![]() ![]() I don't like to use compressors and take away my textures, because I was raised on music that was recorded before technology advanced to the place where it could be smooth. I like the rawness of you being able to hear the scratch in the vocals. Lauryn Hill: write songs that lyrically move me and have the integrity of reggae and the knock of hip-hop and the instrumentation of classic soul. Kelly.Ī very interesting read, if I must say. As a performer, she's shared the stage with such prominent artists as Stevie Wonder and Anita Baker, and she's opened shows for many more, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, Rahsann Paterson, and R. Following this experience, Williams took on the YahZarah moniker and went solo, releasing a pair of underground albums: Hear Me (released by Keo Music) and Blackstar (Three Keys). She went on to study music at both the Duke Ellington School of Music and North Carolina Central University, and got her break into the industry alongside Badu, who featured Williams on the Mama's Gun album and tour. ![]() Born Dana Williams in Washington, D.C., YahZarah (whose name loosely means "Queen Mother is the brightest star" - itself a tribute to her deceased grandmother from Ghana) was greatly influenced as a child by soul greats like Tina Turner, Prince, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, and Minnie Riperton, as well as the music of the church. YahZarah broke into the music industry alongside Erykah Badu, whom she sung backup for on Mama's Gun, and in turn established herself as a solo artist in a similar vein, releasing a couple independent albums during the early 2000s. I don't know.maybe I'm just being a greedy, impatient fan. It's not like she flopped or anything, her album went gold with very little promo. Second of all, what is she doing now? We should've heard some new material or news on a new album by now. "If I Have My Way" and "Be OK" were good choices, but I think "Good Girl" and "Let's Rock" should've been released instead of "Best Of Me" and "Love Is You." "Love Is You" is a BEAUTIFUL song, but it should've been a treat that you get when you hear the album, you know what I mean? It wasn't single worthy. First of all, the wrong singles were chosen. She has a GREAT voice, we haven't had an artist like her around in a while. When her album came out, I ran out and bought it(it's available here for download) and it was excellent. I fell in love with her voice as soon as I heard it. ![]() ![]() Okay, so I'm a HUGE fan of Chrisette Michele. ![]()
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