Alwan for the Arts and Joe's Pub Present:
Gaida and her Ensemble: Levantine Indulgence
Joe's Pub | 425 Lafayette Street | New York, NY 10003 $20
Thursday, February 19, 2009 9:30 PM
order tickets online at www.joespub.com or by calling 212-967-7555
Gaida improvised incantatory lines as an accomplished jazz vocalist might have done… plaintive, gauzy vocals effectively disarmed listeners”- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune
Gaida Hinnawi is a vocalist and composer working at the intersection of the New York Arab and improvised music scenes. Her songs draw at once on classical Arabic music, Syrian folk traditions, and free improvisations that expand on traditional Arabic maqams (modes) to produce an original and highly personal style marked by great emotional intensity. An acclaimed singer from an early age, Gaida was born in Germany and raised in Damascus. Later she lived in Kuwait, Paris, and Detroit, where she received classical voice training at Wayne State University.
Now settled in New York, Gaida works with leading music artists such as Amir ElSaffar, Brahim Fribgane, Arturo Martinez, Zafer Tawil, and Rufus Cappadocia. She appeared on Jonathan Demme's latest film,Rachel Getting Married, which featured one of her compositions and a performance with Robyn Hitchcock. She has subsequently performed with Hitchcock on several occasions in New York. She also recorded with Gillian Welsh and Alejandro Escovedo on Demme's previous film,Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains. Gaida composed and performed an original song for the documentary film,The First Saturday in May. Her debut CD, Levantine Indulgence is scheduled for release in the spring of 2009.
Lieberman Management Presents:
ReplyDeleteGaida and her Ensemble: Levantine Indulgence with special guest Liz Longley
Friday, May 15, 2009 @10pm
The Bowery Poetry Club
Gaida is a vocalist and composer working at the intersection of the New York Arab and improvised music scenes. Her songs draw at once on classical Arabic music, Syrian folk traditions, and free improvisations that expand on traditional Arabic maqams (modes) to produce an original and highly personal style marked by great emotional intensity. An acclaimed singer from an early age, Gaida was born in Germany and raised in Damascus. Later she lived in Kuwait, Paris, and Detroit, where she received classical voice training at Wayne State University. Now settled in New York, Gaida works with leading music artists such as Amir ElSaffar, Brahim Fribgane, Arturo Martinez, Zafer Tawil, and Rufus Cappadocia. She appeared on Jonathan Demme's latest film, Rachel Getting Married, which featured one of her compositions and a performance with Robyn Hitchcock. She has subsequently performed with Hitchcock on several occasions in New York. She also recorded with Gillian Welsh and Alejandro Escovedo on Demme's previous film, Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains. Gaida composed and performed an original song for the documentary film, The First Saturday in May.
Tickets:
General Admission Seating/Standing*: $15 ($12 advanced ticket)
The Bowery Poetry Club:
308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
212.614.0505
foot of First Street, between Houston & Bleecker
across the street from CBGBs
F train to Second Ave, or 6 train to B
Bowery Poetry Club
@musik
ReplyDeleteI went ahead and approved this comment because I support Gaida but the comment thread isn't really the right place for information like this. In the future if you contact me directly I'll make a new post letting people know about her (your?) upcoming shows.