We chat to Faradena Afifi is a Tai Chi instructor, massage therapist, violist, cellist and professional singer.   Fara is co-founder of free improvisation music group The Noisy Women.

WMW Faradena Afifi

Project Nascence is the beginning of my artistic and creative career.
Eight tracks that have been recorded from March 2022 to March 2024.
This project is a personal attemp to break all the academic, musical and social stereotypes that I have.
A project that talks about Feminicides (Fanatismeni den ime/ No Es Que Quiera Obsesionarme a poem by Pilar Rodríguez Aranda, Translation: Elena Stagkouraki), about the stages of grief (dedicated to the train accident that took place in Greece on February 2023) etc.

Project Nascence is seperated in two different parts, first part is the solo section played by Nicky Kokkoli with saxophone, electronics, vinyls etc while the second part was recorded by a sextet.

Artwork: Chrysanthi Matsagka

Musicians:
Nicky Kokkoli - Saxophone, Fx, Turntable, Bass.
Dimitris Ventourakis - Keys (tracks 2,4,6)
Giannis Arapis - El. Guitar (tracks 2,4,6)
Mizi - Augmented Turntable (tracks 2,4,6)
Dimitris Kapoulas - Bass (tracks 2,4,6)
Simos Riniotis - Drums (tracks 2,4,6)

Tracks 1,3,5,7,8 recorded and mixed by Nicky Kokkoli, additional mixing by Stelios Mihas
Tracks 2,4,6 recorded, mixed and masterd by Stelios Mihas
All tracks mastered by Stelios Mihas

Track 6 poem by Pilar Rodriguez Aranda, translated by Elena Stagkouraki

Sincere thanks to Stelios Mihas, Dimitris Ventourakis, Giannis Arapis, Simos Riniotis, Dimitris Kapoulas, Mizi, Chrysanthi Matsagka, Pilar Rodriguez Aranda, Elena Stagkouraki, moment creative (Constantina Georgiou), Jazz Solidarity Network, Alex Zethson, Manthos Giourtzoglou and my family.

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Nicky Kokkoli

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