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Simin Tander 4tet - Becoming. CD Release "WAGMA" live at Bimhuis.
Amsterdam 23.4.2011
music by S.Tander

line up:
Simin Tander - voice
Jeroen Van Vliet- piano & electronics
Cord Heineking- double bass
Etienne Nillesen- drums

booking info and order CD:
http://www.simintander.com
CD "Wagma" is out on Neuklang Records

info filmproduction: http://www.wortelmedia.nl

Simin Tander -- Wagma Recorded: Spring and autumn 2010 in Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg (D)
release: 2011 label: NeuKlang / Challenge tracks: 10 time: 50.02
website Simin Tander:
http://www.simintander.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SIMIN/37007194455

Review by C. MICHAEL BAILEY, Published: June 16, 2011
Simin Tander is a polyglot German-Afghan singer who combines the fierce creativity of Meredith Monk with the jazz savvy of Gretchen Parlato. She has surrounded herself with a like-minded trio that is willing to forge in whatever direction she desires, with music and singing full of wordless howls, purrs, and calls. This is multicultural music with a German edge and the rugged and untamed spirit of Afghanistan.
"Becoming" is a composition in English that begins like Thelonious Monk meeting Edith Piaf for an absinthe parfait and a cool glass of Château d'Yquem. There are frank elements of hip-hop sprinkled with Tander's assertive vocalizations. Pianist Jeroen van Vliet echoes John Escreet's angular stance while never losing the swing. Tander's lyrics are of a probing conscience looking for release.