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Amel Larrieux (born March 8, 1973) is a U.S. singer-songwriter and keyboard player. She was formerly lead vocalist of the ’90s R&B and soul group Groove Theory.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City. Her mother was a dance critic and professor who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip-hop and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
As a solo artist, her music is mostly categorized as fitting within the nu-soul genre, though she also dabbles in jazz, blues and gospel sounds. She sang lead vocals with Sade’s band Sweetback while Sade was on hiatus. On her last album ‘Lovely Standards’ she gravitated away from nu-soul to produce a cover album made up of songs from the jazz and blues singers that inspired her. Larrieux is also influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Prince — as she has previously credited on her website.
Larrieux was born and brought up in the neighborhood of Greenwich Village in New York City. Her mother was a dance critic and professor who encouraged Larrieux to grow up in a free-spirited, artistic environment. Many of her influences are drawn from R&B, soul, jazz, folk, hip-hop and gospel, with flashes of Middle Eastern, West African, and Indian ethnic styles. She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.
As a solo artist, her music is mostly categorized as fitting within the nu-soul genre, though she also dabbles in jazz, blues and gospel sounds. She sang lead vocals with Sade’s band Sweetback while Sade was on hiatus. On her last album ‘Lovely Standards’ she gravitated away from nu-soul to produce a cover album made up of songs from the jazz and blues singers that inspired her. Larrieux is also influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder and Prince — as she has previously credited on her website.
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2Serenity wrote:
Shameless plug but Amel Larrieux's mother is dance scholar/historian who is a respected in the dance field. Please add her page and find out more about her. She heavily influenced amel's creativity. xo https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brenda-Dixon-Gottschild/118530274909216
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2Serenity wrote:
Friday December 30, 2011 - Amel Larrieux and her mother will be interviewed on THE BRIDGE radio program. Please check it out here. The interview will be for 1 hour: http://www.wrti.org/thebridge.html
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Ariues wrote:
for some reason i thought the girl was french. hmm
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earthman121 wrote:
So good .....
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On_and_off wrote:
i just love her ♥
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wjsallee wrote:
Super-talented artist. One of the pioneers of the neo-soul movement.
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ADAILTONCASTRO wrote:
For Real ♥ +1
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djade_cracker wrote:
Amel Larrieux Ilike yous music
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2Serenity wrote:
Thursday, October 28 at the City Winery in New York City at her 2nd set, amel blew my mind with her whistling technique at the beginning of her song, "magic." The joy for me in seeing her multiple times is that she rearranges her songs to give it a new zest for you. Also, she will cover an artist that you may or may not be familiar. She covered a Joni Mitchell song which I can't recall the name too but you could tell she claimed the song to her own technique. She did mention that she is releasing a new album next year called "Ice Cream Everyday." Please subscribe to her page on facebook or join Amel Larrieux's Super Bravebirds group - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amel-Larrieux-Blisslife-Records/25931518647 // https://www.facebook.com/groups/280698906342/
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jheanlimma wrote:
My vicious
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EricaKane101 wrote:
For real <3 [2]
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For real <3
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pounouu wrote:
We can be new ♥♥♥
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MusicProducer70 wrote:
Hi Friends! See now the video of Tina Still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7y5RSh3qj0 Tks! Thiago
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musiqmuze wrote:
she coming out wit a new album soooon, check it out on her site..
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OnUrb_88 wrote:
Whatever happened to her??? I really need new Amel!
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musiqmuze wrote:
amazing woman def always a fan
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heyfernanda wrote:
amazing
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jheanlimma wrote:
For Real ♥
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