I know she has been mentioned a couple time around here over the last few years, but I just stumbled across this semi-recent video and thought that it was worth sharing.
Tom ---------- Be humble for you are made of earth. Be noble for you are made of stars.
Last Edited by TBird on Jun 12, 2017 10:16 PM
Nice tone and phrasing. I always question the compulsion to throw in that finger waving camp fire style vibrato into the mix - as if that's how you are supposed to play a harmonica. However, I am a fan of the beauty of a vibrating reed and natural vibrato from technique. ---------- The Iceman
I'm with you on the campfire hand waving thing though Iceman.... But whatever, she makes it work.
She has a very odd style. It's like very modern and very .... almost ragtime? ... mixed together. I enjoy listening to all her videos.
Last Edited by Killa_Hertz on Jun 12, 2017 9:43 AM
Thanks for posting Tom. I hadn't heard of her. Some nice playing. A good use of texture and dynamics. Also not a big fan of the 'camp fire' hand but it's ok here. (the one I don't get is the waving of the hand in mid air at the back of the harp that I have seen some players use?)
I met her for the first time, curiously enough, this past Friday up in Chicago. She was lingering at the Rosa's Lounge stand. I said Hi to Tony Mangiullo--"You got me started on this two years ago," he said--and then he introduced her to me and she grinned and said, "It's great to meet you! I like your videos!" I had no idea who she was. She gave me a card and it showed a half dozen local gigs, including Rosa's. Later somebody said, "Yeah, she's from Brazil. She's been laying waste to Chicago--gigging everywhere."
So she's a pretty big deal, and she's being taken very seriously indeed. Somebody worth catching live, which I unfortunately didn't have a chance to do.
I searched her on YouTube. Here's a video of her sitting in at House of Blues Chicago. My first impression is that her style is much better served by acoustic playing than by amped-up playing. Amplified Chicago-style harp isn't really her wheelhouse.
This has some nice stuff in it. I think she's still finding her voice. Nothing wrong with that.
Last Edited by kudzurunner on Jun 13, 2017 4:35 AM
I was walking by Rosa's tent at Bluesfest, heard a little harp, and my ears perked up. It was nothing special: for about 5 seconds. Then, "Holy Crap, this guy is good!". I get closer to see who's playing, and it ain't a guy at all. That woman has serious skills. I didn't stay long, because I was going to see Rick Estrin, but in hindsight, I should have skipped Rick.
