Ayla Nereo CD Release Concert in Marin!

Ayla Nereo is an incomparable singer/songwriter who has traversed festival stages and benefit events from coast to coast. This is a CD Release concert for ‘The Code of the Flowers’ ~ Her inventive style, lyrical mastery, heartfelt folktronica! and overflowing sense of unique artistry invites a striking, jaw-dropping response wherever she travels to share her exquisite gifts. “Her voice is a lucid instrument”.
   Ayla will be joined by Lydia Harutoonian, Grandfather Gold (opening songs) plus Heather Christie and Morgan Bolender over the course of the evening!  
Ayla Nereo‘s voice hits straight to the heart. With an array of loop-pedals by her side, she builds layer upon layer of vocal melodies into fierce, sweeping harmonies and weaves syncopated threads of guitar, kalimba, piano, and percussion into each live performance. Her lucid storytelling and lyrical imagery are water for the thirsty soul; words and sounds that crack open the heart, and embody the many folds of our own selves.
Raised on opera, 60s folk, and psychedelic rock, living her younger years in the wide open hills and her adult years in Oakland CA, Ayla’s music touches both the timeless and modern; where circle songs and roots music meet tribal beats and folktronica. Crafting an immersive soundscape we can dive into, Ayla’s performance becomes a journey: an inspired, wondrous experience that holds you by the heart and doesn’t let go.

“Can you fall in love with a sound? Can love itself be expressed in sound? Because if so, this is surely that sound… lyrical mastery that strikes at the heart” ~ Collapse Board

“Prosodic storytelling.” ~ PASTE Magazine

“It seems that she has tapped a direct line to the heavens, her strong and captivating voice leading transcendent harmonies, while her lyrics beg for growth and change at the deepest levels of existence.” ~ The Untz

““Ayla has the type of voice that can only be attributed to the Divine. Her improvisational performances include the use of a loop pedal, which allow entire songs to be produced vocally and on the spot while being woven with other acoustic instruments. She entrances the mind while freeing it of every fear. She can conjure the most beautiful melodies directly from her soul while projecting every emotion that comes out of her songs… We all hold so much power within, and those of us who can tap into it freely have found it within themselves to teach and to share. Ayla Nereo is an experience that holds onto your heart and stays with you forever.” ~ Sparkleberry Lane

“Ayla’s vocal range and control is impressive, as her voice successfully conveys a range of human emotion while reminding me of Enya, Amy Winehouse, and Lynx all at once… natural and spiritual images tell us of a desire to be something bigger, to understand loss, and to experience love fully.”
~ Lost In Sound

“Ayla’s music reaches into your heart and opens up all the shutters and doors … It takes you by the imagination and does not let you go. It moves you and you are something better for the experience… it is the music of returning yourself unto yourself… a reminder of your deepest nature”
~ Jeffrey Myers, Examiner.com