WEAVING LIFE THROUGH MUSIC & HIP HOP
Filming Loka
Photo: La Pipol
Rancho Escondido, Guerrero (2021)
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Chhoti Maa has given workshops on Hip Hop, intersectional feminism, oral tradition and their multidisciplinary practice for UC Berkeley, Columbia University, Bennington College, University of Chicago, Humboldt State, Stanford & Highline College.
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Throughout her career starting in 2007, Chhoti has received the following awards & recognitions:
2023 YBCA 100
2023 Yerba Buena Gardens Seed Commission
2022 Oakland Futures Cohort Grant
2020 CCI’s East Bay Relief Fund for Individuals in the Arts
2020 Zoo Labs’ Music Entrepreneurship Accelerator Grant
2018 Selected for White Label Series, Joyful Noise Recordings
2017 Artist Residency, Women’s Audio Mission
2017 Akonadi Foundation Beloved Community Fund
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Chhoti Maa has performed internationally, here are some highlights:
SFMOMA, SF (2025)
Cumbiaton, The Chapel, SF (2025)
Summer Sessions, SF Jazz, SF (2024)
Bandcamp, Oakland (2023)
Mini Tour (2023)
Mexico, La Jicara & SequiaSF Carnaval, SF (2023)
Piquitos de Oro Tour (2023)
Colombia, La Roma Records
Ecuador, Selina
Chile, El Chopo & El CanarioWeaving Spirits, Festival of 2S Performance, CounterPulse, SF (2022)
OMCA, Oakland (2019)
Our Future Fest, LA (2019)
SXSW, Austin (2019)
Intertribal Hip Hop Showcase, Gto, Mexico (2019)
Indigenous Hip Hop, Columbia University, NY (2019)
Toronto Pride, Toronto, Canada (2018)
Sonido Clash Festival, San Jose (2018)
En Defensa a la Memoria, Mexico City (2018)
Agua Corre Spanish Tour, Spain (2017)
Indigenous Medicina Summer Tour, West Coast, US (2016)
BAMPFA, Berkeley (2014)
Art Dubai, UAE (2012)
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2023 "Tatema", Official Selection, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, New Mexico, US
2022 "Tome Nota", Cine Animal Noche de Videoclips, Gto. Mexico
2021 “Loka”, 24th Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin, TX
2019 Official Selection, Atiza, 22nd Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Austin, TX
2018 4th Place in 14th Annual QWOC Film Festival, QWOCMAP, San Francisco, CA
Indigo Ensemble
SF Jazz, San Francisco, US (2024)
with Corina Santos, Camellia Boutrous, Bri Izaguirre, Caro Acuña Olvera & Ro Cordova
Piquitos de Oro Tour
El Chopo, Valparaiso, Chile (2023)
with Valentina Peralta, DJ Mala Vida, DJ Maria Dub
Weaving Spirits
San Francisco, US (2022)
with beto guapoflaco, Keith Avelino Hernandez, Carlo Ignacio Gutierrez, Dioganhdih, DJ Mala Vida, Ginger Cuevas & KJ Jackson
Toronto Pride
Toronto, Canada (2018)
with Dioganhdih
