The Very Best of Soul: Aretha, Nina, Etta ft. Special Guests + Horn Section! – Friday, 8th of September 2023:
Back by popular demand! Fringe World Music & Musicals Award Winner, Jazz-Blues-Soul artist Claire Fahie is exploring The Very Best of Soul: Aretha, Nina, Etta, and more with arrangements of songs you know and love.
- My Baby Just Cares – Nina Simone
- Midnight Train to Georgia – Gladys Knight and the Pips
- Son of A Preacher Man – Dusty Springfield
- It’s A Man’s Man’s World – James Brown
- I Just Wanna Make Love To You – Etta James
- RESPECT – Aretha Franklin
…and more!
After completing a Bachelor of Music at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Claire Fahie performed a variety of sold-out shows Nationally and Internationally at well-known establishments such as The Ellington Jazz Club (Perth) and Mandarin Oriental’s 5-star Jazz & Blues Club (Hong Kong) as resident performer.
Accompanied by heavy-weight local & national musicians and featuring special guests Karim Hayek & Katie Reid, Claire’s expressive vocals will have you up and dancing whilst at other times deeply connected to her music.
Karim Hayek is an R&B Artist, well-known for his ability to fuse pop, R&B, and funk with tasty harmonies and soulful energy. A regular of Sydney’s live music scene, Kairm has directed and arranged vocals for a variety of well-known performers and networks, including ‘The Voice’ Australia as vocal arranger and backing vocalist.
Katie Reid is a Scottish Australian singer/songwriter and first-class honours WAAPA graduate who has performed alongside artists Christine Anu and Melonie Daniels-Walker, as well as rappers Drapht and Coin Banks throughout Australia & London.
With exquisite harmonies and a powerful horn section, immerse yourself in a soulful night of classics performed by Claire Fahie and her phenomenal 9-piece band!
“Claire is a fabulous singer, able to punch across these songs with authority and conviction like they were her own. She is a natural bandleader, always encouraging the audience to sing along, get up and dance (and by the end, many of us were, even in the tight, sold-out Ellington) and wring every ounce of love for the soul greats” – Fringefeed 2023, 5 stars
