Album Notes

This is a tale of a Maid gone MAD . . .
The strangest time She ever had . . .
a Maid that's Black but White with Locks . . .
a Maid that deals with PARADOX . . .

The Soundtrack to the new Film by M. Nahadr
Madwoman: A Contemporary Opera

Madwoman is a filmmaking tour de force which artfully explores the splintered mind of a woman who is faced with the dichotomy of contemporary living versus the laws of nature within herself.

It investigates issues of conflict and chaos in our current critical mass mindset toward the inherent differences in human existence by evaluating existence in the one single individual. The Madwoman. The woman who is black but white. The embodiment of the polar. The symbol of the conflict and the union.

M, an Internationally acclaimed performance artist based in New York, depicts a series of compositions, "m-enations" from a deemed "Madwoman", in an film of space, light, sound, items, images and concepts. This installation includes live performances by M, and stands as a sculptured interactive artpiece otherwise. Supported by a Master team of Artists and Technicians, this presentaton includes state of the art customized surround sound created by James P. Nichols, Broadway, Jazz and Grammy Award Winning Producer/Engineer with Dolby Laboratories; as well as Creative - Stage Direction by Claude E. Sloan, Jr., of the LOEB Drama Center Experimental Theater at Harvard, and the New York Shakespeare Festival at the Public Theater.

With a commanding 6 octave range and stunning visual presence, M has captivated international audiences with mesmerizing stage and screen performances highlighted by her lyrically compelling music, and an electrifying theatrical delivery. In Madwoman, M explores through song, spoken word and stunning visuals, paradox and duality both from without and within. That M is a woman of color with albinism, Madwoman is inspired even more with a most unique perspective on the notion of difference entirely.


Appearances:

Simply Red,

Maxwell,

Aretha Franklin, Soundtrack - "A Rose Is A Rose"

Nona Hendryx,

Lillias White,

Timothy Graffin-Reed,

Chaka Khan,

Freddie Jackson,

Johnny Kemp,

Sabir Mateen,

JoJo Kuo,

Richard Bona,

Shek De Liniec,

Phoenix Rivera,

Maysa Leak - Incognito,

Ledisi,

N'dambi,

Felicia Collins - "The David Letterman Show"

Everton Sylvester,

Stephanie McKay,

Linda Eder,

Julie Andrews,

Liza Minnelli,

Jeff Golub,

Sandra St. Victor,

Eric Benet,

Kenny Lattimore,

El Debarge,

Tonni Smith - Voice of "Funkin" for Jamaica"

Vernon Reid,

Bemshi,

Corey Glover,

Will Calhoun,

V. Jeffery Smith,

Omar Hakim,

Dennis Davis,

Don Harris, lead horns - "Tower of Power"

Michael Raye - Kristen Gray "SoulRaye"

Pat McGuire Band

Kid Lucky,

Sussan Deyhim,

DJ Spooky, "That Subliminal Kid'

DJ Sticky, - Neil Strauss - Writer, Music Critic New York Times, LA Times

Salif Keita,

Hassan Hakmoun,

Horacee Arnold,

Matthew Dickens

Liesbeth List

Knoninklijke Luchtmacht Orchestra,

Snithsonian Institute,

National Arts Club,

CBGB's New York,

Knitting Factory New York

HBO Special "Sinbad's Summer Soul Jam - St. Thomas"

VH-1 "Hard Rock Live"

NBC Late Night with Conan O'Brien,

Blues Alley "M Live at Blues Alley with the Millennium Jazz Group"

Japanese Animee - "Cowboy Bebop 2000 Future Blues",

"Barend & Van Dorp" - 'Top Rated Dutch Television Show


and more.....