Posted on 08/24/11 by AneesaToo
Gearing up for no fewer than 4 gigs and a singing workshop at the Womens Festival in Greece next week. I’ll be singing at the following venues: Greek Taverna, Skala Erresos venue TBC Fri Sep 02 @ 18:00 PM Sappho Garden of the Arts, Lesvos, Greece Sun Sep 04 @ 21:00 PM Sappho Garden of [...]
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Posted on 08/17/11 by AneesaToo
Well, I’m finally back in the Sunny South and have to say, whilst there were challenges, I loved singing in Edinburgh. Having liaised with the festival prior to our gigs I realise you can never be too prepared. The challenges we faced included the following: Gig 1: Being given a 5 octave keyboard having booked [...]
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Posted on 08/17/11 by AneesaToo
Fri 12th BLOG BLISS ART meet Slovenian Consul General After our gig at the Blind Poet, we packed ourselves off to the Consulate of Slovenia in Edinburgh. The afternoon was extremely relaxing with cake and tea. I was really happy to learn that the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Slovenia in Scotland, Ana [...]
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Posted on 08/05/11 by AneesaToo
This time next week i’ll be on my way to Edinburgh with my BLISS ART girls to play 3 gigs and to run a community singing workshop! Can’t wait. Rehearsals are well underway and i’ve been in touch with all sorts of potential fans including the lovely James @Edinburgh Badminton Club & Slovenian Consulate! Who [...]
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Posted on 04/16/11 by Aneesa
Helllooo one and all. So, things have been pretty full on the last couple of months. I project managed a hugely successful Social Enterprise Dragons Den event for Charities in Kensington & Chelsea and want to just blow my own trumpet for a moment or two…..and now I’ll sit quietly. I loved the project management [...]
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Posted on 12/26/10 by Aneesa
Things are sooo ridiculously busy at the moment that I have decided to write a quick blog and not worry about it being all nice and perfect! So here goes, I am in Munich with my twin sister, daddy, and younger brother. My twin Aisha has made such a lovely effort!
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Posted on 09/16/10 by Aneesa
Yay… and OH NO! I’ve got a big London gig! Through my lovely friend Sam the Sound Engineer. It’s at Ginglik, in West London, on my birthday, 12 November. http://www.ginglik.co.uk/. I am petrified. I’ve spent the afternoon with my best friend from school, Em Miles, talking through why I’m feeling really nervous. Bottom line is, [...]
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Posted on 09/13/10 by Aneesa
I’ve just got back to the real world after spending a week singing at the 10th Anniversary of the Lesbos Women’s Festival. In short I’ve had people wanting to kiss me, dance with me, take sneaky pics of me when I’m not looking, getting mates to stand next to me then snapping away so I [...]
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Posted on 04/08/10 by Aneesa
There’s a bit of extra banter between the radio station hosts after they’ve interviewed me and they also play a track from my new DUENDE album, Rest In Peace. Listen to here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0074bb4 It starts at about 37 mins into the recording! Don’t forget, I’d love help with raising my profile online. You can leave [...]
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Posted on 04/07/10 by Aneesa
Hi everyone The interview I did with BBC Radio Oxford is available to listen to here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0074bb4 Don’t forget, i’d love help with raising my profile online. You can leave a comment online somewhere, eg Jazzwise Magazine, Oxford Jazz Festival website or anywhere that you think may help spread word about me as an artist. [...]
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