Rev. Yolanda’s guest for the Sounds of Awakening program was Namoli Brennet, dubbed, “Among the best folk-rock artists in the US” by the Tucson Weekly, singer/songwriter. Namoli Brennet has been touring the US and Europe for 12+ years. A 4-time Outmusic award nominee who was featured in the inaugural Trans 100 list, Brennet has self-released an astonishing 13 albums since her debut in 2002. Her music has been featured in The Advocate, on NPR, and in the Emmy-award-winning documentary Out In The Silence which details the struggle of a gay teen growing up in rural Pennsylvania. Brennet’s live performances spurn typical singer/songwriter fare, opting instead for incorporating loops, delays, keyboards, foot percussion, and vocal effects to create a one-woman soundscape. Pride.com included her performance in Las Cruces as “One of the most iconic pride performances of all time,” along with Nikki Minaj, Arianna Grande, and Tegan and Sara. An artist whose music has evolved, along with their gender, into something sophisticated, powerful, and moving that defies categorization. For more information on Namoli and her music, visit: namolibrennet.com
Rev. Yolanda singer/songwriter/performance artist & interfaith minister, originally from Muscle Shoals, Alabama- The Hit Recording Capital of the World. She has been making music professionally for over 35 years, winning the NYC MAC Award twice and being 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 the 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, and Alien Love Child Musical, an autobiographical “musical concept EP”. See and hear more: www.Yolanda.net/audio
