Raquel Denis: KJZZ Tiny Desert Concert
Back in September I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion for a live Makers and Mystics podcast recording. One of the other panel members was Raquel Denis. Raquel is an Arizona poet, musician, artist and activist and I was encouraged and challenged by her voice and I was blown away by the performance piece she shared.
Denis recently met with local NPR station KJZZ for a live performance. KJZZ says:
Some of us are lucky to be professionally talented at one thing, whether it’s a sport or dance or photography, but few of us are lucky enough to be that talented at multiple things.
Raquel Denis is a practicing poet, writing about her life as an Afrolatina in Arizona and the experiences her community faces, and she is now about to put out her first EP as a musician.
The Show had the chance to speak with Raquel in a green room at the Van Buren in downtown Phoenix for a Tiny Desert Concert.