I feel blessed for all my lovely friends who joined me on the 'Crossing London' journey.
Influences
All the things I see, people I meet, friends I have, food I eat, drinks I drinks...
I also listen to Leonard Cohen, Billy Holiday, Martha Wainwright, Regina Spektor, Johnny Cash, Kate Bush, Marianne Faithful, Bob Dylan, Ehud Banai, Ani Difranco, Berry Sakharov, Beatles, Ofra Haza, ABBA, Bowie, Velvet Underground, Zohar Argov, Beirut, Charlie Winston, Vashti Anna, Bjork...
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Hadar Manor grew up in a little village by the Judas mountains. Her Transylvanian mother insists that gypsies left her on the door step when she was a baby, wrapped in newspaper with the date of June 21st and ever since, that's her official birthday. At 16 she went traveling with a bunch of hippies, who gave her a guitar in exchange for a smile and she started busking with them. When they arrived in Amsterdam, Hadar stopped for a lil' drink and a puff, told the guys she'll meet them in an hour but the air was sweet and the beer was bitter so she stayed for a year.
One day, while singing Janis Joplin's 'Me and Bobby McGee' a handsome man with a patch on his left eye approached her with beautiful stories about London and pavements of gold and tea parties. Hadar followed him to arrive at the rock in the middle of the north sea. Later on she learned never to believe a man with a patch on his left eye. Saying that, London treated Hadar well, and instead of golden pavements, busking down the tunnels of underground were a sufficient replacement.
Life got more surreal with invitations to meet the then Mayor Ken Livingstone , Mr Kevin Spacey, Michael Eavis a brief visit to No. 10 Downing St and appearances on the ITV South Bank Show with Melvin Bragg. It was all after Hadar won a little golden crown in London's competition for 'Queen Of The Underground'.
Hadar likes to write songs about the people she meets while traveling and the experiences as an urban gypsy.
Hope all is well Great page here:) Sometimes we need just a little Sunshine in our lives. That is why I am wishing, on each and every calendar day, for smiles and sunshine to come your way! Thanks for the add Peace and love J.
we,re hosting a month of monday night gigs at the Vibe bar Brick Lane. "Breaking out the old Routine" start the week like you mean it, and tell it whos boss with a party on monday night with Tom Mansi and the Icebreakers we,ll be playing each week with lots of lovely friends guests supporting and headlining each week with us tucked in the middle somewhere playing lots of new stuff and some oldies too.
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Hey Hadar, Harbe zman... Sorry to have missed your launch.. I am playing with my band at the Dogstar in Brixton on May 7th if you are around.. We must catch up soon! xx Tsivi
I was on Jim Black and Friends Underground Cafe 3/19, 3/26, 4/2 and 4/9/2009. Jim and Robin broadcast Hollywood Star then Martian Boogie and They Slew The Dreamer (MLK Assassination Song/Album helping fund the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial in Washington D.C.).
Hello Hadar, I was driving back from a surfing weekend in Cornwall yesterday when I heard your interview on Radio2 - you sang a beautiful cover of a famous song or sthg...Hope you are well. French Sophie
We are on our way for another UK tour to celebrate our new single - The Power!
We would love to see you at one of our shows, so come and say hello...
Liverpool, Magnet - Feb 26 Sheffield, Tuesday Club presents… - Feb 27 Nottingham, The Maze! - Feb 28 Leeds, Hifi Club - Mar 1 Cambridge, Soul Tree - Mar 3 Bristol, Start The Bus - Mar 4 Manchester, Mint Lounge - Mar 5 London, Madame Jo Jo's - Mar 6 Birmingham, Hare & Hounds -Mar 7 Wales, Detonate 10th Birthday Weekender! - Mar 8
