Lyric Café

Hosted by Emmy-nominated actor Malcolm Jamal-Warner ("The Cosby Show") and co-hosted by Gary Dourdan ("CSI"), this popular 2002 TV series showcased a variety of artists expressing themselves verbally or musically, with jazz hotspot Fais Do-Do as the backdrop. Poets include Kasim Allah, Coco Brown, Monica Calhoun, Steve Connell, AJ Johnson, Talib Kewli, MC Lyte and many others; musical performers include Floetry, Stew, Sonya Marie and Medusa.