Saritah
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Saritah is an Australia
n singer-songwriter
. Her own website
describes her music as "vibrant rootsy acoustic earth grooves". She was born in Seoul
, South Korea
and brought up mostly in Perth, Western Australia
. Nowadays she is based in Melbourne
.
She trained classically on the piano
and has since taught herself the acoustic guitar. Lately she has been playing the electric guitar
and often uses a stompbox in solo performances. She also plays the bass guitar and drums.
She has supported the John Butler Trio
, The Cat Empire
, Ash Grunwald
, Lion, Mick Hart and Paul Greene, and played at many live music festival
s including Woodford Folk Festival
, West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
and Fairbridge Festival
.
Saritah's debut album
, Gratitude was released in May 2004 and is available from independent distributors and directly from www.saritah.com.
She plays both as a solo artist and with a band, which varies from a trio (with bass and drums) to, at a performance at Perth's own Funk Club, a seven-piece band complete with horn section
.
Musicians that have played with or recorded with Saritah include :- Lex Sadler, Matt Willis, Troy Gennoe, Gavin Arnold and Geoff Green on bass guitar
; Dan DiPaola, Lorenzo ?, Olly Watkins, Paulie B and Reggie D'Souza on drums
; Fredrico Duende on percussion
; Tony ? on keys; Ben Phillips and Ella Westbury on sax
; Ziggy Bey Jan as a guest vocalist; Ricki Malet and Jimmy 'the lips' Murphy on trumpet; and many other notable Perth, Australian and international musicians along the way.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
. Her own website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
describes her music as "vibrant rootsy acoustic earth grooves". She was born in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and brought up mostly in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
. Nowadays she is based in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
She trained classically on the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
and has since taught herself the acoustic guitar. Lately she has been playing the electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and often uses a stompbox in solo performances. She also plays the bass guitar and drums.
She has supported the John Butler Trio
John Butler Trio
The John Butler Trio are an eclectic roots and jam band from Australia led by guitarist and vocalist John Butler. They formed in Fremantle in 1998 with Jason McGann on drums and Gavin Shoesmith on bass guitar...
, The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire
The Cat Empire are an Australian ska and jazz band formed in 1999. Core members are Harry James Angus , Will Hull-Brown , Jamshid "Jumps" Khadiwhala , Ollie McGill , Ryan Monro and Felix Riebl...
, Ash Grunwald
Ash Grunwald
Ash Grunwald is an Australian radio announcer and blues musician.-Early career:...
, Lion, Mick Hart and Paul Greene, and played at many live music festival
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
s including Woodford Folk Festival
Woodford Folk Festival
The Woodford Folk Festival is an annual music festival held near the small country town of Woodford, 72 km north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the biggest annual cultural events of its type in Australia....
, West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
West Coast Blues & Roots Festival
The West Coast Blues 'n' Roots Festival is an annual music festival held in Fremantle, Western Australia. It features many blues and roots performers, both international and local.-History:...
and Fairbridge Festival
Fairbridge Festival
Fairbridge Festival of World and Folk Music is Western Australia’s most popular family camping festival which takes place annually in April. It is a friendly celebration of folk, roots, blues, acoustic, celtic, a capella and world music in a traffic-free, self-contained bushland site at Fairbridge...
.
Saritah's debut album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Gratitude was released in May 2004 and is available from independent distributors and directly from www.saritah.com.
She plays both as a solo artist and with a band, which varies from a trio (with bass and drums) to, at a performance at Perth's own Funk Club, a seven-piece band complete with horn section
Horn section
In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...
.
Musicians that have played with or recorded with Saritah include :- Lex Sadler, Matt Willis, Troy Gennoe, Gavin Arnold and Geoff Green on bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
; Dan DiPaola, Lorenzo ?, Olly Watkins, Paulie B and Reggie D'Souza on drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
; Fredrico Duende on percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
; Tony ? on keys; Ben Phillips and Ella Westbury on sax
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
; Ziggy Bey Jan as a guest vocalist; Ricki Malet and Jimmy 'the lips' Murphy on trumpet; and many other notable Perth, Australian and international musicians along the way.
Gratitude (2004) track listing
- "Gratitude"
- "Pray"
- "Skin"
- "Journey"
- "Homeland"
- "Moving On"
- "Safe Again"
- "A Hore E Esta"
- "Continuous Cruiser"
- "Red-faced Man"
- "Nothing To Lose"