{"id":90656,"date":"2025-04-08T03:22:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T03:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/artiesten\/farida-merville-friends\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T23:39:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T23:39:36","slug":"farida-merville-friends","status":"publish","type":"artiesten","link":"https:\/\/redlightjazz.com\/en\/artists\/farida-merville-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Farida Merville &#038; Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"90656\" class=\"elementor elementor-90656 elementor-84525\" data-elementor-post-type=\"artiesten\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00dba86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00dba86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f20d0d elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7373775 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7373775\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">From Suriname to the Amsterdam dance scene<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379a9b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"379a9b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"145\" data-end=\"924\">Singer\/songwriter\/producer Farida Merville was born on April 4, 1967, in Suriname and grew up both in the Netherlands and Suriname. \u201cThe Girl From Amsterdam\u201d started singing at the age of 17 with her grandfather\u2019s band (\u201cDe Vrolijke Jeugd\u201d). In the early 1990s, Farida became active as a session and studio musician. After a performance with Saskia Laroo, she met one of the producers of the well-known Dutch house act Quazar (Eric Putten \/ Gert van Veen), which led to a fruitful collaboration. As frontwoman and co-composer of Quazar, Farida Merville became a household name in the Amsterdam dance scene. Successful albums and singles followed, including the international club hit Seven Stars (1990), the self-titled album (1991), and the double album Here and Now (1993).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a161a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71a161a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Collaborations and success in the dance scene\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1810a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1810a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"1192\">Farida also worked with the producers of Atlantic Ocean. As with Quazar, she was frontwoman and co-composer, contributing to two successful singles: Body in Motion and Music Is a Passion, both released in 1994.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff26128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff26128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1194\" data-end=\"1326\">As a solo artist, Farida released several singles, including I Just Wanna (1996) and Heartbeats (1997), produced by Edwin Evers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a471c16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a471c16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A unique sound shaped by cultures and styles\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70780f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70780f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1328\" data-end=\"1661\">Over the years, Farida\u2019s sound and influences have evolved into a unique blend of different cultures and musical styles. Her music combines Neo Soul, Jazz, Funk, and World Music. In 2007, she produced her first studio album Question Mark, which she independently released in 2010.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbf0404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fbf0404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Theatre and international collaborations\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cda49a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cda49a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"2308\">In addition to her own work, Farida has been involved in various projects in recent years, including the theatre show The Grand Ladies of Jazz, together with Grazi\u00eblla and Annemarie Hunsel. In sold-out performances at the Bijlmer Theater and the Almere Theater, accompanied by a live band, they performed songs by Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughan, and Ella Fitzgerald. During that same period, Farida also collaborated with Ghanaian musicians Blay Ambolly (\u201cthe James Brown of Ghana\u201d) and Atongo Zimba. With both highlife artists, she performed at numerous festivals in the Netherlands and abroad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e69ad35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e69ad35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Return with Quazar and new performances\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-755d14d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"755d14d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2570\">In 2016, Farida resumed performing with Quazar, including shows at Paradiso (Welcome To The Future Special), Tivoli\/De Helling in Utrecht (History of House), and in 2017 at Luxor in Arnhem (25 Years of Quazar).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc21fab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc21fab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Surinamese influences and personal interpretations\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f89f833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f89f833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2572\" data-end=\"3081\">In 2018, Farida gave a successful live performance at the North Sea Round Town festival in Rotterdam, centered around a Surinamese EP titled Te Yu No. The project featured her own interpretations and Sranang (Surinamese) translations of well-known jazz songs and soul classics such as Nina Simone\u2019s Four Women (Fo Uma), Don Raye &amp; Gene de Paul\u2019s You Don\u2019t Know What Love Is (Yu No Sabi), and Bill Withers\u2019 Ain\u2019t No Sunshine (Te Yu No De).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924c834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"924c834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New projects and tribute to Etta James\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab06448 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab06448\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3083\" data-end=\"3465\">Together with Lilian Jarad on piano and Thom Goosens on bass, Farida formed the jazz trio Scotch &amp; Soda. In the theatre show The Story of Etta James, Farida and five close friends\u2014including Renate Koningsbloem and Denise Jannah\u2014paid a swinging tribute to the legendary and versatile American singer Etta James from 2017 through 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc3dd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0dc3dd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live at Red Light Jazz\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4a52d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4a52d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p 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