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DEYA DOVA

inner culture. ancient technology. neworld music.

About Me

A R T W O R K + S Y M B O L S D E Y A D O V A © 2006.


Deya Dova is an innovative vocalist and singer songwriter, renowned for her unique soulfilled voice and amazing live performances. Deya Dova has pioneered her own musical style through blending roots in the ancient musical traditions with live looping technology to create a truly unique world music sound. Her music traverses tribal chant, world beat, soul and resonates with Arabic, African, Asian, Aboriginal and Balkan scales.
With her debut album So Bravely Human, Deya won two NCEIA Dolphin Awards (Album of the Year and Best Female vocal) and based herself in Europe to play a variety of festivals and tours. 2006 saw the release of the The Jasmani Garden featuring Deya’s stunning and unique vocal layering and improvisations. The album earnt a MusicOz nomination for Best World Music Artist and continues to inspire and move people across all genres. Deya also regularly appears as a guest vocalist with Wild Marmalade and has worked on projects with Avashai Barnatan (Sheva) and Mapmaker Films(UK).
Deya Dova's live show brings the music from her albums fully to life with her totally captivating stage presence and pure creative force. Performing with her vocal looper and computer to trigger samples, she effortlessly creates rich layers and grooves that span the sublimely beautiful to pumping drum n bass. Deya's shows have received an overwhelming response from audiences everywhere, gathering an almost cult following. Deya weaves her powerful feminine presence and down to earth sense of humour to create an inspiring and uplifting show carrying a message of unified humanity beyond language, race and religion.
Recent performance highlights include Woodford Folk Festival, Brisbane Multicultural Festival, Exodus Live Festival, Noise TV and the MusicOz Awards.
Deya Dova is originally from Ceduna in South Australia where the desert meets the ocean, Deya’s childhood growing up in the vivid landscapes and with the Aboriginal people of the area has had a deep impact on her both as an individual and an artist, shaping her unique creativity. Deya now works from her own studio in Northern NSW where she lives with her partner and three children.
“Literally mesmerised…we were under the spell of this Australian who doesn’t hesitate to dazzle us with bursts of solo vocalising. Songs that seem to come straight from the Australian desert, which send shivers down your spine and warm your heart and soul.” Le Berry Republicain France. Festival Printemps De Bourges
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Member Since: 8/6/2006
Band Website: WWW.DEYADOVA.COM
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NEW ALBUM OUT NOW ’The Jasmani Garden’ AVAILABLE ONLINEPURCHASE CD @ MUSICPLUGDOWNLOAD @ SOUNDFOUNDATION
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Sounds Like:
a tribe chanting. call to prayer. a flying geisha. desert people. a sacred site. temple music. ancestral roots. a chinese bird. creation song. an oriental garden. tribal trance. traditional ceremony. songlines.

“...divine diva Deya Dova is without doubt one of the most innovative vocalists you are likely to hear.” Byron Bay Echo
“A unique positive energy…people were literally mesmerized by Deya’s performance. Amazing!” Pat Maloney, MusicOz Awards
“….these songs carry the spirit and sensuality of music that is free and fresh.” Limelight Magazine, Jaslyn Hall

“In a world that tends to pigeon-hole musical artists, Deya’s music proves something of an anomaly. The natural ease and conviction with which she uninhibitedly expresses herself is inspiration to all those who feel that their individuality can only come to nothing in today’s seemingly technocratic world.” The Jakarta Post Indonesia. Jakart Festival

“Deya is remarkable because she is totally unique. She seems to draw on a wellspring of musical and cultural ideas which appear to have parallels in a variety of indigenous traditions yet are also part of her very own colorful and rich mythology. Her ability to multi-loop her own voice to create a myriad of inspiring sounds is something truly wonderful.” Sebastian Flynn – Queensland Multi Cultural Festival

Record Label: I N D E P E N D E N T. DISTRIBUTION-BRUMBY MUSIC
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Interview with TIME OFF music magazine

---- Please take me back and tell me a little about how you first got into writing and performing music&I was given a beat up guitar + would lock myself away for days on end discovering sounds. At th...
Posted by DEYA DOVA on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:08:00 PST

THE JASMANI GARDEN

THE JASMANI GARDEN is a collection of "soulsongs". songs to sooth the restlessness of the heart + mind. songs of love + gratitude akin to the bird who sings in praise to it's maker. > these songs are ...
Posted by DEYA DOVA on Tue, 01 May 2007 03:30:00 PST