The Tia Imani Hanna Project Is Proud to Present Its Debut CD
The Spaces Between Us
More information about our new CD on the Tia Imani Hanna website.
The Tia Imani Hanna Project is proud to present its debut CD,
The Spaces Between Us, at our first CD release party!
Friday, November 2, 2012
8:00 p.m.
Art Alley Gallery
1133 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, MI 48910
www.lansingartalley.org
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We are so excited this project is finished. It is available now for purchase at
CD Baby,
iTunes, and in the Lansing area at
Elderly Instruments on 1100 North Washington Avenue, Lansing, Michigan 48906.
About Our New CD
The Spaces Between Us
The Tia Imani Hanna Project is made up of three musicians:
Carolyn Koebel, percussionist;
Elden Kelly, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; and myself,
Tia Imani Hanna, violinist, vocalist and composer. All share an interest in improvisation and in creating music that lives in the moment. All are concerned with shaping a sacred space with music, and in sharing those evolving moments with an audience.
We discovered our common musical interests while rehearsing for some performances. These interests were defined in the spaces between the songs. This creative space became the music itself — a place where we really connected. We have a lot of textural sounds among us, with Carolyn playing several kinds of percussion instruments, including calimba,
cajon, cymbals, sheep toes and even a bedpan, with Elden playing on the
cumbus, (pronounced june-boosh — this is a Turkish banjo), and the
glissantar (a fretless guitar with six strings). He sings too. I play violin, and can also be heard as a vocalist and vocal percussionist.
Every piece of music on the CD is completely created in the moment. Spontaneous improvisation. No rehearsal. No pre-planning. We look forward to sharing the finished project with you.
We share with others like us on this planet a common connection through sound, spirit and music. We hope to convey a bit of that integral organic unity to as many people as possible as we traverse the spaces between us.
Please come out and enjoy the new music we created with the help of all of our Kickstarter supporters. It won't be a party without you!
— Tia Imani Hanna