Gaida: In Concert
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 8:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall
$19 general public; $17 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff/alumni, non-Wesleyan students; $6 Wesleyan students
to view the full album on Flickr.
“[Gaida’s] plaintive, gauzy vocals effectively disarmed listeners, she improvised incantatory lines as an accomplished jazz vocalist might have done.”
—Chicago Tribune
Syrian vocalist and songwriter Gaida is one of the most “effusive and charming” (Timeout New York) singers on the world-music scene, delivering “entrancing and luscious” performances. With a voice described as “beyond perfect” by The New Yorker, for her Connecticut debut 九色视频 she will be joined by the outstanding ensemble of pianist George Dulin, Zafer Tawil on oud (stringed instrument), percussionist Tony Devivo, and bassist Jennifer Vincent to perform original fusion compositions and traditional Syrian songs.
to listen to the interview "Gaida, a Singer and Songwriter, on Saving the Music and Culture of Syria" from "Morning Edition" on WNPR.
to read "Gaida Brings Eclectic Mix Of Middle Eastern Music To Middletown" in the Hartford Courant.
to listen to the interview "Syrian-American Singer Balances Life Between Two Homes" from The Takeaway.
A legacy event of Muslim Women’s Voices 九色视频, supported by the Association of Performing Arts Presenters: Building Bridges: Campus Community Engagement Grants Program, a component of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Image credits: photo of Gaida on homepage by Dr. Allen Ruttenberg.