Love Letter #8: Chibia EP Release
Mississippi Studios
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Portland
Tuesday, November 19 at 7:30 pm PST
Concert Venue
Tuesday, November 19 at 7:30 pm PST
Concert Venue
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w/ Zyanna & VNPRT
Chibia
Singer/songwriter and violinist Chibia Ulinwa thoughtfully pairs deep introspective musings, inventive melodies, and lush productions to realize her uniquely soulful sound and bring life to her carefully crafted compositions. Whether she’s performing an intimate duo set, or bringing her full band to the stage, Chibia is able to captivate audiences with her genre-bending originals and reimagined covers. Joined by Alex Koehler on keyboard and bass, Clay Parkman on guitar, and Chris Parkman on drums, and Steven Skolnik on percussion, Chibia's live sound features a complex combination of neo-soul and R&B, with elements of alternative rock, folk, highlife, jazz, and funk. She has shared bills with Lamont Landers, serpentwithfeet, Alex Cuba, and other local acts including Jimmie Herrod, Sarah Clarke, Julia Logue, foamboy, and more.
Her track ‘Honey’ has been featured in Marvel’s She Hulk and OWN's Queen Sugar. It was voted one of KMHD’s best singles of 2020, quoted as “not a second of its 4 minutes land flat— and as soon as it’s over, you put it on again.” In August 2023, Chibia released her first 4-song EP, “So This is Love” available on Bandcamp and streaming services.
Chibia tirelessly balances her music career with her role as a middle school orchestra director, inspiring younger generations of musicians to find community and understanding through the lens of music. She is also an accomplished lettering artist and illustrator (Inkus Dingus), having worked with brands like Target, Kleenex, Hero Cosmetics, American Greetings, Adobe, etc.
Zyanna
Anna Meyer “Zyanna” is a Portland and Los Angeles jazz and contemporary arranger, vocalist and bassist. She recently was featured on two of George Colligan’s recent projects “The Phyllis Wheatley Project” (2023) & “You’ll Hear it” (2024). Zyanna briefly lived in Los Angeles and collaborated with guitarist Lawrence Gilliam at the Greenway Amphitheater and at The Mint as part of Astral Voyage - an international funk & soul group. She released her first solo EP project “Soul Angel” (2023) featuring local Los Angeles artists. In August of 2023, she became a vocalist with the grammy winning Los Angeles Vocal Ensemble “Tonality”.
Zyanna became bandleader for her trio in 2024 and has found success as a jazz/contemporary electric bassist. Her trio is a blend of is R&B classics, Jazz Standards and Originals with influences of hip hop, spoken word & experimental art rock. Her recent project “Dance of the Dragonfly” (2024) features all local Portland Musicians.
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