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Barbican, London
IRANIAN-DUTCH experimental pop singer Sevdaliza has been carving herself a musical niche since the release last year of impressive debut album ISON and she's currently touring off the back of latest EP The Calling.
Sevdaliza, who once played for Holland's national basketball team, is a commanding presence on stage from the moment she struts out in the first of many couture-inspired outfits.
Her live shows are very much a multi-media concern — occasionally she sings to an onstage camerawoman who projects her face onto giant shard-shaped projector screens at the back of the stage, with a dancer complementing Sevdaliza's own moves with gymnastic poses.
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