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Diane Nalini’s new album, 'Kiss Me Like That,' is a collection of 13 songs celebrating humanity's fascination with the sky. From the title track's infectious rhythms, to ‘Cuando sale la luna’ - Diane’s sultry ode to the moon, her original compositions on this album are all influenced by the wonders of the sky and stars. Her six original songs are perfectly complemented by classic jazz standards chosen carefully for this project, like "Stardust", "Skylark", "They All Laughed", as well as her intimate interpretations of folk & pop songs such as James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" and Sting's "Valparaiso."
Songs from Kiss Me Like That have already attracted considerable interest in the media, being previewed nationally on CBC Radio's "The Sunday Edition", "Fresh Air", "As It Happens", "Metro Morning" and CBC Radio Two's documentary programme, "Inside the music." It has also garnered praise and airplay on Radio-Canada's "Espace Musique." Maclean’s Magazine, Canada's national news magazine, also did a full-page article on her recently.
Singer/songwriter Diane Nalini's previous album put a uniquely modern spin on the words of William Shakespeare. Her latest CD "Songs of Sweet Fire" is a collection of fifteen sonnets and songs from the plays set to her original jazz, funk, and blues music. "It was very important to me to let the phrasing of the words dictate the style of music I wrote for each song. I decided to set only those songs which were in more modern sounding English, to highlight the timelessness of Shakespeare's words," says the singer of her compositions. "Songs of Sweet Fire" is Diane's third album.
In a review of Diane's recent performance at the Guelph River Run Center, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record wrote: "A gifted arranger and vocalist... Nalini made an auspicious Guelph concert debut... the highlights were three passages from literature she set to jazz - "Sigh No More" from Much Ado About Nothing, and "The Lover and His Lass" from As You Like It, as well as Alfred Lord Tennyson's "Cradle Song."
Diane started singing at the age of three. She was born in Montreal, Canada, and is of Belgian and Goan descent. "She captures jazz at its most sophisticated and joyous level," writes Elle Magazine Canada.
In a recent review of "Tales... My Mama Told Me", Irwin Block of the Montreal Gazette wrote: "Diane Nalini has the voice, the phrasing, confidence, clarity and control to make a tune her own and turn it into a nuanced thing of beauty."
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Take Five With Diane Nalini
by AAJ Staff
Meet Diane Nalini: Singer/songwriter Diane Nalini started singing jazz at the age of three. She was born in Montreal, Canada, and is of Belgian and Goan descent. She captures jazz at its most sophisticated and joyous level, writes Elle Magazine Canada. The Montreal Gazette writes: Diane Nalini has the voice, the phrasing, confidence, clarity and control to make a tune her own and turn it into a nuanced thing of beauty. Her multi-lingual repertoire encompasses standards, French chanson and Brazilian ...
read moreDiane Nalini Performing at Toronto Launch Party for International Year of Astronomy on January 10
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All About Jazz
Toronto, ON -- 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy, and Mayor David Miller has declared Jan. 10 the official kick-off day for the International Year of Astronomy in Toronto . The Treehouse Group is getting involved by throwing a party at the Gladstone Hotel. We'll be looking at the points of intersection between astronomy and other pursuits like video art, sculpture, music, and journalism. Randall Rosenfeld, a member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, will be bringing his ...
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Diane Nalini: Upcoming Concert with Sean Bray and Vincent Wolfe, Toronto, Ontario
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All About Jazz
WHO: Triple Bill: DIANE NALINI, SEAN BRAY & VINCENT WOLFE WHERE: HUGH'S ROOM 2261 Dundas Street West, Toronto 416-531-6604 WHEN: THURSDAY, APRIL 10TH, 2008 @ 8:30 PM Cover:$18 ADVANCE / $20 DOOR / students $15
Three of Canada's finest performers come together for an evening of music. Acclaimed guitarist Sean Bray performs with his instrumental trio, and also backs renowned ...
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Diane Nalini: Upcoming Radio Appearances
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All About Jazz
Jazz singer and songwriter Diane Nalini will be featured on national Canadian radio on Friday, June 29th on Radio-Canada, Radio 2 Espace Musique". She will discuss her upcoming performance at the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The interview and songs will be aired between 6pm and 8pm.
On Wednesday, July 4th, Diane will also be featured on CBC Montreal's Homerun from 3.30pm to 6pm as the House guest."
Recent interviews: on June 19th, Diane spoke with Sheila Coles at CBC Saskatchewan ...
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"'After dusk' is a gorgeous collection of standards sung with quiet, enunciated power." - Time Out Magazine, London, UK
"Seriously gifted. Diane Nalini is spoilt for talent." - The Sunday Times, South Africa
"Rendering songbook standards as well as French chanson, Brazilian classics, her own compositions, and settings of poems by Shakespeare and Tennyson, Nalini consistently displays bell-clear tone, meticulous enunciation, playfulness and subtle swing." - Ian McGillis, The Globe and Mail, Canada
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