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| Kavita Shah - Folk Songs of Naboréa at Rubin Museum Kavita Shah Presents "Folk Songs of Naboréa" at the Rubin Museum of Art on October 26th! 150 West 17th St. New York, NY 10011 "Folk Songs of Naboréa" first premiered in November 2017 at the Park Avenue Armory and was named by NPR as one of the Top 10 Jazz Performances of 2017. "Folk Songs of Naboréa: a song-cycle for seven voices" is an interdisciplinary work by vocalist, composer, and ethnographer Kavita Shah that imagines the folk music of a futuristic, post-nuclear society in which humans have abandoned technology and national and racial identities have eroded. Tracing the agro-religious, celebratory, and commemorative rituals of Naboréa, this piece incorporates elements of jazz improvisation, extended vocal techniques, "world music, " movement, and performance art. Embedded in the folk songs of Naboréa are remnants of the past—some distinguishable, some faint—and with them, the memory of collective loss and the promise of future regeneration. This also features a collaboration with visual artist Nyugen Smith on a piece. Personnel include: Eleni Arapoglou (voice) Tomas Cruz (voice) Michael Mayo (voice) Sofia Ribeiro (voice) Sara Serpa (voice) Kavita Shah (voice) Yacouba Sissoko (kora) Nyugen Smith (visual artist) KAVITA SHAH is a vocalist, composer, and lifelong New Yorker who makes work in deep engagement with the jazz idiom while addressing and advancing its global sensibilities. Hailed by NPR for possessing an "amazing dexterity for musical languages, " Kavita incorporates ethnographic work on Latin American, West African, and South Asian traditions into her music. Her 2014 debut album "Visions, " co-produced by Lionel Loueke, was released to great critical acclaim. In 2018, Kavita released "Interplay, " an album of standards and originals in duet with bass virtuoso François Moutin, which was nominated for a Victoire de la Musique (French Grammy Award) for Jazz Album of the Year. Kavita regularly performs her music at major concert halls, festivals, and clubs on six continents. She holds an A.B. in Latin American Studies from Harvard and an M.M. in Jazz Voice from Manhattan School of Music. write your comments about the article :: © 2018 Jazz News :: home page |