Tina Malia
San Francisco, California, United States
Music
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From the very first notes of this CD, I fell in love with Tina Malia's voice, and by the end of the first several cuts, I was a fan for life. Rarely have I felt so taken by an artist so instantly; the purity and clarity of her voice and the soaring spirituality of her lyrics and melodies absolutely transported me. The title cut is a hopeful ballad, simply rendered in voice and delicately plucked guitar. My favorite is a cut called "Lullaby," whose haunting refrain seems to come straight from the heart of the desert. Or perhaps my favorite is "Forever," a sweet and subtly layered palimpsest of sound. On many cuts, you can hear strains of Celtic musics, Pagan chants, Middle Eastern rhythms and instrumentation, and Indian modalities, both Eastern and American. I've played Shores of Avalon over and over and it never fails to enthrall me. I look forward to many years of transcendent music from this gifted young artist.
-Susan Dobra - Magical Blend Magazine
From the very first notes of this CD, I fell in love with Tina Malia's voice, and by the end of the first several cuts, I was a fan for life. Rarely have I felt so taken by an artist so instantly; the purity and clarity of her voice and the soaring spirituality of her lyrics and melodies absolutely transported me. The title cut is a hopeful ballad, simply rendered in voice and delicately plucked guitar. My favorite is a cut called "Lullaby," whose haunting refrain seems to come straight from the heart of the desert. Or perhaps my favorite is "Forever," a sweet and subtly layered palimpsest of sound. On many cuts, you can hear strains of Celtic musics, Pagan chants, Middle Eastern rhythms and instrumentation, and Indian modalities, both Eastern and American. I've played Shores of Avalon over and over and it never fails to enthrall me. I look forward to many years of transcendent music from this gifted young artist.
-Susan Dobra - Magical Blend Magazine
It brings me great pleasure to present another great new vocal discovery: "Shores of Avalon" is the beautiful debut album by vocalist/ songwriter, Tina Malia. It features Tina's captivating vocals accompanied by guitar, piano, violin, 12 string, mandicello, hammer dulcimer, and other exotic instrumentation such as Sarangi, Nickleharpa, Oud, Tabla, and Middle Eastern percussion. Her voice shows a maturity and expressiveness beyond her years, and literally casts a spell over the listener, with feelings of yearning, enchantment and personal experience that she conveys in her lyrics and intricately woven music. Original songs by Tina express the timelessness of inspiration, hope and celebration. Tina's writing style is contemplative, devotional, and joyous in nature. "Shores of Avalon" has a warm sound that has the ability to deeply touch its listeners. the cast of supporting players includes Gary Haggerty (of Stellamara), Ty Burhoe (Curandero), Robert Powerll, Hans Christian, John Alevizakis, and others from the fertile Bay area music scene. This one has my very highest endorsement.
-Lloyd Barde, President - Backroads Music
It brings me great pleasure to present another great new vocal discovery: "Shores of Avalon" is the beautiful debut album by vocalist/ songwriter, Tina Malia. It features Tina's captivating vocals accompanied by guitar, piano, violin, 12 string, mandicello, hammer dulcimer, and other exotic instrumentation such as Sarangi, Nickleharpa, Oud, Tabla, and Middle Eastern percussion. Her voice shows a maturity and expressiveness beyond her years, and literally casts a spell over the listener, with feelings of yearning, enchantment and personal experience that she conveys in her lyrics and intricately woven music. Original songs by Tina express the timelessness of inspiration, hope and celebration. Tina's writing style is contemplative, devotional, and joyous in nature. "Shores of Avalon" has a warm sound that has the ability to deeply touch its listeners. the cast of supporting players includes Gary Haggerty (of Stellamara), Ty Burhoe (Curandero), Robert Powerll, Hans Christian, John Alevizakis, and others from the fertile Bay area music scene. This one has my very highest endorsement.
-Lloyd Barde, President - Backroads Music
Tina Malia boasts a beautiful soprano- the kind that gets up there, but is never piercingly high. Shores of Avalon turns on your spiritual senses with ethnic-inspired instrumentals and mystical lyrics. The album combs through a myriad of different cultures and styles, if it were to paint a picture, it would be of gypsies meditating on beach shores.
-Audrey Sunu - Details Magazine
Tina Malia boasts a beautiful soprano- the kind that gets up there, but is never piercingly high. Shores of Avalon turns on your spiritual senses with ethnic-inspired instrumentals and mystical lyrics. The album combs through a myriad of different cultures and styles, if it were to paint a picture, it would be of gypsies meditating on beach shores.
-Audrey Sunu - Details Magazine
The soft vocals of Shimshai and siren-like singing of Tina Malia combine to produce a sound that's both captivating and heartening. On Jaya Bhagavan these two vocalists and multi-instrumentalists collaborate on a seven-track organic homage to ancient melodies and mantras. The all-acoustic creation features gentle guitars, bass, and a mosaic of African and Middle Eastern percussion, violin, oud, sitara, kalimba, dotar, ney and more. Guests include Jai Uttal, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yair Dalal and members of Hamsa Lila. the multifaceted textures they provide are fresh and unassuming. From the folksy "Hara Mahadeva" and the conga-friendly "Sarva Mangala" to the serene "Jaya Bhagavan," the album is an appropriate accompaniment to a yoga practice.
-Stephanie Benson - Yoga Journal
The soft vocals of Shimshai and siren-like singing of Tina Malia combine to produce a sound that's both captivating and heartening. On Jaya Bhagavan these two vocalists and multi-instrumentalists collaborate on a seven-track organic homage to ancient melodies and mantras. The all-acoustic creation features gentle guitars, bass, and a mosaic of African and Middle Eastern percussion, violin, oud, sitara, kalimba, dotar, ney and more. Guests include Jai Uttal, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Yair Dalal and members of Hamsa Lila. the multifaceted textures they provide are fresh and unassuming. From the folksy "Hara Mahadeva" and the conga-friendly "Sarva Mangala" to the serene "Jaya Bhagavan," the album is an appropriate accompaniment to a yoga practice.
-Stephanie Benson - Yoga Journal
Discography
The Silent Awakening (2006)
Jaya Bhagavan (2005)
Shores of Avalon (2002)
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Bio
“Her voice is as pure as fresh water bubbling from a spring. As a songwriter, she evokes visions of peace and oneness, yet her words are very much of this world, and of the earth. Her name is Tina Malia, a name that will be well known before long, because this young woman is destined for musical immortality.”
-Magical Blend Magazine
Tina Malia’s luxurious voice and enchanting presence is creating a stir from coast to coast and across the world. Her original music touches the listener with elevating lyrics and deep, earthy rhythms. Trained as a classical pianist and vocalist, and inspired by her roots in American folk and soul music, she has also been widely influenced by music from around the world. Her music marries the timelessness of all these styles with a new flair all her own. She has been compared to such legendary female artists as Joni Mitchell, Sarah McLaughlin, and Loreena McKennitt.
After studying sound engineering and classical vocal performance, she began her professional music career at age 18 as a producer, engineer and vocalist for a children’s music label out of Northern California. She then went on to produce two of her own recordings, and has just released her third "the Silent Awakening". It features a rich, groove oriented, acoustic and electric feast by percussionist Greg Ellis of Vas, renowned violinist Darol Anger, vocalist Sasha Butterfly, MJ Greenmountain from Hamsa Lila, and more. With Tina Malia on vocals, guitar, 12-string, piano, marimba and hammer dulcimer.
Tina Malia is an integral part of a grass-roots musical movement originating from the San Francisco Bay area, and tours nationally and internationally with her 5 piece band. She is also a featured vocalist with Jai Uttal and the Pagan Love Orchestra, and has toured with Hamsa Lila, Lost at Last, and shared stages with Michael Franti, Wisdom, Kan'nal, and many other counter culture bands. She has also performed at many major festivals across the United States including the Oregon Country Faire, Tribal Stomp, Harmony Fest, Earthdance, the Sacred World Music Festival, Reggae on the River and many more.
Be sure to catch her and her band's breathtaking performances this year as they travel to Europe, around the entire continental U.S. and Hawaii for the release of "The Silent Awakening."
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