Akua Naru - Poetry: How Does It Feel Now??? [Live Performance]

Wordsmith Akua Naru gives an exclusive live performance of "Poetry: How Does It Feel Now???" - a sensually exquisite, jazzy jam of spoken word from the New Haven, Connecticut hailing artist and her band, DigFlo.
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[@KayyMaee-jz4qk]

who's still listening in 2024

[@HermeSXGoddesS]

Me 😁

[@kamogelokungwane6488]

me!

[@leonlia117]

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[@julieminier2595]

Myself dear

[@markusposchmann]

Me

[@user-tz2yp5jl2w]

This video made me start writing poetry, and a decade later, I’m releasing my chapbook!

[@cryptohopper2714]

Love to you ❤️

[@nirajshah5411]

wait why are you waiting a decade to release your chapbook?

[@user-tz2yp5jl2w]

@@nirajshah5411haha no, I came across this a decade ago. I’m releasing the book in March. Ironically she’s coming to the UK in April and I get to see her

[@nataljacarandang1491]

After hearing something like this you can never be the same...

[@joselinekouwo]

Yessssssss

[@slavicadupeshovska283]

@@joselinekouwo Definetely

[@maslackica12]

💕

[@kaur9296]

For real! ❤😂

[@bellakrinkle9381]

Then, some of us have wondered if love will ever be this deep, encompassing our mind, body, and soul.

[@AM-jq9ir]

Never waste your feelings on people who don't value your emotions

[@joelhall649]

Word!💯

[@barbaratruly502]

That part 👌💯

[@stereo-ed1yd]

Easy to say

[@amanda1761]

Preach

[@bellabella4943]

Yes!,,,,

[@Tinnyyyy]

If you never just sat back and relaxed with a blunt or some wine while sitting in the dark with this playing on your speaker .. you haven’t lived 🌊✨🌬

[@dariuspasi9368]

See u , u i like u !

[@adriancercel9740]

Exactly this, but with a beer instead of wine and the blunt 🤯😂

[@alwahk]

I'm right there

[@anighazarian3624]

Anyone listening in 2020 ?! To be exact on January 1st

[@hermineiannone892]

On January 9th, YES !

[@valoistuskia-prosconsinsex5860]

Me

[@manonsorais9037]

Still wish I were a saxophone in 2020...

[@markwiltshire3610]

Ani Ghazarian yes

[@asiam.5671]

And me :) January 27

[@marikavitale4101]

He knew exactly what he was doing when he made me listen to this masterpiece: this, right here, is poetry

[@paballopule5768]

That Sax had me thinking about my wedding night, I ain't even married 🥺

[@thobekasilwane9880]

🤣 🤣 🤣

[@rozmmadihlaba2616]

😂😂😂

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😂😂😂

[@SheynaAdamo]

Are you okay?!

[@nicolewind9016]

❤

[@creveti]

Lyrics: Poetry: How Does It Feel? - Akua Naru yeah... yeah... love. aha. hey. love, I told you all, we would be the band to play it. my ghetto butterfly flew away from me, I wait patiently. by windows and doorsteps, play make believe as my tears pour to chest won't succeed to breathe if not the hear of you. surely there never been a shade so blue a stank attitude, so not mad at you not a magnitude to encompass the latitude of my love for you. no space or time compatible what do I have to do. what do I have to do. oooh my friends say i got it bad for you. I do, but there's nothing in this world i would rather do, but you.... I want to make love to your existence. drenched in the colors of your energy, then masturbate to the memories. I wanna lose myself inside yourself. until you find me, confine me, to freedom, of your prison. exist in the same space, same time combine. until your thoughts slow grind with mine combine. until your thoughts slow grind with mine. combine. until your thoughts slow grind with mine. My, I want to drink the sweat off your intellect reflect, and watch your light passion off my neck caress the sight of your presence with no question undress, to the nakedness of love, pure love I want to make love to my soul mate. my soul mate. make love to my soul mate my soul mate make love to my soul mate shit. I wonder how does it feel to make love to your soul mate. kind of like writing poetry till climax. till the point and place where our space and time match, and we, cross divine paths. tell me would you like that. now how would like that tell me would you like that would you like that tell me would you like that would you like that. im asking you again now tell me would you like that. tell me would you like that. now would you like that. tell me would you like that. tell me I wanna love you more than madly. wrap these legs, around your words. until your speech is straddled deep, gladly swim the currents of your vibrations be separate and one with the same meditation with the same meditation you know what, this right here is poetry...

[@primozrepnik6557]

Octavian Spoiala s

[@SheRocksDP]

Still listening to this in 2024 (11 years later)

[@opensesame3030]

This is pure art Some of us are getting pregnant Some of us are getting turned on Some of us are simply enjoying Some of us are hypnotized Some of us fell into meditation listening to this ❤️

[@IrieGSnk]

absolutely

[@chabchab3736]

not a lot of answers to this 2 bad

[@gloriaaeterna7286]

And some of us are healing! Poetry saves lives and somewhat more importantly... souls. We will be alright.

[@chemaa4091]

I am getting all the them

[@5markise]

hot🥰🔥🥰🔥🥰🌈🌞🌈

[@belacene2793]

Yeah, yeah Love, uh-huh, hey Love, mm, I told y'all We would be the band to play it [Verse: Akua Naru] My ghetto butterfly flew away from me I wait patiently, by windows and doorsteps Play make-believe as my tears pour, chest Won't succeed to breathe, if not the air of you Surely there has never been a shade so blue A stink attitude, so not mad at you, uh Not a magnitude to encompass the latitude Of my love for you No space or time compatible What do I have to do? What do I have to do? Ooh, my friends say I got it bad for you I do, but there's nothing in this world I'd rather do Uh, but you I want to make love to your existence, uh Drenched in the colors of your energy Then masturbate to the memories I wanna lose myself inside yourself Until you find me, confine me To the freedom of your prison Exist in the same space, same time Combine until your thoughts slow grind with mine Combine until your thoughts slow grind with mine Combine until your thoughts slow grind with mine My, I wanna drink the sweat of your intellect Reflect, and watch your light passion mark my neck Caress the sights of your presence with no question Undress to the nakedness of love, pure love I want to make love to my soulmate, my soulmate Make love to my soulmate, uh, my soulmate Make love to my soulmate, shit I wonder, how does it feel to make love to your soulmate? Kind of like writing poetry till climax Till the point and place where our space and time match And we cross divine paths, tell me, would you like that? Uh Now would you like that? Tell me, would you like that Would you like that? Tell me, would you like that? Would you like that? Uh, I'ma ask you again now, tell me Would you like that? Tell me, would you like that? Now would you like that? Tell me, would you like that? Would you like that? Tell me I wanna love you more than madly, uh Wrap these legs around your words Until your speech is straddled deep, gladly Swim the currents of your vibrations, uh Be separate and one with the same meditation Uh, same meditation Uh, you know what? This right here is poetry Yeah, mm

[@friede_sei_mit_dir]

❤

[@kris_adriatika]

❤

[@lizgaleano7063]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheLatinGQ]

The person that gets to be on the receiving end of that woman's love is truly, TRULY blessed

[@maamtayou762]

And why you are called LatinGQ- cause if you know- ukno

[@sweetthunderoflove1]

💯

[@garyshepherdly9357]

This is kind of w0man when she falls in love follows you around , sleep outside your gate to monitor activities. Beautiful deep poetry tho.

[@lugardboy]

Akua is the name given to females born on Wednesday among the Akan people of Ghana in Africa

[@mardenhill]

her roots are nigerian, though.

[@josep9016]

Lmao

[@JannatiNeha]

She's my once-every-Wednesday from now on!!! Today being the second loop-day, but first Wednesday!

[@myriammarzouki]

Beautiful :) in arabic, "akua" sounds like a world we also have and that means "strongest"

[@teejaywesterman7172]

Wednesdays child is full of woe I was born on Wednesday too

[@kingsmoove3850]

7mins of my life I don't need back!

[@lilBITofWHITT]

If the Love don't feel like this, DASH IT BACK TO THE RIVER!

[@anniabuhl5991]

two million children were conceived to this

[@adrianaelena8853]

Anni Abuhl 😂😂😂 I definitely love uuuu!! Right right right :)))

[@Monica-du6ot]

HAHAHA yup

[@litalsumu188]

lol...💖

Bruuuhhh 😂🙌🏾

[@politicalfactsandopinions.9250]

Anni Abuhl Believable actually.

[@to4akoT]

This is how it feels when music is making love with your ears.

[@estherk7846]

i thought i was the only one.

[@joshaadu9328]

”°•.♥●•٠·˙˜”°•.·٠•●♥ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄ƷƸ̵̡

[@Althreya]

This is poetry of souls... and bodies wow

[@emmanuelakakulubelwa2702]

hahaha

[@sammywilson973]

And you get an Eargasm to this 😘 While you're listening baby... Is being BORN .

[@Jokerrr561]

This song is pure lovemaking, from dusk to dawn! Thank you Akua

[@noomra]

2021! Coming back again and again.. Cause this performance is timeless! And this lady is such an inspiration for me as a singer! I can't believe I was lucky to see her live! 🍀💗

[@joannagutkowska4699]

Same here.

[@Ahduciekwndnbbbsvvvghhhyyyyy]

This is the sexiest song i've ever heard

[@alineniepcuy3139]

are you crazy???

[@FitnessGirlFun]

Right.😭😭😭

[@beetheblxir]

not a song

[@zsuzsannatoth8245]

thi is not a song. she practically doesn't sing.

[@texasbelle333]

Zsuzsanna Párdiné Tóth A song doesn’t have to be sung, there’s this thing called rhythm-and-poetry.

[@FRamps]

Man, she is so gorgeous...her voice is so hypnotic.

[@liliththepoledancer9943]

+FR amps absolutely incredibly sexy, beautiful, talented, WOW

[@Katyb-jm6yc]

FR amps

[@yassveena]

It's not only the voice. Women CAN be erotic. It's also the sound of the guys.

[@theSoulMami]

I love how in tune the musicians are. Damn, everyone and everything is turned on. I just want to be the saxophone.

[@tiffaniredhead6444]

Lmfao

[@paulaprintz6678]

Yeah, I get it.

[@jodiforrester7]

Came here because Cara Delevingne gave you a shout out on Kelly Clarkson. This is so beautifully written. truly a masterpiece . And the beat and the jazz just brings it to another level. Couldn’t have picked a better genre to capture the good vibrations. … haha. pun was an accident but very fitting 😊

[@ravenblood999]

Same

[@ebyd2756]

Me too - baby making music

[@eunicesoria3345]

Hahaha, me too.

[@joew2842]

Some might call it Hip Hop 😏😇

[@denesem2161]

​@@joew2842 nah

[@collisioN_]

completly eargasm

[@NicolePoliskey]

+Rui Sousa (collisioN-) Perfect Description!

[@abstraqtphilosophy7357]

+Rui Sousa (collisioN-) So true.

[@ygnaciogonzalez1277]

+Nico Poliskey

[@JulianaSouza-lh7ih]

Exactly

[@christopherpannell2610]

Rui Sousa most definitely

[@primemusicexplorer6000]

I saw her twice in Belgium! She is amaaaazin!!! She's so humble and charismatic and her band is just sick! I feel so lucky to have had the chance to see her in a small underground venue the first time where we felt every vibration of that song! She was so cute at the end she cried when she saw how every person in that room was singing along and feeling it! ❤❤❤

[@nirajshah5411]

Anytime I hear a crowd sing a band's song while the lead singer remains quiet, I always wonder how grateful and what powerful emotions are going through the singer and the band...it must be an amazing feeling...I wish I could experience that but I'm not a singer

[@adrianagarridoberrocal4572]

I don't know what exactly happens inside of me when listening at this majestic peace of art. Goosebumps and tears and a huge hug of hope and admiration. Just magic

[@ArtemisZannou]

Deep, true, earthshaking love...what a blessing...It's my prayer for everybody on this earth...

[@marcellosgarbini759]

Feels good 🥰

[@ruicarmo7033]

Just imagine how peaceful and pure one small moment of time would be with this song just playing. Walking around town, looking around at people having fun and smiling, appreciating how the little things really make living worth it. Or maybe just walking down at the beach while the sun is setting and telling yourself how you wish you could freeze that one moment. Or sitting on a small hill at night going through memories and dreams. It's pretty silly to be honest but right now while I type this silly comment people won't really understand, I'm enjoying this moment of time in my life to really appreciate how amazing music can be.. one love:)

[@maxmaghandi-4190]

stay as you are bro

[@alexandraungureanu2749]

Rui carmo you made my day, thank you! Please never change the way you think about life, about the small moments. Love and peace

[@pabloblanco8693]

Alexandra Elena q

[@pifglobaltv8477]

ONE LOVE...!

[@ashaashuasmr]

It is not silly. It is just perfect and I feel lucky I reached to your comment because it’s full of positivity . I hope you still have the same mindset. Love to you human!

[@poyink5515]

one of those songs that you accidentally find and you love it so much because there are parts that just really makes you stop what ur doing and just listen

[@mrgrey3564]

POYINK totally

[@yotuveungatoverde]

same

[@WhiteBuffalo-media-production-]

100percent

[@MissSaritaos]

Damn...

[@Julianabaus]

😍

[@giovannavw275]

I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THIS. So powerful in so many ways...

[@psylocbn]

Listening to this song live has been the most amazing life performance that I ever attended and experienced. A real treat for the ears and soul..

[@JoleneLin78]

best song i've ever heard and i don't usually listen to music like this... and the sax player is giving me an eargasm. #love

[@hugotendam5349]

Jolene Lin saw them live yesterday. Different band, but the sax player was also boss

[@JoleneLin78]

Hugo ten Dam, interesting! thanks for sharing! Would want to see them live someday! :)

[@hugotendam5349]

Jolene Lin I was lucky enough to see them just because i wanted to go see another artist. It was the first i ever heard of her.

[@hugotendam5349]

Hugo ten Dam The other artist is Akala, do you know him? I recommened you listen to his song Find no enemy

[@JoleneLin78]

Hugo ten Dam, haven't heard of Akala, will check him out on KZbin later. Thanks for the recommendation!

[@phelto]

her voice makes love to my soul

[@nandapto]

With all our souls, hunny...

[@mariammi9925]

phelto - Lingonberr

[@novas.s.601]

Oh my god. I literally cried. I’ve never had a song connect with me on such a level I just I can’t even describe it in words It’s just so unexplainably purely beautiful there isn’t a word worthy of describing it wow.

[@scribe6982]

Everybody in my house pregnant now.

[@maddydunn9735]

Hahahaha yes

[@litalsumu188]

lol...

[@jessicascaglione5930]

😂😂😂

[@leticiaandrade2302]

KKKKK

[@igo9481]

Lmfao

[@velik374]

...my soul is coming...

[@bshayrm8169]

Damn

[@s.a.prodigytv3887]

Damn that Sax was so good...

[@iliketacosireallydo9072]

the sex too

[@lorenaandreea4187]

what kind of sax is?

[@djkalaz]

original

[@PresidentOfBlah]

I love getting high to this in the dark and just dance around in my kitchen

[@juliapisarek4562]

I was shown this song only less than 48 hours ago and I can’t stop playing it. This is the most beautiful combination of sounds I have ever listened to, and I weep at the thought of all the seconds I lived without knowing it existed. Thank you thank you thank you Akua Naru & the DIGFLO band ❤️

[@arunitasen]

Best 7 minutes of my life.

[@TheDirtypoison]

7min55, please :D

[@apurbabiswas8842]

hiiiiiiiiiii

[@arunitasen]

TheDirtypoison my mistake..

[@darius555ify]

TheDirtypoison 7:56 -_-

[@MrKatne]

I saw them live at Fusion Festival 2016. I was supposed to meet someone there but we didn't find each other. I've found myself standing on a rock higher than the entire crowd. When that song hit, I just felt it was only me and the band. One of the best moments I've ever had.

[@TheRhiannons]

Wow!

[@CosmicSoulxLoveLight]

“I want to drink the sweat off your intellect”

[@Juelz4ever]

9.1 million views?? This is so crazy to see, but this performance is exactly how I experienced Akua back in the day when I first saw her live.. Never would've thought that something this alternative/underground/soulful would attract so many people. Happy for her, hope this shows in her success nowadays.

[@selinakrahn8670]

I love how she tells the band in the beginning that they are perfect to play this song 😍

[@luvzitloud]

"If love had a sound....you kno....this would be that sound....and we....well.......WE... would be the band to play it.."

[@ezek1380]

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@elbricherasmus5682]

This is the most beautiful sound I’ve ever heard. The music, the poetry. Every time I am in a different world when I listen to this. ❤️

[@IAmRJermaine]

When you combine good music and poetry theirs something that is sensational about it.

[@jskywalker89]

This Song is deep. I have to leave the rap music alone and get into more of this. I love it

[@clau0xd]

you're the one! peace and respect from Romania/Bucharest

[@adaela6828]

+1 :D

[@ananeculae7200]

clau0xd 🙏🏻

[@andreeacamelia478]

👌🏻

[@AG-jb6ty]

Hey I'm currently living in Bucharest.....do you know of any cool spots that play live music like this?

[@SorinCristescu]

occasionally they have it at Godot Cafe in the Old Town; there are also (open air) festivals from time to time; for sure there are pubs (in the Old Town ?) that play good live music, but I wouldn't know for sure which ones; I'd be curious too

[@adriftbubbles6817]

keep coming back to it every now and then to remind myself what love should sound like #iflovehadasound

[@Kayla-Marie777]

This is AMAZING! I want to do this with my poetry one day! I will do this with my poetry one day

[@oneworldoneyogaoneworldone8248]

Wow, when I heard this song it was barely 1000 views - this remains just a timeless piece of art. Purely love.

[@escobarines]

You are brilliant and brave Akua Naru. Bravo!

[@itsarok456]

Who's still here in 2019 🙏

[@Tony.Miyamoto]

Shalom IG@electionsake

[@cluelesskitten4939]

I am

[@itsarok456]

Blessed 🙏🙏🙏

[@x3Eri]

I am

[@michiackermans4577]

I'm trying to find anything as dope as this on KZbin but just keep coming back to this QUEEN... still in 2019.

[@joew2842]

Seeing and Hearing her live in a small venue in southern Germany, was the greatest Musical experience of my Life!

[@ljosuedias]

How does people still wearing clothes listening to this?

[@adrianTNT]

+Lucas Josué where ??

[@supergirlsiddharta]

How stupid are you? And PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER.

[@ljosuedias]

And you are?

[@supergirlsiddharta]

I'm much muuuuuch MORE than poetry.

[@Britt0210]

I didnt even pay atension 2 that . I wonder if you are even able to hear these lyrics and feel the heat of this soul . Must be a lack of love from out your childhood . Dont hate player ...

[@4everGoldenSwag14]

I feel like i have been transported to another world,wow. Her voice is so sultry, overall vibe omg

[@mercy7706]

Uhhhhhhhhh....what a sensation she is ! and how every instrument talks to her words , how the whole thing rhymes !

[@lianidarling702]

What a time to be alive

[@Adrien700]

Amazing flow, amazing voice, can't help but to listen to it on repeat on and on...

[@1Ghanaman2]

I like this a lot from the very first note to the very last. Left me wanting to keep hearing it again and again.Her beautiful presentation and the dynamite band puts the icing on the cake.

[@davidmurray6949]

One of the best poetry jazz combos of all time!...

[@TrangPham-zt6sl]

I’ve been crying so hardly listening to this… Thank you!

[@garrettwold2616]

I have never been turned on by music before. What an experience, thanks for the inspiration! 🎸

[@IrakliMaisuradze]

Would you like that, tell me would you like that, now would you like that, tell me would you like that.. it gives me goosebumps!

[@MGabby]

:)

[@ocem]

true rap!!!!!!! Rhythm And Poetry

[@latenightcashews]

"write poetry to climax" -fans self-

[@paintedbutterfly6849]

So i found this three years ago and each time i listen it, its like i'm hearing it for the first time and i am mesmerized over and over again. It inspires my poetry.

[@mbalimichelle5650]

Man this lady is gifted 🔥🔥🔥 I mean who makes a crowd of people wanna look for their soulmates 🙌♥️ The band too 🔥🔥🔥

[@SEAofMARINA]

Wow this is so beautiful, watching and listening to this has me running to my journal and continue writing poems. This style is so raw keep going queen!

[@dfjgyhlksergiu4941]

that saxophone is killing me:)

[@helenaburglohner113]

Some people put dislikes how is this possible not to fall in love with this poetry, this voice this vibe this musiiiiiic 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@primared6439]

I miss my baby. Passed May 23, 2023. I’ll never forget listening to this with her.

[@tedosharabidze7990]

სამყაროში ორი რამ მეხმარება ქაოსურ სამყაროს გავექცე და მასთან წავიდე ეს მუსიკა

[@ElLoca69]

my God they just sexed up the whole place with sounnnd!

[@MzMnTT]

Wow just discovered her in 2024 and I'm so captivated So sensually beautiful 😍 🌺✨️

[@sayarieastsounds]

She's a Queen! ....I feel happy this piece was released on my Birthday...

[@KodakKid]

This works perfectly. It evokes the feelings exactly.

[@claudiarambaldo3459]

She tells my story!

[@banacmiodrag4867]

My beautiful malagasy woman introduced me to this masterpiece. This song trancends reality, time and space.

[@olivelove754]

Beautiful! Akua Naru and DigFlo you all know how to let the poetry and rhythm of love flow... Soul Sweet Soul Smooth and Soul Beautiful! Thank you! 🧡

[@kanchanrana5670]

Feeling those words and music in every part of my body while stimulating my senses! Pure eargasm!

[@CharlotteSistaCFerrell]

I love this piece, Akua. The jazz and words complement each other and paint word pictures. It is a moving revelation of what "Poetry Is." I played this piece in my first Friday of National Poetry month "Speak Up" show at #CJSF FM radio 90.1, Burnaby, B.C. this week. I definitely gave you "Props."

[@sharmitchell705]

I love her so much. I'm from CT so she is definitely representing. This is so touching,unique,soul,class,and such a turn on this lady is the reason the real women can still have hope of doing our thang without twerking,showing ass,or bleeching our skin just our natural seduction who else can follow the real not the fake not many i bet. Do your thang sista do your thang.

[@ztrizbea]

Alguém ouvindo essa obra de Arte!! Em 2021?!!!! Someone listening to this work in 2021??!!!

[@shrutiagarwal9148]

In love. I'mma wake up to this every morning, go bed to this every night. ❤️

[@tetee318]

Everything about this is LIFE!🦋

[@geese.with.knives]

Music (poetry) & love are universal. This is the best I've heard, I'd swear to this..

[@joaomoura6472]

The relaction between voices instrumental and tecnic makes the quality off the final artistic project incencial to the sucess between the artists and all the logistics that makes the show hapenning! Jazz like it is ....... amayzing!

[@forgetmenoot]

Insanely beautiful.

[@kapetakilers]

I dont know any thing about saxophone, but i just think that guy is an awesome saxophonist, and please correct me if im wrong!,and yeah, this is one of the best relaxing songs i ever listen, no doubt!

[@jd9785]

Goosebumps ❤

[@sacredflames07]

after 6 min it kinda got chaotic with everything all over the place just the sax and piano would have made it even more heavenly...but until 6 mins through its liquid gold... Akua Legend Naru....

[@mariaortiz9967]

OMG this is some of the best i've heard in a long time

[@eliahh9028]

Voice melts into the beat perfectly 😇😇

[@patrickharris7761]

Words can’t even describe the passion in the piece fire 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@Samoleart]

I can’t get tired of this one… ethereal !!!!

[@nunotomas6442]

This pure rap, pure art, rhythm and poetry.

[@TheMisonique]

The most beautiful lyrics in the world!

[@Mental-Perspectives]

Every year I have to come back to listen to this, it's beautifully poetic

[@Raheem_876]

The band is like the icing on a cake 🔥