Rev. Yolanda’s guest for the Sounds of Awakening program was Nhojj, a singer/songwriter and poet. Raised in Guyana and Trinidad, he has recorded 7 albums and published 3 books. Winner of 4 OUTMusic awards, Nhojj has shared stages with Norah Jones, Regina Belle, and Estelle.
With an unwavering passion for staying true to his artistic and personal callings, Nhojj has spent 2 decades charting a singular course through the rivers of R&B, soul, jazz, and reggae, creating space where audiences can experience themselves through the eyes of love and acceptance: https://nhojj.bandcamp.com
Rev. Yolanda is a trans femme singer/songwriter/performance artist & interfaith minister, originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama- The Hit Recording Capital of the World. Rev. Yolanda has been making music professionally for over 35 years, winning the NYC MAC Award twice and inducted into both the NY Blues Hall of Fame and The GLBT Hall of Fame. Rev. Yolanda and her husband Rev. Glen Ganaway are the founders of the “spiritual happening” called Church With A 2 Drink Minimum. Rev. Yolanda is also a founding member of NYC-based organization, Drag Story Hour NYC. Her most recent projects during the Pandemic years are Sounds of Awakening-an inspirational music program hosted by Awakening-Together.org, “YolandaNanda” a cd, based on her love for mantras of the Buddhist, Hindu, and Sikh traditions, “Skeleton Crew” a 5 season LGBTQAI Soap Opera web series, and Alien Love Child Musical, an autobiographical “musical concept EP”. See and hear more music: www.Yolanda.net/audio
