https://ayannaheaven.com Ayanna Heaven Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:18:37 +0000 https://ayannaheaven.com en http://ayannaheaven.com/Music Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:18:37 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 440660 Music Across 110th Street Playlists: Spotify Apple Music Sounds of Heaven Playlists: Spotify Apple Music Soul In The Horn Global Vibrations Mix SoundCloud Across 110th Street Mixes: Ayanna Heaven · Across 110th Street | Ayanna Heaven Sounds of Heaven Mixes: Ayanna Heaven · Sounds of Heaven Back to Home Music Across 110th Street Playlists: Spotify Apple Music Sounds of Heaven Playlists: Spotify Apple Music Soul In The Horn Global Vibrations Mix SoundCloud ... http://ayannaheaven.com/Past-Events Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:40:29 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 413804 Past Events Doing it in the Park, 9/26/21 <img width="1080" height="1349" width_o="1080" height_o="1349" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9cf976437c4d1d389d1859f73dffe60e79151af4fe3ab012a4b3f3aae8372587/IMG_4444-2.JPG" data-mid="1133471" border="0" data-scale="82"/> Doing it in the Park, named after the hook of legendary soul tune “Rock Creek Park” by The Blackbyrds, was a celebration of Soul and Funk music at the K-Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York. The event featured vinyl sets from eleven DJs including Chairman Mao, DJ Mishap, DJ Mihoko, and more, enjoyed Jamaican soundsystem style, with sound provided by Chanter the Timeless Sound. Following the musical presentation, attendees enjoyed a free screening of Summer of Soul, which features footage of the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969. Doing It In the Park featured on The Release, an entertainment program produced in Kingston, Jamaica and broadcast across the Caribbean, 10/8/21. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/096dd9423f396563330c4a4e0b24f4cde31d620aab8d4866739ebddff28131ab/IMG_3828.JPG" data-mid="1133475" border="0" data-scale="88"/>Producer Ayanna Heaven <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d558201f4144c7e933e01829f1f5f661ef8f54851025273a5ed7c168423fd723/IMG_3830-2.JPG" data-mid="1133483" border="0" />DJs Chairman Mao and Huang Tsu <img width="998" height="748" width_o="998" height_o="748" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/3b5b7df28f958064a927b4a15d5cdf6303201f52d7b3a3025319756f6832d67d/a5f407c1-06c4-4174-a8bf-1896c1a3840b.JPG" data-mid="1133484" border="0" /> DJ Jesse Drucker, DJ/ Coproducer Gabriele Caroti, and Chanter the Timeless Sound. &nbsp;Attendees enjoying Summer of Soul film. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *&nbsp;* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Murder She Wrote, 10/10/21 Named after famed Chaka Demus &amp; Pliers song of 1992, the ethos of the Murder She Wrote party is to celebrate female DJs with an emphasis on sounds of and derivitive of the Caribbean, including dancehall, afrobeats, moombahton, UK garage, global bass, amapiano, and reggaeton. In October 2021 I produced the first Murder She Wrote party at Café Erzulie in Brooklyn, NY. The event featured DJs EDICA+ and Vonnie Mack, and was sponsored by Captain Morgan. <img width="4484" height="4491" width_o="4484" height_o="4491" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/57dd398396c9c4ccd7531472c7844ccdd20773c572dbd13f6517175779104137/IMG_0073.JPG" data-mid="1133747" border="0" data-scale="68"/><img width="4493" height="4488" width_o="4493" height_o="4488" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/76f7db539c4df9d941ffca272faa21e96f3a353a9b566b50d9e1f0782b2b6101/IMG_0071.JPG" data-mid="1133746" border="0" data-scale="68"/> <img width="4485" height="4485" width_o="4485" height_o="4485" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/726e11c7b654f761c793969b95287eea0826f94e1df4ddeda0bf9cbff8ac415e/IMG_0061-2.JPG" data-mid="1133748" border="0" data-scale="68"/> Flyers by @false.ripe Back to Home Past Events Doing it in the Park, 9/26/21 Doing it in the Park, named after the hook of legendary soul tune “Rock Creek Park” by The Blackbyrds, was... http://ayannaheaven.com/Live-Sets Sun, 24 Oct 2021 00:24:59 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 413803 Live Sets Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 10/2/25 Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 7/11/24 Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 3/23/23 Reggae on the Boardwalk vinyl set, 7/3/22 Uniqlo NYC Nights at the MoMA, 7/1/22 Reggae Under the Bridge vinyl set, 6/6/21 Back to Home Live Sets Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 10/2/25 Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 7/11/24 Sounds of Heaven @ The Lot Radio, 3/23/23 Reggae on the... http://ayannaheaven.com/Art Sun, 31 Dec 2017 22:42:25 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 239461 Oh, look! You found my art :) <img width="3605" height="2806" width_o="3605" height_o="2806" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/cd3e85ba9c13964aa053ebfa1776859be5707f37084fd102e150315400ecbba1/IMG_5735-2.jpg" data-mid="904104" border="0" data-scale="82"/> quarantine portrait #2 ~ acrylic on canvas <img width="3607" height="2820" width_o="3607" height_o="2820" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/aa0f11be9f2af640bd24864871a4888319146a6b604aa99093c1069b332793d1/IMG_5002.jpeg" data-mid="904058" border="0" data-scale="81"/>quarantine portrait #1 ~ acrylic on canvasOriginal SOLD ~ Prints available <img width="2663" height="3366" width_o="2663" height_o="3366" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/5468c8441a574a46b767c09b8c95442d8daf7b5fb3f5a7c17da58d3afd21dd4d/fullsizeoutput_86aa.jpeg" data-mid="655253" border="0" data-scale="72"/> “feelin u, feelin me” (proverbial garden series) ~ acrylic on canvas <img width="3043" height="2271" width_o="3043" height_o="2271" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/baa709dff69aaa8716f6d14760461d1e73ef38f19c7ece2ce361cbb4639abbe7/fullsizeoutput_8555.jpeg" data-mid="655254" border="0" data-scale="79"/> “rethinking eden” (proverbial garden series) ~ watercolor on paper <img width="1241" height="1555" width_o="1241" height_o="1555" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/068416136d6f0046cfd068bef35ff5ed1d36dfcabec58c8a284f06f42bcf7495/IMG_8221.jpg" data-mid="904158" border="0" data-scale="61"/> “full coverage” ~ acrylic on canvas <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/183bfd98e26b4b3803096dc7d74c392cac673fbd2864aeaf8bbb790d74213fa6/IMG_2568.jpg" data-mid="620387" border="0" data-scale="69"/> “untitled in the grass” ~ acrylic on canvasOriginal SOLD ~ Prints available <img width="4096" height="3072" width_o="4096" height_o="3072" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/322ea69bd9c8bc2a81e3e39d489959bc7cc1876d68703f017f79513a697496c2/IMG_1811_1.jpg" data-mid="344036" border="0" data-scale="69"/> “picnic on the hill” ~ acrylic on canvas <img width="4096" height="3072" width_o="4096" height_o="3072" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/0a15f364890faa6597b1a07bfb5349390567f4ebdc4a66f29f1189f4c50425e5/IMG_1652_1.jpg" data-mid="344035" border="0" data-scale="78"/> “the space between us” ~ acrylic on canvas <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ae5c5c010bd7e756449910cc15f51a2fa7b7b37696f8741c65c55faf1c0e3f45/IMG_1361_1.jpg" data-mid="344037" border="0" data-scale="65"/> “fruit shopping” ~ acrylic on canvasOriginal SOLD ~ Prints Available <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/7dc9c0f368e933e102d0cb5ddf7e23c402e6b141abd8d15ef9b7f85e98de5ef0/IMG_1051_1.jpg" data-mid="344033" border="0" data-scale="49"/> <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ade6f85de62c258e8ba1db1934a23609dc39b489992139f3515c5779bd1d2c1b/IMG_1054_1.jpg" data-mid="344034" border="0" data-scale="49"/>“froot” ~ acrylic on canvas “trudy” ~ acrylic on canvasOriginals SOLD ~ Prints available <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/822a5b51e6c2db20791b698c7322e7abec53a68cfecb16fe04040f908e6a6afb/IMG_1068_1.jpg" data-mid="344032" border="0" data-scale="67"/> “fever” ~ acrylic on canvas Original SOLD - Prints available ~ DRAWINGS ~ <img width="750" height="747" width_o="750" height_o="747" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/8ad9c692dadfd17ebe05380903fa23bbbcc3040434aec923bdd05365fdd46fac/IMG_9259.jpg" data-mid="904113" border="0" data-scale="70"/>“roommates” 2018 <img width="750" height="1012" width_o="750" height_o="1012" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/6d9037d1c3387465e393983082eabc5bb54629f82d895dbb076bd63602a73447/IMG_9851.jpg" data-mid="904115" border="0" data-scale="71"/>“life in two acts” ~&nbsp; 2017 <img width="750" height="563" width_o="750" height_o="563" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ff9e1bc6bd3d848e74ebfefbd0a63e9cf4bd97282a8b5a290e2e4cdd795452b0/IMG_1046.JPG" data-mid="904116" border="0" data-scale="78"/>“drifting apart” ~ 2017 <img width="750" height="1000" width_o="750" height_o="1000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/fa6b04b4d2f8750851ace3e087968a2ed4b5195a7fee575b0b02cc0dd0860617/IMG_1026.jpg" data-mid="904117" border="0" data-scale="79"/> “things we could do together” ~ 2017 SOLD <img width="750" height="1000" width_o="750" height_o="1000" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/ce25d0c45dbf78ef90446536750430382184333d6456b5f79c6609b89306530d/IMG_1034.jpg" data-mid="904118" border="0" data-scale="78"/> “outfit study” ~ 2017 Home Oh, look! You found my art :) quarantine portrait #2 ~ acrylic on canvas quarantine portrait #1 ~ acrylic on canvasOriginal SOLD ~ Prints available ... http://ayannaheaven.com/About Sun, 31 Dec 2017 19:17:50 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 239444 About Ayanna Heaven is a Brooklyn-based DJ, radio host, and event producer whose sound is shaped by a life lived across pivotal musical landscapes. Raised in St. Mary, Jamaica during the golden era of 1990s dancehall, she later spent a formative decade in Atlanta at the height of Southern hip-hop before relocating to New York City in 2010 to study Ethnomusicology at The New School. Her work bridges deep musical scholarship with lived cultural experience. Ayanna hosts the monthly show Sounds of Heaven on The Lot Radio and is a bi-weekly selector on WKCR’s long-running soul and funk show,&nbsp;Across 110th Street. As a DJ, she has performed across New York City at institutions and venues including the Museum of Modern Art, Good Room, Elsewhere, Nowadays, the Apple Fifth Avenue Flagship, and Public Records, as well as at major cultural events such as Opening Night of Shakespeare in the Park in Central Park and Coney Island Reggae on the Boardwalk. Internationally, she has brought her sound to audiences in London, UK ; Kingston, Jamaica; Cali, Colombia; Dubai, UAE; and beyond. In 2021, Ayanna was awarded a New York City Artist Corps Grant, through which she organized Doing It In the Park, a vinyl soul sound system event in Brooklyn featuring over ten NYC selectors alongside a film screening. She continued her curatorial work in 2023 with the launch of Good Ting, a premier party series dedicated to celebrating Jamaican music and culture. Her recent highlights include a Boiler Room performance in New York City in 2024, features in DJ Mag, multiple appearances on David Rodigan’s BBC 1Xtra show, and a 2025 performance at the Rototom Sunsplash Festival in Benicàssim, Spain. Spanning roots reggae, rocksteady, dancehall, afrobeats, hip-hop, soul, and funk, Ayanna Heaven’s sets reflect both deep historical knowledge and a dynamic, contemporary sensibility. Her work as a DJ is driven by a commitment to honoring musical lineage while creating vibrant, forward-thinking cultural spaces. In her spare time, she enjoys dining out, facetiming with her sister Shaari, thrifting, relaxing in the park, and making art.You can contact her at hi@ayannaheaven.com or follow her on Instagram. Back to Home About Ayanna Heaven is a Brooklyn-based DJ, radio host, and event producer whose sound is shaped by a life lived across pivotal musical landscapes. Raised in St.... http://ayannaheaven.com/drawings Sun, 31 Dec 2017 19:13:55 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 239443 back to home <img width="1242" height="1237" width_o="1242" height_o="1237" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a32fe804950baadcbdf9e13a2676c094cd7cfae4a170d4636c8e5dda897a3881/IMG_9259.jpg" data-mid="620392" border="0" /><img width="750" height="747" width_o="750" height_o="747" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/a6cdf6564d1e70d1c1d5a82b6b20d042adbe71b6ccfc244b67b5c6006c6e8bfa/image.png" data-mid="904111" border="0" /><img width="750" height="747" width_o="750" height_o="747" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/558b9be6e617f58a2f8756272c71c5d464dc1797209943dadb8c1e366f3a088a/image.jpeg" data-mid="904110" border="0" /> “roommates” 2018 <img width="3024" height="3024" width_o="3024" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/11e353835edd83c150ffe7618ff41fd8f354a8f271eca4908b6618905daa008d/IMG_7398.jpg" data-mid="620390" border="0" />2018 <img width="2933" height="3956" width_o="2933" height_o="3956" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/d6c44207c68e93722a4e5867d9af2635a50921e8e16be13dfc0b5a6e7106c785/IMG_9851.jpg" data-mid="343981" border="0" /> “life in two acts” ~&nbsp; 2017 <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/194ff3d33e4f060307b95a9471fd7432b47ef085f274b94d271f01f988aacbe5/IMG_1046.JPG" data-mid="343973" border="0" /> “drifting apart” ~ 2017 <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/666a516e81ef6b419aa51ffa1619b91637418224c0a4917bafae5ab6989a04e9/IMG_0526.jpg" data-mid="343983" border="0" /> “home is here with you”~ 2017 <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9b93f039dc40a71a0379081019422cae899fe35efd765a2921597ce789628ad0/IMG_1026.jpg" data-mid="343982" border="0" /> “things we could do together” ~ 2017 <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/c6e0f86c760dfc7d7b001e2fdd7068102cdf0bb3ca5f8337e797434c062e3acc/IMG_1039.jpg" data-mid="343985" border="0" /> “to u and urs” ~ 2017 <img width="5000" height="6666" width_o="5000" height_o="6666" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/9550f1472d8a2142ab8a55901d1e7f58f82f9a54bb23fbd8624de1be59a86f9f/IMG_1034.jpg" data-mid="343984" border="0" /> “outfit study” ~ 2017 back to home “roommates” 2018 2018 “life in two acts” ~&nbsp; 2017 “drifting apart” ~ 2017 “home is here with you”~ 2017 ... http://ayannaheaven.com/Home-Page Mon, 17 Aug 2015 23:34:03 +0000 Ayanna Heaven 239439 Ayanna Heaven About &nbsp; Music &nbsp; Live Sets &nbsp;&nbsp;Past Events <img width="2101" height="2101" width_o="2101" height_o="2101" src_o="https://cortex.persona.co/t/original/i/955a7e6f49f7306fd7e557b43d1a721520942741756d25872a52a23c4c49b5e0/new-instagram-logo-white-border-icon-png-large.png" data-mid="1133466" border="0" data-scale="4"/> Contact Ayanna Heaven About &nbsp; Music &nbsp; Live Sets &nbsp;&nbsp;Past Events Contact