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Soesja Citroen
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Soesja Citroen (singer and composer) has brought her music to Dutch and international stages for over 25 years. In recent years, she has been singing her own compositions with pianist Berend van den Berg and bassist Ruud Ouwehand. She was born in The Hague, was raised with classical music and as a teenager started to sing jazz. After completing her Master’s in social psychology, she opted for jazz and took voice and piano lessons. She has performed in many European countries, played at the Yatra Jazz Festival in India, sung in New York and toured though Indonesia. After making three LP’s with, among others, Nedly Elstak, Willem Breuker and Nico Bunink, she recorded her album Soesja Citroen Sings Thelonious Monk in 1983 with Cees Slinger
Soesja Citroen: Don't Cry Baby
by Tracey Nolan
Great songwriters are not always great singers. While Soesja Citroen has the ability to create a sense of intimacy with her voice, it is not a great instrument. Her songs however, are captivating. Citroen struggles with intonation and pitch. Her shortcomings are most obvious when she stays in her upper register, which is thin and often ...