Eddika Organista

Eddika "Edule" Organista. She lends her vocals and instrumentality in El Haru Kuroi and has been in several musical projects over the years; Yaksi, Arkestra Clandestina, Zoom-B and Yanga. She attended Pasadena City College, initially majoring in art but then changed it to music, focusing on jazz studies, guitar and voice. She then worked for LAUSD for 4 years teaching elementary school children world music performance through singing and percussion. When she decided to go back to school she chose UCLA for an undergrad program and earned a degree in Ethnomusicology and a minor in Brazilian Portuguese. She studied in Brazil with the study abroad program, studied Afro-Cuban percussion under Francisco Aguabella and was also part of the Bulgarian Women's Choir under Tzvetanka Varimezova. One more round of school allowed her to earn a Masters degree at USC in TESOL. She currently works at CSUN teaching international students academic English, while simultaneously being an active musician.