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Backstage at yoshi’s
More pics soon… These were just for fun..
Finished up a vidya rehearsal at the jazz school
Yoshi’s tomorrow night! So sleepy for some reason..
Mixing bowl on telegraph, piedmont ave
Enjoying the beautiful weather, we were hanging in the telegraph/temescal area early today and came across mixing bowl. Really chill place with a good vibe. The owner there was really nice and gave us cookies for free — no reason, just welcoming us. Coffee there was very good. They use "barefoot coffee" brand. They also have special teas too, which we will try next time. Support this cool local spot!
I’m liking the area the more i go. Very relaxed, not too crowded. I found an article about my band vidya was published online for the oakland tribune. So i headed down to piedmont ave to see if i could pick up a copy. What a chore! Paper machines were all jacked up. But i enjoyed the sights and cool breeze on the way. Finally got a copy but it looks like the article will published in tomorrow’s paper, sunday. Happy 4th!
Fenton’s after a looooong time
Pretty crazy in there…ie: loud. Lots of 4th of july decor and a special appearance by some guy dressed as jack sparrow from pirates of the carribean. Very convincing costume.
Ah, good old piedmont ave… Completed my fenton’s quota for a year. Tip: "petite" scoop is pretty huge. Have a great 4th of july!
Leaving Vien Tien
Food was pretty good, very fresh. Pad Kee Mao Tofu, Tofu with Peanut Sauce, Tom Yum soup with mushrooms. Sawatika!
Vientian restaurant
Inside the restaurant, have high expectations…
Nefasha Ayer at Brava Theater Pictures
Hello everyone. So far things have been going pretty well at the start of 2009, despite all the gloom surrounding the economy. We just need to stay positive I suppose…
We had a blast performing at the Brava Theater on February 6th and 7th. Both shows were packed. It was fun playing with such a diverse group. It included: Meklit Hadero: vocalsTodd Brown: Guitar
Prasant Radhakrishnan: Tenor Saxophone
Keenan Webster: Balafon/Mbira/Kora and more
Abdi Jibril: Conga/Cahon and others (sad to see Abdi moving to Kenya, this was his last show in the states before moving.)
Mohini Rustagi: Drums
Lalo Izquierdo : Cajon
Gabriel Teodros: Spoken word hip-hop
Michael Warr: Poetry
Marcus Shelby: Bass
Howard Wiley: Tenor Saxophone
Adrian Arias: Poetry Hope I didn’t miss anyone. There was every type of song in there, from poetry with James Brown-esque grooves, mbira and vocal duets with audience sitting on the stage, to “tenor battles” with Howard and I. Of course, it really was more like a complimentary duet than a battle. I still need to get Howard recorded on the podcast. Hopefully in a couple weeks, if not earlier! Overall, it was unique and definitely fun experience. Here are some pictures. Go to my flickr stream to see all the pictures.
Recent Pictures, Nefasha
Happy Holidays!
I hope you are all having a great year and managing through the chilly weather. Here are some pictures from some recent concerts:
At Stanford. Blur.
VidyA at Stanford, November 2008. For the ASHA V Charity concert.
Guest drummer Jaz Sawyer
With Keenan Webster and Balafo at the Nike Marathon.
VidyA at LIMN Gallery for a Obama Fundraiser, with Eric Vogler and Howard Wiley.
I got to spend some time with my dad over the Thanksgiving here in the Bay Area. Here is a pic of Sausalito I snapped with my new phone.
