Nikisha Reyes-Pile is 20 years of age. She is an amazing young woman on the move. A young woman for whom singing and song writing are natural abilities, which are developing just as fast as her transition into womanhood. Too often, we are told that we are witnessing the arrival of new talent only to be disappointed with the lack of depth and quality that these supposed new talents display. Thankfully, this is not so with Nikisha. Be prepared to be suitably impressed.
About the Artist
Singing since the age of five years old, Nikisha wrote her first song at the age of ten. A sure sign that at such an early age, her love for music would ensure that she would endeavour to make her mark on the world in song. A global artist in every sense of the word, Nikisha was born and spent her childhood in Trinidad. In later life this would account for her authentic Caribbean nuances that flavour all her songs.
About the Music
Nikisha’s voice is truly memorable. She joins a select group of vocalists who have the ability to engage and move the listener almost effortlessly when they sing. Listening to one of her songs it is quite easy to forget that you are in the presence of a woman still in her teens.
Whether it is encouraging the listener to get up and dance, or expressing the pain of a break up, Nikisha is able to adapt to each style effortlessly. Her versatility is apparent. Nikisha begins her narration almost devoid of emotion, as if relaying the story ?as a matter of fact?. Then before you know it, out of nowhere she hits you with that voice. She has you hooked. She floods you with so much emotion that you are compelled to empathise with her; to understand her teenage angst; to find similarities in your own life.
However it takes place, you are left believing that these are her real experiences. They have to be, how else can someone so young write so intelligently and definitively on affairs of the heart? Nikisha has two gifts, her voice and her pen. While her songs are the soundtrack to the lives of everyday teenage life, they translate well across all age ranges. :)