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Mem Nahadr

Mem Nahadr (/nəˈhɑːd/ nə-HAHD), also known as M. Nahadr and simply "M", is an American performance artist and multi-octave vocalist having access to the whistle register and best known for the performance of the song "Butterfly", composed by Yoko Kanno and lyricized by Chris Mosdell for Cowboy Bebop. She is co-produced by Grammy Award Winner, James P. Nichols. She is also an author, composer, poet, filmmaker, and human rights activist.

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Mem Nahadr: Femme Fractale - An Opera of Reflection

Read "Femme Fractale - An Opera of Reflection" reviewed by James Nadal


Music genre categorization has exploded into so many fragments, that shrapnel is strewn in all directions as far as the ear can hear. In examining the vast minefield of definition for a proper description of the music of Mem Nahadr, we excavate the terms “neo-soul meets free-jazz," in hopes of further reference. Blessed with an operatic vocal range and fathomless ability of expression, Nahadr is an ever evolving artist on a constantly progressive and perpetual trajectory and Femme Fractale -An ...

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"This aptly named 'Opera of Reflection' is a determined and energetic project, depicting how positive energy can be channeled into music that is palatable yet vanguard, and realized with a cosmic message of confidence. Mem Nahadr is very much the modern woman who is savoring her role as a visionary artist, creating futuristic music for a contemporary audience that appreciates the effort it takes to accomplish something so imaginative." - James Nadal. AAJ

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Millennium Jazz

MADWOMAN MULTIMEDIA
2022

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Free Jazz Folk

Madwoman Multimedia
2022

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Two, The Top

Commercial Free Jazz
2016

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Femme Fractale - An...

Self Produced
2015

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