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Delaware Division of the Arts

2023 Delaware Arts Summit Performers

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TAHIRA

A 2023 Delaware Division of the Arts Master Fellow in Oral Literature, TAHIRA is a storyteller, musician, vocalist, and songwriter. She had the prestigious honor of performing at the internationally acclaimed festival PANAFEST, in Ghana, West Africa. TAHIRA is a Lifetime Member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. and recipient of its highest service award, the Linda Jenkin Brown’s Nia Award.

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Darnell Miller

Darnell Miller is a Delaware singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and arts educator. He released his first solo EP, “Jesus & Jameson,” on his own Hidden Palace Ent label. He has toured and played with gospel artists such as Tye Tribbett, Mary Mary, and Israel Houghton and has appeared on albums by Eric Roberson. The single, Freedom Call, written by TAHIRA and executive produced by Darnell, won the Delaware Public Media Best Collaboration Award in June 2021

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IVA

IVA is a vocalist and songwriter with an ethereal quality to her powerful voice and a cinematic feel to her music. She is a versatile, eclectic artist, able to seamlessly move between genres due to the common thread of her sultry, dreamlike voice. Early on she signed her original music with Universal Sweden, performing on national TV and radio while making her debut at the Swedish Royal Opera. Now IVA is the youngest laureate of the Vasa Order’s Swedish American of the Year award. She’s been tapped “Who’s Next” by M Musicians Magazine, “supremely talented” by Guitar World’s Acoustic Nation, and featured in Billboard. She’s released her new EP record “Nobody’s Woman” in March of this year after making a breakthrough with “Run” in 2022 on Spotify and AAA radio.