Editorial Reviews
Music Review:
Music Review
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Christmas Eve and Other Stories
Clearly Three - Trios from the Twentieth Century
Cocoon, Pt. 2 [CD-single] [Import]
Clube Carnavelesco Inocentes [Import]
Arriba el Sur y Mas Arriba el Norte
About the Artist
Mirabai is a singer, storyteller, and composer, who has fused her background in both Eastern and Western vocal traditions with story and poetry from around the world. She performs in a wide variety of musical styles and artistic collaborations, from jazz, dance/theatre, and New Music, to World Music and original compositions. She has appeared in concert with Baba Olatunji, Glen Velez, Steve Gorn, David Darling, Eddie Daniels, Souren Baronian, Max Roach, Coleman Barks, and Martita Goshen's Earthworks. She was a member of the American Festival of Microtonal Music Ensemble, recorded for Newport Classics and Great American Audio, and was part of the award-winning storytelling video series "Sharing the Circle". Most recently, she has been in a production of Music and Storytelling with members of the New Mexico Symphony, and is on the faculty of the Contemporary Music Program at the College of Santa Fe. In addition to performing, Mirabai maintains a private studio and teaches the practice of the Voice.
Album Description
An East/West caravan of interwoven melodies and exotic rhythms carries the timeless and ecstatic words of the Mystic poets, Rumi, Lalla, Ghalib, and the artist's namesake, 15th century Hindu poetess, Mirabai. In the company of world-class musicians, including Glen Velez, Steve Gorn, Eddie Daniels, and Bruce Dunlap; Mirabai's compositions are unique, yet familiar, blending the complexity of Western harmony with the lean melodic and rhythmic beauty of the Indian and Middle Eastern traditions.