semantikon feature literature
Mar. 2005
La Tasha N. Nevada Diggs
works
AUDIO
biography

Writer, vocalist, and Harlem denizen, Latasha N. Nevada Diggs explores sound through
macaronic verse, language and electronic vocal processing. A fellow of the Cave Canem
Workshop for African American Poets, Latasha has completed residencies at Caldera Art
Space and Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center as well as receiving a Zora Neale Hurston
scholarship from Naropa Institute and New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship.

Diggs has authored two chap-books, Ichi-Ban: from the files of negríta muñeca linda and Ni-ban:
Villa Misería, produced and wrote for the conceptual audio project, Televisíon, and is the lead electronic vocalist for two bands, the Yohimbe Brothers, fronted by Vernon Reid and DJ Logic and The Beat Kids, fronted by Guillermo E. Brown.

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mug shot pedigree
    
tall                brown                mid-frame                bald

tree               bag                average                   clean
shaven
high tower           wood                 proportionate           
      groomed
long                                       tight                        
      buzzed
elegant          dark brindle        loose temperament  
      scalped


6”2

Philipe Roberts, A661126, Black Male
Whelped: 05-07-85, Stud Book: 12-87; Call Name: Phieggy Boo
Tests: [OFA ( 1. ) Good 03-17-87, SLT/PRA ( 2. ) 05-87, Clear, CS 2644G33F]
[SIRE: Pierre Roberts]
[DAM: Juanita Mackie Roberts]

1 liter              white oak           built                        
     waves
thirst quencher black strap        thick      boy
40 ounce creamy muthafucka    kunta kente
          runt of litter
sip of _____      jet                    mighty joe young
         overgrown

             deep plum           baby daddy           DMX
                         waxed              certified                 stud
             broad                               champion                     doo
rag

smooth      laid back       shoulder
front           & rear                strong & balanced

Breeder(s): unknown at this moment




1. OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals). When a dog is registered with The American Kennel Club, for example, the dog will be given a grade regarding the orthopedic health of its hips and elbows. This is done so in hopes of reducing the incidence of canine hip dysplasia in future offspring.

2. PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy). A disease of the retina and hereditary disorder found in most purebred adult dogs. Diagnosis of the disease is usually made by an ophthalmoscopic examination