“bimaadizi” is Ojibwe for “she is alive”. Following a year-plus break from recording and a move to Michigan, Marlena and her new group played a live set at Ziggy’s in Ypsilanti, which later became this album.
“bimaadizi” is Ojibwe for “she is alive”. Following a year-plus break from recording and a move to Michigan, Marlena and her new group played a live set at Ziggy’s in Ypsilanti, which later became this album.
Marlena’s first studio EP as a bandleader, “primaries” was recorded over a three day period in Washburn, Wisconsin. All three tunes were completely improvised live in the studio.