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  • Genre: Acoustic / Jazz / Soul

    Location SAN FRANCISCO, California, US

    Profile Views: 76812

    Last Login: 1/9/2012

    Member Since 12/28/2005

    Website meklithadero.com

    Record Label Porto Franco Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    If Joni Mitchell were East African and met Nina Simone for tea in San Francisco’s Mission District, she might end up sounding like Meklit Hadero. Meklit is a true modern global artist: born in Ethiopia, raised in US and nurtured for the last several years in San Francisco’s richly diverse arts scene. Add in a warm and luminous singing voice and lyrical songwriting that moves from the starkly personal to the poetically metaphoric, and you have her entrancing debut full-length recording, “On a Day Like This…”, to be released by Porto Franco Records on April 20th, 2010..... While Meklit’s music is like a sponge soaking up influences from all over the world, in some ways she’s the perfect embodiment of the City by the Bay – cosmopolitan, striking and worldly, with an outlook that seems to change every few blocks or so. In fact, it’s tempting to tag Meklit and “On a Day Like This…” – with its jazzy but expansive vibe, moods that veer from the hushed to the impassioned, and a female voice so lushly spellbinding it draws you into its world – as San Francisco’s answer to Norah Jones. ....Meklit is a TED Global Fellow, and has played at such venues as Cafe Du Nord, the Independent, the Great American Music Hall, the Bottom of the Hill, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In the past year, she has toured to Italy, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Germany. .... For more information, or to listen to Meklit's music, please go to: www.meklithadero.com ....Meklit, "...is an artistic giant in the early stages... She sings of fragility, hope and self-empowerment, and exudes all three. What's irresistible, above all, is her cradling, sensuous, gentle sound. She is stunning." -SF Chronicle..... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ...... .. I edited my profile with ..Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    darren johnston (trumpet), darrell green (drumkit), evan flory-barnes (upright bass)

  • Influences

    nina simone, virginia rodrigues, lila downs, caetano veloso, mahmoud ahmed, joni mitchell, la tania, claudio santome, tom sway.

  • Sounds Like

    Sign up for Meklit's email list and download half of her new album "On a Day Like This..." for free, or purchase the album from Meklit's record label ..Porto Franco Records.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. Subscribe to Meklit's ..YouTube.. channel for more videos. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  1. Meklit

    Tonight - At Public Works - FOR Charity Water. https://t.co/ls7ahflqdP

  2. Meklit

    Thanks for everything @PopUpMag! Me and @quinndeveaux had a blast.

  3. Meklit

    Pleasure sharing the stage with you @PopUpMag last night @beck! Wish you could have see those Chinese instruments up close. Pretty amazing!

  4. Meklit

    Last night I performed at Davies Symphony Hall (for the second time this month!) for "The Song Reader" edition of... http://t.co/yIuPAOsvJh

  5. Meklit

    Wednesday night! Two new tunes, and proceeds benefit clean water projects in Ethiopia!... http://t.co/6JRG78J2L6

Comments

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  • jay r ewing

    i'am lovin your music

    2 years ago
  • Fyah wyah

    The litte cat look in the mirror and saw a lion,how we see ourself will determine our confidence and breakthough, see the champion you are inside out always. www.fyahwyah.com

    2 years ago
  • Ian Schmitt

    So on Friday I was driving to San Diego through the mountains and all of a sudden you were on NPR. The reception was sketch so I found a good turnout and pulled off to listen and eat my apple... made my day =)  PS congratulations on your TED fellowship!

    2 years ago
  • Linda Hedrick

    thanks for adding me.

    2 years ago
  • BIbI Star Dust

    Hola ! he escuchado tu canción y me ha encantado!! Te informo que soy una de las administradoras de la red social "Byou" www.byou.es y que hemos puesto en marcha un concurso de música en el cual el premio es la seleccion de 20 temas para un cd recopilatorio, si te interesa solo tienes que registrarte y subir tu mejor canción! Un beso, si decides participar mucha suerte! en esta dirección veras las bases del concurso y te podrás inscribir!    http://www.byou.es/home.php

    2 years ago
  • Helen Leigh

    Nice picture :)


    2 years ago
  • Ashley Davison

    hi whats up !!!

    2 years ago
  • Helen Leigh

    I hope you are well my dear friend !

    3 years ago
  • Lioness

    Beautiful music Meklit. When can we see you on the East Coast?

    Bless

    3 years ago
  • Sofi Rox

    I love your music, thank you! Melita was my art teacher, and she told me about you today... I am excited to come see The Red Poppy! check out my page :)

    3 years ago
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Bio:

If Joni Mitchell were East African and met Nina Simone for tea in San Francisco’s Mission District, she might end up sounding like Meklit Hadero. Meklit is a true modern global artist: born in Ethiopia, raised in US and nurtured for the last several years in San Francisco’s richly diverse arts scene. Add in a warm and luminous singing voice and lyrical songwriting that moves from the starkly personal to the poetically metaphoric, and you have her entrancing debut full-length recording, “On a Day Like This…”, to be released by Porto Franco Records on April 20th, 2010.

While Meklit’s music is like a sponge soaking up influences from all over the world, in some ways she’s the perfect embodiment of the City by the Bay – cosmopolitan, striking and worldly, with an outlook that seems to change every few blocks or so. In fact, it’s tempting to tag Meklit and “On a Day Like This…” – with its jazzy but expansive vibe, moods that veer from the hushed to the impassioned, and a female voice so lushly spellbinding it draws you into its world – as San Francisco’s answer to Norah Jones.

Meklit is a TED Global Fellow, and has played at such venues as Cafe Du Nord, the Independent, the Great American Music Hall, the Bottom of the Hill, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. In the past year, she has toured to Italy, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Germany.

For more information, or to listen to Meklit's music, please go to: www.meklithadero.com

Meklit, "...is an artistic giant in the early stages... She sings of fragility, hope and self-empowerment, and exudes all three. What's irresistible, above all, is her cradling, sensuous, gentle sound. She is stunning." -SF Chronicle.



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Member Since:

December 28, 2005

Members:

darren johnston (trumpet), darrell green (drumkit), evan flory-barnes (upright bass)

Influences:

nina simone, virginia rodrigues, lila downs, caetano veloso, mahmoud ahmed, joni mitchell, la tania, claudio santome, tom sway.

Sounds Like:

Sign up for Meklit's email list and download half of her new album "On a Day Like This..." for free, or purchase the album from Meklit's record label Porto Franco Records


Subscribe to Meklit's YouTube channel for more videos.





Record Label:

Porto Franco Records

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