(ITA/USA, Midfinger Rec.)
Laura’s songwriting is strongly based on her two instruments (piano and voice), and enriched by contrastingsounds, bells, strings, voices, noises, drums, guitars, played by other musicians who recorded and perform with her. She has often been defined... |
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“I don’t like the grain of the canvas to dictate the direction of my textures, I prefer to create my own so that I feel I have control of every element put into a piece. I use gesso and dry brush oils to give a relief, then a succession of glazes to combine the tonal ranges, balancing colors so that they work in harmony with each other.”
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 Sindi Sampson is a jozi based utility artist, doing song, broken word and almost dance.
Trained as a performance artist at the University of Stellenbosch and UCT.Dance training with Sylvia Glasser's Moving Into Dance in Johannesburg. Appeared in a number of television dramas and soaps on local television (Generations, Binnelanders, It rained ... |
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The Chinyakare Ensemble under the direction of Julia Tsitsi Chigamba, Master Dancer, singer, and instrumentalist from Zimbabwe, is recognized for its authentic presentation of Zimbabwean music and dance. Julia founded Tawanda MuChinyakare (“we are in the deep traditions of our ancestors”) in 2000. All ensemble musicians and dancers are ... |
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Piwai
Singer / Song writer/ Performer
Piwai’s reverberating soulful voice & dynamic stage presence has left audiences pumped up for more mystifying and exotic sounds. In her own right she is a bona fide singer/songwriter, mbira (thumb piano) player and percussionist, whose ethnic background is heavily rooted in Zimbabwe.
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Essiene Esther
Musician, Producer
Born in Paris France, Estha Divine is one of the latest in a long line of tribal princes and chiefs from Cameroon with an ancestry going back ... |
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Aura Msimang – Life’s Journey Through Music
Although her parents passionately disapproved, music was Aura Msimang’s first love, growing up in the dusty streets of Bloemfontein, South Africa.
Transition between childhood in SA and early adulthood in other countries/exile?
In the late 1960's, Aura began appearing as a singer ... |
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Zivanai Masango
Zivanai keeps carving a place for himself in the hearts and minds of audiences and musicians alike with his sweet, sincerely heartfelt and ticklish style of guitar playing. Although particularly known for his beautifully rhythmic Southern African style, Zivanai has become popular for his ability to fuse his African rhythm sensibilities ... |
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Djenane Saint Juste
Artistic Director of Afoutayi Dance, Music and Arts Company
53 La Grande Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112
(415) 574-7205/
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Djenane Saint Juste, a native of Haiti, is an accomplished choreographer, dancer, actress and vocalist specializing in Haitian traditional dance folklore. ... |
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