tag:peatix.com,2011:1 2019-10-30T20:32:09-04:00 Peatix On campus at Wes tag:peatix.com,2016:event-146132 2016-02-05T20:00:00EST 2016-02-05T20:00:00EST

“[Gaida’s] plaintive, gauzy vocals effectively disarmed listeners, she improvised incantatory lines as an accomplished jazz vocalist might have done.” —Chicago TribuneSyrian vocalist and songwriter Gaida is one of the most “effusive and charming” (Timeout New York) singers on the world-music scene, delivering “entrancing and luscious” performances. With a voice described as “beyond perfect” by The New Yorker, for her Connecticut debut at Wesleyan she will be joined by the outstanding ensemble of pianistGeorge Dulin, Zafer Tawil on oud (stringed instrument), percussionist Tony Devivo, and bassist Jennifer Vincent to perform original fusion compositions and traditional Syrian songs.Click here to listen to the interview "Syrian-American Singer Balances Life Between Two Homes" from The Takeaway.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P08QO-9H7o