Leila Adu - 'Cherry Pie' album release tour
Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 12:39 pm

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Raglan: 10 June @ Raglan Town Hall
Auckland: 11 June @ The Odeon
Leigh: 12 June @ The Leigh Sawmill
Takaka: 22 June @ The Mussel Inn
Christchurch: 23 June @ Creation
Dunedin: 24 June @ Arc Cafe
Riverton: 25 June @ Riverton Arts Centre
Wellington: 8 July, in store @ Real Groovy 5pm & Happy 8pm

OK, to describe the striking and spellbinding music of Leila Adu you first need to use a vast range of singers, Joni Mitchell, Nico, Stereolab and PJ Harvey – to name a few, then there’s the varied genre descriptions of jazz, soul, gamelan, Latino, funk, gothic and bossa nova.

But however you chose to describe Leila Adu’s “delightfully dissonant droning harmonies” (Sunday Star Times), it doesn’t matter as Leila herself says “Convenient tags give people preconceived ideas that aren’t always correct.” Her sultry voice and captivating music are unique and very much her own.

In June, Leila Adu’s second album, Cherry Pie, will be released and she will be performing a highly anticipated tour across NZ. Cherry Pie was produced by David Long who also features on the album. Long was lead guitarist for The Mutton Birds and produced Fur Patrol’s debut album Pet, for which he won Producer of the Year Award 2001. The album also features drummer Ricky Gooch (Trinity Roots,) bass player Thomas Callwood and Jeffrey Henderson (Syzygy, Urban Taniwha.)