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She received her BA in film and video from Hollins University and is a co-creator, along with her four sisters of The People Could Fly Project, a multimedia project documenting the dreams and stories of people in the African Diaspora. Abioto has worked with different artists and groups including Afropop Worldwide, Holy Mojo, The Black Portlanders, Spirit Law Center, Diamond Law, and others that value life force. She was a 2017 Artist in Residence at Open Signal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5871580b414fb539f15dca11/1520462523774-LXM9DP96THV9QAUXPCK1/Marilyn-Keller-in-Adelaide-016_72.jpg Maxville to Vanport Creative team - Marilyn Keller, Vocalist Marilyn Keller is a singer who performs a diverse range of jazz, gospel, and musical theatre throughout Oregon and abroad and was voted into Oregon Jazz Society’s Hall of Fame 2016. She joined Black Swan Classic Jazz Band in 1997 and has toured throughout Europe and the US. 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