Taina Asili
The Rhythm of Rebellion @ PITT ARTS
Carlow University
3333 Fifth Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Mar 28, 2024
7:00 PM EDT
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About this concert
Taína Asili will be presenting her interactive talk/performance The Rhythm of Rebellion at a special Women’s History Month event hosted by PITT ARTS in the Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium (FFA 125) from 7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. Taína Asili tells the story of her two decades long career as a singer and songwriter for social change. She will discuss the ways she has overcome the obstacles she has experienced as a queer woman of color committed to making art for love and liberation, and the wisdom and tools she has gathered along the way. She will also be sharing some songs!
This event is FREE and open to the public
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Taina Asili Biography
Taína Asili is a Puerto Rican singer, bandleader and activist carrying on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. Residing in Albany, NY, she performs her social justice songs as a solo artist, and also with her eight-piece band, Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde. In January 2017, Taina performed for over half a million people at The Women’s March on Washington. Her most recent music video “No Es Mi Presidente,” which she wrote and directed, was premiered in Rolling Stone and received national acclaim. The Huffington Post named her in a list of in a list of “12 Freedom Fighting Bands To Get You Through the Trump Years”, and Billboard Magazine featured her in a list of “11 Songs of Protest & Resistance by Latino Artists.” Taína Asili’s voice exudes strength of Spirit, filling listeners with the fervor for freedom and inspiring audiences to dance to the rhythm of rebellion. Over her 20-year career, Taina has performed around the globe, sharing the stage with renowned artists and activists such as Alicia Keys, Janelle Monae, Madonna, Talib Kweli, Angela Davis, Cornel West, Tom Morello, Jello Biafra and The Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars.
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