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Sitarist, composer, performer, improviser, poet. DAWOUD'S EXPERIENCE Dawoud Kringle Dawoud began to play the guitar about half a year or so after Jimi Hendrix died. Shortly afterwards he expanded his listening tastes into jazz, fusion, classical, blues, and Indian raga. His teens were spent honing his guitar skills. On his 18th birthday, he bought his sitar and began teaching himself the rudiments of the instrument from books and recordings. Between 1979-83. Dawoud toured the Midwest US with Focal Poynt as multi-instrumentalist, composer. He also began teaching guitar and learning audio engineering. In 1983, he moved to New York City, and did work as a musician and musical director locally and toured with a number of local rock groups. In 1994 Dawoud decided to abandon rock music, and sought exclusivity in jazz and eastern music. Short tours of the Eastern US followed. Dawoud's achievements between 2001 & 2005 include: Building his home recording studio. Many sessions and live performances. Teaching; privately, and with the Bronx School of Music and Art, and the Harlem School of the Arts. Began performing in Europe as a bandleader (Paris, Milan, Zurich, Copenhagen, etc.). Received radio airplay in Europe, Russia, and Indonesia. In 2005, "Renegade Sufi" was released in Europe, and later in the US. Performances in Italy and France were well received. 2006 - 07 saw Dawoud beginning work on his next CD, producing film soundtracks, performing, recording, teaching, and learning the dulruba. Tours of the US and Europe are being planned. Discography of self produced solo recordings: "Life Experience" (out of print) "Rainy Afternoon Meditation" (out of print) "Dawoud & the New Culture Ensemble" (out of print) "The Tao of Mystic Jaz" (available online) "Renegade Sufi" A sample of the recordings Dawoud played on as a sideman: "She Who Bleeds" - Shelley Nichole "Natural High" - Sena "Evidence of Things Not Seen" - Marshall Jones "Reconciliation" - Lauryn Hill "Burning" - Musa Ricci "Heartstrings" - Eve Carr "Breath" - Kena Custage "African Rain" Jojo Kao "Interpreter of Desires" - Analoge Fakir Credits with theater / dance include: "Aerial Dance" (Dha-Fusion Productions) "The Brothers Karamazov" (Frost / Friedman Productions). "Windows," (Leon Azul Productions). "It's Wake Up Time" (Bilal Family Productions). "The Answer" (Najiullah Productions). "Indigenous Woman" (Muhayyideen Wisdom Theater Productions). As of this writing, Dawoud is involved in the pre-production of an adaptation of Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths", directed by Mansur Najiullah, and with Adia Whittaker, director of the Ase Dance Company. Credits with film scoring include: "RAM" (One Life Productions. dir. Edwin Porres) "The Rose" (dir. Fareen Butt) "The Life and Times of Omar Khayyam" (dir. Majid Beemtaha) "One Voice; Our Youth" (dir. Muhammad Stewart) "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" (Sunshine Star productions) "Beyond Baklava" (Sunshine Star productions - Dawoud also co-directed two segments of this film) Radio stations that feature Dawoud's music include: M3 Radio - New York City, WBAI - New York City, WPAT - New York City, Galaxie Radio Ontario,Canada, WNWK - New York City, WFMU - Jersey City, NJ, All That Jazz Radio - Malaga, Spain, WTUL - Baton Rouge, LA, Radio Voce Spazio - San Michele Italy, RCV 99FM - Lille, France, Radio Novosibrisk - Novosibrisk Russia, Radiopolaze Italio - Milano Italy, 91.7fm WHUS, Storrs, CN and other radio stations throughout the US, Europe, Russia, Poland, and Indonesia. A large number of internet radio stations are also presenting his music. Dawoud's teachers: George Prittchet (guitar) Jeff Slatnick (sitar, raga theory. Former student of Ravi Shankar, Ali Akbar Khan). Kaeef Ali (jazz composition and theory) Kelvyn Bell (jazz guitar, jazz theory) Pyeng Threadgil (vocals) Michael Harrison(vocals, raga theory) Dawoud also attended master classes with Pat Martino & Dr. Yusef Lateef. Other experience includes: Worked as a recording engineer and in house studio musician for Blue Chip Studios, Shadow Sound, and Underground Studios. Live sound engineering with Focal Poynt Productions, The Bitter End, Kenny's Castaways, 360 Productions, etc. Radio engineering with Multicultural Radio Broadcasting, Inc., ZK Productions, Radio Murid Inc, New Africa Productions, Al-Islam in America, Nachum Segal Productions, etc. Acting credits include "Ghostbuster's 2", "Stuart Little part 2", Lustre (Great Jones Productions), "It's Wake Up Time" (Bilal Family Productions), "Beyond Baklava" (Sunshine Star productions) etc. Creating visual art. Teaching music privately, at the Harlem School of the Arts, and at the Bronx School of Music and Art. Held executive position with the United Muslim Musicians & recording Artists (1995-00). Performing spoken word / poetry in the NYC area. Dawoud is also an assistant Imam (Islamic minister) with the volunteer service of the New York City Department of Corrections. A sample of the people Dawoud recorded and / or performed with: Lauryn Hill, Gilmar Gomes (Meshell Ndegeocello, Harry Belafonte, Milton Nascimento, Carlos Santana) Abdou Mboup (Pharaoh Saunders, Joe Zawinul, etc.), Marie Alphonzo (Zap Mama), Kid Creole & the Coconuts, The Mysterious Tremendum Ensemble, Ustad Muzallim Hussain, Jojo Kao (Fela Kuti), Akim Funk Buddha & Dha-Fusion, Steve Swell, Daniel Carter, Sabir Matin, Sayyd Abdul Khabir (Duke Ellington, Count Basie), Rahn Burton (Rahsaan Roland Kirk), Larajji, Junni Booth (Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Elvin Jones, Larry Young), Tony Jones (Stevie Wonder, Patti LaBelle, etc), Yewande, Body Temple, Mansoor Scott, Harry Whittaker, Bob Cunningham (played with everyone!), Jessie "Cheese" Hameen (Brother Jesse played with everybody!), Dean Bowman, Kelvyn Bell (Kelvynator, Lester Bowie,Arthur Blythe, Roland Shannon Jackson), The Open Music Ensemble, and many others. Dawoud may be contacted at dawoudkringle@aol.com |
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