Amador ties it all together with vocals that are sweet and soulful.Īs you proceed through the songs on the album, you realize that Amador has a knack for pretty music. ![]() There’s also a jazz aspect you can hear in the guitar and the muted horns. The melody goes heavy on the soul, particularly in the horns and the organ. She also shows a range of sounds, including jazz, soul, and the folk that has long been a part of her life.įrom the beginning, “Timing” gives vibes of Lake Street Dive. Narrativesis a six-song EP in which she examines herself and expresses her feelings in themes ranging from the importance of loving yourself to fighting against oppression. You don’t have to listen to a lot of her new EP to realize that Amador was a good pupil. At age ten, inspired by her father, she started playing classical guitar. At age five, Amador was already singing backing vocals for Sol y Canto. Her parents are in the Latin folk band Sol y Canto. The real intention with this album is to make people feel heard and seen and totally uplifted.”įor more information and tickets to the upcoming show, click here.Alisa Amador is no stranger to music, even if she doesn’t have a vast catalog of recorded music. This comes from the culture of ignoring the truth about something and then flipping it over. This comes from a culture of being unkind towards women, for example. The thread through the whole album was looking at culture and difficult life experiences and flipping them around to see where the pain might be coming from -to trace the pain and say, this is not OK. “I like to think of Narratives as a six-song survival kit, in English and in Spanish. She shared some thoughts about the album. Her new EP Narratives will be released this Fall. Everyone has a story of feeling like they didn’t belong at one point.” Everybody has a story about being ‘in between,’ be it in between cultures or having moved from the West Coast to the East Coast or going to college in a different place or being an immigrant or being the child of an immigrant. I’ve found that being open about that and sharing this music that’s so varied actually makes people feel more validated. I’m all of those things – I can exist that way. “Whether it’s Latin music or pop-rock music or the introspective folk songs that do it, I can actually do it all together in the course of a night. It’s really at the intersection of all those things.” “For example, in the song, ‘Slow Down,’ the latest release off my upcoming record, I feel like there’s such a deep influence of Latin music in the chord voicings, in the style, it almost has like a bossa nova feel, but there’s also jazz, Latin and the rock-pop bridge, a really explosive bridge, and then a scatting solo. “There’s no way for me to write in English or in Spanish or write songs in any style without them being informed with everything I’ve experienced,” Amador explained. I wondered how her bilingual background influences her songwriting and performance. I love devoting myself to being a musician because I can create a space beyond a physical place that can make everyone experiencing the music feel deeply like they belong there, like they are not alone.”Īmador has released music in English and Spanish and is adept at writing in both languages. “One of the biggest lessons I’ve tried to carry with me is that music can make anyone feel like they belong in a space. ![]() “I lived in Argentina in my early 20’s and that’s where I started playing my own music with other musicians,” Amador shared. Her solo music really evolved when she spent some time abroad. “I was performing in funk bands, cover bands, and I studied jazz in college, performed in a jazz band, as well as vocal ensembles and my own music,” she explained. “In High School, I started studying jazz and folk music and started playing guitar,” continued Amador. We are still touring to this day, although not full-time.” I was a backup singer from age 4 onward, and then a member of the band. “I was born into a Latin folk musician family, a band that toured nationally throughout my childhood until I was in high school. She first sang with her parents in the band Sol y Canto. ![]() “It really is an honor to be a part of the series and especially to be in such a beautiful space,” said Amador in a recent interview.Īmador grew up around music and is influenced by a variety of styles. She’s excited about her upcoming show on Friday, August 20 th at 7PM. ![]() Next up in the series is Boston-based singer-songwriter Alisa Amador. The concert series, organized by Common Fence Music, has already been the site of a pair of sold-out shows, featuring nationally known recording artists Sean Rowe and Dom Flemons. Some of the finest concerts this summer have been held outdoors at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown.
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