Soul Sistah

Alicia Saldenha at Rug Time, Osaka, January 4th, 2008(Photography by Cinzia Guerriero)ALICIA SALDENHA returns to RUG TIME, OSAKA on January 4th (Friday) to help kick off the new year with some original soul-jazz. If you attended the first show at Rug Time way back in May, you’ll have a treat, since January 4th sees the […]

Alicia Saldenha will be performing once again at the cozy restaurant/bar/live house, Hot Staff, in Nara, on December 29th. End the year and heat up the winter with Alicia’s Caribbean vibrations; she will be doing original soul, jazz, funk and reggae songs that will make you reminisce, wonder and get dancing! The band features:Alicia Saldenha […]

On November 3rd I once again had the opportunity to perform at my favorite jazz bar, Rug Time, Osaka. Again, all the seats were filled, many old and new friends smiling in the audience, with lots of excitement in the air.
This time, however, the band lineup was quite different from my previous performance at […]

Café Absinthe celebrated its 4th anniversary with a series of events in the last week of August. I played with my band on August 26th. Lasting four years is a feat nowadays in Osaka, where bars, restaurants and live houses open and close in the blink of an eye. So congratulations to the restaurant’s owner, […]

Summer can be hot and sticky in Japan, but fortunately, the weather was fine when I had to gig outdoors at Ogimachi Park for the World Music Festival. This was an interesting gig since I played without the full band. It was just me and sensational bassist, Tetsuro Aratama, on the big stage. With a […]

I’ve played at lots of large arenas before, or to sold out shows, but never before with my own band. What a feeling! I can’t describe how happy I felt that so many old and new friends came out to support me and to make this night so special. Some friends were very, very new […]