"Noemi Zeigler is many things. She's a Buddhist and a teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She's also been a guest lecturer at Stanford, UC Santa Cruz and the University of Southern California (USC). But there's also a lighter, funnier side to Zeigler. It's this part of her personality she taps into with "The Madeline Minx Cabaret: Still Not Domesticated." By using old VHS tapes, she blends storytelling with audience interactions, '90s pop covers and stand-up for a fast-paced show that goes from her brushes with fame to what her larger-than-life Jewish mother has to say about it all."
"A meeting in 2025 over a cup of tea in Alam Khan's teaching room in Seattle between Khan and South African guitarist Derek Gripper sparked an immediate connection: Both were fascinated with the musical traditions of their birth continents. Khan studied for years under his renowned father, Ali Akbar Khan, and is a master of Indian raga improvisation. Gripper's love for the 21-string West African kora led him to years of work translating its complex rhythms to the guitar. In the recently released video Francesca, the two sit cross-legged on the floor, listening intimately to each other as they exchange and intertwine notes from guitar and sarod. This is music as meditation."
"Recording her new album, Corrientes, San Francisco-bred multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, songwriter and femmetón standard-bearer La Doña traveled across Latin America, collaborating with an array of artists. Her travels played a key role in expanding her already capacious stylistic palette, adding bachata, merengue and son jarocho to her groove-laden repertoire which bl"
Noemi Zeigler performs “The Madeline Minx Cabaret: Still Not Domesticated,” combining storytelling, audience interaction, old VHS tapes, ’90s pop covers, and stand-up. The show moves from experiences with fame to reflections on a larger-than-life Jewish mother. Derek Gripper and Alam Khan present a cross-continental musical meeting rooted in shared curiosity about their birth traditions. Their collaboration blends West African kora-inspired guitar work with Indian raga improvisation, performed with intimate listening and note exchange. La Doña records a new album, Corrientes, after traveling across Latin America and collaborating with many artists. The travels broaden her repertoire by adding bachata, merengue, and son jarocho to her existing groove-focused style.
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