Meklit is an Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter and composer known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. She debuts a body of traditional Ethiopian songs from across her home country, arranged with the shimmering pentatonic ethos of Ethio-Jazz. This project is supported by the Creative Work Fund and Women's Audio Mission.
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"I've always felt at home with movement," murmurs Meklit Hadero in the same gentle voice with which she traces her songs' supple melodies. "All of us are made of many places." And she should know: Born in Ethiopia, raised in the U.S. and nurtured by San Francisco's richly diverse arts scene, this acclaimed singer embodies worlds. Joining her soul-filled phrasing to a songwriter's craft, her music's influences range wide - from the jazz and soul favorites she grew up on; to the hip-hop and art-rock she loves; to folk traditions from the Americas and her forebears' East African home. But this singular artist's sound, drawn of multitudes, is hers alone.
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Drawing comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Norah Jones, the Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based Meklit Hadero is graced with a magnificent voice, a songwriter's heart and a dynamic delivery that floats from note to note like a butterfly on a lazy summer's day. Imbued with the emotion of soul, the timing of jazz, the storytelling of the blues and the humanness of global folk music, Hadero creates songs that are unique and personal.
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Ethiopian-born Meklit (Muh-Kleet) is a Bay Area singer-songwriter who canvases a wide range of musical sounds. Named a TED Global Fellow in 2009, Meklit's 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This..., combines folk and jazz strains in elegant songwriting, which set her off onto a world tour. Settling back into her San Francisco home, she embarked on a number of collaborations, first behind hip-hop project Copperwire's Earthbound, and then returning to more soulful roots alongside Oakland artist Quinn DeVeaux for 2012's Meklit & Quinn. Her new album, We Are Alive, is her most inventive album to date. Horns are prominently placed throughout the album, with longtime trumpeter Darren Johnston and guest trombonist Adam Theis punctuating the bouncing groove.
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"I've always felt at home with movement," murmurs Meklit Hadero in the same gentle voice with which she traces her songs' supple melodies. "All of us are made of many places." And she should know: Born in Ethiopia, raised in the U.S. and nurtured by San Francisco's richly diverse arts scene, this acclaimed singer embodies worlds. Joining her soul-filled phrasing to a songwriter's craft, her music's influences range wide - from the jazz and soul favorites she grew up on; to the hip-hop and art-rock she loves; to folk traditions from the Americas and her forebears' East African home. But this singular artist's sound, drawn of multitudes, is hers alone.
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Drawing comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Norah Jones, the Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based Meklit Hadero is graced with a magnificent voice, a songwriter's heart and a dynamic delivery that floats from note to note like a butterfly on a lazy summer's day. Imbued with the emotion of soul, the timing of jazz, the storytelling of the blues and the humanness of global folk music, Hadero creates songs that are unique and personal.
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Ethiopian-born Meklit (Muh-Kleet) is a Bay Area singer-songwriter who canvases a wide range of musical sounds. Named a TED Global Fellow in 2009, Meklit's 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This..., combines folk and jazz strains in elegant songwriting, which set her off onto a world tour. Settling back into her San Francisco home, she embarked on a number of collaborations, first behind hip-hop project Copperwire's Earthbound, and then returning to more soulful roots alongside Oakland artist Quinn DeVeaux for 2012's Meklit & Quinn. Her new album, We Are Alive, is her most inventive album to date. Horns are prominently placed throughout the album, with longtime trumpeter Darren Johnston and guest trombonist Adam Theis punctuating the bouncing groove.
Meklit is an Ethio-American vocalist, songwriter and composer known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant cultural activism. She debuts a body of traditional Ethiopian songs from across her home country, arranged with the shimmering pentatonic ethos of Ethio-Jazz. This project is supported by the Creative Work Fund and Women's Audio Mission.
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"I've always felt at home with movement," murmurs Meklit Hadero in the same gentle voice with which she traces her songs' supple melodies. "All of us are made of many places." And she should know: Born in Ethiopia, raised in the U.S. and nurtured by San Francisco's richly diverse arts scene, this acclaimed singer embodies worlds. Joining her soul-filled phrasing to a songwriter's craft, her music's influences range wide - from the jazz and soul favorites she grew up on; to the hip-hop and art-rock she loves; to folk traditions from the Americas and her forebears' East African home. But this singular artist's sound, drawn of multitudes, is hers alone.
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Drawing comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Norah Jones, the Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based Meklit Hadero is graced with a magnificent voice, a songwriter's heart and a dynamic delivery that floats from note to note like a butterfly on a lazy summer's day. Imbued with the emotion of soul, the timing of jazz, the storytelling of the blues and the humanness of global folk music, Hadero creates songs that are unique and personal.
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Ethiopian-born Meklit (Muh-Kleet) is a Bay Area singer-songwriter who canvases a wide range of musical sounds. Named a TED Global Fellow in 2009, Meklit's 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This..., combines folk and jazz strains in elegant songwriting, which set her off onto a world tour. Settling back into her San Francisco home, she embarked on a number of collaborations, first behind hip-hop project Copperwire's Earthbound, and then returning to more soulful roots alongside Oakland artist Quinn DeVeaux for 2012's Meklit & Quinn. Her new album, We Are Alive, is her most inventive album to date. Horns are prominently placed throughout the album, with longtime trumpeter Darren Johnston and guest trombonist Adam Theis punctuating the bouncing groove.
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"I've always felt at home with movement," murmurs Meklit Hadero in the same gentle voice with which she traces her songs' supple melodies. "All of us are made of many places." And she should know: Born in Ethiopia, raised in the U.S. and nurtured by San Francisco's richly diverse arts scene, this acclaimed singer embodies worlds. Joining her soul-filled phrasing to a songwriter's craft, her music's influences range wide - from the jazz and soul favorites she grew up on; to the hip-hop and art-rock she loves; to folk traditions from the Americas and her forebears' East African home. But this singular artist's sound, drawn of multitudes, is hers alone.
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Drawing comparisons to Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone and Norah Jones, the Ethiopian-born, San Francisco-based Meklit Hadero is graced with a magnificent voice, a songwriter's heart and a dynamic delivery that floats from note to note like a butterfly on a lazy summer's day. Imbued with the emotion of soul, the timing of jazz, the storytelling of the blues and the humanness of global folk music, Hadero creates songs that are unique and personal.
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Ethiopian-born Meklit (Muh-Kleet) is a Bay Area singer-songwriter who canvases a wide range of musical sounds. Named a TED Global Fellow in 2009, Meklit's 2010 debut album, On A Day Like This..., combines folk and jazz strains in elegant songwriting, which set her off onto a world tour. Settling back into her San Francisco home, she embarked on a number of collaborations, first behind hip-hop project Copperwire's Earthbound, and then returning to more soulful roots alongside Oakland artist Quinn DeVeaux for 2012's Meklit & Quinn. Her new album, We Are Alive, is her most inventive album to date. Horns are prominently placed throughout the album, with longtime trumpeter Darren Johnston and guest trombonist Adam Theis punctuating the bouncing groove.
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