Haale
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Haale Gafori is a singer, composer, and poet living in New York City. She was born in the Bronx
, to Persian parents.
Haale released two five-song EP recordings, Morning and Paratrooper, on January 3, 2007, on the Darya Records imprint, produced by Dougie Bowne. She released the full-length album, "No Ceiling," on March 18, 2008, produced by percussionist Matt Kilmer. On these albums, Haale sings in both English and Persian, her own poetry as well the poetry of poets such as Rumi, Attar, and Forugh Farokhzad. The Boston Globe called "No Ceiling" one of 2008's "most memorable releases." Haale and bandmates Matt Kilmer, John Shannon, and Brent Arnold toured across the United States, Canada and Europe in 2007 and 2008, performing at the Bonnaroo Festival, the David Byrne-curated series at Carnegie Hall, the Mimi Festival in Marseilles France, Memorial Hall at University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the NuMoon festival in Rotterdam, and SXSW in Austin.
Haale and Matt Kilmer have continued to collaborate over the years, and have launched a new project called The Mast. Their debut album is called Wild Poppies.
in California, earning a BS in Biology. She completed a semester at Oxford University, during which she studied race relations in the UK.
Haale also attended the Jack Kerouac School
for Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, Colorado, where Anne Waldman
taught. She earned her MFA in poetry at the City College of New York, where she worked closely with poet Marilyn Hacker
.
EPs
Compilation appearances
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
, to Persian parents.
Haale released two five-song EP recordings, Morning and Paratrooper, on January 3, 2007, on the Darya Records imprint, produced by Dougie Bowne. She released the full-length album, "No Ceiling," on March 18, 2008, produced by percussionist Matt Kilmer. On these albums, Haale sings in both English and Persian, her own poetry as well the poetry of poets such as Rumi, Attar, and Forugh Farokhzad. The Boston Globe called "No Ceiling" one of 2008's "most memorable releases." Haale and bandmates Matt Kilmer, John Shannon, and Brent Arnold toured across the United States, Canada and Europe in 2007 and 2008, performing at the Bonnaroo Festival, the David Byrne-curated series at Carnegie Hall, the Mimi Festival in Marseilles France, Memorial Hall at University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the NuMoon festival in Rotterdam, and SXSW in Austin.
Haale and Matt Kilmer have continued to collaborate over the years, and have launched a new project called The Mast. Their debut album is called Wild Poppies.
Education
Haale attended Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in California, earning a BS in Biology. She completed a semester at Oxford University, during which she studied race relations in the UK.
Haale also attended the Jack Kerouac School
Jack Kerouac School
The Jack Kerouac School was founded at Naropa University in 1974 by Chögyam Trungpa, and Beat Generation poets Allen Ginsbergand Anne Waldman. The school consists of the Summer Writing Program and the Department of Writing and Poetics, which administers the Master of Fine Arts in Writing and...
for Disembodied Poetics in Boulder, Colorado, where Anne Waldman
Anne Waldman
Anne Waldman is an American poet.Since the 1960s, Waldman has been an active member of the “Outrider” experimental poetry community as a writer, performer, collaborator, professor, editor, scholar, and cultural/political activist....
taught. She earned her MFA in poetry at the City College of New York, where she worked closely with poet Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker
Marilyn Hacker is an American poet, translator and critic. She is Professor of English at the City College of New York....
.
Discography
Albums- No Ceiling (Channel A Music—March 18, 2008)
EPs
- Paratrooper (Darya—January 3, 2007)
- Morning (Darya—January 3, 2007)
Compilation appearances
- One Giant Leap (2008)
- Caravan of Light (2007)
- Sandinista! – The Clash Tribute album
External links
- Web site of Haale
- Boston Globe article on Haale
- Scan of New York Times photo and article on Haale's Carnegie Hall appearance
- The Second SupperThe Second SupperThe Second Supper is a web site and newspaper published in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The newspaper is published weekly from its headquarters in Downtown La Crosse....
Review of "No Ceiling"