Joy Keys chats with Musician, Activist and Mom Taina Asili

This week on "Saturday Mornings with Joy Keys"-podcast chat with Musician Taina Asili about her Reclaim the Thunder Tour.
By: Joy Keys
 
Feb. 20, 2012 - PRLog -- DATE: Saturday February 25, 2012

TIME: 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ET

CALL IN NUMBER: 646-929-0368

URL: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/joykeys/2012/02/25/joy-keys-chats-with-musician-activist-and-mom-taina-asili
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SPECIAL GUEST: Taína Asili carries on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing present and past struggles into one poetic voice. She is a puertorriqueña vocalist, poet, educator, and community organizer from Philadelphia, PA and Albany, NY.

Her recent artistic work is with her live band, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde, soulful vocals laid over a unique fusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, and hip hop sounds.

Taína is a winner of the 2005 Transformation Award given by the Leeway Foundation. She has shared the stage with artists such as Ursula Rucker, Sonia Sanchez, Pamela Means, Dead Prez, Immortal Technique and Tyrone Hill of The Sun Ra Arkestra.

Taína completed her debut album with La Banda Rebelde entitled War Cry. Check out www.TainaAsili.com .

Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde will embark this fall 2012 on the Reclaim the Thunder Tour, a US and European tour which will include free performances for social justice organizations, community centers and schools.  Your Kickstarter support will contribute towards offering free performances to at least 15 select organizations in the US and Europe to assist with their consciousness and fundraising efforts. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tainaasili/reclaim-th....

Video of Taina Asili and La Banda Rebelde: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJiqEzg7CPc



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