Carla Seidl http://carlaseidl.com Multidisciplinary artist Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:03:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Videos from Togolese Ceremonies http://carlaseidl.com/?p=266 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=266#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:38:49 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=266 Videos posted from two traditional ceremonies near Carla’s site in Togo. Click to watch excerpts from a Lamba Interrogatory Ceremony or from a Kabiye
Kondona Initiation Ceremony. More material from Togo coming soon.IMG_0197

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=266 0 Performing in Portland, ME http://carlaseidl.com/?p=263 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=263#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:23:08 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=263 This Friday I will be performing at Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland, Maine, from 8-9:30. I will be sharing new and old songs plus talking about my experiences in Togo.

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=263 0 Cultural Center in Togo http://carlaseidl.com/?p=260 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=260#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:44:15 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=260 My project for constructing a community cultural center at my site in northern Togo is now on the Peace Corps website. Read a brief description of the project and make your tax-deductible contribution here.
local kids in dance class at temporary arts center
]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=260 0 Article in Perceptive Travel http://carlaseidl.com/?p=258 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=258#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:53:12 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=258 Find “Ride of a Lifetime,” about Carla’s experience biking in Bolivia, in the December issue: http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/1209/bolivia.html.

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=258 0 Review by Midwest Book Review http://carlaseidl.com/?p=254 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=254#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:35:33 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=254 The Sophisticated Savage was reviewed in Midwest Book Review’s Small Press Bookwatch for September ’09: “…Carla Seidl presents fascinating insights about the simplicity of life and happiness. “The Sophisticated Savage” is an intriguing read, highly recommended.”

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=254 0 Carla Seidl at Book Revue Sept. 9th http://carlaseidl.com/?p=251 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=251#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:17:58 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=251 Carla will be doing a book and CD signing at Book Revue in early September, playing songs from her debut album and reading from her anthropological memoir, The Sophisticated Savage.

Details: Wednesday, September 9th at 7pm at Book Revue, 313 New York Avenue, Huntington, NY.

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=251 0 Audio Postcard on WNPR http://carlaseidl.com/?p=248 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=248#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:50:58 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=248 Carla’s audio postcard from Azerbaijan was recently featured as part of WNPR’s first “Radio Adventure Theater.” Thanks to Where We Live Senior Producer Catie Talarski!

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=248 0 Guitar Making: The Human Element http://carlaseidl.com/?p=241 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=241#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:43:53 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=241 New audio documentary posted about luthier Scott MacDonald of Huntington, NY. See the Radio section of this site.

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=241 0 “Cannibal Theme Park” on WILL-AM http://carlaseidl.com/?p=235 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=235#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:36:13 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=235 The radio documentary “Cannibal Theme Park,” related to Carla’s Ecuador experiences compiled in The Sophisticated Savage, was featured this week on Sidetrack with Jason Croft on Illinois Public Media’s WILL-AM. To listen, click here; the piece starts about 27 minutes into the broadcast.

]]> http://carlaseidl.com/?feed=rss2&p=235 0 The Sophisticated Savage on Amazon.com http://carlaseidl.com/?p=227 http://carlaseidl.com/?p=227#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:29:48 +0000 admin http://carlaseidl.com/?p=227 The Sophisticated Savage, my memoir on my experiences in Ecuador, is now available from Amazon.com. Check it out here and if you enjoy the book, please don’t hesitate to post reviews of it on the Amazon.com site.

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