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surrealist. blues. poet. “the color of rain” is an album . “florida water” is a book of poetry. come to a show. let’s be offline together.
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dear kin and folk, may this news lift and lighten your spirits. i am really excited to share with you all the cover for my SOPHOMORE ALBUM, the color of rain. ☔️
Rain nourishes, blesses, and renews. It loves everything it touches. This album is the space between droplets. At the crux of rising fascism, i offer a waking-dream intervention, amid the sinister reality of contemporary events. A prompt to look up at the sky within., the color of rain.
This is an evolution from the intimate, live-café energy of my debut album, when the poems do what they do. While i nod at the Black Arts Movement’s legacy and lineage, this album is a conjure to experiment and explore the interior, to listen, and develop new sounds. ✨🎶🎤
it is a deep honor to have worked closely with @officialmeshell and my heart @drumbrownie on producing this collection of poems and song as an offering and a reflection.
In true community organizing fashion, i was privileged to bring artists together, recruiting meaningful musical contributions from @boombishop , @joshuaajohn , @mindlessinertia , @jermainepaul_ , @ambroseire, @coryhenry and @nicosegal . With features by @georgia.muldrow, @ganavya , @novenacarmel @harpista, @mereba, @mickjenkins, and @vicmensa .
For the devoted lovers of poetry, there are breadcrumbs of metaphor and meaning embedded within and throughout my musical choices. A call to testify, imagine, and transmute, the color of rain is the hue of daring introspection. A rinse. This album is my refusal of convention and apathy. I encourage the listener not just to hear, but to drift, to wander, to go inward—to feel. Be the poem we need right now.
The first official single, “elsewhere” is available on all streaming platforms with an incredible visual film directed by @jesseboykins3rd I encourage you to bare withness…
the color of rain is set to be released May 22, 2026
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER today! www.ajamonet.com
Album art by @tokioaoyama & design by @michaelryanbrennan
#ajamonet #poetryalbum #spokenword #jazz #blues
25 Mar 2026
dearest kin and folk,
it is with loving reverence that i am sharing with you all the cover for my new book of poems called, “Florida water.” The book will be a hard cover collection of poems to be released on June 3rd, 2025 and it is currently available for PreOrder now. If able and willing it would mean the world to have your support. (Please check link in bio)
it’s been almost 8 years since i released my first full collection of poems, “my mother was a freedom fighter.” and so im looking forward to finally letting go of this deeply personal and political collection. These poems, like the cleansing waters of spiritual baths, rinse, reflect, and reveal the raw truths that lie within.
In this vulnerable meditation, i reflect on migrating to South Florida in search of love, connection, and belonging, unearthing the delicate balance between the poet, the lover, and the community organizer.
for any and all press inquiries:
[email protected]
for galleys to review etc:
[email protected]
25 Feb 2025
friends ✨ it is with great honor that i share the album cover with you all for my first ever album called, “when the poems do what they do.” a double disc vinyl record & digital is CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER. 🔗link in bio. album out officially JUNE 9th 2023. ✨
i made this record in the middle of lockdown at Westlake recording studio. for seven days, i worked with some of the best musicians today recording the way i always dreamed of, from the ground up.
thanks to one of the best recording engineers @davew_davew at that time we had no idea when, if, or how the world would open back up but we came together to create something special. every part of this project has been considered with artistic intention with the hopes to offer you all a timeless piece of art. with love, care, and much deliberation.
a poem is in fact a doing. to be a poet is to be a shaman of shifting and shaping interior worlds. to animate the unlanguageable truths we share between one another. not all poets are alike. i take that title very seriously. happy poetry month to all the poets ✍🏾
what words could i possibly share with you all to convey the magnitude of this moment for me? if there is something you need to hear today to convince you that this record is worth preordering, let us pretend i said it. let us pretend this caption is so touching and vulnerable and completely awe inspiring. and right now it is worthy of your hard earned attention and dollar. truth is sharing this is terrifying and im at a loss for words. truth is im really really proud of this project and i can only hope it will move and inspire you. truth is poetry saves my life everyday and im just grateful to still be here with you all.
i give thanks to my elders and all those who came before me and helped make this very moment possible. thanks to those who work through me. 🌊
thank you to the incredible @delphinediallo for shooting this cover and to @trillmurray for helping me execute the design 🙏🏾 thank you @def.sound for your everything.
the time has finally come…
PREORDER PREORDER PREORDER (please)
#whenthepoemsdowhattheydo #ajamonet #poetry
04 Apr 2023
"Family chooses you" - Aja's View From A Bridge
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Filmed + interviewed @joe___bloom
Edit @jobarratt
Music @joiwiren
Production @calhughes1
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#poetry #family #love #life
11 Nov 2026
Crossing Border 2026 was one for the books. Thank you all for coming to celebrate literature, poetry and mesmerizing music performances with us. Rest up, play a record & sit down with your newest read.
Crossing Border festival will return in 2027 on 2-7 November. Until then, we’ll see you at Borderkitchen.
📸 : @remco_koers_photography
08 Nov 2026
What if the world could stretch beyond the limits we've imagined for it? Beyond the lines we've drawn, the divisions we've inherited, the borders we've mistaken for truths.
As we look toward the next decade of creative civic engagement, we’ll continue to walk toward what has yet to be imagined, and all that we might become together.
Ten years of For Freedoms.
Help us make what's next possible. Support our anniversary campaign by donating to the link in bio.
Image:
aja monet (@ajamonet), I Want A God Who Doesn’t Put Borders Around Heaven. Installed in collaboration with Movement Voter Fund (@movementvoterfund) in 2024 in New Orleans, LA. Photo courtesy of Alyssa Meadows (@ameadowsphoto).
07 Nov 2026
“I just wish we conversed and treated each other as if we were always making music”
Mano Sundaresan talks to aja monet about set design, poetic music, and more at @pitchforklondon
07 Nov 2026
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19TH! 🎶🎙️ Poetry and music come together as a force for good!
The @GRAMMYMuseum welcomes rising artist and pillar of the Black Creative Renaissance @ajamonet for an evening exploring her sophomore album, “the color of rain”, her creative process, and career with @NovenaCarmel, host of KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. The conversation will be followed by a special performance in the Museum’s intimate 200-seat Clive Davis Theater.
A Surrealist Blues Poet, aja monet draws on the tradition of poetry as a force for social change. Through her work and collaborations with artists, activists, and cultural leaders, she continues to push creative boundaries and inspire meaningful dialogue.
Get your tickets for this incredible evening NOW through the link in our profile! 🔗
Have Fun, Stay Black! See y’all outside! 🔌✨🫶🏾
🗓️ Thursday, November 19th
⏰ 7:30pm
📍 GRAMMY Museum in DTLA
🧭 800 W Olympic Blvd
#losangeles #thingstodoinLA #blackevents #blackLA #blkeventsLA
06 Nov 2026
Surrealist blues poet aja monet returned to Le Guess Who? with a powerful performance and a beautiful curated program.
📸 @noah.schielen
06 Nov 2026
The opening day at the 20th edition of Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands, featured spoken-word interventions, foundational hip-hop, regional folk traditions, and cutting-edge SWANA sonics converging.
The evening featured a piercing poetry reading from Palestinian author Mohammed El-Kurd, whose sharp, incisive lines set a grounded, reflective tone early on. Guest curator Aja Monet transformed TivoliVredenburg with her soulful blues-poetry, while Shadia Mansour commanded the stage with formidable rap cadences and unwavering presence. Rounding out the night’s palette, Alsarah & The Nubatones lit up the room with vibrant East African rhythms, while duo Aïta Mon Amour bridged ancestral Moroccan heritage with modern club textures.
Stay tuned to SceneNoise for full coverage of Le Guess Who? 2026. 🔊
🎥 @scenenoise
📸 Jelmer de Haas
Tess Janssen
06 Nov 2026
AJA MONET 🔥❤️ Live at Le Guess Who? Festival. Opening Night, 20th anniversary edition. It was dope ✌🏾🔥
#leguesswho #ajamonet #culture #jazz #ramdath hiphop
05 Nov 2026
A very special moment: Cody ChesnuTT presenting MAKING SCIENCE SIMPLE—a new analog experiment that centers on the immediate power of both the human spirit and the living word.
📸 @noah.schielen
05 Nov 2026
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