Dev Singh
Balboa
© 2003 Rampur Records (783707702025)
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Soulful singer of mainly original songs with unique dulcimer accompaniment, one ballad with guitar and an epic with chamber orchestra.
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Dev Singh is an American singer/interpreter/songwriter with roots in the 1960's folk revival. He has performed his distinctive brand of music at clubs, festivals and on concert stages in the Midwest and the West. Dev presents a varied and entertaining program of blues, ballads, traditional, contemporary and original songs with guitar, autoharp, mouth-bow, dulcimer and piano accompaniment. The broad appeal of his entertaining presentation has brought him radio, TV, concert, club and festival exposure throughout the USA.
The son of an American mother and an East Indian father, Dev was born in the Valley of the Moon - Sonoma, California. His first musical influence was the family's record collection of classical, Broadway show tunes and Punjabi music. Add to that his exposure to traditional folk and pop music genres and you have a style that has been called "wonderfully diverse and unusual." (The Boise Weekly)
A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Dev also taught folk instruments at a community music school and did musical outreach to special populations in psychiatric wards and rest homes. While a transfer student at UCLA, he took first place in the vocalist division of the annual "Spring Sing" competition. After years of performing in California, Dev literally got into his car one day and drove to Chicago. There he was welcomed and nurtured by some of the town's finer blues and jazz musicians. That influence can be heard in his 1981 release, Made in Chicago. Since then he has been touring nationally, now basing out of Portland, Oregon. In some of the spaces during his music career, he has also dug graves, worked in a pickle factory, washed hands of medical convention attendees to demonstrate skin care products and served several years in the corporate world. Happily, music is now his primary endeavor.
Dev's first release on RAMPUR RECORDS is called Heartscape. Willamette Week in Portland, Oregon said, "On his Heartscape release, whether he is performing his own sensitive folk compositions like Chicago Joe and Tokyo Rose or singing a radio classic like Spanish Harlem, Singh's voice sounds wise and sincere."
On May 1, 2003, Dev officially announced the release of his second CD on the RAMPUR MUSIC label. The CD is titled, Balboa.
Other of Dev's recordings have been featured on the FOLKWAYS, CABERNET, OASIS and CENTURY labels. A RAMPUR artist, Dev Singh brings all the authority of his years of professional experience with an enthusiastic and cooperative attitude.
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- author: DOUGLAS H. KUECKEN
IF DEV IS INVOLVED "IT'S AWESOME"
Rich and varied vocal offerings honor immigrants past and recent.
author: Sue HobbsDev Singh's vocal and instrumental prowess shine in this tribute to past and recent immigrants. Seven of the nine tracks are originals, with the Ballad of Romaine Tenney being my personal favorite, perhaps because it features Dev and his guitar without much if any backup. There is some lovely orchestration on several of these tracks, with Balboa standing out in its creativity. One wants to hear a full orchestra behind this poignant piece. Call your local stations and request they play this CD! It needs and deserves to be heard.
Love it!
author: Lori FosterI bought this CD for my husband because he loves all type of music, but especially folksy, meaningful songs. He started on the CD, meaning to just listen to the first song, but he got hooked and couldn't walk away. Wonderful, moving lyrics with lots of heart. A great buy!
Finest work to date by this hard-working musician
author: Michael D. CurryBalboa is a cyclical celebration of the immigrant in America. Many originals here that should be heard widely on independent radio including The First Wave and Ballad of Romaine Tenney. A thoroughly enjoyable effort that bears repeated play.