Kaila Flexer is a violinist, composer and music educator. In addition to performing and recording with Teslim, Flexer also performs with Shira Kammen and three other fiddlers in the Oakland Folkharmonic. Flexer founded and produced Klezmer Mania!, a much-loved annual Bay Area event for over 10 years (1989-2002) and currently produces Pomegranates and Figs: A Feast of Jewish Music. She has been at the helm of bands such as Third Ear, Next Village and Kaila Flexer's Fieldharmonik, ensembles that featured her original material. She has performed both nationally internationally with her own ensembles as well as with groups including The Hollis Taylor-Kaila Flexer Duo, Club Foot Orchestra and KITKA Women's Vocal Ensemble. In addition Teslim's release, Kaila has recorded two CD's of original music for Compass Records (Nashville). Flexer has a thriving studio of students of all ages. She encourages folk musicians to read music, classical musicians to improvise and to play by ear and everyone to enjoy music and to find and appreciate their own voice. You can find out more about Kaila on her website www.kailaflexer.com.

Kaila Flexer and Friends, Original Music Inspired by Far-Flung Fiddle Traditions

Tagged as: World, Folk, Instrumental, Folk, Violin.

1. Ken Bonfield: Calling Bonfield a guitarist is like calling Michelangelo a painter
2. Suchitra Lata: Swirling Chillout, Ambient, World, Progressive Pop, Indian classical veena and much more in between
3. Fiddle Whamdiddle: foot-stomping, heart-pumping, head-bobbing music that snags audiences and reels them in!
4. Lisa Lynne: Inspirational, uplifting, gentle, and soothing Celtic harp, World flutes, guitar and more.
5. Mutandina: funk jazz salsa rock from Argentina
6. Skarazula: medieval European, Turkish and Arabic music
7. To Life!: Music as a journey through tribal landscapes, rhythmic dance, hypnotic trance.
8. Laura Inserra: the Hang, a new instrument from Switzerland
9. Aryeh Frankfurter: Timeless and enchanting folk music for the soul
10. Jeremy Moyer: Erhu music bridging Eastern, Western, Contemporary and Folk traditions
11. Mundi: Early music meets global folk at the Penguin Café
12. Shira Kammen: early folk and celtic music.
13. Kitka: Eastern European women's vocal music
14. Moh Alileche: music of the mountains of Kabylia
15. Gokul Salvadi: Experimental Carnatic Indian music for the inquisitive mind
16. Lara St John: Bach violin concertos
17. Tilopa: healing magic of the japanese zenflute
18. Vito Paternoster: cellist extraordinaire
19. The Headroom Project: Vivid world-electronica grooves
20. Aitua: dreamy and beautiful original compositions on classical guitar