Collections by Michelle Brown WSG the Uke Griot Angela Denise Davis

Like so many adults, Angela Denise Davis took piano lessons for many years as a child and was involved in middle school chorus but discontinued her music instruction after high school. She had a profound loss of vision in 2003 and became legally blind, which caused her to rethink how she could engage music. Angela ultimately discovered the ukulele in 2015, and it changed her life.

In January of 2019, she started teaching ukulele classes and formed The Ukulele Griot Collective.  The Collective focuses on awakening musical skills in adults in order to increase social engagement and foster joy in making music. Davis assists students in laying a foundation that will provide a framework for independent learning beyond group instruction. She believes that almost anyone can learn to play the ukulele and reap a wealth of benefits from music instruction.

Her work as a minister focuses on how the fusion of art and spirituality can enlarge the ground beneath our feet and enrich the ways we move in personal and social spaces. She is a graduate of Clark Atlanta University where she earned a B.A. in Art. She also holds a Master of Divinity from Vanderbilt University Divinity School and a Master of Science in rehabilitation counseling from Georgia State University. 

Davis is also the creator, host, and producer of the ZAMI NOBLA Podcast. This podcast is for black lesbians over 40 who have always wanted a sound source that gets them. The show centers their lives with conversations about health and wellness, love and relationships, and current events.