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Gena Perala is a singer, songwriter, and poet who is always out to challenge the way she and the people around her live and think. She spent much of her childhood summers on the Carnival Circuit with her parents, which could explain her astute lyrical insight into human nature and the world around us. This, combined with her intimacy on stage and vulnerability within her work, creates an atmosphere of poignancy and revelation. She works with an inspiring amount of determination, consistently expanding her talent and moving her audiences through both poetry and music. Her writing is raw, it's real and it's relevant
Gena started performing and competing in the Vancouver Poetry Slam and since then has performed for the United Nations, Sista'hood, Word on the Street and the PNE Main Stage to name a few. She is a featured artist for the documentary "Fixing Capitalism" (2005) www.fixingcapitalism.ca and was the winner of the Rock the Vote Audio Contest in which she won $1500.00 telling people why they should vote.
She has published 2 books of poetry, "I'm a Worst Case Scenario Type of Girl" in 2003 and "Clean Getaway" in 2005. She has just finished recording her debut solo album entitled 'this ain't pretty', available online www.genaperala.com |
