NKODIA is an Artist, Dancer, Singer, and Song Writer based in the Hudson Valley. Her music is very much inspired by the traditional polyrhythmic Melodies from her homeland in Congo. Her debut self-made album, “NZODIAK,” is a love letter to the astral world and a medicinal travel through her interpretation of the zodiac seasons. Jaguar Punch, Nkodia’s production name, is a reflection of the punch in the intricate beats she uses as well as one of the spirits of the national animals of Congo. “Nkodia” is a Congolese name that symbolizes the spiral and honors the patience of the process of evolution like the snail. Nkodia collaborates with percussionist Angel Michal Lau, a Peruvian born drummer who also incorporates the rhythms and sounds from this motherland.