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honeybird & the birdies

sweet like honey and quirky like a bird

About Me

honeybird & the birdies è un trio eclettico formato nel 2007 da tre musicisti sperimentali a Roma. Suonano e cantano canzoni scritte da honeybird con strumenti, ritmi ed energie da tutto il mondo.
honeybird & the birdies sono :
honeybird charango/chitarra/berimbau/voce
p-birdie percussioni/balafon/rullante/kalimba/flauto/voce
ginobird basso/voce
honeybird è nata e cresciuta a Los Angeles circondata da musica: il padre romano suonicchiava stornelli mentre sua madre newyorchese “kvetch-ava” in yiddish. La sua visita in Bolivia nel 2003 ebbe un profondo impatto su di lei con la scoperta del charango, uno strumento tradizionale delle Ande con 10 corde, che ispirò nuove canzoni. Nei suoi successivi viaggi in America Latina, incontrò le lotte sociali, gioco’ la capoeira e conobbe le comunità indigene – questi i semi da cui fiorisce la musica di honeybird.
p-birdie è nata in Sicilia e si è trasferita a Roma nel 2006 per studiare canto. Il suo primo approccio con la musica è stato attraverso il flauto; la chiamavano “pifferaio magico” per come suonava bene e per il suo ritmo incantato. Ha fatto parte di un gruppo rock di sole ragazze,”le zero in condotta”, dove suonava la batteria. Attualmente si diverte da morire a dilettarsi con le molteplici percussioni che il mondo honeybird offre.
ginobird (Gino Guain) viene da Anzio dove suona il basso, dorme poco e perde a poker.
honeybird & the birdies sono dolci come miele ed eccentrici come uccellini!
honeybird & the birdies are sweet like honey and quirky like birds!
****IN ENGLISH****
honeybird & the birdies is an eclectic trio formed in 2007 by three experimental musicians in Rome. They play, sing and perform honeybird songs using instruments, rhythms and energies from around the world.
honeybird was born and raised in Los Angeles. She heard music from an early age as her Italian father strummed and sang Mediterranean melodies and her New Yorker mother kvetched in yiddish. Her passion for creating music began at the age of 3 sitting on an upright piano then embracing the upright bass, until one day the guitar took center stage and she began writing honeybird songs. In 2003 she visited Bolivia which had a powerful impact on her life – both as a cultural and social eye-opener – and that is where she found her first charango, a 10-string traditional Andean instrument, which inspired new honeybird songs such as “shrinking mind”. Her travels in Latin America and contact with social issues, capoeira and indigenous communities are very present in what she does.
honeybird writes sings and dreams about pachamama, justice and the colorful cultures of our world - from mapuche to raramuri, japanese to quechua, italian to iraqi, brazilian to nahuatl. her music sings praise for those who have courage and aren't afraid of standing up and speaking what they believe and feel.
honeybird & the birdies are:
honeybird on charango/guitar/berimbau/vocals,
p-birdie from Catania (Sicily) on percussion/balafon/snare/kalimba/flute/vocals and
ginobird from Anzio (Lazio) on bass/vocals.
"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou

I VISUALS:
3Eg0 klipman visualizza l'immaginario mondo di honeybird & the birdies e dà vita ai disegni di honeybird. Lavora da anni come VJ in vari locali a Roma ed è il resident a NEO Club come Klipman. Il suo è un racconto non lineare, formato da contrapposizioni ed armonie causate dal ritmo e dalla serendipità.
filmed in Los Angeles by Anthony Rauld after a few chilean empanadas and more than one glass of wine
"La música es una de las cosas que puede salvar al mundo, porque un hombre que busca y encuentra y se solaza horas y días y años y años luz, a través de generaciones, con la belleza, ¿qué otra cosa puede querer que un mundo mejor ?".
-ATAHUALPA YUPANQUI en reportaje en la revista Proa.

Pass Me The Map - Intro
music by Dept. of Eagles , "sailing by night", used with permission by artist

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/6/2006
Band Website: honeybird.net
Band Members:

honeybird & the birdies video by 3Eg0 Klipman !!!

honeybird - smiles and plays CHARANGO!!!!!!!!!!!!, stranocaster, berimbau & sings, [email protected]

p-birdie - sings and plays percussion, balafon, snare, flute & kalimba [email protected]

ginobird - plays bass & sings, [email protected]

fine feathered friends:
3Eg0 klipman - visuals/brings mostricciattoli to life
blondiebird - graphic eye/sticker designer
congabird - congas e richiamo d'amore
davide - fonico, djembe e tamburello pugliese

Influences:
Sounds Like:

this shrinking mind is overfed, I can sound it out but all meaning has fled.
honeybird & the birdies LIVE @ contestaccio, 6 febbraio 2008, per martelive, un palco per tutti

Live @ Sinister Noise, photos by the freshguy

live @ NEO, photos by the freshguy

honeybird & the birdies LIVE Oct.17, 2007 at Fanfulla in Rome

don't trust the butcher, your local macellaio, don't trust the butcher

"clocks and alarms" entertaining video clip by klipman, audio from a live rehearsal in rome in april 2007 with honeybird on charango/vox and marco bellotti on guitar/hamster

CURRENT MOONmoon phases:honeybird in many languages:
pájaro de miel
hachimitsu dori
uccello di miele
tsipor dvash
passarinho de mel
oiseau à miel
honigvogel
medovy vták (in slowak, thanks to Tina at AA Records!)
hunangsfugl (a big thanks to Dikta from Iceland!)

add your language too!
[email protected]
Record Label: Playground Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

NAIMAN FREE DOWNLOAD TODAY!!!

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venerdì al traffic, honeybird & the birdies + lara martelli

ci vediamo venerdi 30 maggio al traffic!honeybird & the birdies + lara martellida non perdere!al TRAFFICvia vacuna 98staz tiburtinaore 22ingresso 5 eurocheers,honeybird & the birdies ...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Thu, 29 May 2008 10:18:00 PST

NEW honeybird & the birdies video by 3Eg0 Klipman

NEW honeybird & the birdies video by 3Eg0 Klipman !!! "don't trust the butcher" ...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Sat, 17 May 2008 10:47:00 PST

REVIEW ON ISRAEL'S ALTERNATIVE MUSIC FORUM

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Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Tue, 06 May 2008 04:46:00 PST

honeybird & 3Eg0 coming to PISA this summer!!!

MALASTRANAFEST08 Citta di Cascina (Pisa)’ e’ un festival fatto d’artisti per gli artisti l’arte e la gente18-19 luglio 2008 ore 21,00-24,00 - centro storico di Ca...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:01:00 PST

Check out this event: honeybird & the birdies 6april @ locanda atlantide

Hosted By: honeybird & the birdies:6 april @locanda atlantideWhen: Sunday Apr 06, 2008 at 9:30 PMWhere: Locanda AtlantideVia dei Lucani 22bSan Lorenzo, Roma, Roma|295 ItalyDescription:honeybird & the ...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:29:00 PST

domenica 30 marzo @ Cantina Mediterraneo, Frosinone

domenica 30 marzo @ CANTINA MEDITERRANEOVIA A. FABI 341"FROSINONE MARZO D’AUTORE presenta: HONEYBIRD & THE BIRDIES (Usa/Italia) + STEFANO MINGARELLI (Ciociaria) Un giovane autore ciociaro in...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:03:00 PST

DOMENICA UNDERGROUND 6 aprile @ locanda atlantide con honeybird & the birdies

UNA DOMENICA UNDERGROUND Tabula Rasa presenta una serata alla Locanda Atlantide con tre band indipendenti, vivaci e dinamiche dell’underground romano. I diuesse salgono sul palco con "movimen...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:50:00 PST

TEKFESTIVAL domenica 16/03

articolo scritto da warbear su romastyle.infoEccoci al secondo appuntamento del Tekaperitif per sostenere le visioni dell’edizione 2008 del TEKFESTIVAL, festival di cinema indipendente a Roma ...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:06:00 PST

honeybird review in BCN Event Guide

Singer-songwriter honeybird is flying into town for an impromptu gig at Els Genis in big bad Badalona. Born in Los Angeles, nurtured on the sounds and sights of the world and based in Rome, honeybird ...
Posted by honeybird & the birdies on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 06:31:00 PST