La Sirena Imakhu

(Essex County)
mutshekemet@yahoo.com
(646) 228-1185

Master storyteller, folklorist, musician, cultural educator, motivator... "La Sirena" Queen Mother Imakhu brings her talents in person or virtually to your concert stage, school auditorium, library, church, or the coziness of your living room. Her reputation for engaging with diverse concertgoers of all ages has made her an audience favorite throughout her four decade career. Book a concert event for your students, family group, or social solidarity evening.

SHOW DESCRIPTION:

"La Sirena" Imakhu's edutainment school and family show introducing audiences to the variety of musical instruments, songs, stories and languages African, African American & Caribbean culture. Can also be presented as cultural groups as a lecture.

~SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES

~SPECIAL EVENT PERFORMANCES

~FESTIVALS

~LIBRARIES

~DR. KING'S BIRTHDAY

~BLACK HISTORY MONTH

~JUNETEENTH

~BLACK AUGUST

~HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH

BIO

Imakhu has reached and empowered diverse populations as a touring performer and workshop presenter. Imakhu has taught African/Latino drumming, dance, theater, music, visual and literary arts throughout her fifty year career. She has also specialized in teaching physically challenged, at-risk, and detention home Black and Latinx youth throughout New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York. She continues to teach drumming, dance, meditation and yoga to youth, elders, domestic violence survivors, business people, and health professionals. Queen Mother also performs in concert as a solo artist. Her shows are motivational, uplifting, and educational.

Former columnist/reporter for FIRST WORLD NEWS. Former host/producer for October Gallery Radio and PAINT Radio in Philadelphia, PA. Former host/producer of JUXTURES ON WDVR Public Radio, NJ. Former host/producer of REACHING FOR THE SKY on WLVR Radio, Bethlehem, PA. Director and playwright. Touring actress, storyteller, vocalist, poet, dancer, and musician/percussionist throughout the U.S. and Canada. Member of NJ Storytelling Network, Inter/Multifaith Storytelling Networking, and Artists Standing Strong Together. Founder of AKERU MultiMedia. First African American woman to found and run her own 24/7 online Black Consciousness radio station. Host/Producer of video/podcast series, ASHE: The Truth is Black & Brown. Founder/Producer/Host of motivational series, "Transformation Tag Team." Imakhu is the original creator, executive director/producer and co-founder of Newark Latino Film Festival, LLC. Founder/director/producer of Newark Latino Fashion Show. Co-founder/producer of Cultures Across the City Music Festival. Founder of Greater Essex LatinX Art & Film Fest and BLACKNIFICENTLY LatinX. Queen Mother Imakhu's poetry is included in the anthology, "When Women Speak."

in 2023, she was year-long Artist-in-Residence at Newark's Weequahic Public Library, where her photography was in exhibition, and she produced public motivational events. Imakhu will be in residence at Branch Brook Library. She teaches SHENU Kemetic Yoga on Saturdays, 9:30 - 11:30am in the BlkBox at Gant-Gilbert Arts Collective, Newark, N.J. She continues to tour with her edutainment performances, concerts, workshops, and motivational lectures.

La Sirena Imakhu is also known as "Queen Mother." She was ceremonially enstooled as a Khametic Queen Mother in 2005. The world, community, and youth most often respectfully refer to her as "Queen Mother."

Website: www.imakhu.info

Video: www.imakhu.com/multimedia

Member since: 6/22