KALI  Z. FASTEAU (ZUSAAN KALI FASTEAU)

Fasteau, Kali Z. [Zusaan Kali Fasteau], composer and multi-instrumentalist, soprano and alto saxophone, Ney & Shakuhachi flutes, voice, piano, drums, cello, sanza, synthesizer, mizmar, bindir and moursin; b. Newark, NJ, 9 March 1947. Her publishing company is Zenjin Music (SESAC) and she records for Flying Note Records. She mainly grew up in Paris (ages 1 - 6), where she was often taken to the opera and the ballet, and in the New York City area (ages 7 - 14), where she again saw a lot of concerts and dance programs. Kali's father, Jack Fasteau, born October 21, 1906 near Kiev, Russia, lived very happily with Kali and her husband for the last year of his life and died May 5, 1999 at age 92 with Kali holding his hand. He loved to sing, and he really understood what Kali's music was all about. One of her father's sisters was a read more...