Atéha “Jojo Sounds” Bailly is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer based in Somerville, MA. He is a Master of Divinity candidate at Harvard Divinity School where he studies music’s role in religious and racial identity formation and the ethics of artistic persona. Inspired by his multiethnic and multi-religious family background, his music blends musical traditions from across the black diaspora to explore life in the interstices of cultures, places, and identities. He is currently working on a collection of songs that consider the relationship between waterways and ideas of migration, home, and homeland.

He has also released several projects under the name Jo Atto and was awarded the Kaspar T. Locher Creative Scholarship for his 2016 release Things I See. He is an alumnus of the Boston Children’s Chorus, a member of the Boston-based vocal ensemble Voices 21C and the bassist for Realized Nation, a music collective that collaborates with Boston nonprofits.