Maya Azucena

4-24-10
 
Last night at the sports arena show in Zagreb, and the night before, and in Osijek after crunching out the bottom of my soul on the song Posoljeni Zrak, the band plays Libar. And then, I am overwhelmed with thanksgiving for the joy, for the blessing, for the privilege to be here doing what I […]

ZAGREB THOUGHTS 4-16-10

It is odd how technology is affecting my way of thinking.  On the road, preparing to do shows in Croatia, I find myself attempting to figure out how to describe my experiences in 45 letter/2-sentence phrases – because, as we all know, you can only put that much on Twitter […]

After an uproarious response to last year’s one-night-only presentation, Maya Azucena and Vanessa Hidary, in partnership with The Zipper Factory, present a recurring event: CULTURE BANDIT SOUL, a dynamic, hilarious and moving fusion of theater and concert.    
CULTURE BANDIT SOUL: a Powerful night of Word, Soul,
and Hip-Hop to Strings
Dynamic Indie Soulstress MAYA […]

PRESS RELEASE: After an uproarious response to last year’s one-night-only presentation, Maya Azucena and Vanessa Hidary have decided to revisit the Culture Bandit Soul experiment to bring you CULTURE BANDIT SOUL II.
It will be a special encore presentation of last year

BURMA Part 4
4-06-08
Someone burned himself with gasoline in the Shwedagon Pagoda (temple) about 2 weeks ago. He poured gasoline over his body and tried to burn himself alive in protest against the oppression. It’s been over 40 years of the current dictatorship - Over 40 years of fear, oppression, and “slavery” of a country living […]

MY ASIAN CHRONICLES: BURMA Part 1
4-03-08
I am standing beneath a mango tree in Burma. The Temple to Lord Baik Tha No has a quiet knowing power. The sun is a hazy eye sleepily fanning open it’s lid, casting gentle white light on the leaves.
I have waited for a place like this.
The birds speak loudly, proudly. […]