Zena Edwards
April 16th, 2008 by sparky
Zena Edwards will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
Zena Edwards – Biography
Revered not only for the easy power of her words but also for her opulent delivery, for the complex manipulation of her voice, Zena’s work is deep and sensuous, rhythmic and startling. Her poetry is not simply supported by music, but is music itself. Using sampling technology to layer her mellifluous singing voice and the raw magic of the Kalimba and Kora, Zena creates her own sound tracks for her words and stories. She fuses jazzy Hip-Hop grooves heavily influenced by her World music collaborations with South African musician Pops Mohamed, one of her most important mentors. Zena was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 for Bloodlines as part of the Africa 05 series, and twice by Apples & Snakes for the Broken Words and Writers on the Storm tours. She has appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Poetry Please, Guy Barker’s World Café for BBC Radio 3, and London Live Radio. Currently she is developing her one woman show, touring in 2008/9.
Zena Edwards will perform at The Big Chill festival 2008 A-Z line up | Ticket info
