MolinaSoleilReflections of the Sun Pt. 3 (Son Como Sangre) appears on the album Sacred Paths by Asia Jazz Project featuring Molina Soleil & Aju (2009)
Jazz meets Latin Reggae meets sultry Spanish vocals and spoken word poetry on the third Reflection of the Sun, highlighting Aju’s multi-faceted abilities as an vocalist, as well as Asia’s diverse sound.
Asia Fajardo-Wright is an avant-garde saxophonist and composer who leads Asia Jazz Project, plays in the Latin-Reggae band Mono Verde, and writes and produces original cultural and musical productions.
Sacred Paths – Soulaju’s 2009 collaboration with Asia – is very theme-oriented and theatric in its musicality. My hope is that Sacred Paths leads to some experimental modern dance productions in coming years. I would like to see a director/choreographer take Sacred Paths to another level, adding physical movement to these compositions.
This fall, Asia will debut her own new collection of experimental works that fuse the world of theater and experimental art with her original music:
Omecihuatl Rising (a tribute to the Divine Feminine) is a union of jazz, free-jazz, classical, world-percussion (Japanese Taiko, Native American hand-drums, Mayan water-drums, Aztec /Mexica Huehuetl) where modern dance, painting, and poetry are all woven together; free-form movement and structure are intertwined. Through the fusing of these elements, the countless representations of the Divine Feminine and age-old questions pondering ‘womanhood’ are explored.
If you will be in the Denver Area in October, you can see Omecihuatl Rising at the DNote in Arvada on October 2nd ($8) or the Fox Theater in Aurora on October 22nd ($10). Click HERE for event info. The production will feature Denver dancers, artists, and musicians, including Aju.
“Sound like Blood, Blood and Song (Sound), Sound of the Heart, Pure Fusion. We are a New Vibration, a New Sound. Come onto these Wings. We Shall Go, Navigating with the Heart.” – Aju (Son Como Sangre)
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