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Benefit Performance at Spaceland 2005

Busking in New York City , 2002
Mataji Booker as "M Dot", Bob Holman's Bowery Poetry Club NYC

Performing a series of Monday nights with the Bips
(Bowery Poetry Club Improv Poets) The group was
founded & lead by Robert Galinsky


The Viper Room Downstairs, Los Angeles, CA May 28 2006
Can of Jam Presents Kaleidasound Akustic Lounge


On stage with Brig Feltus at the Airliner 04/18/06

October 2006 was a busy month for my acoustic guitar.

10/15/2006 10:00 PM - The Mint w/ Coleen Love Joy & Rafaella!

Last performance in the U.S. before moving to Italy Dec. 1, 2006
Cafe Lo Cubano 3401 California St., San Francisco 11/28/06

I played regular gigs at Transmissions, a free weekly showcase located
at Crane's Tavern in Hollywood; brought to you by the Quality Collective.

At art and music event put on by the Quality Collective. This
performance was done without a mic, on a ladder in a hallway at
3am at a space upstairs on Melrose next to Phat Beatz.

Soul Sessions at the Grand Star in China Town.

Thanks to Jaclyn Strong of Can of Jam, I was able to play many
wonderful gigs at one of my favorite intimate space, the Derby in
Los Feliz. This was my last show there to date. Fri. 02/08/08

Last show in 2008. I played this show in at Abbot's Habit in Venice
along side one of my best friend's Tasneem Nanji (formerly Jungli)
08/08/08


Photo shoot for Lexus/Essence Magazine Jan. 2009

2009's sole performance: Opening for George Molina
of the Uplifters @ the Grand Star Jazz Club in Chinatown.
Hosted by Transmissions/Quality Collective

Mataji Booker and friend, George Molina







Sound Report @ Downtown LA's Mezz.
First Show of 2011 feat. Joshua Silverstein
& Joshua Scheffrin on Beat Box & Alto Sax

Modeling Portfolio

Photographer credits include: Michael Bernard,
Jeff Scott, Jerome Duchange, Carolyn Fong, Lance Griffin,
Shane Axelrod, ColienaRentmeester, Raquel Honore,
Eleonora Ghioldi, Melody McDaniel, Sonny Venezuela
& Matt Schodorf.

Element Eden Advocate - Mataji Booker

"Element Eden Advocate Mataji Booker embodies what Power to the Planet stands for. Not only has she worked to educate and register young voters to inspire positive change in government, she currently works with the Step Up Women's Network as an after school program instructor and workshop facilitator using Spoken Word Poetry and performance as the medium to bulid confidence and self knowledge in teenage girls. She is a dancer, musician, actress, artist, model dj, activist, teacher, and inspiration to anyone who crosses her path. She is a rare talent who uses all of her creative gifts to empower others."

"A true renaissance woman, Element Eden Advocate Mataji Booker is a sometimes actress and model, a classically trained dancer (she performed with the Lula Washington Dance Theater from 1995-1998), a musician and artist. She has busked in New York City, sold her calligraphy art on the streets of Rome, performed music in Mexico, Rome, Barcelona and Japan, and has had Polaroid photography showings worldwide." Jardine Hammond, Element Eden

Djing at Elements/Tom Shoes GIVE*A Creative Collaboration

Mataji's Advocate Interview.