Okantah, The Muntu Kuntu Energy Poet
Spoken Word, Jazz, Blues, Reggae and World Music
The Power of Poro
Wabele
Senufo Peoples of Ivory Coast
Performance History
For more than twenty-five years, Mwatabu S. Okantah has appeared in a wide variety of formats as a Spoken Word artist, Performance Poet/Band Leader and Motivational Speaker. He has shared his work and special message with audiences of all ages and backgrounds at various venues including:
Cleveland Museum of Art's Nia Cafe,
Sanaa Arts Festival,
Spy Bar,
Kamikaze Coffee House,
Cleveland African American Museum,
New Mount Zion Baptist Church,
East Cleveland Public Library,
St. Adelbert's Catholic Church,
St. Henry's Catholic Church,
Cleveland School of the Arts,
Cleveland State University,
Cleveland Institute of Music Concert Series,
Cleveland Ingenuity Festival,
First Night Akron,
Akron African American Festival,
Juneteenth Festival at Cuyahoga Valley National Park,
Zadok Street Art Festival, Salem, OH,
Cleveland Public Library,
Western Reserve Historical Society,
Karamu House,
Beachland Ballroom,
Cuyahoga Community College,
Broadside Poet's Theatre, Detroit,
Wayne State University,
Wayne County Community College,
University of Michigan,
Western Michigan University,
Kuumba Workshop, Chicago,
Olive Harvey College,
Gwendolyn Brooks Center, Chicago State University,
Wartburg College,
Hiram College,
Capital University,
Kent State University,
Sanaa Arts Festival,
Spy Bar,
Kamikaze Coffee House,
Cleveland African American Museum,
New Mount Zion Baptist Church,
East Cleveland Public Library,
St. Adelbert's Catholic Church,
St. Henry's Catholic Church,
Cleveland School of the Arts,
Cleveland State University,
Cleveland Institute of Music Concert Series,
Cleveland Ingenuity Festival,
First Night Akron,
Akron African American Festival,
Juneteenth Festival at Cuyahoga Valley National Park,
Zadok Street Art Festival, Salem, OH,
Cleveland Public Library,
Western Reserve Historical Society,
Karamu House,
Beachland Ballroom,
Cuyahoga Community College,
Broadside Poet's Theatre, Detroit,
Wayne State University,
Wayne County Community College,
University of Michigan,
Western Michigan University,
Kuumba Workshop, Chicago,
Olive Harvey College,
Gwendolyn Brooks Center, Chicago State University,
Wartburg College,
Hiram College,
Capital University,
Kent State University,
Monmouth University,
William Patterson University,
Moonstone Readings
c/o Robin's Book Store, Philadelphia, PA,
Kwanzaa, Pittsburgh Coliseum, Homewood, PA,
Shadow Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA,
Newark Public Library,
Newark, NJ,
Malcolm X Shabazz High School, Newark, NJ,
Ngone Senegalese Restaurant, NYC,
Merkin Concert Hall, NYC,
Market Square Concert Series, Harrisburg, PA,
Benedict College,
Williams College,
Southern Illinois University,
Cairo Public Library,
Cairo, IL,
Cairo High School,
Cairo, IL,
Knox College,
Northern Illinois University,
Gettysburg College,
Mac's Backs Book Store, Cleveland Heights, OH,
JFK High School, Cleveland, OH
Friendly Inn Settlement House, Cleveland, OH,
Frederick Douglass High School, Atlanta, GA,
MLK, Jr. Center for Social Change, Atanta, GA,
Occidental Community Church, Sebastopol, CA,
Perkins Middle School, c/o Studio Hope, Akron, OH,
University of Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa,
Novotel, c/o Sankofa Tours, Accra, Ghana, West Africa,
and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa.
William Patterson University,
Moonstone Readings
c/o Robin's Book Store, Philadelphia, PA,
Kwanzaa, Pittsburgh Coliseum, Homewood, PA,
Shadow Lounge, Pittsburgh, PA,
Newark Public Library,
Newark, NJ,
Malcolm X Shabazz High School, Newark, NJ,
Ngone Senegalese Restaurant, NYC,
Merkin Concert Hall, NYC,
Market Square Concert Series, Harrisburg, PA,
Benedict College,
Williams College,
Southern Illinois University,
Cairo Public Library,
Cairo, IL,
Cairo High School,
Cairo, IL,
Knox College,
Northern Illinois University,
Gettysburg College,
Mac's Backs Book Store, Cleveland Heights, OH,
JFK High School, Cleveland, OH
Friendly Inn Settlement House, Cleveland, OH,
Frederick Douglass High School, Atlanta, GA,
MLK, Jr. Center for Social Change, Atanta, GA,
Occidental Community Church, Sebastopol, CA,
Perkins Middle School, c/o Studio Hope, Akron, OH,
University of Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa,
Novotel, c/o Sankofa Tours, Accra, Ghana, West Africa,
and Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal, West Africa.
Kent Roosevelt High School, Kent, OH,
Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron, OH,
Stewart Africentric School, Akron, OH,
Lock 3,
Antioch College,
Oberlin College,
College of Wooster,
Solon Public Library,
Solon, OH,
Solon High School,
Solon, OH,
Marion T. Hall Community Center,
Akron, OH,
Franklin Elementary School, Elyria, OH
Durling Elementary School, Clearview, OH
Deuteronomy 8 Cafe,
Grafton Correctional Institution, Grafton, OH,
Trumbull Correctional Institution, Leavittsburg, OH,
Richland Correctional Institution, Mansfield, OH,
Noble Correctional Institution, Caldwell, OH,
Southeast Correctional Institution, Lancaster, OH,
McKean Federal Correctional Institution, Bradford, PA,
Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY,
Paul Robeson Cultural Center, Penn State University,
Writer's House, University of Pennsylvania,
Temple University,
Lafayette College,
Thiel College,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at the University of Kentucky,
Mary Washington College,
MLK, Jr. Library, Washington, DC,
Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, Akron, OH,
Stewart Africentric School, Akron, OH,
Lock 3,
Antioch College,
Oberlin College,
College of Wooster,
Solon Public Library,
Solon, OH,
Solon High School,
Solon, OH,
Marion T. Hall Community Center,
Akron, OH,
Franklin Elementary School, Elyria, OH
Durling Elementary School, Clearview, OH
Deuteronomy 8 Cafe,
Grafton Correctional Institution, Grafton, OH,
Trumbull Correctional Institution, Leavittsburg, OH,
Richland Correctional Institution, Mansfield, OH,
Noble Correctional Institution, Caldwell, OH,
Southeast Correctional Institution, Lancaster, OH,
McKean Federal Correctional Institution, Bradford, PA,
Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY,
Paul Robeson Cultural Center, Penn State University,
Writer's House, University of Pennsylvania,
Temple University,
Lafayette College,
Thiel College,
Indiana University of Pennsylvania,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center at the University of Kentucky,
Mary Washington College,
MLK, Jr. Library, Washington, DC,
