Welcome
Karen Smith 2023 Pew Fellow
“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 with Love (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!
Gallery
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Events
9/23/2023
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
2:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave. Phila. PA, 19118
Event Details
9/23/2023
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
Tribute to the Artist, Barbara Bullock
2:00 pm
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4:00 pm
Woodmere Art Museum 9201 Germantown Ave. Phila. PA, 19118
9/27/2023
The Magic Fingaz's Jam Celebration
5:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The Philadelphia Clef Club 736 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19146
Event Details
9/27/2023
The Magic Fingaz's Jam Celebration
Join Karen as she celebrates 30 years living in Philadelphia, and 12 years of being an incredible independent artist!
5:00 pm
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8:00 pm
The Philadelphia Clef Club 736 S. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19146
9/28/2023
Drumbeats: Remembering by Karen Smith
5:00 pm
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7:30 pm
The Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Parkway Wilmington, DE 19806
Event Details
9/28/2023
Drumbeats: Remembering by Karen Smith
Drum presentation, and reading of an excerpt of her story, which is included in the Great Dames Book, at the Great Dames Celebration Event a...
5:00 pm
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7:30 pm
The Delaware Art Museum 2301 Kentmere Parkway Wilmington, DE 19806
9/30/2023
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
12:00 pm
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3:00 pm
The New Black Urban Theater 1130 N. 40th St. Phila. PA 19104.
Event Details
9/30/2023
Karen "Magic Fingaz" Smith
Drumming for the Black Men's Conference
12:00 pm
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3:00 pm
The New Black Urban Theater 1130 N. 40th St. Phila. PA 19104.
10/8-14/2023
Breast-Tival Festival
Times and locations TBA
Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
Event Details
10/8-14/2023
Breast-Tival Festival
A week for honoring breast cancer survivors, those who have lost loved ones, & caregivers, at various locations throughout the Philadelphia ...
Times and locations TBA
Philadelphia and surrounding areas.
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Karen Smith Drums and More...
PO Box 56046 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130, United States
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