Southern Idiom Concert: Maia Kamil & AZUL
Schedule
Fri Sep 20 2024 at 06:00 pm
Location
750 Marguerite Dr, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27106 | Winston Salem, NC
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Our local-centric concert series returns!NCMA Winston-Salem (formerly SECCA) is proud to present Maia Kamil, live in concert on Friday, Sept. 20. Special guest AZUL will open the show. Doors open at 6pm, with music starting at 7pm. This is an outdoor event, that will move indoors in the case of inclement weather.
Tickets on sale now! Members receive a discount:
https://visit.ncartmuseum.org/16241/17224
Photo by Isaiah Pate.
ABOUT MAIA KAMIL
Singer-songwriter Maia Kamil is at home in the world. Maia has spent years refining a musical style that weaves eclectic influences, vocal dexterity, and complex lyrics to create tiny worlds in which the listener can get lost. Growing up, Maia was always asked to sing. At 3 years old, she lined up her parents' friends and directed them like a choir. That vision lent itself to songwriting as she grew and, at 7, she wrote her first song for her cousin's memorial service. Three years later, her brother was adopted from Ethiopia, and she found herself writing another song, inspired by her brother's arrival. Her grandmother gifted her with a guitar and she taught herself to play around campfires, echoing the sounds she heard around her.
In 2020, Maia relocated to North Carolina where she worked with guitarist and producer Charlie Hunter, who helped hone her craft. She became known as the local Norah Jones for her warm vocals, spiritual center, and ease with stepping into a variety of genres from Hip Hop to Neo-soul and folk. Much like her writing, Maia's performances are an invitation to form community and create deep human connection. Her simple melodies act as launch pads for her graceful vocal runs, creating a new sound with a global soul. Her music offers transport to worlds away—the woods she's walked in, the Dead Sea she's floated in, the words of her ancestors, the lullabies she sang to her three younger siblings—while simultaneously bringing the listener back to a campfire with friends, singing melodies they feel they've always known.
ABOUT AZUL
Raleigh's Azul Zapata is a "queer immigrant singer-songwriter with a lot of feeling." Born in Argentina, Zapata's Latin roots resonate in the rhythm, accenting the power of her pop-infused melodies. With energy and flair, Zapata's latest single, "Disco Never Died" drives the crowd to move, groove and push toward a more inclusive musical soundscape.
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Where is it happening?
750 Marguerite Dr, Winston-Salem, NC, United States, North Carolina 27106, 750 Marguerite Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27106-5826, United States,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston SalemEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
