MEET OUR VILLAGE OF HEALERS: ANAIS MAVIEL Music has always been part of my life. First listening, then playing, flute, dance, piano, percussions and last but not least - voice. My young experiences on stage as a backsinger aside my mother Joyshanti gave me my first taste – I could literally see her vibrations enlightening the audience, and feel people opening themselves so magically. I realized I had a rhythm for each movement, each sight, each feeling : channeling, bringing clarity – balancing existence. So far Ive been studying and teaching vocal jazz, and Im still doing aesthetics research about ideological issues of great Black music in present times, digging to what I believe will bring a new kind of utopia in creative music communities. Doing my best to share joy, love and freedom, I grow in my garden when I perform. This happens throughout many different forms, such as Zimbabwean healing chants with Shumba MBira Band, Brazilian druming with ENS Batucada, jazz singing in big bands, free improvising with musicians from Paris and New York scene, writing my experimental music, trying new songs, collaborating with visual artists and poets. My path is passing here in NYC .Im involved with dancer and poet Patricia Parkers association Arts For Art, running the Vision Festival for about 20 years : I am surrounded by deeply rooted human beings and musicians, for whom the healing function of music is a common ground. Healing meaning bringing balance. Bringing balance as a musician, meaning taking responsibility for what we give and receive through sound sharing. I had the priviledge of meeting many of the Harriet Apothecary village healers in Haiti, where I could invoke the precious legacy of sound healing from my mother, share truthful musical experiences and participate in beautiful collective creations. As an improviser and healing musician, Ill sing and drum along to create a meditative open space for you to chill, process, vibrate, in and out, and feel freedom running through our souls.
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:12:46 +0000
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