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AVOTCJA

(pronounced Avacha)

“BAJABA GRIOT AWARD”
West African Tradition for an Oral Record of Tribal History
BAY AREA JAZZ & BLUES AWARDS
September 2023

“CULTURAL WORKER AWARD” SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY
Spring 2023

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FLOR y CANTO FESTIVAL 2021
Community Appreciation Teyolía Award

PEN OAKLAND “ADELLE FOLEY AWARD”
for Writers whose work has improved lives in their Communities 2018

S.F. FILIPINO AMERICAN JAZZ FESTIVAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2014

12th ANNUAL BERKELEY POETRY FESTIVAL
“AVOTCJA” LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2014

 JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION APPRECIATION AWARDS
San Francisco 2015

PEN OAKLAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2015

BLACK MEDIA APPRECIATION NIGHT LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2015

“THE JaZzLine INSTITUTE” BAJABA (Bay Area Blues & Jazz Artists) AWARD 2015

AVOTCJA & MODÚPUE

BAY BLUES SOCIETY HALL OF FAME JAZZ GROUP OF THE YEAR 2010 & 2005