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Article: Avotcja.(reporteros de radio)(Biografía)
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- Latin Beat Magazine
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- March 1, 2005
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AVOTCJA. A renowned poet, radio host and musician, Avotcja (pronounced a-va-cha) is an important voice in the San Francisco Bay Area cultural scene. Recently, the Bay Area Blues Society selected her 2004 Live at Yoshi's CD as "Best Jazz Album of the Year." It is an outstanding effort with Modupué, her powerful band featuring Jon Jang, Francis Wong, Coto Pinchiera, Val Serrant and others. It is also her debut recording as a leader.
Born and raised in New York City, Avotcja has played music and written poetry since she was a child. As a teenager she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked as a waitress, factory worker and barber. But it was precisely in L.A. where ...