Karen Smith
2024 Illuminate The Arts Grantee & 2023 Pew Fellow "Possible is possible!"
“My drum is a spiritual connection to the African ancestors and to the world around me."
About Karen
About the Artist
Karen Smith is the proud recipient of a 2023 Pew Fellowship grant. https://www.pewcenterarts.org/2023grants
A New York Native/Philadelphia Transplant, Karen is a percussionist, playwright, director, producer, and poet. She is also the founder and leader of two musical collectives: The Karen Smith Experience, and Sistahs Laying Down Hands (SLDH).
"I create spaces where other artists can join in a spirit of trust and improvisation.”
The Movement
For more than 10 years Karen Smith has been taking her drums on the road with her movement, Have Drums Will Travel Immediately. She has provided rhythms for projects in the Delaware Valley Tri-state area, and also in Alabama, Houston, Atlanta, and Jamaica, West Indies. She also performed at the United States Human Rights Network Conference. Karen captures "the rhythm of a place and the cadences of people.” The beat continues wherever the movement may take her!
Cultural Events
Karen Smith curates artistic projects, hosts private drumming lessons, provides musical backgrounds, plays at festivals, and especially loves collaborations!
Video
Here's a segment of Karen's interview with Teyanna Stone of Imagine Stone Productions, on being a multi-faceted artist. See full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvdL0xYSCkY
Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit - Karen Smith
As part of Anula Shetty’s Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit, percussionist, Karen Smith shares the world she imagines in her Philly Daydream while riding the Broad Street Subway, against the background of the soothing, meditative sounds of her tongue drum.
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E V E N T S
11/20/2024
Art and Rhythms
5:30pm
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7:30pm
Christy Rec Center, 728 S 55th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
Event Details
11/20/2024
Art and Rhythms
Join Amber Art and Sistahs Laying Down Hands Collective for community fun with art and rhythm.
5:30pm
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7:30pm
Christy Rec Center, 728 S 55th St, Philadelphia, PA 19143
12/13/2024
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
5pm
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8pm
Ultra Silk Gallery, 3808 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Event Details
12/13/2024
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
A Pre-Kwanzaa celebration with drumming, stories, and art.
5pm
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8pm
Ultra Silk Gallery, 3808 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104
12/14/2024
Drumming Circle with Karen 'Magic Fingaz" Smith
2pm
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3:30pm
Parkway Central Free Library, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Event Details
12/14/2024
Drumming Circle with Karen 'Magic Fingaz" Smith
Come to drum and have lots of fun! Free and open to all ages!!
2pm
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3:30pm
Parkway Central Free Library, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
12/21//2024
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
4pm
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7pm
Violets in Bloom, 7906 High School Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027
Event Details
12/21//2024
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
Dealing with the Change of Season, A Winter Solstice Event
4pm
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7pm
Violets in Bloom, 7906 High School Rd, Elkins Park, PA 19027
12/22/2024
The Karen Smith Experience
2pm
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4pm
Memorial Church of the Good Shepard, 3820 The Oak Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19129
Event Details
12/22/2024
The Karen Smith Experience
Winter Solstice Concert
2pm
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4pm
Memorial Church of the Good Shepard, 3820 The Oak Rd, Philadelphia, PA 19129
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PO Box 29734 Philadelphia, PA 19119, USA
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