SONIC INTERIORS | In Conversation with keiyaA

​In collaboration with the historic Eldorado Ballroom, we are honored to welcome keiyaA, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, to the library to discuss her sonic, visual and literary influences.

​keiyaA will be joined in conversation with sonic memory worker Mo Nikole, and moderated by TRR HTX founder Amarie Gipson.

​ABOUT KEIYAA

​keiyaA is a singer-songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NYC. Raised in Chicago’s South Side, keiyaA synthesizes her jazz training, R&B sensibilities, and hip-hop upbringing to create new soul sounds inundated with her powerful, sultry voice and dense lyricism. She aims to center the narrative and intellect of the Black woman in the late-stage capitalist world. Her sophomore album, hooke’s law, is out with XL Recordings Ltd. In her experimental play, milk thot, which keiyaA performed at The Abrons Art Center in Manhattan, finds her confronting and battling her shadow self.

​ABOUT MO NIKOLE

​Mo Nikole is a Houston-based Black Lesbian sonic curator and archivist dedicated to amplifying Black voices, stories, and legacies. Through her intentional, undiluted focus, Mo creates spaces where Blackness is remembered, celebrated, and preserved through @blkwomanmusiq, a living archive dedicated to listening to the voices of Black Women in musiq, and @blkpplchrch, a fellowship space honoring the Southern Black aesthetic through sound and community programming.

​ABOUT ELDORADO BALLROOM

​Located at 2310 Elgin Street, this historic venue has welcomed generations of Third Ward residents for dancing, celebrations, and special occasions.

​DISCLAIMER

​By attending this event, you acknowledge and consent to photography, audio recording, and video recording that may occur on site. These materials may be used by The Reading Room HTX for promotional, educational, and archival purposes across print and digital platforms. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, please inform an event staff member upon arrival.