MNspin Artist of the Week: Atim Opoka

Atim Opoka is a Ugandan-American songwriter, vocalist, composer, producer and teaching artist who fuses Afro-pop and electronic sounds while embracing the power of transformative story-telling. They are most recently a  2023 Jerome Hill Artist Fellow, 2021 recipient of a Waters Grant as well as an Our Space is Spoken For Fellowship from the Twin Cities Media Alliance. Opoka has performed original works at the Hook and Ladder, Stone Arch Bridge Festival, and Powderhorn Park Festival.

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