Danishta Rivero

improviser and sound artist

Danishta Rivero is a musician and sound artist based in Oakland. She is a vocalist who performs on electronics and the Hydrophonium, a water-based electro-acoustic percussion instrument she created.

Rivero performs solo as well as with her electro-acoustic duo Voicehandler with percussionist Jacob Felix Heule. She is also half of Las Sucias, a feminist noise reggeatón duo with Alexandra Buschman.

Previous projects include Blood Wedding, a just intonation noise duo with Chuck Johnson.

Contact: danishtarivero at gmail dot com

Links:
Home Page: http://www.danishtarivero.com/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/danishtarivero

Upcoming Events:

22Aug

Saturday, August 22 2026 10:00 AM

Flip Flop Farms [640 Cabrillo Hwy, Pescadero, CA 94060]
Woodstockhausen is an experimental music festival for emerging and established artists, regional and international, showcasing diverse practices in experimental music, synesthetic video, and performance. It was founded in 2001 in the redwoods of Santa Cruz, CA, and now takes place annually in California, New York, and Mexico City.

Ava Koohbor
Lauren Sarah Hayes
Amy Reed
Zachary James Watkins
Brendan Glasson
Marielle V Jakobsons
Voicehandler
Sprinkler
CHARI
Connor Tomaka
Shanna Sordahl
ThisNeverHappened More...

Videos

and truth, and not from danishta rivero on Vimeo.

Danishta Rivero

CDs on which Danishta Rivero appears:

Artist

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oakland reductionist orchestra

west and east baying

Queen Bee Records

Bruckmann/Heule/Nishi-Smith/Rivero

negligiblism

Full Spectrum Records

FS158

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