Next show: New York City, Mon 16 Nov
Sonya Belaya is a Russian-American pianist, composer, and singer based in New York. Her work floats freely between avant-garde improvised music, indie, Russian bard songs, and classical music. Songs My Mother Taught Me is her first release. Born out of the sudden disappearance of her mother in 2014, Songs My Mother Taught Me is a song cycle that paints the journey of grief, suffering, understanding the complexities of motherhood, loss, and finding joy in the wake of great tragedy.

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Sonya Belaya plays alternative folk and avant-garde improvised music that bridges classical traditions with Russian bard songs. Follow Sonya Belaya on Mood.
Her notable releases include the grief-focused song cycle Songs My Mother Taught Me and the album Dacha.