Ayla Nereo talks about BhaktiFest, new album, creativity & more with Scott Catamas / Awakening World

The Awakening World is excited to share this brief interview with Ayla Nereo, a most Beloved Musical Artist. Ayla Nereo grew up in Sonoma County, California.She was home-schooled by her parents until high school and was "raised to appreciate and respect the earth." Some of the music that she grew up listening to includes ABBA, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, and classical and traditional Celtic music. Nereo studied psychology at college, and her artistic interests were dance and film-making.
Nereo began to write and perform music around 2005. Initially afraid to sing for people, she gradually overcame her fears, with the encouragement of her friends. She describes her songwriting process as one of "channelling" songs.[4] In addition to her solo work, Nereo has released music with her brother as the duo Beatbeat Whisper,[5] with dance music DJ The Polish Ambassador, under the name Wildlight,[3] and a cappella group Starling Arrow.[6]
Reviewer Sterling Martin has called Nereo's music "breath-taking" as well as "expansive and intriguing."[7][2] Another reviewer, Maddy Crandall, referred to her music as "soul music" with "conscious lyrics," pointing to the environmental and progressive values in her music.[8]
Nereo often plays at large music festivals, and has toured with bands including Rising Appalachia, Trevor Hall, and Nahko and Medicine for the People.[8]
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