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Sahffi LynneSahffi Lynne (they/she) is an international singer/songwriter, medicine musician, private vocal instructor, performing artist, teaching artist, vocal coach, studio musician, and multi-instrumentalist. A full-time musician and a graduate of the Peabody Conservatory, they have 6 independently-released albums available on all streaming platforms and have received many awards and grants from (but not incuding) the Maryland State Arts Council, The Citizens of Baltimore County, The MusiCares Foundation of the Recording Academy, Musicians Foundation, Contemporary Arts Inc., and Empower Music & Arts. Sahffi was also a Baker Artist Nominee in 2022. (Photo by Shane Gardner, 2022.)
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OFFICIAL VIDEO: "Let the Healing Begin," by SahffiOfficial Video for “Let the Healing Begin,” by Sahffi, released December 15, 2022. This song is from Sahffi's sixth album, “Pulse of Evolution.” This year-long project was completely crowd-funded with gifts from over 150+ of Sahffi's supporters. About the song in Sahffi's words: "This song is special to me as I literally watched my hand write the words, and the song came through me as if spirit was playing ME as the instrument! It was received as a powerful message to me, and I am happy others resonate with the message as well." The song won a 2023 "Posi Award" in the category of "Personal Development" and the video also was honored with the same award. (https://www.empowerma.com/2023-finalists/)
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"Release Your Fear" by Sahffi, Live in PeruAs an international medicine musician, Sahffi Lynne was honored to be one of the few U.S. performers invited to perform at the international festival, "El Festival de Musica Medicina," in Pisac, Peru in 2016 and 2018. In this video Sahffi shares their song “Release Your Fear“ with Ryan Sansing and Kimberly Moon at the festival in the beautiful Sacred Valley surrounded by the Andes Mountains in June, 2016.
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"Let's Make It Happen" (Baltimore #Song4Unity)Please enjoy the “making of” video for the song "Let's Make It Happen” from The Baltimore #Song4Unity Project. Sahffi envisioned and led this 9-month project to promote unity in our Baltimore communities in 2015-2016. Over 50 musically-varied and diverse volunteer Baltimore songwriters, musicians, and producers participated in the project. The song was released in April, 2016 and was performed live at rallies and festivals around the city. The downloads raised funds for #SaveADopeBoy, a grassroots organization helping Baltimore City youth founded by the late Derrick "OOH" Jones.
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Sahffi Lynne (they/she) is an international medicine musician, vocal coach, retreat facilitator, and ceremony guide, offering their music and teachings as medicine to illuminate our connection to our own divine inner knowing. A Peabody Conservatory graduate, Sahffi’s channeled original music and spirit-inspired performances have taken their melodies around the world, from Peru to Botswana. As a private vocal coach, Sahffi teaches those interested in deepening their relationship with their… more
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Six Independently-Released Original Albums
Sahffi (she/they) has independently released six original albums: "...and i am not sorry." (2002), "Turning Tides" (2008), "Expectations" (2011), "Expectations Revisited" (2012), "Entropic Moments" (2016), and "Pulse of Evolution" (2021). Read more about each album and listen to selected tracks below. All of Sahffi's music can be found on Spotify, Apple Music, or any of your favorite streaming services. You may also visit Sahffi's Bandcamp page to listen and download the full albums: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com
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Sahffi has released six independent albums from 2002 - 2022As a songwriter, Sahffi has six albums to their name. "Pulse of Evolution," Sahffi's sixth album, was released in October of 2021. Originally designed to be an 11-song album, the pandemic forced Sahffi to discontinue studio sessions for the album. Sahffi decided instead to release the 7-song album as a 7-chakra medicine music meditation. All of these songs have been channeled and are offered in a specific order to encourage peace and grounding when listening. Link: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-of-evolution
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OFFICIAL VIDEO: "I Surrender," c. Sahffi Lynne, 2020, from "Pulse of Evolution"Watch the official video for "I Surrender," (c. Sahffi Lynne, 2020), the first track from Sahffi's sixth album, "Pulse of Evolution." During this song it is recommended to meditate on the first chakra, the muladhara, or "root" chakra. Invite feelings of grounding and safety as you surrender to that which is larger than yourself.
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Entropic Moments, 2016.Sahffi's fifth album, "Entropic Moments," was released in October, 2016. It is a live album, recorded at the Bonnie Branch House Concert series in May, 2015. The album features songs of moments that change one's life forever, either good or bad. The moments have been in Sahffi's life as well as her close friends' lives. Listen to and download the album here: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/entropic-moments
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Moments of Now MP3.mp3"Moments of Now," from Sahffi's fifth album "Entropic Moments," is the ultimate love song, the moment when you realize why everything else happened in your life. The song has been played live at two weddings by Sahffi and played as the first dance at another wedding. (c. Sahffi Lynne, 2016.)
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Expectations, 2011."Expectations," Sahffi's third album, was fully funded by a 2010 grant from The Baltimore Promotion of the Arts and the Maryland State Arts Council, and by fans through a successful Kickstarter campaign. The album was a grand experiment; Sahffi gave 10 different producers 10 different tracks with no "expectations" on how to produce the songs. The result reveals Sahffi a musical chameleon and highlights their unique ability to perform and shine in many different styles of music. Listen to and download the full album here: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/expectations
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02 Ticktock Islands.mp3Num63r S!x produced this track "Ticktock Islands," off of Sahffi's third album "Expectations," bringing a sense of tactile whimsy to Sahffi's style. (c. Sahffi Lynne, 2011.)
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Turning Tides, 2008."Turning Tides" is Sahffi's second album, written as she transitioned into motherhood. The album deals with grand issues such as love, challenges, pain, and life lessons. Released in May, 2008, the album features her full band which includes her sister Shelly Work on harmony vocals, Sean Finn on bass and Zach LeFeber on drums, and was recorded and mixed at Bunker Studio in Cockeysville, MD by Chris Bentley. Mastering was completed by the Grammy-award winning Charlie Pilzer. Listen to and download the entire album here: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/turning-tides
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02 Waiting For Me.mp3"Waiting for Me" is an example of Sahffi's melodic songwriting. Featuring her friend from Peabody and the conductor of the Columbia Symphony, Jason Love on cello, this track from Sahffi's second album, "Turning Tides," is a beautiful contemplation of what it means to be human. (c. Sahffi Lynne, 2008.)
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Expectations Revisited, 2012."Expectations Revisited" is Sahffi's fourth album, a remix of songs from their third album, "Expectations." The album features producers from around the world: Italy, South Africa, Zimbabwe, the UK & the USA. All of Sahffi's songs from "Expectations" have been remixed, with an added bonus, a NEW TRACK from Sahffi & Mike Grove (UK), "Could You." Listen to and download the complete album here: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/expectations-revisited
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...and i am not sorry, 2002.Sahffi's first album, "...and i am not sorry," clearly reveals a classical musician transitioning into the world of folk, blues, and rock. Released in 2002, the album is raw, powerful, and magnificently arranged. Sahffi's solo live performance captured at Peabody Studios shows her eagerness to claim her musical existence. Listen to and download the entire album here: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/and-i-am-not-sorry
Awards, Recognitions, & Interviews
Sahffi (she/they) has been interviewed and recognized often in their musical career. Sahffi received an Individual Artist Award from the Maryland State Arts Council in 2015 and was a Baker Artist Nominee in 2022. Sahffi has garnered much press in the last 13 years of her full-time musical career. Click through to find articles on Sahffi's life as a full-time medicine musician and mom, on their multiple musical projects, and their sixth album, "Pulse of Evolution," (released 10/22) and new crowd-funded video for their song, "Let the Healing Begin," (released 12/22). https://www.sahffi.com/press.html
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Modern Mystery's Review of Sahffi's New Video, Jan., 2023Sahffi's new video for their song, "Let the Healing Begin," is reviewed by Modern Mystery. From the review: "The video is a beautiful piece that complements the single perfectly. Everything about it, from the people to the setting to the action is stunning. Even as we watched it, it provided catharsis as a viewer, almost like we felt seen."
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V13 Premiere Article for Sahffi's New Video, Dec., 2022V13 released a premiere article on the day Sahffi's official video for "Let the Healing Begin" was released, on Dec. 15, 2022. From the article: "...you might also think of it as medicinal, something good for the soul and the heart..."Link: https://v13.net/2022/12/sahffi-lynne-let-the-healing-begin-music-video-premiere/?fbclid=IwAR0BMk0ALczcOUcRH9J_mzZa2JvYemtAbsZ74WGnf_UZmxaAcR6iBh1G0mA&mibextid=Zxz2cZ
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The Peabody Post, May, 2020Sahffi's alma mater, the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, has recognized their medicine music career in their online newsletter, The Peabody Post, on several occasions. (Link to article pictured: https://peabodyinstitute.wordpress.com/2020/05/08/sahffi-lynne-performs-medicine-music-concerts/) Sahffi's work, online medicine music meditations, and sixth album "Pulse of Evolution" have also been recognized in Peabody's quarterly alumni magazine in issues from Fall 2020, Spring 2021, and Fall 2021.
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Americana Highways, May, 2020Sahffi (she/they) was featured in Americana Highways in May, 2020, along with other national acts and healing musicians Trevor Hall and Rising Appalachia. Link: https://americanahighways.org/2020/05/17/healing-from-inside-trevor-hall-rising-appalachia-sahffi-lynne-on-how-music-mindfulness-and-the-extraordinary-wisdom-of-plant-medicine-will-guide-us-home/?fbclid=IwAR2XvARD_EKv3L-kAMPighhLjgZOof9kO7XT1K9FiEY2tLVrGKKf2YxfW_E
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Anywhere the Needle Drops- Interview for #Song4Unity, 2016Sahffi joins Justin in the Red Chuck Studio in 2016 to discuss the latest in her music career, most especially the #Song4Unity project to unite Baltimore and raise funds for charity.
Link: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/anywhere-the-needle-drops-16030/episodes/song4unity-2858044
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Sahffi featured in The Savvy Music Teacher, Oxford University Press, 2015.Sahffi was one of the featured private music teachers in "The Savvy Music Teacher" by David Cutler, released by The Oxford University Press in 2015. This “blueprint for maximizing income and inpact” is designed for private music teachers and interviews many private teachers from around the country. Link: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-savvy-music-teacher-9780190200824?cc=us&lang=en&
Full-Time Musician, 2010 – present.
As a full-time musician and mom, Sahffi (she/they) lives in Baltimore County, and performs and teaches mostly in the mid-Atlantic and DMV region. However, Sahffi is also well respected internationally. In 2016 & 2018, she was one of three North American artists invited to perform at El Festival de Musica Medicina in Pisac, Peru. This was not Sahffi's first experience with working outside of the U.S.; in 2012 they released their third album, "Expectations Revisited," which featured remixes from producers around the world, including Zimbawe, the UK, Italy, South Africa, and more. Sahffi is well-known and loved in Botswana and South Africa due to a 2010 #1 hit entitled "Summer Breeze" with producer N'Dinga Gaba. A year later in 2011, she and her house music band t3N (pronounced "ten") landed a #1 download on the international house music site Traxsource. In their voice studio, "Vocalize Your Soul," Sahffi teaches their own "Vocal Ladder" method. Sahffi continues to work internationally and regionally, performing and teaching consistently in the Baltimore/DC/VA area and up and down the east coast. They are incredibly grateful to be living the life they love with their strong community of fans, friends, and family. https://www.sahffi.com
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"Learning the Ways" by Sahffi & Her Band, Live at The Refuge on October 3, 2021As a regional performer, Sahffi & Their Family Band have been performing together in the DMV area for over 15 years. Here they are at "The Refuge," an outdoor house concert series in Woodstock, Maryland, in October, 2021.
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"Minute by Minute," an online performance for CSLGB's online serviceAs a solo performer, for the past decade Sahffi has been a guest musician for nearly every Sunday morning at a spiritual center in the DMV region. Sahffi still performs each Sunday, yet since the pandemic, most gatherings are being held online. Here Sahffi performs for the Center for Spiritual Living's service on April 10, 2022, accompanied by ASL interpretation.
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Vocalize Your Soul with SahffiAs a Vocal Coach, Sahffi teaches from her studio, "Vocalize Your Soul." In their own words: "To find your own authentic, divine singing and speaking voice, you need to start by understanding how to play your body as an instrument. To help with this, I came up with my own method of teaching, called the "Vocal Ladder." Each rung of the "Vocal Ladder" aligns with one of the major 7 chakras of the body. We'll explore how singing can move energy for emotional healing, and how you can use this method to speak and sing your truth clearly from your heart. Using our voice is our divine right, I am here to help you connect to that joy again!" Link: https://www.sahffi.com/vocalizeyoursoul.html
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Sahffi has released six independent albums from 2002 - 2022As a songwriter, Sahffi has six albums to their name. "Pulse of Evolution," Sahffi's sixth album, was released in October of 2021. Originally designed to be an 11-song album, the pandemic forced Sahffi to discontinue studio sessions for the album. Sahffi decided instead to release the 7-song album as a 7-chakra medicine music meditation. All of these songs have been channeled and are offered in a specific order to encourage peace and grounding when listening. Link: https://sahffi.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-of-evolution
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"Summer Breeze (Raw Artistic Soul Remix)"- N’Dinga Gaba feat. SahffiAs an international songwriter and collaborator, Sahffi has written and recorded house music with producers from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Italy, the UK, and more. Sahffi's song with N'Dinga Gaba, "Summer Breeze," went #1 in 2010, and has been viewed on YouTube over 1 million times.
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"New Moon Medicine Music Meditation" with Sahffi LynneAs a medicine musician, Sahffi has offered Medicine Music Meditations since 2018, and online monthly New Moon Medicine Music Meditations each month since 2020. In addition, Sahffi also offers medicine music concerts with her band, monthly New Moon Medicine Music Meditation concerts, individual and small-group ceremonies, and yearly “Illuminate Your Connection” retreats.
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"I Surrender," performed by OverGlow in Peru, 2018As an international performer, Sahffi has performed in Peru twice, in 2016 and 2018. Here she is with her medicine music band "Overglow" performing her song "I Surrender" at El Festival de Musica Medicina in the Sacred Valley of Peru in July, 2018.
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Telesma at Pink Moon Festival, Sept. 2015.As a performer, Sahffi stepped in as the lead vocalist with the popular tribal rock band "Telesma" in 2015 & 2016, subbing for lead vocalist Joanne Juskus when she was out with health issues. Here is one of their performances with the band at the Pink Moon Festival in West Virginia. Telesma was a popular band in the region for over a decade, with 5 albums to their credit.
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"Beyond the Forest" by Lee Chapman, sung by SahffiAs a studio musician, Sahffi has worked as a studio vocalist, guitarist, and even French horn player for over a decade. She has recorded songs with Janice B., Mosno Al-Moseeki, David Ross, John Seay, Woody Lissauer, and many more. Here is their most recent studio recording in 2022 for Lee Chapman.
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Sahffi hosted online Song Circle Shares in 2020As a musical community leader, Sahffi hosted online Song Circle Shares for their community via Zoom during the height of the shut down in 2020. Musicians from many parts of the country came to share their healing songs with each other. It was a very healing and moving experience for us all!
Medicine Musician, 2015-present.
Sahffi (she/they) has always recognized the power of music to connect hearts. Plus, they have loved the feeling of playing music for others since they were a child. It was Sahffi's two-year stint as a Music Therapist to severely handicapped adults in New York in their early twenties where they truly recognized the healing aspect of performing music as medicine. Since 2015, Sahffi has been writing and channeling music intentionally to connect hearts, minds, and souls with that which is larger than ourselves. Sahffi's sixth album, "Pulse of Evolution," released in 2021, is a 7-song collection designed as a 7-chakra music meditation. Sahffi has been honored to share her medicine music at nursing homes, assisted living facilities, memory care facilities, hospitals, children's hospitals, at the bedside of the dying, as well as yoga studios, festivals, music meditations, ceremonies, retreats, fire circles, and more throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Sahffi is also humbled to be one of the few U.S. performers to be invited to share music at "El Festival de Musica Medicina" (Festival of Medicine Music) in 2016 and 2018 in Pisac, Peru. https://www.sahffi.com
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Sahffi Lynne, Medicine Musician, 2015 - presentSahffi (she/they) believes in the power of music to reconnect us to our hearts, which in turn helps us reconnect with the world around us. Sahffi has been honored to perform her healing music in the mid-Atlantic region including Baltimore, DC, New York, Florida, and internationally in Pisac, Peru and online live via Zoom during the pandemic shutdown. (Photo by Shane Gardner, 2022.)
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Illuminate Your Connection Annual Retreats, 2022 - presentSahffi has envisioned and created the annual "Illuminate Your Connection" retreat, starting in 2022, with the next retreat scheduled for July, 2023. The goal and mission with this retreat is to clear the path to our Inner Knowing. On this retreat we enjoy hikes to local waterfalls, native plant hikes, daily meditation and movement, workshops in voice and creativity, and healing practices. http://tinyurl.com/IYCRetreat
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Kunkawaki Yoga & Music Retreat, 2017 & 2018In June, 2017, and June, 2018, Sahffi co-hosted the Kunkawaki Yoga & Music Retreat to Pisac, Peru. Sahffi offered participants vocal and songwriting workshops as well as individual voice lessons to teach the techniques of singing to encourage heart opening using her own "Vocal Ladder Method." A full retreat planned for July 2020 was cancelled due to the pandemic, and now Sahffi is leading their annual "Illuminate Your Connection" retreats in the Blue Ridge Mountains outside of Asheville, NC, with hopes to bring retreats internationally again soon.
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Performer at Medical and Retirement Facilities, 2012 - presentSahffi (she/they) brings their healing music to hospitals, children's hospitals, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and memory care facilities. Performing music for the sick, elderly, and dying, is one of Sahffi's greatest honors. (Pictured: Sahffi at Symphony Manor Memory Care Facility in 2022.)
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Online Medicine Music Meditation for the New Moon in Leo (& Lion’s Gate!), 8/8/21Sahffi has been offering "Medicine Music Meditation" concerts since 2016, yet in 2020 all performances were moved online. To keep a sense of consistency (and sanity!), Sahffi offered monthly Medicine Music Meditations for the New Moon, live-streamed on their Facebook page and archived on their YouTube page. Sahffi is still offering New Moon Medicine Music Meditations, now a hybrid of in-person and online concerts.
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"I Surrender," performed by OverGlow in Peru, 2018As an international performer, Sahffi has performed in Peru twice, in 2016 and 2018. Here she is with her medicine music band "Overglow" performing her song "I Surrender" at El Festival de Musica Medicina in the Sacred Valley of Peru in July, 2018.
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Energy & Medicine Music Workshops with Alan Pratt, 2016-2018From 2016 - 2018 Sahffi collaborated with energy healer Alan Pratt for workshops in New York, New Jersey, Baltimore, DC, and Florida. The combination of his energy healing work and Sahffi's medicine music made for a powerful healing experience for all attendees.
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Sound Journeys with HoniB & Sahffi, 2016-2017HoniB & Sahffi have collaborated to bring into existence a unique Sacred Channeled Sound Journey experience where they surrender to the will of the Medicine Drum & Acoustic Guitar and completely dive into the unknown by allowing the natural sounds come through them during the event. Participants also take part using their own natural sound to blend with the energies of all present. They have offered this beautiful collaborative and instinctual sound healing experience in DC, VA, and MD in 2016 & 2017.
Vocal Coach (2012 - present) & Teaching Artist (2006 - 2020)
Sahffi (she/they) is honored to share the art and joy of singing through their work as a vocal coach, and proud of their work as a teaching artist. Teaching is a natural extension of Sahffi's musical journey, as she herself has had (and has!) wonderful teachers along her musical journey.
Currently Sahffi enjoys a full roster of private vocal students within their studio, "Vocalize Your Soul." Teaching their own "Vocal Ladder" method, Sahffi teaches their students how to use their bodies as instruments to find their authentic voice. https://www.sahffi.com/vocalizeyoursoul.html
Sahffi was also a well-loved and respected teaching artist for 14 years, from 2006-2020, performing, teaching, writing songs, leading choirs, and more in classrooms, libraries, festivals, and other varied environments. Some of Sahffi's past teaching artist engagements have been with the Bright StARTS Program in Baltimore City; classes and workshops in Voice and Guitar for adults and children at CCBC, Baltimore School for Independent Learners, Baltimore County Public Libraries, and more; Music workshops in pre-school, library and homeschool settings; Weekly music classes at The Watson Hall Montessori School, Naptown Sings & Plays, and Little Rockers; and Week-long songwriting residencies with kids in DC and Virginia through Kid Pan Alley, a Grammy-nominated and Parent Choice Award winning program.
Sahffi has also offered Vocal and Guitar Workshops for children and adults, at such Baltimore venues as The Movement Lab, The Living Well, The Creative Alliance, Eastern Unity Regional Conference, and Patterson Park Public Charter School.
Currently Sahffi enjoys a full roster of private vocal students within their studio, "Vocalize Your Soul." Teaching their own "Vocal Ladder" method, Sahffi teaches their students how to use their bodies as instruments to find their authentic voice. https://www.sahffi.com/vocalizeyoursoul.html
Sahffi was also a well-loved and respected teaching artist for 14 years, from 2006-2020, performing, teaching, writing songs, leading choirs, and more in classrooms, libraries, festivals, and other varied environments. Some of Sahffi's past teaching artist engagements have been with the Bright StARTS Program in Baltimore City; classes and workshops in Voice and Guitar for adults and children at CCBC, Baltimore School for Independent Learners, Baltimore County Public Libraries, and more; Music workshops in pre-school, library and homeschool settings; Weekly music classes at The Watson Hall Montessori School, Naptown Sings & Plays, and Little Rockers; and Week-long songwriting residencies with kids in DC and Virginia through Kid Pan Alley, a Grammy-nominated and Parent Choice Award winning program.
Sahffi has also offered Vocal and Guitar Workshops for children and adults, at such Baltimore venues as The Movement Lab, The Living Well, The Creative Alliance, Eastern Unity Regional Conference, and Patterson Park Public Charter School.
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Sahffi's Private Voice Studio, 2013 - presentSahffi (she/they) started their musical life as a French horn player and didn't start singing until they were in their early 20's. Sahffi sees the body as an instrument and knows how scary it is to use and find your voice. To help this process, Sahffi teaches students in their "Vocalize Your Soul" studio. They came up with their own method of teaching called the "Vocal Ladder," helping their students explore how their body works as an instrument and how singing can move energy for emotional healing. Link: https://www.sahffi.com/vocalizeyoursoul.html
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Vocal Ladder Workshops, 2016 - presentSahffi (she/they) offers their "Vocal Ladder" Workshops for groups interested in learning about their unique method of teaching how the body works as an instrument and moves energy for healing in the body. They have offered their workshop for the Eastern Unity Regional Conference (2019, pictured), at The Creative Alliance, at the Maryland Arts Summit presented by the Maryland Citizens for the Arts, online, and at schools, libraries, and in their own studio.
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Student Open Mic Nights, 2013 - 2018.Sahffi taught children in their private teaching studio from 2013-2018. Each semester she offered "Student Open Mic Nights," a chance for students to get in front of an audience in a non-threatening way. The open mics were wildly successful and fun for her students and their audience members!
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Sahffi's student Lily Mitchell performs original song, Mr. Inconsistent, 2014.Sahffi's Student Lily Mitchell has her own YouTube channel with her original songs. Here she is performing "Mr. Inconsistent," one of many songs she has worked with in lessons with Sahffi. Now a graduate of college, Lily is still writing and recording her own music. In 2019 Sahffi ran into Lily at a local Target. Lily expressed gratitude to Sahffi for teaching her the basics of singing and theory, as it gave her an edge over the other kids in her college program. (Sahffi is tearing up just remembering that exchange!)
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Children's Workshops and Performances, 2006 - 2020.From 2006 - 2020, Sahffi was often hired to run workshops as a music teaching artist for schools and festivals, including day care centers, the Bright StARTS program through BOPA, and Artscape. She also performed as a children's performer for parties and schools. Here she is at Westowne Elementary in 2014 for their "Fall Festival."
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Online Music Classes for Pre-K KidsSahffi created their "Songs with Sahffi" YouTube channel when the shutdown happened in March, 2020. Originally designed as classes for her pre-k students at the Watson Hall Montessori School, now these classes have been viewed by pre-k kids from all over the country. Musical themes are taught using puppets, visuals, songs, and more. Sahffi is grateful that their teaching artist days have been recorded for posterity in the style of their favorite children's television performer, Mr. Fred Rogers!
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Kid Pan Alley, 2015 - 2019.Sahffi joined Kid Pan Alley (http://www.kidpanalley.org/) as a teaching artist in 2015. Paul Reisler, founder of Kid Pan Alley, has dedicated the last 16 years to bring collaborative songwriting into the classroom, so children are not just consumers of music, but also creators. With a Grammy nomination, a Parent's Choice Award and over 2,700 completed songs written with over 40,000 children, Sahffi is honored to have been a part of this excellent organization. Sahffi is shown here with Kid Pan Alley founder Paul Reisler and members of the National Symphony Orchestra helping to arrange the songs of the children of Savoy Elementary, in Jan., 2017.
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Summer Programs with Baltimore City, 2013-2018Sahffi taught music at summer programs in Baltimore City for 5 summers, from 2013-2018. In her classes, kids learned to sing as a choir and write songs as a group. Learning about the four different instrument families, they even get a chance to play instruments such as djembe (pictured,) violin, ukelele, guitar, tambourine, and other percussion instruments. They also get a chance to hear the French horn and different flutes from around the world.
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"The Hiding Tiger" by Sahffi & Kids at SuperKids Camp, 2018From 2015 - 2018 Sahffi was a music and songwriting arts teacher for the SuperKids summer camp in Baltimore City, Maryland. Sahffi co-wrote songs with many groups of kids with the focus on topics that relate to the Earth, Animals, and Nature. Here are "The Tough Tigers" with Sahffi in 2018 singing their group co-written song, "The Hiding Tiger."
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Beginning Guitar Classes, 2011 - 2018.Sahffi taught guitar classes for children in after-school program settings, as a private beginning guitar teacher, and as a beginning guitar teacher at CCBC (Catonsville Community College). Here she is with her after-school guitar class sponsored by BTEC at Bay Brook Elementary in 2014.
Studio Musician, 2010 - present
Sahffi (she/they) is known for their powerful and unique voice, as well as their vocal harmonies and instrumental work. Sahffi has been asked to be featured on many albums as an artist, writer, and collaborator, and continues to be hired often as a studio musician. https://www.sahffi.com/contact.html
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Some of the albums featuring SahffiHere are just some of the many albums over the years featuring Sahffi, from top left: "Whispering Low" by Craig Cummings, "Delayed Gratification" by Ken Gutberlet, "Philosopher Dogs" by Georgie Jessup, Self-titled "John Hancock & Irish Whiskey," "Novella" by Mosno Al-Moseeki, "Adventures in Loveland" by Woody Lissauer, "In Late Bloom" by David Ross, "A Guest in the House of Wind" by Woody Lissauer, and "My Life" by Janice B.
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"Sirocco" by Woody Lissauer, ft. Sahffi Lynne"Sirocco" by Woody Lissauer, featuring the vocalizations of Sahffi Lynne, from the album "A Guest in the House of the Wind," released in 2015. The song won a Silver Award in the Instrumental Category in the 32nd Mid-Atlantic Song Contest Award.
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Horn Part for "No Kingdom" by Mosno Al-MoseekiSahffi has also written and arranged instrumental tracks for studio work. Here is her arrangement and performance of the French horn part for the song "No Kingdom" by Mosno Al-Moseeki, featured in the award-winning independent film, "Faisel Goes West."
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"I Remember" by Janice B., ft. Sahffi LynneSahffi is featured on acoustic guitar and background vocals on "I Remember" by Janice B., off of her album, "My Life."
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"Layer Cake" by David Ross, ft. Sahffi LynneSahffi was asked by David Ross (aka "Native Son," 1/2 of The 5th L), to collaborate on his song "Layer Cake" from his album "In Late Bloom," released in 2012. The vocal feature in this song was written and performed by Sahffi. (Listen in at :22 and 2:18.)
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"Whispering Low" by Craig Cummings, ft. Sahffi LynneAlthough Sahffi has a degree from Peabody and works in acoustic, children's and house music, she grew up singing around the campfire with her family, so she holds a special place in her heart for country music. She was very honored to be hired to sing background vocals on Craig Cummings' 2011 release, "Whispering Low." Here is the title track of that album. (Listen in at :35.)
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"Land & Sea" by Mosno Al-Moseeki, ft. Sahffi LynneSometimes Sahffi is asked to take a bigger role in a project, as in Mosno Al-Moseeki's album, "Novella." This album is presented as a fairy tale story, based on Mosno's own immigration story, featuring "Desert Boy" and "Ocean Girl." Sahffi sings the role of "Ocean Girl," here describing how the characters met. (Listen in at :55.)
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"Lucid" by Mosno Al-Moseeki, arranged and featuring Sahffi LynneAgain from Mosno Al-Moseeki's album, "Novella," this song, "Lucid," features Sahffi singing the role of "Ocean Girl." Sahffi also arranged the music for the harp.
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"Long Ride Home" by Ken Gutberlet, ft. Sahffi LynneSahffi sings background vocals on "Long Ride Home" by Ken Gutberlet, President of the Baltimore Songwriters Association, from his 2014 release "Delayed Gratification." (Listen in at :20.)
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"Geronimo" by Georgie Jessup, ft. Sahffi LynneSahffi is featured on background vocals on the powerful song "Geronimo" by Georgie Jessup, off of her album "Philosopher Dogs," released in 2014. (Listen in at :30.)
Founder of the "#Song4Unity" & "Kids Song4Unity" Projects, 2015 & 2016
“#Song4Unity” was a song project envisioned, created, organized, and led by Sahffi Lynne (she/they). The concept came to Sahffi after their first trip to Peru, when one of the residents of the Andes mountains was sharing food with their group and said, "we don't have much in the mountains, but what we have, we share." Coming home to her city in turmoil after Freddie Gray's murder, she wanted to give back to her city, but knew she didn't have much to give. Inspired by her experience in Peru, Sahffi realized what she had was music, a skill to lead group songwriting, and many connections to different musical communities in Baltimore through her background in classical music, her work with house and R&B musicians, as well as her own acoustic music community. To share what she had, a "We Are the World"-type project was born in her mind.
The concept was to have a diverse musician community come together to write a song to unite the hearts and minds of their communities in Baltimore through music. Proceeds of the song would go to an organization working towards unity, and it was decided to choose #SaveADopeBoy, a grassroots organization founded by the late Derrick "OOH" Jones of Brownfish. (Over $500 was raised for the organization!)
The project began in July, 2015, with a call on Facebook from Sahffi with a simple request; who would be interested in being a part of such a project? With over 125 responses, Sahffi began the process in August, 2015, with a volunteer group of 15 multi-genre musicians (rap, R&B, folk, indie, rock). The Living Well (a community space in the city) kindly donated two nights to the writing project. A producer and recording engineer at 430 Entertainment Studios came forward to offer his services for the song. In the end, over 50 musicians, producers, photographers, artists, and talent came together to conspire to release "Let's Make It Happen" in April, 2016, to coincide with the anniversary of the April, 2015, Baltimore uprising. All participants donated their time, talent, and in some cases finances. The song was also performed live by several members in rallies and festivals around the city in 2016. https://song4unity.bandcamp.com/
Inspired by the project, Sahffi's child encouraged a “Kids #Song4Unity” at his school, Catonsville Middle. Sahffi visited his choir's class and in two sessions co-wrote "All Sorts of People" with the students and the choir director, Mr. Tom Dickerson. The choir performed their original song at their end-of-year choir concert in May, 2016. Watch the kids sing their unity song, "All Sorts of People," here: https://youtu.be/euR1gveVudc
The concept was to have a diverse musician community come together to write a song to unite the hearts and minds of their communities in Baltimore through music. Proceeds of the song would go to an organization working towards unity, and it was decided to choose #SaveADopeBoy, a grassroots organization founded by the late Derrick "OOH" Jones of Brownfish. (Over $500 was raised for the organization!)
The project began in July, 2015, with a call on Facebook from Sahffi with a simple request; who would be interested in being a part of such a project? With over 125 responses, Sahffi began the process in August, 2015, with a volunteer group of 15 multi-genre musicians (rap, R&B, folk, indie, rock). The Living Well (a community space in the city) kindly donated two nights to the writing project. A producer and recording engineer at 430 Entertainment Studios came forward to offer his services for the song. In the end, over 50 musicians, producers, photographers, artists, and talent came together to conspire to release "Let's Make It Happen" in April, 2016, to coincide with the anniversary of the April, 2015, Baltimore uprising. All participants donated their time, talent, and in some cases finances. The song was also performed live by several members in rallies and festivals around the city in 2016. https://song4unity.bandcamp.com/
Inspired by the project, Sahffi's child encouraged a “Kids #Song4Unity” at his school, Catonsville Middle. Sahffi visited his choir's class and in two sessions co-wrote "All Sorts of People" with the students and the choir director, Mr. Tom Dickerson. The choir performed their original song at their end-of-year choir concert in May, 2016. Watch the kids sing their unity song, "All Sorts of People," here: https://youtu.be/euR1gveVudc
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The Baltimore #Song4Unity ProjectThe Baltimore #Song4Unity Project, led by Sahffi Lynne, was a group of over 50 diverse musicians from Baltimore that came together to write, record and perform a song for unity for our communities. "Let's Make It Happen" was released in April, 2016, and raised over $500 for #SaveADopeBoy, a grassroots organization in Baltimore helping our inner city youth. The song was performed live at several rallies around Baltimore city by the group.
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Video for"Let's Make It Happen" from the Baltimore #Song4UnityPlease enjoy the “making of” video for the song "Let's Make It Happen” from The Baltimore #Song4Unity Project. Sahffi envisioned and led this 9-month project to promote unity in our Baltimore communities in 2015-2016. Over 50 musically-varied and diverse volunteer Baltimore songwriters, musicians, and producers participated in the project. The song was released in April, 2016 and was performed live at rallies and festivals around the city. The downloads raised funds for #SaveADopeBoy, a grassroots organization helping Baltimore City youth founded by the late Derrick "OOH" Jones.
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Original Artwork for the Project by Edward Williams, Aug. 2015.Many musicians, photographers, artists and community leaders are coming together and donating their time and talent for this new project to create a powerful song for unity. In the first call out for interest, Sahffi Lynne received this beautiful digital artwork from Edward Williams for the project.
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First Songwriting Session, Sept., 2015.The first Baltimore #Song4Unity songwriting session included songwriters from varied genres, including Black Root, Sahffi Lynne, Mosno Al-Moseeki, Teporah, Quinton Randall, Andrew Walen and Sonja Rustein. All songwriters are donating their talent, and our space where the song was created, The Living Well, was also donated.
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#Song4Unity Premiere, April 2016The Baltimore #Song4Unity Project premiered their song, "Let's Make It Happen," with a live chorus and band at the Sandtown Festival in April, 2016. The project members also sang their song at the Baltimore Uprising Anniversary Rally, HonFest and KarmaFest of that same year. (Photo by Bonnie Schupp.)
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Song4Unity Jr.- "All Sorts of People"Inspired by the Baltimore #Song4Unity project, Sahffi's child encouraged a #Song4Unity Jr. project. After two songwriting sessions with the Catonsville Middle School 6th grade choir with Sahffi, "All Sorts of People" was written. The original song was performed at their 2016 end-of-year choir concert by the choir and their director, Mr. Tom Dickerson.
Musical Collaborations, 2010 - present
Sahffi (she/they) has written and performed in multiple genres of music since their first venture into singing and songwriting with their rock band "Latex Red" in the mid-90's. Sahffi started in classical music and received a French horn performance degree from The Peabody Conservatory. From there, Sahffi began writing music in rock, then folk, then children's music, then house music, and now medicine music. Sahffi is a multi-instrumentalist, playing the French horn, guitar, piano, djembe, and multiple percussion instruments, and is also an accomplished singer and vocal coach. Sahffi knows music is truly the universal language shared from our collective heart and loves all styles of music! Over the past 15 years Sahffi has been involved in multiple unique collaborations, from a duo with a slam poet, to a house music band, to international music groups, to medicine music collaborations. Discover some of Sahffi's collaborations below.
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Tiny Desk Contest Entry 2020Sahffi & Their Family Band have been performing and recording together for the past 20 years. (And Sahffi has been singing with their sister their whole life!) Sahffi feels very blessed to perform music with her family, and in their own words: "I love the way our performance is so intuitive, so easy; I feel spoiled to perform with not only such great musicians, yet also with my best friends and family!" Here is their 2020 Tiny Desk Entry featuring "Live in Love," from Sahffi's sixth album, "Pulse of Evolution."
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"Illumina," performed by OverGlow in Peru, July, 2018Sahffi has performed with their medicine music band at festivals, yoga studios, spiritual centers, and ceremonies, around the country and in Peru. Here they are in 2018 performing a beautiful medicine song, "Illumina," in Pisac, Peru, at El Festival de Musica Medicina.
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Member of The Greek Nubian Collective, 2013 - 2016.The Greek Nubian Collective is a musical group of cultural proportions! Brought together by Sahffi Lynne for an Artscape performance in 2013. The group continued to perform at numerous venues and festivals in Maryland, DC, and New York City until 2016. Greek native and international instrumentalist, Spyros Koliavsilis, joined forces with Sudanese Nubian artist Mosno Al-Moseeki to take audiences on a musical journey across the Mediterranean as they sang songs from Greece and Nubia. Their performances allowed their audiences to see and hear a range of exotic and beautiful instruments like the Kamanes, the Oud, the Tar, even Guitar & Djembe. You will hear songs in Greek, Nubian, Arabic, and English, all blended together to create cultural harmony through music.
The Collective is:
Spyros Koliavasilis (Greek/Mid-East Instruments & Vocals)
Mosno Al-Moseeki (Tar/Guitar & Vocals)
Sahffi Lynne (Djembe/Guitar & Vocals)
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Greek Nubian Collective at Artscape, 2013.Sahffi performs with her group the Greek Nubian Collective at Artscape, 2013. Other members include Spyros Koliavasillis, Mosno Al-Moseeki and Jonathan Fell.
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Mother Ruckus, 2010-12Mother Ruckus was a collaborative duo of International Slam Poet Champion Gayle Danley and International Singer/Songwriter Sahffi Lynne. The two combined their strong voices to create and interweaving of music and slam poetry presented in a unique style. Causing a ruckus, these two moms brought down the house at several concerts and poetry festivals.
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Mother Ruckus, "Leave it all behind"Mother Ruckus (Gayle Danley & Sahffi Lynne) perform their original slam poetry & music collaboration, "Leave It All Behind," at the 2012 HoCoPoLitSo Blackbird Poetry Festival on April 26, 2012.
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goatFISH performances, 2010 - 2019.goatFISH (Sahffi Lynne & Mosno Al-Moseeki) performed regularly in the Mid-Atlantic region at venues, festivals, private parties, and house concerts from New York to Florida. They have opened up for Rusted Root, Carbon Leaf, Matthew Santos and Preach Freedom. Their album, "The Gift of the Nymph," was released in 2012.
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Musicians of Mercy: The Duo goatFISH "Be With"The duo goatFISH (www.goatfishmusic.com) performs at Musicians of Mercy's 14th benefit concert in Jan., 2013. The concert was supported Jubilee Arts Baltimore, a fantastic charity which offers low-cost arts classes to the neighborhoods of West Baltimore! It was an all-out party in Baltimore's very charming Cakewalk Gallery with jazz, classical, R&B, spoken word, folk/alternative music and even a stilt walker(!), Musicians of Mercy guaranteed a good time was had by all!
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t3N, 2010 - 2012.Sahffi was a member of the house music group "t3N," which included N'Dinga Gaba, Mosno Al-Moseeki, Marc Avon Evans and Sahffi Lynne, from 2010-2012. Sahffi started the band after being inspired by the "Playing for Change" project, where different genres and people get together to create music. In this group, folk, R&B, house music and middle eastern music come together to create a new sound. The group was very popular, and landed a deal with Foliage Records who helped make their single, "Live 4 Now," a #1 download on the house music site Traxsource. The group was also featured at the Winter Music Conference in Miami in 2011 and performed often in the Baltimore/DC area.
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Sahffi's first original song: "Past Lives" with Latex Red, Oct. 1996, on "Sessions"Sahffi wrote their first song in 1996 after joining the rock band, "Latex Red," a popular and local-award winning band at the time. In Sahffi's words: "I was really enjoying my time with the band, enjoying a new-found freedom in music I hadn't experienced in classical music. I had never written a song, yet I figured I'd take a shot at it. Once the song was finished, I remember literally hearing angels sing! I was thrilled to have found a new avenue for creative expression!" Above is Sahffi's first television appearance singing their very first original song "Past Lives" with Latex Red in 1996.
Member of goatFISH, 2010 - 2019
Sahffi (Neo-Alternative Folk Artist from Maryland) and Mosno (Desert Eclectic Artist from Sudan) teamed up for 9 years to deliver a vibrant acoustic performance, featuring vocal harmonies, guitars, and African percussion, from 2010-2019.
This duo brought to the stage over 20 years of combined performance experience. Show highlights included opening slots for legendary band Rusted Root, Grammy-nominated Mathew Santos, and award-winning band Carbon Leaf.
For their 9 years of existence, goatFISH performed up and down the Mid-Atlantic region in venues, festivals, house concerts, and online shows from Baltimore to New York, Philly, and DC, as well as down to Atlanta, Asheville, and Miami. Their album, "The Gift of the Nymph," was released in 2012.
Find goatFISH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/165909143468695
This duo brought to the stage over 20 years of combined performance experience. Show highlights included opening slots for legendary band Rusted Root, Grammy-nominated Mathew Santos, and award-winning band Carbon Leaf.
For their 9 years of existence, goatFISH performed up and down the Mid-Atlantic region in venues, festivals, house concerts, and online shows from Baltimore to New York, Philly, and DC, as well as down to Atlanta, Asheville, and Miami. Their album, "The Gift of the Nymph," was released in 2012.
Find goatFISH on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/165909143468695
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goatFISH performances, 2010 - 2019.goatFISH (Sahffi Lynne & Mosno Al-Moseeki) performed regularly in the Mid-Atlantic region at venues, festivals, private parties, and house concerts from New York to Florida. They have opened up for Rusted Root, Carbon Leaf, Matthew Santos and Preach Freedom. Their album, "The Gift of the Nymph," was released in 2012.
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goatFISH's song used in promo video for Downtown Partnership, 2012.goatFISH's song "Nature's Mother," off of their album "The Gift of the Nymph," was used as the backing track for a video highlighting a mural installation at Pratt & Light Streets on Monday, Aug. 13, 2012.
Baltimore Blitz chalk mural by Grant Lindahl. Video and editing by Matthew Thompson.
Music by goatFISH.
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Video for NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest, 2014.goatFISH recorded "Land and Sea" on January 14, 2015, and submitted the video to NPR Music's "Tiny Desk" contest.
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goatFISH's EP, The Gift of The Nymph, 2012.goatFISH released a 6-song album entitled "The Gift of the Nymph" in 2012. The EP featured "Nature's Mother," a song featured in a promotional video for The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore. Link: https://goatfishmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-gift-of-the-nymph
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goatFISH in DC for Voice of America appearance, Sept. 2012.Sahffi (Neo-Alternative Folk Artist from Maryland) and Mosno (Eclectic Desert Rocker from Sudan) team up to deliver a vibrant acoustic performance, featuring vocal harmonies, guitars and African percussion, bridging the gap between east and west. Filmed outside Capitol Hill by J.Mvunganyi after appearing at Voice of America in Sept., 2012.
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goatFISH on Balcony TV, NYC, July 2012.goatFISH appears on Balcony TV in New York City, performing on a balcony overlooking Times Square. They perform their original song, "Nature's Mother." July, 2012.
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goatFISH on SteelStacks Live!, 2012.Jon Lunger interviews goatFISH for SteelStacks Live! in Feb., 2012. They sit down and talk to Jon about how they came together and how they got their name. Then afterwards, they perform Sahffi's original song, "Follow."
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I Believe by goatFISH, off of their album The Gift of the Nymphh, 2012.Sahffi & Mosno co-wrote the song "I Believe" featuring Sahffi on vocals. The song is off of their album, "The Gift of the Nymph," released in 2012.
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"Mountain," by goatFISH, c. 2016.In February, 2016, goatFISH (Sahffi & Mosno) joined FAWM, the February Album Writing Month (http://fawm.org/fawmers/goatfish/). The challenge is to write an album in a month alongside a collaborative community of musicians worldwide. This co-written song, "Mountain," features poetry and electronic music from the duo.
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Demo of Wild Autumn, Dec., 2014.This is a demo of Sahffi & Mosno's unreleased cowritten song, "Wild Autumn," c. goatFISH, 2014.