Nadine Zahr is anything but the stereotype of the demurring neo-folk singer.
Nominated as Best Female Performer of 2006 byCampus Activities Magazine, the singer and songwriter brings her unique and enthusiastic talents to Penn State Harrisburg’s Stack’s Stage at noon Nov. 12.
The performance is free and open to the public.
Raised in New York City, Zahr took up guitar at age 12, composing her first tune after a single lesson. Weeks later, she joined the cast of Broadway's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Despite this daughter of Palestinian refugees' Broadway debut at age 12, she chose to use her powerful voice to deliver powerful original music and connects with college students nationwide.
One critic writes, "If there ever was a contemporary singer-songwriter that defied all expectations of the genre, it's Nadine Zahr. Splashing her aural canvas with vibrant indie-pop tints, earthy roots-rock hues, and bluesy gospel-soul textures, Zahr rather heroically lays waste to the stereotype of the droopy, demurring neo-folkie.”
