Ejigayehu Shibabaw, known by her stage name Gigi (born 1974), is an Ethiopian singer. She has performed the music of Ethiopia in combination with a wide variety of other genres, often in collaboration with her husband Bill Laswell, a bassist and producer.
Gigi recorded two albums for the expatriate Ethiopian community, but it was her 2001 album, titled simply Gigi, that brought her widespread attention. She had been noticed by Palm Pictures owner Chris Blackwell, who had years earlier introduced reggae to the mainstream through his former label, Island Records. Blackwell and Gigi's producer (and later, husband) Bill Laswell, decided to use American jazz musicians (including Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Pharoah Sanders, and others) to accompany Gigi on the album.
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The result was a fusion of contemporary and traditional sounds. The album was a critical success internationally and generated controversy in her home country for such a radical break with Ethiopian popular music.[4] This release was soon followed by Illuminated Audio, an ambient dub style remix of the album by Laswell.
gigi broke through in early 2021 after sharing a raw and unfiltered perspective of grief, "Celene" which was dedicated to her older sister who passed away that year. The song came together after she experienced an intense emotional reckoning. "One night I had a mental breakdown after reading something she had written to me before she passed away," she recalls. "I just lost it. I went to my guitar, and the first few lines of that song were what came out of my mouth. I feel like that was the first time I processed that experience through writing. I tried to write about it for a while but I never knew what to say. It was the first time I reached that part of myself in the way I knew how to best. As intense as it felt, it was relieving too. Following the initial virality of "Celene," came "Sometimes (Backwood)" which swirls together purposeful strumming and her strong alto, evoking the otherworldly energy of dream pop with the unfiltered emotionalism of modern bedroom pop. "I was so caught off guard in the best way possible. It's so strange to think that you can have such a pure moment with yourself, completely unaware of where that moment is going to take you."
Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, gigi began writing songs in her teens and taught herself to play guitar, piano and ukulele. In high school, she formed the fuzz-folk band Wendy Lane with some friends including producer and multi-instrumentalist Aidan Hobbs, who is now one of her chief collaborators. She briefly attended Berklee College of Music before relocating to New York, where she began working on the songs that would make up her debut EP.
Since releasing "Sometimes (Backwood)" in 2021, gigi has been on the ascent, playing the 2021 Austin City Limits festival, opening for Coldplay at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa and will spend fall 2022 supporting Noah Cyrus on The Hardest Part Tour.
I will be inducted into the Buffalo MUSIC Hall of Fame (BMHOF) class of 2022 on October 12th, 2022. It was an honor to be inducted with 13 other very talented, accomplished musicians into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame. This is a very prestigious organization in Buffalo, NY. celebrating its 40th anniversary I am especially humbled as I am the first inductee to be into BMHOF with Intellectual Challenges in its 40 years of history.
The 25-year-old model and the 27-year-old musician are expecting their first child together, a source tells ET. It's been almost five years since romance rumors between the two first surfaced and went on to date on-and-off since 2015.
Fans got a look at their insane chemistry when Hadid starred in Malik's music video for his debut single, "Pillowtalk." They then engaged in a flirty back-and-forth on Twitter that fans couldn't help but notice.
It's mind-blowing for singer-songwriter gigi that she is opening for Noah Cyrus on her current "The Hardest Part" tour. Gigi was a student in college and often found herself walking in Boston listening to Cyrus' single, "July." "It's really crazy," she says. "I have a succinct memory of being in college and it was during my first few weeks. I listen to music while I walk because I'm able to soak in my surroundings and it's given me an appreciation. I had a moment with this song and it was dramatic." Gigi finds herself in the opening slot for Cyrus' tour, which makes a stop in Albuquerque at the El Rey Theater at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 5. The New York-based singer-songwriter recently released the single, "Glue." "(The song) was written in late 2020 as I was grieving my older sister, who had passed away," gigi says. "This is my best attempt to capture how visceral, all-consuming and complicated my grief was. It was one month prior to a breakup. I think the song captures the desperation I felt. I was holding onto the safest and most familiar thing to me, which was the relationship I was in at the time." Born in New Jersey and raised in Florida, gigi has already made an introduction in the music world. She's now opening for Cyrus, yet before this tour, she opened for Coldplay. The tour with Cyrus is her first national tour. When it comes to writing, gigi wants to be as transparent as possible. "I think writing is a way I learned to be introspective and I started writing when I was 15," she says. "I didn't know what the world was like and I started writing poems and lyrics. That's when the well opened up. Whatever I'm writing about is what my outer circumstances in the world are. I've gotten comfortable with writing and with myself. I know if I'm in a right situation in my life and the minute that I feel that I'm holding back, I know this isn't the situation for me." With "Glue," gigi did have some difficulty opening up with the writing because she had to be vulnerable. "I was nervous to share what I wrote," she says. "It had weight on me at the time because it was my reality. Now that the song is out, it's not my reality anymore and I can share with a healed perspective. I remember being so happy after the song was written. I was happy." Whether it's at home or on tour, gigi aims to keep her mental health in check. "One of the things I do is I got to the gym as much as possible," she says. "It's a good way to connect with music and I feel like I listen to music a lot. I feel grounded and it's a way of meditating for me. In those moments, it's the only thing I worry about. My feet are moving to the beat and it helps me."
This week, we are saying goodbye to longtime classical music host Gigi Yellen. For more than ten years, Gigi has delighted NWPB listeners with music and commentary, and contributed to many more projects and initiatives. You can read or listen to her work on the Music and Culture page. We wish Gigi a happy retirement, and all the best on her next chapter.
ANJULI DODHIA: You have been with NWPB for over ten years. You have been a part of so many projects and programming initiatives, and the digitization of the music library. What do you remember about those early days when you first arrived at what was then Northwest Public Radio?
Passing the Baton is all about education in life as well as music. Here we are, based in a university, at a college of communication, and why not showcase how the music we enjoy is the result of the generation-to-generation connections between teachers and students?
The photo left fans wondering if Zayn was preparing to release more music soon given the July 21 release of "Love Like This," his first solo track in two years. As one fan teased, "c'mon, we need a full album."
In addition to creating music, Zayn is also opening himself up to the public after laying low for the past couple of years. Earlier this month, the "Dusk Till Dawn" artist sat down for a rare appearance on Call Her Daddy, his first interview in six years.
Gigi Gryce was one of the great unsung heroes of the post-bebop era of jazz in the 1950s. Born in Pensacola, Florida in 1925, Gryce initially studied as a clarinetist before switching to alto sax. Always interested in music theory, he majored in composition at Boston University, graduating in 1952.
Upon graduation, Gryce relocated to New York to pursue a career in jazz. Working as a member of the saxophone section of Lionel Hampton's band, Gryce met several colleagues whom he would go on to have strong musical relationships with, including trumpeters Clifford Brown and Art Farmer, trumpeter/arranger Quincy Jones, trombonist Jimmy Cleveland and drummer Alan Dawson.
In addition to steady work as a composer and performer, Gryce founded his own publishing company, Melotone Music, in 1955. He served as a staunch advocate and activist for composers' and musicians' rights, and actively helped his fellow musicians in maintianing credit and control over their works rather than being taken advantage of by record companies.
Always a very private person, Gryce began to withdraw from the music scene in the early 1960s, likely spurred on by frustrations over financial troubles. Converting to Islam, Gryce also shifted his attention to music education. He received a Masters degree in music education from Fordham University and spent much of the rest of his life working in under-funded public schools with largely black and Hispanic student bodies. He passed away in 1983, leaving a legacy of such frequently covered standards as "Minority," "Nica's Tempo" and "Social Call."
What music would they play?
It was commercial radio, so there was a long list of singles, mostly Pop music, but in the late night you could discover some new Prog group or a Rock band. It was a sort of musical training for a teenager.
Alessandro Monti seems to be a regular collaborator. How did you meet?
We met in a record store in Venice. He was a listener of my radio transmissions. We started to play music together and have developed a friendship over many years. e24fc04721