And The Embryo Dreams Of Rainbows

Evelyn was born a German prisoner of war in Norton, located close to Harare, in what is now Zimbabwe. As a child she ran free on a farm in Tanzania, and later travelled widely. She chose Canada as her multi-cultural base; however, her work often takes her “home” to Africa.

Evelyn finds it exhilarating to explore the combination of spoken poetry and performance soundscape. Her first series of these unique expressions was released in 1997 on the enigmatically titled disc “And the Embryo Dreams of Rainbows”. Her second, recently released, CD “Candles in the Sand” continues this exploration and adds visual imagery to the earlier combination of words and music. Evelyn collaborated with friend and producer, John Dooher, who writes and performs most of the eclectic music on her CDs. In keeping with their international and multicultural celebration of difference, they have performed as far afield as Canada, Zimbabwe, Romania and Kosovo.