SHAZ OYE (BalconyTV)
BALCONYTV.COM 27/04/2007
IN ASSOCIATION WITH GCN.IE
PRESENTED BY PAULINE FREEMAN
Born and raised in the heart of Dublin's Docklands; Shaz grew up surrounded by strong women, her single-parent mother, her granny and her Aunty May. She regularly delved into their record collections, which featured Lena Horne, Nina Simone, and Elvis. When she discovered Paul Weller's A Town Called Malice shaz realised that working class youth could find their voice through music. Writing songs became an outlet for her growing disaffection with a hostile world. It wasn't until 2000 that she bought her first guitar in Las Vegas and taught herself how to play it. Her unique voice and expressive guitar playing are all the more astounding when you realise she's never received any formal training. Leaving her position as Director of Dublin AIDS Alliance five years ago, Shaz embarked on her music career and began gigging in 2002. This album is a collection of ten tracks each rooted in issues that resonate with shaz, from redemption to injustice, obsession to grief and loss. "My own material has been unearthed from the dark ground of my soul. Truth simply is: A principle born of honesty, strength and valour; chivalrous qualities I admire in others and aspire to myself. It can be weighed and measured yet we cannot see it with the naked eye, but when Truth presents itself, we recognise its unique signature. All I am offering is my Truth, nothing more"
www.shazoye.com
www.myspace.com/shazoye
Tune in again tomorrow!!!
IN ASSOCIATION WITH GCN.IE
PRESENTED BY PAULINE FREEMAN
Born and raised in the heart of Dublin's Docklands; Shaz grew up surrounded by strong women, her single-parent mother, her granny and her Aunty May. She regularly delved into their record collections, which featured Lena Horne, Nina Simone, and Elvis. When she discovered Paul Weller's A Town Called Malice shaz realised that working class youth could find their voice through music. Writing songs became an outlet for her growing disaffection with a hostile world. It wasn't until 2000 that she bought her first guitar in Las Vegas and taught herself how to play it. Her unique voice and expressive guitar playing are all the more astounding when you realise she's never received any formal training. Leaving her position as Director of Dublin AIDS Alliance five years ago, Shaz embarked on her music career and began gigging in 2002. This album is a collection of ten tracks each rooted in issues that resonate with shaz, from redemption to injustice, obsession to grief and loss. "My own material has been unearthed from the dark ground of my soul. Truth simply is: A principle born of honesty, strength and valour; chivalrous qualities I admire in others and aspire to myself. It can be weighed and measured yet we cannot see it with the naked eye, but when Truth presents itself, we recognise its unique signature. All I am offering is my Truth, nothing more"
www.shazoye.com
www.myspace.com/shazoye
Tune in again tomorrow!!!
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