On this page I have included a collection of audio and video recordings from public performances and intimate sharings. Singing as well as expressing through body and voice has always been an integral part of my journey, a way for me to connect deeply to my heart and feelings and to allow an inner pulse and momentum to carry me from thinking to being. Songs will suddenly appear, wanting to be sung and they bring me in contact with feelings brewing under the immediate surface of my awareness if I allow expression and listen to their message...
In improvisation my body gives me clues and momentum if I can hang out in "not knowing" what is next and let myself be present and open with what is arising here and now....letting the story or piece unfold.....
In improvisation my body gives me clues and momentum if I can hang out in "not knowing" what is next and let myself be present and open with what is arising here and now....letting the story or piece unfold.....
AUDIO RECORDINGS
SONGS TO MY SOUL...... Vocals: Nidhi Guitar: John Hoy
A friend once said to me that all love songs are ultimately songs we sing to parts of ourselves.
The following songs - all "in the moment", live unpolished "first take" recordings- are for me like calls to my soul and to life ... prayers to belong, to opening and becoming one...
A friend once said to me that all love songs are ultimately songs we sing to parts of ourselves.
The following songs - all "in the moment", live unpolished "first take" recordings- are for me like calls to my soul and to life ... prayers to belong, to opening and becoming one...
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Keep Me
By Kim Richie |
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Water Song
By Alan Lew |
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Autumn Leaves
By Prevert/Kosma/Cassidy |
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Break Me
By Jewel |
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This Ocean
By Nidhi |
IMPROV: LIFE IS A GIFT...... Vocals: Nidhi Guitar: John Hoy
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This raw track is a spontaneous improvisation recorded in a relaxed moment while being with musical friends and letting expression happen through song and music.....
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VIDEOS
The following 4 video clips are live footage from a benefit concert in 2006 at Larkspur Cafe Theater in Larkspur, California.
The show was produced by Christie Close and raised money for the Prenatal Homeless Program in San Francisco.
VOCALS: Nidhi
with John Hoy on guitar
The show was produced by Christie Close and raised money for the Prenatal Homeless Program in San Francisco.
VOCALS: Nidhi
with John Hoy on guitar
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LET'S BRING HEAVEN DOWN HERE by Roy, Shanks, Neigher Carrie
I love the earthiness and truth of this song... |
SURABAYA JOHNNY by Brecht and Weil
I so appreciate the performance style of Brecht where , as a performer you move into the character and emotion to portray of a person ...and then you step back out...you engage and embody....and then release and watch or comment...its a meditation really ... |
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ONLY HEAVEN KNOWS by Jamie Houston/J.D. Martin
a beautiful nurturing song to sing....an invitation to trust and let life hold us... |
REVEREND LEE by E McDaniels
a potent song about the discrepancy between our moral ideas and what may be true in our body... |
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WHAT AUDIENCES SAY:
“…Her rich soulful voice carries an unique blend of passion and vulnerability.”
“…riveting, deeply moving and entertaining…all at once.”
“…Nidhi has a special gift for telling a story in song…
Her singing is communication at a very deep level."
“…Her rich soulful voice carries an unique blend of passion and vulnerability.”
“…riveting, deeply moving and entertaining…all at once.”
“…Nidhi has a special gift for telling a story in song…
Her singing is communication at a very deep level."
IMPROVISED PERFORMANCE
The following video recordings are from improvised public sharings/performances and illustrates body-based, in-the-moment expression of inner connection through creative flow ....
The following video recordings are from improvised public sharings/performances and illustrates body-based, in-the-moment expression of inner connection through creative flow ....
OUR SHARED HEART
This video is a performance/Body Tale expression of embodied inquiry. Although the clip quality is marginal I have included it because it demonstrates how we can let the energy of a previous experience - that is again arising in us - move through us and be felt, re-examined and shared...and how this approach differs from writing about the experience (as the account of this same experience in my blog)...and how it can inform and accelerate what is opening up in our present experience...
This video is a performance/Body Tale expression of embodied inquiry. Although the clip quality is marginal I have included it because it demonstrates how we can let the energy of a previous experience - that is again arising in us - move through us and be felt, re-examined and shared...and how this approach differs from writing about the experience (as the account of this same experience in my blog)...and how it can inform and accelerate what is opening up in our present experience...
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