NAIVASHA
It's all about the music, and has been from day one for Naivasha who has been surrounded by the tastiest beats, grooves, songs and melodies since as long as she can remember…Her startling tunes ( all written by her. Some of these gems were put together when she was merely 13 years old ) add creativity to an R&B landscape littered with copycats. Where others are jumping on bandwagons, this sassy UK girl is simply reflecting the music she grew up on… A multi cultural sound clash of dancehall, hip hop, soul, retro JB, jungle, Garage, Marvin, Stevie and Marley, and contemporary icons like Tupac, Lauryn Hill and Omar. Where other youngsters might have just been content with consuming the music they loved, young Nav watched her step dad produce a flow of underground nuggets and said: “I can do thatâ€. She actually started bugging him to let her into the studio from the age of 8! When she was 14 he brought home a backing track that she loved and bugged him to let her do something with it. She went to her bedroom and just 30 minutes later came down with a complete song. Bemused and shocked at the maturity of her writing, he instantly agreed to record it. While this first track was being made and mixed a series of people passed through the studio and raved about the song and its young writer and singer. Far from being overwhelmed by the praise Naivasha felt she still had to develop her skills further before she was ready to take on the world. She has spent the last few years honing those skills. As well as developing as a song writer Naivasha has achieved the highest grades in Theatre studies, drama and performing arts, aswell as also furthering her modelling career. She has been described as a British Aaliyah. But to us it is simpler than that she is Naivasha…