Ayla Nereo - The Power of the Voice (#171)
Ayla Nereo is a songwriter and performer based in California. As a youngster, Ayla Nereo spent endless hours immersed in the wilderness and in books. Galvanized by the wonders of nature and our own innate connection to it, she developed a profound fondness for words and their infinite, eternal possibilities. Homeschooled in the sprawling NorCal foothills, Ayla was painfully shy and avoided singing in front of people for many years. In spite of these fears, Nereo slowly started to share her songs with a small group of friends who lifted her up, and emboldened her craft. Inspired by classical music, ABBA, Enya, Bob Dylan, and The Beatles, she began writing music at a prolific pace, and eventually worked through her nascent stage fright.
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Over the course of six studio albums, Ayla has cultivated her style by bucking industry norms and confidently coloring beyond the lines. The self-produced, full-length album Hollow Bone ushered in a global audience, as Ayla dramatically expanded her sonic palate on a series of groundbreaking records with folktronica duo Wildlight. 2016’s sophomore solo The Code of the Flowers and later By the Light of the Dark Moon furthered her artistic and spiritual trajectories into new musical territory.
Incorporating elements of Celtic melodies, pristine acoustic instrumentation, electronic flourishes, and ancient prose within hip-hop cadences, Nereo possesses an uncanny ability to disarm and crack open the heart. She sings to the depth of our humanness, for the protection of precious wild lands and all living creatures. Her ornate songs splash color across a multi-hued canvas of sound.
Often supported by her live band, Ayla Nereo toured the U.S. extensively in recent years; highlighted by four performances at the hallowed Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado, as well as international plays in Europe, Australia, Canada, and Envision Festival in Costa Rica. In 2014, Nereo made headlines on the 33-city, nationwide Permaculture Action Tour with The Polish Ambassador. She’s also shared the stage with a diverse array of artists including Mr. Lif, Rising Appalachia, Trevor Hall, Medicine for the People, Mike Love, and many others.
In addition to music, Ayla Nereo is a filmmaker, dancer, and environmentalist; she has committed herself to bettering the world through her art. She proves to be an activist artist across multiple fronts, partnering with non-profit TreeSisters, an organization that uses concert ticket proceeds to plant trees across the globe. Her song ‘Seeds’ was short-listed for an Oscar nomination (Best Original Song for a Documentary), while ‘Flicker’ was named 2020 Track of the Year in France’s Ziklibrenbib contest.
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