Latasha N. Nevada Diggs
Writer and vocalist, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs literary and sound
works have been published and recorded in various publications
and for music projects ranging from jazz to house. She is the author
of two chap-books, Ichi-Ban: from the files of negríta muñeca
linda and Ni-ban: Villa Misería and the producer and writer
for the conceptual audio project, Televisíon. A fellow of
the Cave Canem Workshop for African American Poets, she is a 2002
Harvestworks Digital Media Arts artist in residence, a 2003 Zora
Neale Hurston recipient from Naropa Institute, and a 2003 New York
Foundation for the Arts fellow. She is the lead electronic vocalist
for the Zappa-esque jam band, Yohimbe Brothers, fronted by Vernon
Reid and DJ Logic. She lives in Harlem. |
Coming Performances:
March 15th 2004
Monday, 8:00pm
St. Marks Poetry Project
Conrad & Latasha Diggs
St. Mark's Church,
131 E. 10th St., New York, NY 10003,
For more info contact The Poetry Project
March 24th 2004
Oneonta State University
Poetry/Spoken Word performance
Presented by the Center for Multicultural Experiences
and funded (in part) by the New York Foundation for the Arts
Lee Hall, Oneonta State
Oneonta, New York, 13820
For more info contact the Center for Multicultural Experiences
@ (607) 436-2617 or 2663
March 25th 2004, 7:30 pm
Pratt University
Poetry Event in the Student Union
with guest Guillermo E. Brown
200 Willoughby Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11205
For more info contact Student Activities @ (718) 636-3422
April 4 - 6th 2004
The Beat Kids in Rome, Italy
As part of the New York Is Now Music Festival
Presented by Auditorium Parco della Musica And Rai Radio Tre
with
Amiri Baraka (poetry), Lewis Barnes (trumpet), Guillermo
E. Brown (drums), Rob Brown (alto sax), Dave Burrell (piano),
Daniel Carter, (reeds), Gerald Cleaver (drums), Leena Conquest
(vocals), Latasha N. Nevada Diggs (vocals), Hamid Drake (drums),
Darryl Foster (reeds), Drew Gress (bass), Sabir Mateen (reeds),
William Parker (bass), Matthew Shipp (piano), Craig Taborn
(piano), Yusuke Yamamoto (vibes, melodica), Keith Witty (bass)
More info to come!
April 10th - 21st
I'll be an artist in residence
at Caldera Residency Program
Portland, Oregon
Wish me luck!
April 22nd, 2004
Tune ((In)) The Kitchen ???
April 22 (Thu) 7-11pm $20 (includes radio)/$10
Co-curated by Galen Joseph-Hunter (free103point9 & Electronic
Arts Intermix),
Christopher McIntyre (The Kitchen), and Tom Roe (free103point9)
Audience members listen to performances through radio headsets.
Co-presented with free103point9, the event features live music
and video work
with over twenty-five artists including Zeena Parkins, Latasha
N. Nevada Diggs, Scanner, and Thurston Moore
www.free103point9.org @ the Kitchen Performance Space
THE KITCHEN
512 West 19th Street,
New York, NY 10011
(Between 10th and 11th Avenues on the south side of the street)
July 21-26, 2004
In What Language Ensemble
Toronto, Canada
More info to come!
Here’s some links to add as well
http://www.nyfa.org/nyfa_artists_detail.asp?pid=4962
http://womenarts.org/
http://cavecanempoets.org/
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