Songwriter Miriam Elhajli has carved out a distinctive sound that draws equally on jazz, 70s South American nuevo cancion and levantine sounds, reflecting her Venezuelan-Moroccan heritage. She cuts loose with an expressive, constantly mutable voice, likes fingerpicking her acoustic guitar in odd tunings and writes intriguing, thoughtfully imagistic lyrics. - New York Music Daily
"A haunting voice" - The New York Times
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"Eclectic, with a soaring voice"
- New York Music Daily
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"Miriam Elhajli has created something really outstanding, unique, and heartfelt" -David Amram
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Improviser, poet-vocalist, record label founder, and scholar Miriam Elhajli is based out of Flatbush, Brooklyn. Her nuanced work is influenced equally by her Venezuelan and Moroccan heritage, the history of traditional South American farming techniques, and her musicological research at The Association for Cultural Equity. The result is multifaceted and thoughtful with sounds that borrow from Appalachian country tunes, agitprop spoken word, Argentinian zamba, and much more.
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- Lincoln Center