Photograph by Chris Rigg. November 2011
I’ve been listening to Rebekah Delgado all afternoon. “We all break sometimes, yes we do, we all break sometimes, but we get through, we all break sometimes…” I love this song and I’m adding ‘Sing You Through The Storm’ to the Big Med Playlist for The Big One.
Rebekah writes and sings songs of hope, darkness and cheeky humour. Sing You Through The Storm is perfect for the emergency services – an anthem of seeing the light at the end of the tunnel; of success out of adversity.
It’s a song that sticks with you rather unexpectedly. It’s not particularly hooky or poppy but it sticks with you just the same. This song runs deep and resonates. Give a listen to the rest of Rebekah Delgado’s music catalogue and you’ll find yourself signing up for updates on her website and wondering when she’ll make it onto a stage on this side of the Big Pond.
Rebekah Delgado is a solo musician from London, United Kingdom. After previously fronting two successful bands who enjoyed national press and radio success in the UK, Spain and Italy and toured the US, Rebekah embarked on a solo career in 2010 when her previous band, The Last Army (BBC6, BBC London record of the week) broke up. When playing live Rebekah is often accompanied by a variety of other musicians, including musical saw, violin, harmonium, cello and drums.
Rebekah’s solo material is a departure from her previous bands’ foundations, being influenced more by her Spanish roots and Arabic leanings as well as artists such as Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Serge Gainsbourg, Pulp, Jacques Brel, Kris Kristofferson, Carla Bruni, Johnny Cash and Sonic Youth. Rebekah’s musical maelstrom veers from the melancholic and contrite, to the uplifting and spirited, to risqué pop.
Following a recent successful three night residency at Kevin Spacey’s notorious Boom Boom Club in the Old Vic Tunnels, Rebekah has started to refine a cabaret-style performance complete with a filthy-noise-making masked choir. Rebekah is equally at home playing in front of typical gig-going audiences and playing for the more refined cabaret crowd.
Instrumentation:
Tom McDonough – Violin, Harmonium
Sara Passmore – Musical Saw
Daniel Otto-Kellett – Cello
Jason-Jon Lacey – Drums, Backing Vocals
Rebekah Delgado – Vocals, Guitar
AIRPLAY:
Palabras Para Julia – Unreleased – Played on Dandelion Radio throughout July 2011
Ménage A Moi – To be released in June 2012 – Played on BBC 6 Music on 9th December 2011
FORTHCOMING RELEASES:
Sing You Through The Storm EP – March 2012
Menage A Moi EP – June 2012
Don’t Sleep (album) – October 2012
Follow Rebekah online
Upcoming dates:
| Date | Time | Venue | City | |
| Feb 28, 2012 Tuesday | TBA | The Monarch | London |  |
| Mar 8, 2012 Thursday | TBA | King and Queen Hotel | London, England | |
| Mar 23, 2012 Friday | TBA | The Lexington | London | |
| Apr 6, 2012 Friday | TBA | Barfly | London |
