Pronouns: She/Her/Ella
Taína Asili is a U.S.-born Puerto Rican singer, composer, interdisciplinary artist, and educator carrying on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing past and present struggles into one soulful and defiant voice. Echoing powerful calls for love and liberation, Asili delivers energetic multi-genre fusion performances at diverse venues nationwide – from iconic stages such as Carnegie Hall and San Francisco Pride, to historic events like The Women’s March on Washington – inspiring audiences to dance to the heartbeat of social change. Her songs and music videos inspired by social justice movements have been lauded by the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR, and Billboard, and her music has aired numerous times on Democracy Now!. Taína Asili’s latest album Resiliencia, inspired by interviews with women of color from the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico, includes an award-winning music video documentary series, showcases stories of resilience against cancer, hurricanes, migration, and sexual violence. Her latest show, Fever Pitch, is a multimedia production rooted in her prolific two-decade artistic journey addressing climate change. As the ‘21-22 Artist In Residence with The Social Justice Portal Project, she created The Justice Suite, exploring themes of abolition, climate justice, and economic democracy. Asili’s liberation-themed work is shaped by her local and national activism. She co-founded the New York State Prisoner Justice Network and is a founding board member and current Board Chair of Soul Fire Farm. In 2019 she wrote and recorded “We Are Rising” the newest anthem for One Billion Rising that has been played in artistic uprisings against gender-based violence around the world. Today, Asili is One Billion Rising’s U.S. Coordinator, continuing to harness the transformative power of art to inspire and mobilize communities towards justice and liberation.