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Sun, 25 Jun 2006
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 HOT MAMA"S SONGWRITERS AT NIETZCHE'S |
Three of Buffalo's top women songwriters
together on one stage.
Kilissa Cissoko
Noa Bursie
Annette Daniels Taylor
Rocking, bluesy, hip-hop, jazzy, soulful,
ethereal, poetic, nuanced...
Saturday, July 1, 2006
Doors open at 8:00
$5 admission
Nietzsche's, 248 Allen Street, Buffalo, NY
From Harold Arlen to Ani DiFranco, songwriters are
the life-blood of Buffalo’s original music scene.
On July 1st, three outstanding artists, Noa
Bursie, Kilissa Cissoko and Annette Daniels
Taylor, will join forces in what promises to be
one of the hottest concerts of the summer!
The Hot Mamas Songwriters concert was conceived
when women musicians, poets and dancers came
together for Buffalo’s first Mamapalooza festival
in May. Continuing in this spirit of
collaboration, the Hot Mamas concert will foster
an exchange of creative energy and passion. In a
round-robin format, the performers will blend
their talents, harmonizing, improvising and
accompanying each other. Each songwriter will also
present a set of her own music.
Noa Bursie, whose indie-released CD Talk Story is
a best seller at New World Record, offers
intelligently crafted lyrics with folk and jazz
influenced vocals. She creates vivid, cinematic
imagery with her songs. Comparisons to Tracy
Chapman and Roberta Flack only begin to convey the
subtle power of her singing and writing. Buffalo
News critic Jeff Miers calls Bursie "a stunning
technical musician and songwriter." Bursie infuses
new life into the singer/songwriter genre with a
distinctive and powerful spirit. Generating the
vibe of 60’s legend, Richie Havens, the smoldering
intensity of Nina Simone, the elegant, lyric
poetry of Joni Mitchell, and the
storytelling/songwriting dynamic of Stevie Wonder
or James Taylor, Noa handles her Guild D50 like a
Stradivarius, or a drum, or an impetuous lover,
engaging the listener – offering a roadmap to
sonorous landscapes that resonate with passion and
conviction.
Kilissa Cissoko, renown on the folk/anti-folk
scene in the 90’s as a member of the Jazzabels
(and currently as a member of the Frank Zappa
tribute band Voice of Cheez), makes her solo debut
with an outpouring of songs in the alternative
rock and soul vein. A multi-instrumentalist, she
has produced her upcoming release Supersexy
Girlfriend “Prince style” performing all the
tracks herself. A master of melody, her tuneful
choruses remain with the listener for days. From
flirtatious love songs to political rants, she
sings with jazz-nuanced phrasing and exuberant
grace.
Annette Daniels Taylor, organizer of Mamapalooza
2006 Buffalo, serves up hip-hop, soul and poetry
with a warm and powerful voice. A native of Staten
Island, NYC’s forgotten borough, she developed a
keen writer’s eye for conveying people, places and
feelings. Her songs explore both the beauty and
tensions of everyday life. Taylor is a writer in
residence at the Langston Hughes Institute and a
teaching artist with the Arts In Education
Institute of Western New York. She will also be
appearing as a finalist in the upcoming Nickel
City Poetry Slam.
PLUS: At midnight catch the surfin’ dance grooves
of The Waves, Buffalo’s Brit-Pop trio. Their
energetic music is best described as "Velvet
Surfpop.” Steve Elliott - Vocals, Guitar; Mustang
Leavens - Drums, Vocals; Joe Maniaci - Bass,
Vocals http://www.artistlaunch.com/thewaves
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Tue, 13 Jun 2006
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| HOT MAMA's |
Hot Mama's SOngwriters Showcase at Nietzches on
Saturday July 1st at 7pm.
Come check out Kilissa Cissoko, Liz Abbott, Noa
BUrsie and Me!!
We will be performing our own original tunes
individually adn together as well as some round
robin vocal harmonies!!
It's only $5 to get in so come check us out!!
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Wed, 19 Apr 2006
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 Buffalo Mamapalooza line up |
Mamapalooza Buffalo
@ Langston Hughes Center 25 high street
Friday May 12
Daughters of Creative Sound 7:00-7:15
Joyce Krysack 7:25-7:40
Mama Songs 7:50-8:30
Selections from For Colored Girls... 8:45-9:45
My Hair Piece by Dana Block 9:55-10:25
Open Mike Poetry 10:30-11:00
and Spoken Word for, by or to Mama
Saturday May 13
Maria Sebastian- 12:10-12:25
Folkloric Dance 12:35-12:50
Laura & Claire 1:00-1:15
Noa Bursie 1:25-1:40
Rebekah 1:50- 2:05
Kilissa Cissoko 2:15-2:30
Indeed Love 2:40-2:55
Wise Mecca 3:05-3:20
Sherry Byrnes 3:30-3:45
Annette Daniels Taylor 3:55-4:10
Paula Wachowiak 4:20-4:35
Celeste Lawson 4:45-5:00
Liz Abbott 5:10-5:25
Darby Solo W/Liz 5:35-5:50
Inertia Dance 6:00-6:15
Third Rank Dancers 6:20-6:35
Barbara Levy-Daniels 6:45-7:00
Checkout: www.mamapalooza.com
www.myspace.com/mamapaloozabuffalo
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Sun, 05 Feb 2006
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| MamaPalooza |
Still trying to find acts for the Mamapalooza
Festival. Rod tells me not to take on more thatn I
can handle. I need more help to make the event the
best it can be even if it is Buffalo's and my
first time!
Scott for Top Shelf Music helped alot with names
of Blues and and folk/rock artists. Now i just
have to put the word out to find them and get to
their shows.
Keep checking for show dates!
Doing For Colored Girls on March 4th at the
Niagara ARts And Cultural Center in Niagara Falls.
Oh YEah heard some great poetry by Blair from
Detroit!!!! Incredible i gave him a cd I hope he
likes it:) Also Big props to Third who one The
Nickel City Poetry Slam at the Albright Knox on
Friday! www.albrightknox.org
His Average Joe poem was great!
Storytelling Poetry! I'm from Staten Island Third!
Peace aNnette
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Fri, 09 Dec 2005
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| Busy Busy |
I have been much busier than I expected lately.
Right now i have two commercials on the air for a
regional gasoline company, Kwik Fill.
It's really amazing how people respond to seeing
you on tv even when they see your mug everyday!
We're rehearsing for Mama Songs and I'm getting
press kits ready so I can book it at other venues
and getting press kits ready for A Symphony Down
In My Soul!
Apparently we are in the process of booking
Symphony at the Uptown Theatre here in Buffalo
across from the University of Buffalo.
The big news of the day is in two parts first I
booked another commercial with my favorite Casting
Director Dina BArone! Yeah! Thanks Dina.
I just accepted a position with the Buffalo
Ensemble Theatre to be their Director of Theatre
Education!
I'll be responsible for producing a minimum of two
producions a year, inviting guest speakers to the
schools we are working with, writing an organizing
teaching guides for classroom teachers and budgets.
Starting in March for Womens's History month our
production company Down In My Soul Productions is
mounting a trilogy of Ntoshake Shange's work. The
first will be For Colored Girls... in March at 2
venues 2 weeks at the Niagara Falls Arts and
Cultural Center and 2 weeks at the Lancaster Opera
House.
The Alafia Theater Comapny that I'm affiliated
withis performing December 27th at the Paul
Robeson Theater on Masten Avenue in Buffalo.
And the Albright Knox Art Gallery on Elmwood in
Buffalo. Friday December 30 @8pm
It's a great time!
I hope I get to see some folks out there!
When will she find the time?
I have no idea but I'm sure it will make my
parents proud.
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