WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE: JAN 1 2008
SAIDA BABA TALIBAH: STEPPING OUT
Saidah Baba Talibah is a truly gifted performer, who possesses a refreshingly energetic personality and a presence that exudes a shimmering warmth. Her voice, powerful and inspiring, holds a deep-seated sensuality and a soulful mastery rivaled by such music legends as Minnie Riperton and Etta James. Her versatility tickles your senses and speaks to your heart. She is a respected performer, who can command an audience and hold her own on stage.
Directed by:Mars Horodyski
ARTIST PROFILE: Following in her mother’s footsteps, jazz singer Salome Bey, Saidah has found her own voice in this multi-talented family. Saidah has sung back-up for Divine Brown, Maestro, By Divine Right, Alannah Myles, Damhnait Doyle, Roger Hodgson(SUPERTRAMP), Dennis DeYoung(STYX), HERO(DarpMalone & E-Dot), Zaki Ibrahim, Syreeta Neal, Saukrates, Jully Black, Marc Jordan, Redman and Res.
View the trailer here.
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CaribbeanTales and Leda Serene Films are proud to present…
in association with Bravo! and Gayelle The Channel (Trinidad)
“We all have a heart, which is a drum, beating the rhythm of life…” Muhtadi, Master Drummer.
Heart Beat is a 13 x 1/2hr documentary series that profiles Canadian-Caribbean musicians and explores the hearts, minds and worlds of some of Canada’s most dynamic musical creators.
Thirteen beautifully crafted point -of-view documentaries profiling artists like: Master drummer Muhtadi, World-beat band Kobo Town, Juno award-winning trumpeter Nick “Brownman” Ali, MOJAH, steel pannist and cultural activist Ian Jones, Cuban singer/songwriter Alex Cuba and Canada’s still unbeaten Calypso Queen Macomere Fifi, to name but a few.The series is created and produced by award-winning filmmaker Frances-Anne Solomon, and directed with panache and passion by Lana Lovell, Safiya Randera, Paul Nguyen, Andrea Stewart, Justin Lovell, Mars Horodyski, and Alberto Suarez.
Grateful thanks to Steve Stober for allowing us to use the photo above of Muhtadi.
