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YANA, is that rare singer-songwriter who combines a beautiful voice with a genuine skill for writing songs. The golden nectar of late 60’s and early 70’s harmony glows softly through her music suggesting that she has drunk from the sweet waters of Laurel Canyon - but that was just the start of her journey. Raised as a child by the ’Children of God’, a controversial religious movement thought by many to have been a cult, she had to fight her way out into a more open world. A teenage Yana learned her trade playing and singing to raise funds for the collective. Ultimately however, these skills helped her leave them behind. Somewhere on the path of relentless travel, mostly hitchhiking and always playing for her supper, she found freedom. A fierce independence has underscored her life ever since, and perhaps as a further sign of wisdom gained, her songwriting naturally heads for the bright lights: warm, beautiful melody glides over a sunset funkiness - with just the occasional hint of something darker left behind.
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