Dessa

Biography

Dessa, born Margret Wander in Minneapolis in 1981, is an American rapper and singer known for literate, melodic hip hop that moves easily between rapping and singing. A member of the *Doomtree* collective, she broke through solo with 'A Badly Broken Code' in 2010 and followed it with 'Castor, the Twin', 'Parts of Speech' and 'Chime'. She has also written books of poetry and the memoir My Own Devices, and recorded with the *Minnesota Orchestra*.