Bio
With her pure and expressive voice, and inspired musicianship, Sabira is an artist who reaches the soul. Her performances are playful, her messages are insightful, deep and compassionate. Her music appeals to a wide range of people of diverse ages and tastes.
Sabira has toured throughout California, the Caribbean, Western Canada, Mexico, Ireland, France and Hawaii, expanding her musical range from multi-cultural influences.
She went to the West Indies to study the music of the steel drum and the culture from which it developed. In Trinidad and in the U.S., Sabira had the opportunity to learn from the source, meeting and befriending some of the people who actually developed the steel pan and are considered masters of the instrument today.
Sabira has performed in numerous Concerts, Expositions, Cruise Ships, Musicals, Rennaissance Faires, Street Theatre Troupes, Wholistic Celebrations and Benefits, performing in many styles including Jazz, World, Trop-Rock, Folk, New Age, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Salsa, Pop, Oldies, Showtunes, Swing, Country, and more.
She has been featured on TV shows including a PBS concert special and a spot on P.M. Magazine. Her original music has received airplay on California radio stations (B100, KIFM, KGB and KSDS).
Sabira has written, recorded and performed compositions for special events, awareness workshops, meditation courses and documentaries. Her customized original meditation music recordings have gained a wide and appreciative audience.
Sabira sings and plays lead steel pan in her band, Island Fever, as well as several other bands. She is also a free-lance vocalist/instrumentalist for live performance and studio work.
Sabira has had extensive vocal training, including 3 1/2 years with the renowned classical instructor Stewart Brady, and 8 years with Rebecca Drake encompassing the Seth Riggs techniques, as well as various college courses in gospel, chorus, and solo voice. Sabira attended numerous guitar and harmony singing workshops with renowned SF Bay area folk singer/musician Carol McComb. Sabira was a music major in college, with emphasis on gospel, chorus, and solo voice.
