A.J. Haynes is a Black & Filipina queer femme musical artist, educator, and reproductive freedom advocate. She is the front woman for genre-expansive soul power band Seratones.
< all artistsA.J. Haynes is a Black & Filipina queer femme musical artist, educator, and reproductive freedom advocate. She is the front woman for genre-expansive soul power band Seratones.
< all artistsA.J. is a member of the Grammy Recording Academy’s Black Artist Collective–special advisory group that aims to amplify Black voices–and an active member of the Grammy Recording Academy. A.J. spent her early childhood in rural Columbia, Louisiana and has been an active community member of Shreveport, Louisiana for nearly two decades.
Touring with her band, Seratones offers unique perspectives on the potential of co-creating community spaces. She has garnered many accolades for her songwriting, most recently winning second place in the International Songwriting Competition. Through the diverse richness in her experiences, A.J. embodies how creating art from a place of intersectional vulnerabilities helps to create liberatory futures for us all.
