September 2011 - Newsletter

Hello, wonderful people!

What a busy summer this has been for us!  And so much fun, too.  We’ve played some fabulous shows and exciting festivals and have met some truly wonderful people along the way.  And through it all, we’ve experienced the camaraderie of friendship and family as we’ve gone through a few changes in our line-up. 

We’ve had to say farewell to Naiya this summer as she and her husband have taken jobs and moved to southern Utah.  Being the band-family that we are, however, she will never truly be gone from us and may very well join us on occasion in the future whenever she returns north to visit … or we head south.  Until then, we wish them both the very best of happiness in their new life adventures!

We are thrilled to welcome into the family double-bass player Allen Mautner, drummer Jason Deamer, violinist Jean Mautner, saw and percussionist Byron Owens (of La Decollatage) and Allison Martin (of Bellrave and The Last Look) on flute, percussion and vocals.  That’s what I call a growth spurt!  We are so incredibly happy to have each and every one of them in our midst!

Now that the season is winding down, we have some very exciting things in mind as we begin to focus on a completely new stage show, writing new music and heading into the studio to begin work on a full length CD.  We will still be playing a few shows during this time, but the bulk of our energy will be focused on creating a new and wonderful creature that I am sure will take your breath away!  We are very excited to begin on this next leg of our journey.  A small taste of this direction can be experienced in the Underground Gypsy Cabaret, next appearing at Bar Deluxe in Salt Lake City, Utah on September 23^rd. 

Until then – and as always – here are a few of the things we love:

 

          Cucina Vanina - http://www.cucinavanina.com - We do love authentic Italian cuisine!

          Honig Sauvignon Blanc - http://www.honigwine.com - Mmmmmmmm!

          Katzenjammer - http://www.katzenjammer.no - Hot Norwegian band with a new CD on the way!

Much love to you all!

Juana Ghani

P.S. – We have new shot glasses!  These are frosted glass 2 fl.oz. beauties tinted with a hint of purple.  $5 each.  Make sure you get some at our next show! 

The Month of Juana Ghani Begins!

Fasten your seat belts - here we go!

June is going to be a jam packed month of Juana Ghani goodness.  Are you ready?  Pull out your calendars and start marking these dates:

Friday, June 3 - The Underground Cabaret returns with Juana Ghani and La Dècollatage, complete with belly dancers, burlesque, fire dancers, pole dancers, and more!

 

Saturday, June 4 - Baktalo Drom at Utah Arts Alliance - Juana Ghani and some amazing belly dancing and the grand debut of the wonderful new THE WICKED!  

 

Sunday, June 5 - Juana Ghani will hit the International Stage at the Utah Pride Festival at 4:00 p.m.  This is guaranteed to an amazing afternoon!

 

And that's all just this weekend!  The party just keeps going all month long!

Saturday, June 11 - Juana Ghani will be playing on the Acoustic Stage at the Ogden Arts Festival at 7:00 p.m.

 

Saturday, June 18th is a private party.  If you're a part of that, it's going to fun, Fun, FUN!

And on Saturday, June 25th, Juana Ghani will be bringing the party to the City-County steps for the Utah Arts Festival at 8:00 p.m.

Of course, we'll have some of our EPs (set your own price for these) and our very special 2 fl. oz. shot glasses ($5 each) with us, if you'd like to buy some.  They make great gifts, too.  Jus' sayin'.

 

And if that's not enough Juana Ghani good times for you, you can always log in to Utah Musicians Radio where you can hear our music played everyday! 

So ... here we go!  BUDMO! Hey!

It's a party!

You know it's a great party when days later you're still riding the high from all the fun you had.  That's how we're still feeling after this past weekend's show at "Night of the Casbah".  By the end of the night that line between audience and performer had been successfully erased and we were joined on stage by an army of drummers and so many belly dancers that it was near impossible to count them all.  Everybody was shimmying and singing and having a fabulous time!  (There'll be photos of the hoopla on our website within the next day or two.)

Look for us next at a fundraiser for a local musician who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  Sending Love: A Benefit for Mike Sheffield will be held Saturday, February 19th from 9pm til 12:30am at the Utah Arts Alliance located at 2191 South 300 West, suite 18 in Salt Lake City.  We will be joined there by the incomparable Filthy McWhiskey and a plethora of beautiful belly dancers, burlesque dancers, pole dancers, henna artists, tarot readers, and so much more!  It is recommended that those attending be at least 18 years old. Admission is $15 at the door with a discount to $5 for each ticket after you've purchased 2.                  

Now on to our recommendations!

Little Heads - Wearable art created by our very own Leisl.  Each piece is handcrafted and one-of-kind.  Guaranteed to turn heads!

Katzenjammer - Four of the hottest, most energetic, incredibly talented and imaginative musical ladies around!  Check out "A Bar in Amsterdam" - I completely run out of breath just listening to it.

Nutella - Hazelnut goodness in a spread!


Let the party continue!  Opa!