9/11/10
SONiA (of disappear fear) with Howard Markman
Reserve Seats
It’s a special treat to welcome long time Musical Lairs’ friend, Sonia, back to Villanova. She has played her to great crowds many times, but not in recent years – she’s been spreading her talents around the country and around the world. SONiA as a solo acoustic artist or with her whole band has become one of the most prolific troubadours of our time. Writing frank and captivating love songs while confronting the hypocrisies and biases of American Culture with a positive message of openness and optimism. Touring and recording for over 20 years, SONiA’s song, “Me, Too” was chosen to be included in the 40th anniversary CD for the Philadelphia Folk Festival. It was also requested and then donated to the HRC (Human Rights Campaign) CD to benefit that campaign and was the featured song broadcasted on NPR commemorating the anniversary of the Mathew Shepard tragedy.
SONiA kicked off her first Australian tour at the Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland,
and has developed a loyal group of fans whenever she performs there. She continues to be invited to perform at Woodford and looks forward to her time there. Disappear records released what became her first Grammy nominated CD down under on New Year’s Day 2004 titled, “No Bomb is Smart”. SONiA began spending more time abroad touring in New Zealand, Australia, Fiji, and Israel, and in 2006 was invited to perform at the World Pride in Jerusalem. The 2nd Lebanon War broke out and gatherings of 5 or more people could only take place in a Miklat, a bomb shelter. So, that is exactly what she did.
Inspired by her experiences in the Middle East SONiA continues on her quest to bring the
world together through the languages of music. She wrote and released ‘t a n g o’ on
disappear records in 2007. It is a World CD that is written and recorded in four languages..
‘t a n g o’ also received nominations for several Grammy Awards. Her tours in Middle East also led to the creation of a non-profit corporation called, Guitars for Peace that donates guitars and other musical instruments to children in war torn countries particularly but not limited to the Middle East. It is an upstart organization that is gaining good momentum. Since February 2006 disappear records has donated 18% of all music downloads to the United Nations World Food Program .
Upcoming Shows...
September 25, 2010 - Greg KlymaOctober 16, 2010 - Nick Annis
Guitar painting provided by Lena Karpinsky, Thanks!
