January Slam

Our January slam was held at the Common Ground Theater in Durham following the Black Poetry Theater's production of Definition of a Hero. Our feature Tim Jackson gave a soul stirring performance to open up the first slam of 2011.

Round 1

G- 27.0 Redfining Freedom- 26.7 Selma- 25.8

Desmond- 22.1 Alise- 25.0 El'Ja- 29.8

Enfinite- 27.3 Mohammad- 29.5 LB- 29.3

Krosswordz- 28.4 Lady S- 28.7 Zak- 29.7

Round 2

El'Ja - 27.9/ 57.2 Zak - 29.8/59.5

Mohammad- 29.9/59.4 LB- 29.8/59.1

Krosswordz- 29.7/58.1 Lady S- 28.3/57.0

Enfinite- 29.6/56.9 G- 30/57.0

Round 3

Zak - 27.6/88.1

Mohammad- 30/89.4

LB- 28.6/87.7

Krosswordz- 29.6/87.7

Congratulations to Mohammad for winning his first slam!

Join us in February for our anniversary show & erotic slam!

Double Feature Surprise!

December was truly a gift! Jambalaya Soul Slam was blessed with two dynamic features, Tai Allen from New York & Rudy Francisco from San Diego. Coming off the heels of an amazing Iwps hosted by Slam Charlotte our December slam was on fire! Tai & Rudy lit the stage of the Hayti up with their stories & songs. The slam that followed was also full of great energy!

Round 1

Kareem - 21.5 El'Ja- 27.4 Tariq- 20.9

Kane - 29.6 Zak- 28.1 Will- 29.7

Enfinite- 28.8 G- 30 Alise- 29.1

Potts- 26.3 Nicholas- 27.0 Selma- 22.9

Round 2

G- 30/60 Will - 30/59.7

Kane- 29.8/59.4 Alise - 29.8/58.9

Enfinite - 29.1/57.9 Zak - 29.3/57.4

El'Ja - 29.9/57.3 Nicholas - 28.6/55.6

Round 3

G- 29.9/89.9

Will - 29.7/89.4

Kane - 29.4/88.8

Alise - 29.8/88.7

Congratulations to G for winning the December slam!

A Copasetic Slam!

Our November slam was packed with talent & love. It was a time of Thanksgiving in every way imaginable. Our feature Evan Copasetic Soul from St. Louis, Missouri absolutely blew us away! He had the audience laughing & crying as he poured his heart out on the stage at the Hayti Heritage Center. The competing poets carried his energy forward with an amazing slam!

Calibration Poet : Selma - 26.0

Round 1

Axiom - 28.3 Reid Splitter - 21.3 Will - 29.9

SLAP - 29.9 Mohammad - 28.6 Talicha- 28.4

Nicholas - 25.8 Alise- 27.0 Zak - 28.4

Kreem - 28.2 Kane - 29.9 Arielle- 28.7

Round 2

Will - 29.9/59.8 SLAP - 29.8/59.7

Kane - 30/59.4 Arielle - 29.3/58.0

Mohammad - 29.2/57.8 Talicha - 29.0/57.4

Zak - 28/56.6 Axiom - 29.7/58.0

Round 3

Will - 29.0/88.8

SLAP - 29.8/89.5

Kane - 30/89.4

Congrats to SLAP for her first win of the season!

for more about this slam from Copasetic Soul's point of view visit http://www.copapoetry.com