Red Umbrella is ranked the #3 best album in Worldbeat’s Music Charts: Top 3 Albums category for August 2005.

Astrid’s father, conductor Wim Sars, passed away Aug 8, 2005 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Red Umbrella CD Release Concert July 22nd at The Ironworks in Vancouver, 235 Alexander

Astrid’s song The Key is featured on NPR’s All Songs Considered: Open Mic.
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Astrid’s long-awaited debut CD Red Umbrella arrives! It features eight songs and two instrumentals. The resulting sound is bossa pop with jazz and chill grooves, and smooth vocals. You can purchase the CD Online from CD Baby or directly from Astrid. Available in Vancouver at: Highlife Records and Zulu Records.

Tour dates with Poet Leanne Averbach and Astrid’s Jazz Trio Indigo:
April 20 The Gladstone Hotel in Toronto, 1214 Queen Street West
April 24 The Bowery Poetry Club in New York City, 308 Bowery

Images from April 24