Ute Bonn, aka Voicedancer, Singer, Dancer, Songwriter

Who’s that Girl

Ute Bonn, aka Voicedancer, started singing at a very young age. Having been born into a musical family, she was exposed to mostly classical music. Growing up in a rural German village, there was not much of a creative outlet for her but the singing – which involved a membership in a children’s church choir.

She remembers singing herself to sleep at night. Singing from the top of her lungs, barely able to follow the melodies coming through, she made up words to go along with her creations. At that time she did not know that what she was doing was called improvising.

In her teenage years she was able to accompany herself on the guitar with a few cords and strung along and sang in a small ‘living room folk group’ consisting of a few friends.

Her musical interest changed in her early twenties, when she discovered African and Caribbean music and started to take dance and drum lessons. Her evolvement included Middle Eastern Belly Dance and later Latin American dances like Salsa, Merengue and Cha-Cha.

In 1992 she moved to California. The singing was on the back burner, but she found her voice again. Songs from all over the world caught her interest. Later she discovered her natural talent for improvisation and harmonizing and absorbed the music and rhythms surrounding her like a sponge, which becomes evident in her music. Her first original song came through in 2002. Many followed. Without planning it, she was guided to record and to release her debut album "On My Own" in 2004, which is all one voice – Voicedancer’s. This CD evolved during the same time when she was working on another CD with Debbie Nargi-Brown: “Into the Rhythm”.

Her second solo album is called: "Heartaches & Other Pleasures" - all A Cappella as well, and her third CD "Celebrate Life" was released in December of 2006.

Ute is a songwriter, producer, recording and performing a cappella artist. She created her own style of music with a uniqueness that comes through in each song. Her multi-colored voice weaves the songs together with lush harmonies and rhythmic vocal backgrounds, making them come alive and touch the heart of her listeners. On her recordings, she uses multi-tracks to create a rich and engaging sound using only her own voice, and performs with a looping device to multiply her voice during her stage-performances.

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