Sabira is a very soulful and versatile singer, musician and all around entertainer. She has toured throughout California, the Caribbean, Western Canada, Mexico and Hawaii performing in many styles including Jazz, Worldbeat, New Age, Reggae, Calypso, Soca, Folk, Salsa, Top 40, Oldies, Showtunes, Swing, and Country music. Sabira has appeared in Concerts, Expositions, Cruise Ships, Musicals, Rennaissance Faires, Street Theatre Troupes, Wholistic Celebrations and Benefits. She has been featured on TV shows including a PBS concert special & a spot on P.M. Magazine. Her original music has received airplay on California radio stations (B100, KIFM, KGB & KSDS). Sabira has written, recorded & performed compositions for special events, awareness workshops, meditation tapes & instructional videos. She can also be heard as a studio back-up vocalist on other recordings. Sabira sings and plays lead steel pan in the band Island Fever, and is a free-lance vocalist/instrumentalist as well. She is currently doing research for a book on the history of the steel pan. Sabira is currently at work on a CD of meditation music for DNA activation, and a CD of her original songs.
Sabira has had extensive vocal training including 3 1/2 years with the renowned classical instructor Stewart Brady, and 8 years with Rebecca Drake encompassing the Seth Riggs techniques, as well as various college courses in gospel, chorus, and solo voice.
- SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE: Voice, Gospel Singing, Music Theory, Piano, Jazz Dance, Broadcast Audio/Special Events
- CAROL McCOMB GUITAR WORKSHOPS: Intermediate Guitar, Guitar Duets, Harmony Singing
- CANADA COLLEGE: Solo Voice, Choir, Chorus
- GROSSMONT COLLEGE: Choir, Guitar, Drama
- STAGE SEVEN DANCE STUDIO: Jazz Dance
- PALACE OF EASTERN ARTS DANCE STUDIO: Belly Dance
- VISIONARY DANCE PRODUCTIONS: Belly Dance
- MELEAH: Belly Dance
PRIVATE INSTRUCTION - VOICE
- STEWART BRADY: Classical 3 1/2 yrs.
- REBECCA DRAKE: Pop, all styles 8 yrs.
- CAROLYN TERPSTRA: Classical 1 yr.
- LYNNE HENDERSON: Pop, all styles 3 mos.
- ISLAND FEVER - PIRATE’S PARTY (Caribbean Party Music) 1995
- ECKASHA FLAME – Azurite Press 2003
- WINNING SHADES OF BLUE Theme Song for Earth Day On The Bay 1991
- THE GIFT by Bob Joyce (BMI) Jeannie Records
- DYNAMIC MANIFESTATION SYSTEMS Original music tapes for a series of Meditation Workshops
- XSCRIBE CORPORATION Music for Video Training Tapes
- I GET THE PICTURE George Ashie Productions
- TURN ON THE MUSIC George Ashie Productions
- WE'LL GET THERE George Ashie Productions
TELEVISION & VIDEO PERFORMANCES
- SAN DIEGO ZOO - NITE ZOO Television Commercials 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
- CLASS ACT PRODUCTIONS: "SAN DIEGO'S MOST ELEGANT & EXCITING MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT" 1990
- JOHN LENNON COMMEMORATIVE CONCERTS 1985/1987 (KPBS)
- XSCRIBE CORPORATION "CARE & FEEDING OF YOUR FLOPPY DISK"
- XSCRIBE CORPORATION "HOW TO USE YOUR STENORAM"
BANDS (currently)
- ISLAND FEVER® (Music of the Tropics featuring Steel Pans) since 1993
Numerous other performances. List available upon request.
- CLASS ACT (Variety Dance Band) since 1985. Numerous performances. List available upon request.
- MA BELLE AND THE RINGIE DINGIES (50s & 60s Revue)
- THE GANGBONGERS (60s psychedelic era)
BANDS (previously)
- CRAWFISH PIE (Cajun & Zydeco)
- RAPT PRESENCE® (Holiday Specialty)
- SABRINA & LIVING FIRE (Neo-Ethnic Unity Dance Music)
- SOLARIS (New Age/World Beat)
- BACKSTREETS (Original Folk)
- RAGS TO RICHES (Renaissance Period English and Irish Folk)
- MUSIC FOR THE MIME (Guitar, Vocal & Performance Art)
- CRAZY QUILT MIME CO. (Performance Art, Guitar, Vocal, Face & Body Painting)
- SUNNYSIDE SWING BAND (Pop, Rock, Folk, Jazz)
- SASSAFRAS & MOONSHINE (Folk, Topical, Original)
CRUISE SHIPS
- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES "THE HOLIDAY" 1986 (Carribean Cruises)
- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES "THE TROPICALE" 1988 (Mexican Riviera)
- CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES "THE JUBILEE" 1990 (Mexican Riviera)
MUSICAL THEATER
- In San Diego, CA Rennaissance Pageant, Tempe, Arizona, Rennaissance Pageant, & in
- Novato, CA Rennaissance Faires performing as a soloist and in the following acts:
- CRAZY QUILT MIME CO.
- RAGS TO RICHES
- In San Diego Gilbert & Sullivan Company's PATIENCE and THE SORCEROR
INSTRUCTIONAL THEATER
- Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater & Science Center's
MAGIC SKY and BUBBLE SHOW as narrator, actress and demonstrator in 1993
Performer/Narrator/Demonstrator (in "Magic Sky" educational children's show about astronomy, our solar system, planet and climate, with interactive puppets, computer and special effects, and "Bubble Show" showing physical properties of bubbles), Voice Overs (in educational planetarium films and shows).
- ABRAXAS SCHOOL: 540 Thorn St., San Diego, CA 92103
(619) 299-8200 Headmaster - Charles Wallace
From: February 10, 1992 To: June 4, 1992 Music Teacher (college prep students) - Teaching music history and structure, using audio and video recordings, performance, hands on instrumental experience, and class discussion to bring about the appreciation of musical development and style as it reflects the tenor of an age. Emphasis on cultural roots and ethnic instruments demonstrated and played in class.
- CLASS ACT PRODUCTIONS:
(619) 291-1225 Supervisor - Ron Nathan
From: June 1985 To: Present
JOB TITLE/DUTIES: Entertainer (vocalist, steel drummer, guitarist, disc jockey, M.C.), Writer/Composer, Recording Engineer, Public Relations, Art Director (logo design, graphics), Word Processing
- XSCRIBE CORPORATION: 6275 Nancy Ridge Dr., San Diego, CA 92186
(619) 457-5091 Supervisor - John Layne
1984-1985 JOB TITLE/DUTIES: Video Script Writer, Production Assistant, Music Composer, Audio Recording Engineer, "Talking Head" for Video Training Tapes, Writer For Employee Newsletter, Assistant Editor, Hands Model, Graphic Artist (layout design, illustration, animation, photo retouching).
OTHER SKILLS / FREE LANCE / SELF EMPLOYMENT
- Computer Graphics, Word Processing (Macintosh), Art, Writing, Animal Care/Training, Voice, Guitar and Steel Drum Teacher, Graphic and Fine Artist, Recording Engineer, Photography & Video
- San Diego Earth Day 1999 & 2000 (Performing)
- "Earth Day on the Bay" 1990 & 1991 (Event Coordinating, Music & Guest Speaker Booking, Performing)
- "I Love A Clean San Diego" (manning information booths, educating about environmental issues)
- Taoist Sanctuary: San Diego, CA 1982-1983
Taoist Healing (5 Element Theory, Tui Na Massage), Taoist Yoga (Nui Gung and Chi Gung)
- Ayse Whitney: (White Eagle Lodge) Menlo Park, CA 1975-1980
Yoga (Hatha & Kundalini), Massage, Nutrition, Metaphysical Studies