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MAYA
Sometimes, a musical accident happens
which brings together strands from the past to make
something genuinely new and original, but somehow familiar.
Maya is one of those bands.
Kim Chandler’s voice needs no processing, no augmenting,
and simply demands to be enjoyed. Her songs come from,
and speak to, the heart and explore self-belief, unity
and redemption. The twin acoustic guitar tapestry provided
by Bernie Devine and John Tobin creates a sensitive
but musically interesting support to Kim’s innocent
purity, blending folk, jazz and blues with world music
flavours including Spanish and Indian tonalities.
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The
band formed in 2002 as a distillation of a one-off
musical collaboration amongst some of the leading
musicians in heritage-steeped St Albans. Since
then, Maya have performed only a limited number
of concerts at small venues, Arts Theatres and
Festivals as they honed their own sound and wrote
and recorded their debut album, ‘Revelations’,
released by Paradise Music in 2004.
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'Revelations'
is inspirational songwriting - Songs composed
and sung from the heart with a true respect for
the divine. Featuring 9 songs, this album takes
the listener to a world of peace and calm.
They
showcase a rare, instantly recognisable vocal
talent who is attracting fans of all ages and
musical tastes. Importantly for a live band, they
deliver something special every time whilst allowing
space for improvisation so no two performances
are quite the same.
Maya
are naturally at home playing to mixed audiences
at Holistic centres and events, Arts Theatres
and Festivals and are available for live performance
and media across the country and overseas. Having
written and performed a significant number of
new songs exploring increasingly engaging styles
and dynamics, they have started pre-production
on a second album that promises to reach out to
even more people from many walks of life.
Appearances:
MAYA
are currently in the process of booking a busy
itinerary for 2005 in support of 'Revelations'
and we will provide details of these concerts
on the LATEST NEWS section of this site. In the
meantime, if you are interested in contacting
the band to discuss possible live performances,
please email them at:
contact@mayarevelations.com
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