Dafni
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Jazzy pop
Status:
Dafni died in 2016. Final release, And If We Say Goodbye (EP, 2019)
See also:
Dafni's site
Comparisons:
Medeline Peyroux, Eleni Mandell
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Dafni's music pulls in a lot of influences but the overall sound is jazzy pop. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
Drifting in Circles is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- Dreamland (ep, 2001)
- Red (2004)
- Drifting in Circles (2005)
- Charlie's Lonely Sunday (2007)
- Sweet Time (2010)
- And If We Say Goodbye (EP, 2019)
Drifting in Circles
Release info:
2005—self-released
Availability:
See Dafni's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Dafni—vocals, acoustic guitar
Guest artists:
Craig Bender—piano
Josh Bandur—accordion, electric guitar on 3 tracks
Yannig Luthra—bass guitar
Alejandra Cuesta—drums
Tom Terrell—trumpet
Brian Robbins—banjo on 1 track, slide electric guitar on 1 track, dobro on 1 track
Luciano Gherardi—bongos, shakers, cabassa, and claves on 1 track
Produced by:
Dafni and Jeb Lipson
Comments:
An album with a lot of eclectic influences, Drifting in Circles does seem to use its title as a theme, especially the first track, "Blue-eyed Boy" and the fourth "Norma" which seem to dreamily circle around. Those are both immediately followed by lively tracks, the contrasting Latin-rhythms of "Dance" and the bouncy pop of "Song for George" and bouncy old-timely jazz of "One Day." "Falling" is a pretty lullaby with a jazzy feel. "Send My Love" is a power-ballad. "I don't mean to disappoint you" and "Cheesy love song" both have an old-time ballad feel, while "Saturday" and "Best day" bounce again to liven things up. Ending track "the wind and the rain" is a brief ditty to tie it all together. It's all united by Dafni's smooth vocals to make a truly enjoyable album. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Further info:
Tribute album Silhouette: Dafni's Songs Performed by Her Friends was released in 2017.
Thanks to Sophia Gurley for work on this entry.
