Ana Silvera
Ana Silvera X Sefo Kanuteh: Songs of Loss and Consolation
JW3
341-351 Finchley Rd
Jul 5, 2023
8:00 PM GMT+1
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Join Ana and Sefo at JW3 on the night before the 3 weeks, a period of mourning in the Jewish calendar, for this special concert of songs of loss and solace.
During lockdown, singer-songwriter Ana Silvera, together with Gambian kora master Sefo Kanutah, created EP "Light, Console Me", a song cycle informed by mourning.
They drew inspiration from the traditional kaddish, and other artists’ responses: everything from the Hasidic Kaddish sung by a New York cantor, to Ravel, Barbara Streisand, Yemeni-Israeli diva Ofra Haza and of course, the wonderful Leonard Cohen in one of his final songs, You Want It Darker.
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Ana Silvera Biography
Ana Silvera is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known for her lyrical and emotive works of “lavish, vivid imagination” (Metro), as well as her intriguing collaborations across form and genre. As a solo artist, she’s released several EPs and albums – most recently The Fabulist (2022) - as well as her choral song-cycle Oracles (2018), a piece that was nominated for a British Composer Award (BASCA).
Current projects (as of 2023) include a new EP of original songs provisionally entitled How We Exist In The Minds of Others (in production); Songs We Carry with Palestinian Oud maestro Saied Silbak exploring the Ladino songs of Ana’s ancestry and the Arabic folk songs of Saied’s tradition; a meeting of musical minds with Gambian kora master Sefo Kanuteh following their lauded Light, Console Me release (2020) and composing new work for voice and strings with acclaimed London-based duo Balladeste.
Read MoreCurrent projects (as of 2023) include a new EP of original songs provisionally entitled How We Exist In The Minds of Others (in production); Songs We Carry with Palestinian Oud maestro Saied Silbak exploring the Ladino songs of Ana’s ancestry and the Arabic folk songs of Saied’s tradition; a meeting of musical minds with Gambian kora master Sefo Kanuteh following their lauded Light, Console Me release (2020) and composing new work for voice and strings with acclaimed London-based duo Balladeste.
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