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aja monet - Color Of Rain [CD] Dorothy Ashby Mei's newfound assertiveness comes inaja monet is a Surrealist Blues Poet, recording artist, and bandleader whose work moves fluidly between poetry, music, and political expression. Emerging from New York Citys Lower East Side spoken word scene, she became the youngest recipient of the Nuyorican Grand Slam Poetry title before expanding her practice into genre defying musical performance rooted in jazz, blues, and experimental sound. Her debut poetry album, when the poems do what they do,