Draft:Dr. Harry Edgar Palacio



Harry Edgar Palacio single straight male, an American singer-songwriter, writer and artist. He performed with Grammy winners and Grammy nominated artists including Ari Up; lead singer of The Slits 'Godmothers of Punk' former members of The Raincoats and La Gran Mawon, world renowned Afro-Taino fusion band; at Lucy's Garage, Paramount Theater, NYC, El Malecon; Santo Domingo, Dom Rep, September Fest, etc. His projects 'Oregon Kool-aid' and Tengoku and devil pussy is singer-songwriter/ recording artist/ producer found on all platforms. Harry is a numerous award winning author: anthology featured in Remezcla, finalist for Fjords Review Book Competition, semi-finalist for Quartz Literary competition, grand prix at Hudson Valley MOCA Writing Off the Walls, Finishing Line Press chapbook competition, Finishing Line Press book competition, grand prix St. George School literary contest, & Grand Prix International Voices. He performed at Electronica 1.0, Electronica 1.1. Hāri has been accepted to be published in Punt Volat, Tule Review, Landlocked Magazine, Taint Taint Taint magazine, Untenured, Inlandia & elsewhere. He is an award winning fine artist with illustrations published in Bellevue Literary Review and International Voices who has shown fine art at several solo gallery exhibits in New York City, Westchester, & Hudson Valley; including School of Visual Arts, Open Studios Peekskill 2016, 2017, & 2021; Robeson Gallery, H-Art gallery, & Mount Kisco Arts Council. He was a music journalist & contributor at Tom Tom Magazine, More Sugar, & Popfadblog. He is nephew of former Dominican Republic Consulate José Saldaña. He has read 4,140 books in his lifetime. He was top #26 reader in the US & #49 globally, a WARY 88.1 radio DJ and Rock Music Director. Harry is an international yoga teacher 200 Hr certified by Universe Yoga Alliance in Nepal & yoga teacher training instructor: whose guru is Sri Dharma Mittra (master of poses); whom studied under Sri Yogi Gupta. He is second generation Osho lineage. He has meditated 107k minutes. Harry a USA citizen lives in Westchester New York, former residence Dominican Republic, & Nepal. He received a Masters in Education from Manhattanville College. He was accepted into Harvard University. The New School & Rolling Stone Magazine alumni, Parsons School of Design School & Complex alumni. Former New York Military Academy student (JROTC). He is a BIPOC artist living with schizophrenia.