Zili Misik

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Camille's Song

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Released: Jan 20, 2011

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Camille's Song
5:34
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Erzulie
5:45
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Lorgina LIVE
6:49
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Praise Song
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Praia
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General Info

Genre: Afro-beat / Neo-soul / Reggae
Location Boston, United States
Profile Views: 141652
Last Login: 10/30/2012
Member Since 8/29/2005
Website www.zilimisik.com
Type of Label Major
Bio
Zili music bridges cultures, generations, and continents. With captivating sounds that evoke the African continent, zili retraces routes of forced exile and cultural resistance through diasporic rhythm and song. Powerful Haitian, Brazilian and West African rhythms infuse zili's original creations and traditional folksongs, while zili inspires its audiences to dance and even teaches them how. Reconnecting Haitian mizik rasin, jazz, roots reggae, samba, Cuban son, and neo soul, zili honors its influences while creating a sound that is uniquely its own. All female, zili takes its name from Haitian spiritual entity, Ezili, who is envisaged as mother, lover, and warrior. Zili's songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive, and invoke love. Zili's lyrics glide seamlessly from English to Kreyòl to Portuguese to Spanish, spinning tales and visions of lives lived and yet to be. Zili has won numerous awards in the Boston area including: 2009 Boston Phoenix Award - Best World Music Band/ 2008 Boston Music Award - Outstanding International Act/ 2008 Boston Phoenix Award - Best World Music Band/ 2007 nominated for 2 Boston Music Awards
Members
Kera Washington (percussion,vocals), Joy Roster (saxophone, vocals), Stephanie Baird (trombone, vocals), Lexi Havlin (guitar, vocals), Kana Dehara (keyboard, vocals), Joanna Maria (bass), JoBeth Umali (drums, vocals)
Influences
jazz; neo-soul; R&B; Haitian roots (mizik rasin); reggae; samba; Afro-Cuban son; highlife; gospel; spirituals; calypso; zap mama; meshell; sweet honey in the rock; brothers tjovi and batwel and father papi toto; india.arie; jilly; spirit...
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