Musician - Lina Kawar
Lina Kawar
- Age 30 | Musician | Smyrna, GA
Bio
-
Well....A Palestinian/Lebanese girl with Greek and Armenian roots (somewhere down the line!), brought up in Cyprus and married to an Irish-Cypriot-American! LOL
I am well travelled and love learning things about people, places and their customs. I love singing. I have never studied music but for as long I can remember, I have always been singing! I have worked as a session singer, backing singer, performed for the President of Cyprus, took part 3 times in the Eurovision Contest as a backing singer, Radio/TV jingles, some of my original works have been used for TV movies....etc...etc...not to mention the numerous venues I performed at all over the island of Cyprus and in Atlanta.
In saying that, my passion is music....but I do have a Masters in Marketing and have have worked in PR for many years. Dealing mostly with major clients on a global scale.
I like going to the movies... I hate vanilla...hardly drink alcohol......mmmmmm...can't think of anything else..
Thanks for having a look at my profile! :)
Audio
Instruments Played
- Lead Vocals,
- Backup Vocals
Genres Played
- Acoustic,
- Blues,
- Funk,
- Jam Band,
- Jazz,
- Light Rock,
- Popular
Instruments Desired
- Saxophone,
- Bass Guitar,
- Piano,
- Trumpet
Genres Desired
- Acoustic,
- Funk,
- Gospel,
- Jam Band,
- Jazz,
- Light Rock,
- Popular
Influences
-
There are so many....so many singers that I so admire.. that I have taken bits and pieces from and created my own voice.
Aretha Franklin
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
norah Jones
Celine Dion
Freddie Mercury
Eva Cassidy
Susan Tedeschi
Bonnie Rait
Jazz, jazz and more Jazz and soul sounds....I absolutely love Natalie Cole, Michael Buble, Norah Jones...
Experience
- See Bio
Looking For
- What I would love to do is work with a jazz/soul band... start off as a three piece and expand depending on venue and event. I am versatile and I would like to work with others who are too. I understand that there needs to be structure, but I do believe there needs to be room for experimentation. Some of my best live recordings of cover songs where just jams, played off the bat with little or no practice....I like to personalize songs and I will probably not sing a song the same way twice!
With all that said, I am a true professional... I take my music seriously and would expect the same from my 'colleagues'. I am a fast learner and quite versatile also...just thought I would get that in there!
Details
- Experience: Professional
- Availability: 2-3 days a week
- Commitment: Professional
- Energy: In the groove
- Smokes: Some
- Drinks: Nope
Looking for - Details
- Experience: Novice
- Energy: In the groove
- Tolerates Smoking: Don't Care
- Tolerates Drinking: Don't Care