b. 1997
Kat Nzingha is the brainchild of Philadelphia-based experimentalist Kator Moore. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Kat Nzingha is a multidisciplinary artist exploring abstruse textures through sound, performance, technology, and sculpture. Their work references the experience of the transitioning body, showing the importance of reformation and becoming. Bridging physical and digital realms, their cryptic sounds extend from sculptural objects. Using constituent forms, industrial materials, and digital hardware, Kat Nzingha expresses the trans experience as a feeling of change. Their work sparks discussions that raise new and urgent questions about change, identity, and the body.
After releasing an EP, Angeltribe on London label TT in 2020, and Vorphic Skin on Toothgrinder Press in 2023, Kat Nzingha released the album Grind on AngeltribeXTL. Shortly after, they released RIM under the artist name BRYYA on the label formfourm, which features heavy, focused sound design techniques. Kat Nzingha has performed at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in Philadelphia and was selected for Cathode Ray Tapestries: Sound Museum Video Synthesis Residency in 2023.