Leni Stern's Career is “One of Modern Music's Great Adventures"
EP is “A Glorious Triumph"
“Her Electric Guitar... Burns Like Santana"
Critics have begun to weigh in on the global sound of singer/guitarist Leni Stern's striking new EP, Spirit In the Water. Veteran writer Neil Tesser described the collection as “a glorious triumph," and remarked that Stern's eclectic career has emerged as “one of modern music's great adventures." Stern's recent journeys to India, Mali, Madagascar and elsewhere will soon be featured in a multi-page Dirty Linen profile and via a Jazziz interview as well.
Stern's new songs combine South Indian Ragas (sung in the local dialect of Tamil) with haunting tales of African sorcerers, sung in Wollof, the language of Senegal, and much more. Recorded on analog tape, the EP has a warm, soulful sound, evocative of jazz and rock albums of the 1960's.
Spirit In the Water precedes a new, full-length Leni Stern album to be released later in 2010 - details of the full CD will be announced soon. Until then, Stern, who has been described by The New York Times' Nate Chinen as “a guitarist and vocalist with an ethereal sensibility," is in the midst of a series of international performances, including a recent appearance with the legendary Salif Keita at the Festival on the Niger in Segou, the old capital of Mali. In January, Stern made a return performance at the famed Festival in the Desert in Essakane, Mali. Stern will soon perform in New Delhi on March 6th, and in Mumbai, India (with her full band,) for International Women's Day on March 8th.
EP is “A Glorious Triumph"
“Her Electric Guitar... Burns Like Santana"
Critics have begun to weigh in on the global sound of singer/guitarist Leni Stern's striking new EP, Spirit In the Water. Veteran writer Neil Tesser described the collection as “a glorious triumph," and remarked that Stern's eclectic career has emerged as “one of modern music's great adventures." Stern's recent journeys to India, Mali, Madagascar and elsewhere will soon be featured in a multi-page Dirty Linen profile and via a Jazziz interview as well.
Stern's new songs combine South Indian Ragas (sung in the local dialect of Tamil) with haunting tales of African sorcerers, sung in Wollof, the language of Senegal, and much more. Recorded on analog tape, the EP has a warm, soulful sound, evocative of jazz and rock albums of the 1960's.
Spirit In the Water precedes a new, full-length Leni Stern album to be released later in 2010 - details of the full CD will be announced soon. Until then, Stern, who has been described by The New York Times' Nate Chinen as “a guitarist and vocalist with an ethereal sensibility," is in the midst of a series of international performances, including a recent appearance with the legendary Salif Keita at the Festival on the Niger in Segou, the old capital of Mali. In January, Stern made a return performance at the famed Festival in the Desert in Essakane, Mali. Stern will soon perform in New Delhi on March 6th, and in Mumbai, India (with her full band,) for International Women's Day on March 8th.
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