SOLO Sisterhood Singer-Songwriters

STUDIO COMMUNITY FUNCTION
RM20 + 1 Drink Voucher
9pm

SOLO SISTERHOOD SINGER-SONGWRITERS
An evening at the Gaslights, 4 December 2018 with 5 female singer-songwriters. Recitals begin 9.00 pm

Zalila Lee / // /

Selangor based singer-songwriter Zalila Lee writes through the lens of introspection. Armed with an acoustic guitar, and shaded head-gear; she sings tunes filled with rhythmic guitar punctuations through a crossbreed of plucking, strumming, and palm-thumping. Expect of mix of grooves from Blues to Indie Rock, with a steady staple of Alternative Folk. 

Melina William / // /

Melina graduated with Bachelor of Music degree at the University of Westminster [UK] and International College Of Music [Malaysia]. Although she is currently known primarily as the composer, vocalist and bassist of the rock band Tempered Mental, Melina has also done producing /composing /arranging/ engineering /session work for Malaysian artistes like Reza Salleh, Pete Teo, Liyana Fizi, Mia Palencia, Nikki Palikat, Juwita Suwito, Najwa, and so on.

Melina has been performing in live houses and music festivals including Baybeats [Singapore], Phat Fest [Thailand], Canadian Music Week [Canada], Sunburst [Malaysia], Rock The World [Malaysia], Busan International Rock Festival, as well as two major music television concerts in Korea. Melina has also toured with her band around Japan.


Natasha Azlan / // /

Natasha started open mic-ing regularly in Feb 2018. Often listening to the likes of Ella Fitzgerald & Madeleine Peyroux, she's inclined to cover jazzy tunes from time to time. Eventually she's begun to write her own songs - a fusion of folk and jazz.


Izzy Annuar / // /

Izzy Annuar is a singer-songwriter based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She has been singing and writing music since 2003. Her latest song was featured as the Original Soundtrack for Maxis Raya Film in 2017. Currently she is focusing on writing more Malay lyrics with her band members for special projects. 


Markiza / // /

Markiza has been performing and recording for many years now in London and Malaysia, mostly with Peter Hassan Brown. Between them they have released altogether 8 albums in UK and Malaysia. They are the nucleus of the band Soft Touch and are often joined by Wong Lip Kee who has been the band’s guitarist since 2004, and currently is helping with their latest recording project, a series of songs about different social issues: refugees, justice, human rights and the threat to the environment and vulnerable species, including Ecopocalypse, Losing Nature (video on Youtube), the popular Like a Polar Bear, Refugee & Choices. 

Meanwhile Peter has a new solo album out called “BLUES” on CD Baby:http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/peterbrown2 . The 14 tracks include some arranged songs and some pure acoustic numbers. This album is also available as a physical CD, and outlets where it can be purchased are available on the website www.lemang.com

Recently they have been gigging with Richard Joseph (guitar) and Jes Ebrahim (Percussion & vocals)

You Tube www.youtube.com/user/markizaandpeter 
Facebook www.facebook.com/markiza.brown or www.facebook.com/MarkizaAndPeter