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Simin Tander: The Wind
by Ian Patterson
A journey of progression and discovery might best describe singer Simin Tander's musical evolution. From the outset, with her debut album Wagma (Neuklang Records, 2011), the German-Afghan singer was already stretching the boundaries of jazz, displaying a deeply personal approach to vocal improvisation and forging a sound that remains elusive. With Where Water Travels Home (Jazzhaus ...
Wagma
By Simin Tander
Label: Neuklang Records
Released: 2011
Track listing: Shadowprint; Becoming; The Windmills of Your Mind; White Hiatus;
Obsesión; Wagma; Closed Eyes; Purity; Gallery of Remembrance; River
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Becoming
Album: Wagma
By Simin Tander
Label: Neuklang Records
Released: 2011
Duration: 05:30
Simin Tander: Wagma
by Ian Patterson
Vocal improvisation rarely strays far from scat, so it's something worth celebrating when a voice emerges with a distinct vocabulary. Afghan/German singer/composer Simin Tander is such a voice, and her debut is an intriguing offering of compositions sung in English, Spanish and her own, striking improvisations. Backed by a piano-led jazz trio which is both sympathetically ...
Simin Tander: Wagma
by C. Michael Bailey
Simin Tander is a polyglot German-Afghan singer who combines the fierce creativity of Meredith Monk with the jazz savvy of Gretchen Parlato. She has surrounded herself with a like-minded trio that is willing to forge in whatever direction she desires, with music and singing full of wordless howls, purrs, and calls. This is multicultural music with ...
