Agile Vocalist

Rachel Medanic
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Agile Vocalist

Agile Vocalist is a podcast about sound and the performing arts with a California connection. Explore artist stories and learn music history, get inspired, and learn about how sound and the arts impact our lives. Created and hosted by Rachel Medanic, Agile Vocalist is for the curious, the creative, and for anyone willing to explore the connection between sound and our shared humanity. Agile Vocalist episodes, liner notes, and additional visual materials also available at: https://www.agilevocalist.com

  1. A World of Percussion with Keith Terry

    NOV 4

    A World of Percussion with Keith Terry

    Send us a textA performance art of rhythm, claps, slaps, stomps and sounds that is a feast for the senses--especially if you're actually doing it--is something Keith Terry calls body music. He describes it as music that can be seen and dance that can be heard and in this conversation he shares his journey from drummer to body music master. Keith is the life partner of Evie Ladin who will be featured in later episodes and together they collaborate when they perform as part of the trio called E...

    43 min
  2. What's Your Frequency? Dive in with Vocalist, Destani Wolf

    SEP 21

    What's Your Frequency? Dive in with Vocalist, Destani Wolf

    Send us a textFrom her current role as a MOTION vocalist and improviser sharing the stage every Monday with Bobby McFerrin in Berkeley to her 3 Grammy nominations Destani Wolf's sound has been on over 40 albums. During the pandemic, this original Cirque du Soleil vocalist delved into sound frequencies and healing--she finishes our episode with a little audio bath of both her sound bowl playing and voice. A rich and delightful episode. More about Agile Vocalist, including artist biographi...

    38 min
  3. Combining the Performing Arts with Tachíria Flamenco

    JUL 7

    Combining the Performing Arts with Tachíria Flamenco

    Send us a textMx. Flamenco is a dancer, actor, singer and comedienne who shares her unique blend of performance with the San Francisco Bay and beyond. In this conversation we explore the sounds of flamenco as a dance form and how she brings it together in her ongoing series of world premiere collaborations with artists of other genres. Tachíria is working on her one-woman show and finishing her Masters degree after being a working professional flamenco dancer since the age of 14. More ab...

    43 min
  4. Part 2 with San Francisco Bay Area Salsa & Latin Musician, Edgardo Cambón

    MAY 20

    Part 2 with San Francisco Bay Area Salsa & Latin Musician, Edgardo Cambón

    Send us a textPart two with Edgardo covers the power of music that's connected to dance forms, origins of Edgardo's band, Candela, and his eye-opening process of how he used to create original music as he was waiting tables in a restaurant.If you find yourself in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2024, check out Edgardo's newest on Thursday nights at Fame Venue in San Francisco. Come hear the music and dance!Be sure you don't miss part 1 of the conversation here. More about Agile Vocalist, i...

    40 min
  5. Salsa and Latin Music Powerhouse, a Conversation with Edgardo Cambón

    MAY 1

    Salsa and Latin Music Powerhouse, a Conversation with Edgardo Cambón

    Send us a textEdgardo Cambón is a Uruguayan-born singer who fell in love with percussion after setting aside guitar and getting early exposure singing as a young boy. As a teacher band leader and Latin music business man now, Edgardo continues to perform. His musical career has taken him throughout South America, Europe, and Africa. Since1986, he's been in high demand in the U.S.In this two-part conversation, we cover his career, his love of music and how he discovered drums by treating his g...

    43 min
  6. The Language that Connects Us With Poet Ali

    MAR 21

    The Language that Connects Us With Poet Ali

    Send us a textPoet Ali is a poet, compelling performer, lyricist, performance artist and inspirational speaker whose performances and presentations focus on connection with ourselves and our environments. As a soulosopher and entertainer, he is a inspires us to use our gifts to catalyze self-discovery and well-being. As an Iranian-American, Ali gives talks for both youth as well as adult audiences and his unique form of spoken word stands out and isn't easily categorized.His TED Talk, the Lan...

    41 min
  7. Learn How to Unleash Your Agile Vocalist, The Podcast Turns Three!

    MAR 1

    Learn How to Unleash Your Agile Vocalist, The Podcast Turns Three!

    Send us a text21 Guests and 27 episodes later, Agile Vocalist has hit its three year mark (which is kind of amazing for a podcast). Thank you to my season 3 guests:Cellista, Alphabet Rockers, Rob Jensen and Warren Trezevant, Sonic Runway creators, sound healer & instructor, Melissa Felsenstein, taiko artist Janet Koike, and carillonist, Simone Browne for their amazing sound and arts stories in season 3!Listen to this epsiode to learn how to get yourself listener gifts to unleash your inne...

    5 min
  8. The Mysterious Carillon with Simone Browne

    JAN 31

    The Mysterious Carillon with Simone Browne

    Send us a textThe sounds of bells in towers is a common experience to many around the world. But the reality is there is an entire profession devoted to carillons-- actual lever and pedal instruments making the sounds of bells you hear. Carillons exist all over the U.S., Europe and other parts and are commonly heard from the top of towers and built structures.This interview features Simone Browne, professional carillonist and UC Berkeley student who shares how she found the profession and its...

    32 min
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About

Agile Vocalist is a podcast about sound and the performing arts with a California connection. Explore artist stories and learn music history, get inspired, and learn about how sound and the arts impact our lives. Created and hosted by Rachel Medanic, Agile Vocalist is for the curious, the creative, and for anyone willing to explore the connection between sound and our shared humanity. Agile Vocalist episodes, liner notes, and additional visual materials also available at: https://www.agilevocalist.com

Information

  • Creator
    Rachel Medanic
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Agile Vocalist
  • Show Website
    Agile Vocalist

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