Bio:
Javoen Byrd is an Olympia based Ethnomusicologist. He received his BA at The Evergreen State College and Masters at The University of Washington. He is dedicated to providing multicultural education and drum facilitation through the Pacific Northwest and beyond. He is a serial entrepreneur who created the nonprofit "The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African/African American Culture" and also owner of Awodi Drumming LLC which has one a State contract through the Department of Children and Family Services to provide African music education for incarcerated youth. He is excited to share Afro-folkloric culture with SPSCC and the greater Thurston County.