• Singer and Lyricist : Nadia Harris • Erick Paredes : Music, Production, Keys, etc... + Guest live musicians... • Musical Influences : Dub, Funk, Soul, Ska, Rare Groove, Electronic, Roots, Nu Jazz, Latin Soul, World Music (All Types), Brazilian Soul, Indian Devotional music, Jazz, Psychedelica, Classical, Sounds of Nature, Pure Resonance, Pure Noize, Silence.
AGAPE featuring Nadia Harris
Treading their own path through a diverse spectrum of sound and life experiences, Agape brings it all together in a collaboration that blurs geographical locations and sound barriers. The sound can be called “DUB” since it’s the element that seems to tie the strings of their prismatic sonic collage. Elements are drawn from their Cultural roots and take new forms as they are voiced by these future gazing artists.
The sound is simple. Everything is everything; kind of like taking a stroll in their native backyards. Take a quick walk around a bustling Toronto neighborhood and you will be exposed to a canvas of ancient smells, tastes and sounds that come from all corners of the Earth to find harmony in a modern context. Take a drive around Miami Beach and you will see the symbiotic natural integration of nature and technology into an esthetic whole that becomes something of it’s own. This is the best way to describe the environments that have produced their sound. Unintentionally.
It was during the frequent and prolonged stays in Miami that DJ and Producer Erick Paredes met Nadia Harris Harris; a Jamaican singer who was no stranger to music-making. As the daughter of a legendary roots recording artist, It was a perfect match. Her voice is unique and compliments the sound developed by Erick Paredes and brother Patrick since their teens growing up in Toronto.
Hand in glove the band has performed with a wide range of musicians for explosive live performances. They have as a band or as Dj’s played at some of the biggest festivals in Toronto, Miami, New York, Detroit and Rio de Janeiro. They have opened for cutting edge artist such as the Brazilian Girls (more than once), Thievery Corporation’s Federico Aubele, Seu-Jorge, and Jazz icons Medesky, Martin & Wood just to name a few… all in anticipation of their first upcoming release.
The band is poised to rise with the times. As borders and walls come down and technology brings new possibilities, new forms emerge to bring expression and a voice to a planet in transition. Tune in.
Sounds like:
Dub, Funk, Soul, Nu-jazz, Ska, Broken Beat, Afro Beat, Batucada, Electronic, Neo Soul, Latin Soul, Psychedelic, Classical…All thrown into a solar powered blender running on maximum and served hot in certified organic bio degradable cups.
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