Raven Chacon

1977–

Introduction

Raven Chacon (born 1977) is a Diné composer, musician and artist. Born in Fort Defiance, Arizona within the Navajo Nation, Chacon became the first Native American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music, for his Voiceless Mass in 2022.

He has also been a solo performer of noise music and worked with groups such as Postcommodity.

Wikidata identifier

Q7296393

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, composer, musician

ULAN identifier

500783540

Names

Raven Chacon

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First acquired
2022

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artists/19177



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