Singing Workshop with Molara and Ayoub/Gweithdy Canu gyda Molara ac Ayoub

Molara is an inspirational singer, songwriter, teacher and performer, who’s maternal grandfather was a founder member of the George Formby society, and who’s father’s cousin was Fela Kuti. Following a BA Honours degree in drama and French literature, Molara went on to work in theatre in the early 1990‘s. before becoming an original member of dub dance pioneers Zion Train.

She has sung and recorded with a wide range of bands and artists which include Mad Professor, Femi Kuti, The Ruts DC and Baka Beyond.

She founded One Voice Choir in 2005 to celebrate her love of international singing techniques, and was one of the founders of The Narberth A Cappella Voice Festival in 2008. Most recently she became a trustee of the Natural Voice Network.

Ayoub arrived in the UK as a refugee in 2022 and soon became a valued member of the Oasis One World Choir in Cardiff. He has co-led numerous workshops throughout the coutry, bring songs from his natuve Egypt and surrounding countries to a new audience.

The workshop is organised by Yasmine Latowski, Natural Voice Practitioner and leader of Wrexham’s Multicultural Choir, with admin support from Ella Speirs.

This workshop has been made possible by a grant from the Natural Voice Networks’ ARCH (Anti-Racism and Cultural Honouring) fund which supports people from the global majority to share their music, information, ideas, materials, skills and experiences and to promote and develop good practice and high standards in the field of natural voice and community song for all.

Mae Molara yn gantores, cyfansoddwr caneuon, athrawes a pherfformiwr ysbrydoledig, y mae ei thaid ar ochr ei mam yn aelod sefydlol o gymdeithas George Formby, a Fela Kuti yn gefnder i’w thad. Yn dilyn gradd BA Anrhydedd mewn drama a llenyddiaeth Ffrangeg, aeth Molara ymlaen i weithio yn y theatr yn gynnar yn y 1990au, cyn dod yn aelod gwreiddiol o arloeswyr dawns dub Zion Train.

Mae hi wedi canu a recordio gydag ystod eang o fandiau ac artistiaid gan gynnwys Mad Professor, Femi Kuti, The Ruts DC a Baka Beyond.

Sefydlodd One Voice Choir yn 2005 i ddathlu ei chariad at dechnegau canu rhyngwladol, ac roedd yn un o sylfaenwyr Gŵyl Llais A Cappella Narberth yn 2008. Yn fwyaf diweddar daeth yn ymddiriedolwr Rhwydwaith y Llais Naturiol.

Cyrhaeddodd Ayoub y DU fel ffoadur yn 2022 ac yn fuan daeth yn aelod gwerthfawr o Gôr Oasis One World yng Nghaerdydd. Mae wedi cyd-arwain nifer o weithdai ledled y wlad, gan ddod â chaneuon o’i wlad enedigol, yr Aifft, a’r gwledydd cyfagos i gynulleidfa newydd.

Trefnir y gweithdy gan Yasmine Latowski, Ymarferydd Llais Naturiol ac arweinydd Côr Amlddiwylliannol Wrecsam, gyda chefnogaeth weinyddol gan Ella Speirs.

Mae’r gweithdy hwn wedi bod yn bosibl diolch i grant o gronfa ARCH (Gwrth-Hiliaeth ac Anrhydeddu Diwylliannol) Natural Voice Networks sy’n cefnogi pobl o’r mwyafrif byd-eang i rannu eu cerddoriaeth, gwybodaeth, syniadau, deunyddiau, sgiliau a phrofiadau ac i hyrwyddo a datblygu arfer da a safonau uchel ym maes llais naturiol a chân gymunedol i bawb.