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Born in South London to Caribbean parents in a Christian home, I've had a keen interest in music from an early age. My first memories of music is that of Gospel. I knew all the great singers but as Gospel artists so Other than the great Mahalia Jackson, I heard Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Al Green and other influential "soul singers" as Gospel singers first. So this made quite an impact on me. I then saw a video of Michael Jackson doing his first appearance as a solo artist and that was it. Fan for life! The glove, the moonwalk........
As a teenager I got court up in the whole R'n'B thing, JODECI, Guy, SISTA, Mary J Blige, SWV. It was here I thought I found my niche but sadly something went horribly wrong and that genre is dying a slow painful death. So while my musical taste was wavering I stumbled upon D'Angelo, and it was then I new where I wanted to be and become apart of. Erykah was next then Music Soulchild, Bilal, Jill Scott etc.
So off I went on a quest to produce good music on the levels of these folks and dream of that live performance at Jazz Cafe - CamdenI am now a versatile singer and songwriter. My vocals have been described as a discreet mixture of soul, gospel, and jazz influenced blues. My main instruments are the piano/keyboard but have learned the drums and bass.My lyrical content deals with subjects such as love, religion, world-crisis and concious issues. This together with my instrumental, vocal and production skills, I have a powerful offering of self expression through music.I'm in the middle of recording my debut album so hopefully you'll be able to enjoy some new music which crosses musical boundaries and unites souls lyrically.Eventually I would like to write songs for other artists and get a recording deal so I can represent myself as a British soul singer. Really don't feel the urge to move State side!I enjoy performing live and was nominated for best urban act at the 2007 INDY Awards.I have also started a pilot Live Music Night called Hidden Treasure, which was also nominated for best live night and have been honoured to host evenings showcasing some really blessed musicians like Kevin Mark Trail, Zara Lavinia, ELOVA, Alex Holland, Del aka Supa Soul Brotha, The Last Post, Katy Lee, Roberta Howett and more
