment at Jamaican Jacks a local club in Columbia, SC. In 1998 she co-hosted a weekly open-mic night every sunday night at The Palace in Columbia, SC. In 1999 Zuri began to MC open-mic poetry every thursday night at Mr. B's in Columbia, SC. In 2000 Zuri was nominated to participate in a National Student Exchange program for theatre. She temporarily relocated to Long Island, NY to study theatre at Stony Brook University. In 2001 Zuri graduated from Winthrop University with a Bachelors Degree of Fine Arts with the an emphasis of Performing Arts. Also in 2001 the City of Columbia invited Zuri to hold monthly open-mic shows for adults. Zuri accepted and created the monthly production called, Zuri's Parallel Worlds, an Artistic Soul Event of poetry, spoken word, theatrical skits and music. Today Zuri's Parallel Words is held at Essence Jazz Venue every last tuesday of the month.
Zuri is currently working on her upcoming debut album, "Zuri's Parallel Worlds."