photo
by Saddi Khali
Michaela
A. Harrison is a Washington D.C. native.
Michaela
began singing in the Baptist church at age 5. Throughout
her youth, she performed in numerous choirs and musical
theatre productions on both amateur and professional
levels. As a protege of Bernice Johnson Reagon, founder
of Sweet Honey on the Rock, Michaela is well-versed
in spirituals, work songs, and African American protest
music from the Civil Rights era. She has recorded with
Sweet Honey on the Rock and Bill Summers
of Los Hombres Calientes.
Holding
a Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Service and a Master's
in Africana Studies, Michaela has also studied and lived
in East Africa and Brazil. Fluent in French and Portuguese,
as well as familiar with Spanish, Swahili and Yoruba,
Michaela has an expanded repertoire of world music and
renders songs in their original language. She infuses
her performances with insightful commentary based on
her multi-cultural perspective, hoping to uplift and
educate her audience at the same time.
Michaela
currently lives in New Orleans, LA, though she is a
Brazilian at heart.
photo by Saddi
Khali
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