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| DAWOUD'S CURRENT NEWS, PRESS, AND UPCOMING APPEARANCES | |||
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Dawoud upcoming performances: May is going to be a good month! On Tuesday, May 2nd, at 8:00pm, I will be at the Highbury Pub 2322 South Kinnickinnic Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53207 I'll be joined by Roman Edirisingh (percussions / bass, etc.), Duane McCarthy (flute), and other musicians TBA On Sunday, May 6th, I will be celebrating my birthday at Club Timbuktu 520 Center Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212 (414) 265-7000 $5.00 cover (not bad!) I'll be joined by Roman Edirisingh (percussions / bass, etc.), Steve Peplin (guitar, bass, etc.), Duane McCarthy (flute), and other musicians TBA www.clubtimbuktu.com On Sunday, May 20th, I will return to the New York Area I'll be at Folukie 1168 Bedford Avenue (btwn Putnam & Madison) Brooklyn, New York 11216 US Cost: $5.00 (best deal in town!) I'll be performing with Ngoma (violin, digeridoo, etc), and percussionist TBA. Visit Ngoma at www.ngomazworld.com News from the world of Dawoud Sad News: on Thursday, November 24th, 2005, my father Henry "Chris" Kringle died of natural causes in his home in Milwaukee, WI. at the age of 72. He was a good man; kind, loving, and always doing charitable works. He deserves to be remembered. Dawoud IMPORTANT NEWS! Dawoud will soon announce the launch of his NEW WEBSITE! Come back for more information. Or email Dawoud at dawoudkringle@aol.com to be kept informed about developments. MP3 Downloads of the music are available for purchase ($.99 each!) at indie911.com! Check back soon: Dawoud's entire catalog, including unreleased material and music from film soundtracks and theatrical productions, will be available! 
Dawoud's new CD "Renegade Sufi" is now available online! Download Renegade Sufi from www.apple.com! www.apple.com Click on the link below, and go to Dawoud's page on cdbaby.com, and at amazon.com: www.cdbaby.com/dawoud www.amazon.com Preview tracks from Renegade Sufi at www.soundclick.com Renegade Sufi" is now available at the following fine record stores: Nubian Heritage. 2037 5th avenue (@ 125th street), Harlem NY. Melodic Revolution. 34 College Street. Clinton, NY 13323 315-853-2320 http://www.melodicrevolution.com Village Music World. 197 Bleeker Street, NY NY 10012 (212-674-5463) Downtown Music Gallery (342 Bowery, New York, NY, 10012. 212-473-0043 http://www.downtownmusicgallery.com) St. Marx Music (67 Cooper Square - basement @ 3rd avenue / St Marks Street New York, NY. 212-228-7779) Artasia. 159 N. Broadway. Milwaukee, WI 53202. 414-200-4292 www.ArtasiaGallery.com/ Paris Jazz Corner (5 et7 Rue de Navare 75005 Paris 33-01-43367892. http://www.pjc.com) Lab 101 (44 Rue de la Rochefoucauld, 75009 Paris France. 33-01-499585. http://www.project-101.com) Crocodisc (42 rue des Ecoles 75005 Paris France 01-43544795) And coming soon to Harmonia Mundi (15 Avenue de L'Opera, 75001 Paris). Dawoud is planning two brief tours; one in the Midwest, and another in England. These tours are tentatively scheduled for March and May. Last November, Dawoud finished the soundtrack for a film by independent director Fareen Butt. More details to come. After that project, Dawoud went to Wisconsin for some performances; and did the first gig in his hometown since 1983. Dawoud finished the music he contributed to a film documentary on the life of Omar Khayyam. The film, produced and directed by Majid Beenteha, is scheduled for release next year. The newest theatrical project Dawoud is involved with is a production of Maxim Gorky's "The Lower Depths". The play, produced and directed by Manur Najiullah, is in pre-production. Dawoud's performances in Milano Italy, and Paris France, were great successes. His release of "Renegade Sufi" was very well recived! Renegade Sufi was recently reviewed on "The Lounge": a TV show produced by Just Say Go Films Inc. To see it, go to http://www.justsaygofilms.com/movies/lounge_001.html Last January, Dawoud completed a first run of a play based on Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov" (Frost / Friedman Productions). He was the composer, sound designer, and musical director for the play. This was a first for Dawoud: all of the music was orchestral / symphonic. The audience response was enthusiastic, and Dawoud's music was described as "evocative and unique". Plans to continue the run are in the works. A meditation CD produced by Dawoud, Arpana Rohi, and Gitten Dharma is complete! It was released in Italy this June, and late summer 2006 was available in the US. Dawoud has been working with singer / guitarist / songwriter Amiti ben David, and is planning collaberations with Analogue Fakir (www.deadlykristin.com), DJ Just Honey (a.k.a. Arpana Rohi. www.djjusthoney.com), and others. Dawoud's unique sitar sound will also be heard on Yewande's new CD "Evolution". Check out www.yewande.com 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 Dawoud's music. In 2004, Dawoud contributed sitar tracks to Lauryn Hill's upcoming CD. The tracks were recorded at Sound on Sound studios, and Sony studios in New York City. Join Dawoud's new Yahoo news group! Keep updated, share your thoughts and your own news! Stand on your soapbox and rant and rave! Don't be shy! Click here:  Be a part of it! Click to join mysticjaz "Renegade Sufi" was beautifully mastered at Shadowtrack Productions by Marco Tonalezzi (www.shadowtrackproductions.com), and the cover art was designed by Dawoud and executed by Sequoia Emmanuelle (www.sequoiaemmanuelle.com). The CD features the music you hear on this website (see the music download page); and much more. Also appearing are Ravish Momin on percussions and vocals (www.ravishmomin.com), Mark Hagan on Bass (mlh5412@rcn.com), Tonya Ridgely on flute and vocals (tbirdluv@yahoo.com), and Mordior Bamba on vocals (917-325-2200). Dawoud played sitar, sitar synthesizer, singing, spoken word, guitar, bass, bamboo flute, Tibetian singing bowls, ting sha, er-hu, synthesizers, programming, and assorted unearthly noises. What they are saying... "DAWOUD - Renegade Sufi (Mystic Jaz/self-produced) Featuring Dawoud on sitar, sitar synth, guitars, flute, raita, ting-sha, percussion, voice & assorted unearthly noises; Mordior Bamba on vocals; Tonya Ridgley on flute & vocals; Danny Zanker & Mark Hagan on basses and Ravish Momin on percussion. Local sitarist Dawoud has been coming down to DMG for many years and has even played here once. I hadn't heard of sitar synth before, but here it is. This is modern sitar music, not doing ragas and even uses some drum machine samples as percussion. The lovely chanting vocals singing Peace on Earth make this sound like it would be radio-friendly. I do like the instrumental tracks more than the vocal ones and the instrumental ones make up the majority of these pieces. On Burn the Idols, the flute and sitar play an enchanting melody with layers of echoes over a hypnotic, looped percussion groove. What I dig the most about this is the way Dawoud uses subtle layers of spacey, electronic samples that float around his central sitar playing, adding some mystery to what some might think they already anticipate will happen. Groovy mood music that is not too demanding but still is still enticing" BLG. Dwontown Music Gallery "Dawoud's sitar (sang) with rich rhythms." Yusef Salaam. Amsterdam News, New York City. "Dawoud and his sitar created a soothing atmosphere. The people mediated, absorbed in the creative mystic sounds. The audience enjoyed traveling musically with Dawoud & the New Culture in a pilgrimage state of spiritual inspiration" Ali Rahman. New York Beacon. "Dawoud's sitar was a revelation" Benoir. World Beat Jazz Newsletter. "A soulful ignition of jazz rhythms and blues infused with East Indian and African hypnotic sounds. A surefire hit for (those) who wish to gain a spiritual sense of inner calm. A must for eclectic music listeners" Heather Covington. Disilgold Publications. "Dawoud has a brand new album called "Renegade Sufi", a great atmospheric album that fuses mystic jazz influences to chill out atmospheres and oriental instruments, like his magical sitar." Deadly Kristin "They intertiwne together and at the same time move seperatly. The music is so beautiful and makes the experience so relaxing and refreshing in the world on free improvised music" Christina McLean. "In a world where evil forces have effectively hijacked not only the public's peace of mind but the very thing we call "religion," it is truly heartening to find spirited artists like Dawoud who understand, experience, and live true religion through their art. The essence of all religion is spiritual connectivity with the Divine; who better than a contemporary Renegade Sufi to bring the classical mysticism of Islam to the modern world?" Azhar Usman; Stand up comedian "Dawoud has succeeded in bringing a group together with a rather improvisational rhythmical fundament (bass, some programmed rhythms or percussion) with a very individual sound. The style is partly with an often rather loose chill-out groove, a partly jazzy improvisation. There are improvisations with sitar and flute combined, or sometimes sitar and acoustic guitar on one track. There are talks with a spiritual or philosophical fusion spoken word element, (on Freedom it is as a more frustrated expression –here like a kind of dub hiphop fusion). One the nicest and most successful moments I think is where bass and rhythm contribute to the evolution on Silent Sanctuary, groovy and appealing, a track with improvisations on sitar and acoustic guitar. The electronic sequenced grooves on the last title track Renegade Sufi I think are also very attractive in a different, also groovy way. All tracks hang well together with enough spontaneous variation in expression." Gerald Van Waes. Psychevanhetfolk ___________________________________________________ What YOU are saying! (An assortment of comments by listeners like you) "I truly love your music! Mystic Jazz is quite exactly what it is, and I greatly enjoy it. I love Raga and Jazz!" "Dawoud! You're the Jimi Hendrix of the sitar!" "Absolutely Beautiful!!!! Your music gave me chills! Awesome. You are an inspiration to say the least.Today is a wonderful day for me because I have found an artist that has brought music to a new level for me. Thank you sharing your beautiful music. This is what I call creation at it's best. Thank you for venturing out into the unknown to bring forth originality to us all." "I very much enjoy your music and only hope you will continue to create Spiritual sounds! Best wishes from Paris." "Your music is a mystical journey..very spacey atmosphere..I love it!" "YOU ARE AMAZZZZING!!!! I am so enthralled by your sound. The sitar is so awesome and you really do it justice babe! Keep doing your thing and know that I will stay tuned and you have a fan in NC!" "Hi Dawoud... I dig your music bro.. it does sounds very MYSTIC!" "I like your music. What a great musical environment for the sitar. Amazing." "Nice sounds! Cool to find something different, creative and spiritual." "Really feelin the music. Some cool out, take a cruise in the upper atmosphere and just watch the planet!!" "I'm enjoying your versatile sounds. What an elegant way to utilize the sitar in the 21century with your blends of genre." "Your stuff is wonderful. I love how you've mixed Jazz and electronica. What a fantastic modern take on this most ethereal of ancient instruments." "Dawoud, I can't remember since I heard an artist play the sitar as beautifully, moving as you do. I place you up there with Shankar and Harrison." "It is just great to hear other Muslims making music. I thank you for your music! It is very inspiring, crossing boundaries. I especially love the song Mathematics of Love". "I really love your sounds, you never cease to amaze me! Truly mystic jazz! Amazing music." "I love your music man, it has a deep Sufic feel!" "I love the idea of a Renegade Sufi, that's the only appealing religious notion I've heard in a while. Fantastic music, thanks!" "Your music is very atmospheric and peaceful yet it has involved layers that are engaging...the sitar is really cool!" "I'm a big fan of sitar music, and I really dig your playing." "Your music is loveliness and harmony. May Allah bless you." "I love coming by here to absorb your lustrous and enigmatic music. I need to get hold of the CD actually as everyone should." "Wow!! I really dig those instrumental arrangements!!" "Hey , kewl sounds over here!" "Thank you for the pleasure of listening to your music, Dawoud. You have also been in the company of awesome teachers." "Dude, ur muzik is sooo trippy... I LOVE IT! It's perfect for tai chi and yoga!!!" "Cheers to your organic music! I dig it....amazing" "The Sun at Midnight....cool stuff!" "Dawoud, your music is magnificent!" "I really like the idea of a Renegade Sufi Alchemist, and you are a brilliant kawwal as well! I dig the exotic audible waves you transmit." "You rock!" "Beautiful music! We love your tunes, soothing and seductive" "Wonderful, wonderful stuff...full of life!" "Hey, this is making me float away somewhere special, Dawoud! love it!" "Your music is so magical and wonderful." "Keep making that Mystic Jazz sound." "Mezmorizing." "You are doing someting really unique." "Awesome music! Yery diverse, its really good!" "I love your music and your interpretation of the sitar. Beautiful music." "I just wanted to say that you are honestly the most talented musician I have seen." "Very very cool stuff." "Your music is a mystical journey..very spacey atmosphere..I love it!" Thanks everybody! I love ya all!! |
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