LOCA ROSA (Wild Rose) - Old World Folk Songs & Fables

Singer of Tales, Teller of Songs

LOCA ROSA specializes in the traditional Russian-Jewish performing folk arts of her family heritage from Diaspora countries such as Russia , Turkey , Spain , and Israel . She may also include cross-cultural repertoire from her diverse Old and New World heritage such as Renaissance England, Ireland , and Scotland ; the United States ; and, her birth place, Canada . She performs in splendid ethnic costumes; plays guitar, lute, balalaika, tof (Israeli hand drum), loshki (Russian clicking spoons), and gusli (Eastern European lap harp); and, sings in many languages which include English, Russian, Yiddish, Hebrew, Ladino, Spanish and French.

Artist in Residence school and community classroom programs introduce students to the history, geography, culture, folk songs, and stories of Old World cross-cultures. These programs may also include creative workshop projects such as traditional Eastern European paper-cutting crafts and making and learning to play loshki.

You will be enchanted with LOCA ROSA's heartfelt, poignant vocals, her dramatic skill in storytelling, her expertise on numerous ethnic instruments, and her ability to joyfully involve community and school audiences of any age.

SAMPLE CONCERT, COMMUNITY & AIR PROGRAMS:

Russian-Jewish Folk Songs and Fables

Jewish Festival Songs and Stories

Fall Harvest Festivals: Old World Traditions in Folk Songs & Fables

Old World Year-End Winter Festivals

Snegurochka: The Russian Snow Maiden

Red Hill Holiday : European Spring Festivals from England to Russia

Russian Folk Tales: Baba Yaga; The Fool and the Flying Ship; and more

The Global Village: Cross Cultural Folk Songs & Fables

Jewish Shtetl (Village) Stories: Yingl Tsingl Khvat; Why Dogs Chase Cats; and more

Children's Game Songs & Stories of Old World Cultures

American Songs from the Old World

Jewish Songs of American Folk Singing Icon Woody Guthrie and His Jewish Mother-In-Law, Aliza Greenblatt

Loca Rosa Goes Hollywood : Old World Songs from the Movies

Songs of a Russian Gypsy