Amazing Talent Of The Week: Artist Riva Nyri Precil is reviving Haitian Culture Through Her Artistic
- Author: Heru DaGod | Editor: Rhyvah
- Feb 22, 2016
- 2 min read

Riva Precil is one of the most unique and distinctive artists in the indie world. Alongside her creative and business partner, Guitarist/composer Monvelyno Alexis, Riva has firmly incorporated and establish a brand that represents something bigger than herself, which is Haitian Culture. Her brand has been growing exponentially, and her music has even gotten the attention of Mega Star Usher.
Born in Brooklyn, Riva had the opportunity to grow up in Haiti--a cultural and artistic oasis--where she studied music, art, folkloric and modern dance, and theatre under some of the most relevant instructors of their genre.
As a part of development, knowledge and education, Riva recognized that she had to travel outside of Haiti in order to widen her perspective. She obtained a degree in Music Therapy at Loyola University in New Orleans and completed a Music Therapy internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan.
She also has had the opportunity to teach music, art, and movement to a wide variety of populations in diverse settings, such as child care centers, children’s hospitals, nursing homes, and schools and non-profit organizations such as Haiti Cultural Exchange.
As a Performing artist and songwriter, Riva has released a debut album, Perle De Culture ( Cultural Pearl), which is a fusion of traditional Haitian songs, roots, soul, African tones, and jazz elements in Haitian Creole. The album is available on various music platforms as TIDAL, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, etc... Riva has been known to bless the stages of various prominent events including the CARIFESTA 2015 in Haiti, Make Music New York festivals, and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
The artist, Riva Precil, has created an artistic movement that is not only geared towards productivity but also towards cultural development and women empowerment. Through her artistic expressions, she is surely promoting Haitian culture in all its entirety. Fr all of her artistic acoomplishements as well as scoail movements, Riva desrves to be our Amazing Talent of the week. KZPROMO INC will continue to support you on your artistic journey.
In case you have been outta this world, check out her latest video, Nan Domi (In My Sleep)
website : lovenyri.com
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