Niva Flor, Ph.D. is an ethnomusicologist, vocal artist, and sound healing practitioner. Deeply inspired by the Afro diasporic musical traditions and sounds of Brazil, West Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, India and North American Blues and Soul, Niva uses her voice and musical instruments to create a soundscape for healing, infusing the ancient with the contemporary as a mode of healing. Niva Flor received her B.A. in music from Spelman College, and her M.A. and Ph.D in Ethnomusicology from the University of California Los Angeles. Niva received her certification in the Sound, Voice and the Healing Arts program at the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2016.