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Ledisi hails, originally, from New Orleans, but grew up mainly in Oakland.
She and her band are from a new breed of modern soul singers (that fall into the New Organic Soul movement in the U.K.) that do not bow to the formulated ‘pop’ format that permeates the national charts of the U.K. and the U.S.A.
Her mother sang in an R & B band and opened her daughter’s ears to classical music, then to jazz and gospel.
‘My mother is an inspiration to me because she was an R & B singer when I was growing up, and I’d watch her perform in the park by our house. I grew up on Earth, Wind and Fire. Tina Turner is my favorite’.
As a teenager Ledisi first sang in a friend’s band, but soon realised she’d have to form her own if she was going to get the creative freedom she desired.
She formed the group Anibade.
The band consisted of:
Sundra Manning (keyboards)
Cedrickke Dennis (guitar)
Nelson Braxton (bass)
Wayne Braxton (saxophone)
and Tommy Bradford on (drums)
Anibade means ‘my mother is great’ in Yoruba and also happens to be Ledisi’s middle name.
The band the group performed at several nightspots including Bruno’s, The Black Cat, and Rasselas, in the San Francisco area before, successfully, getting a local radio station, KMEL, to play the single ‘Take Time’, without any major label distribution.
Ledisi said, ‘We took it to other labels to try and get a deal, but we found that they didn’t get it ‘cause it wasn’t already out there. We got frustrated with that.’
Ledisi is said to be recording a jazz record with bassist Marcus Shelby on Noir Records.
She and her band are from a new breed of modern soul singers (that fall into the New Organic Soul movement in the U.K.) that do not bow to the formulated ‘pop’ format that permeates the national charts of the U.K. and the U.S.A.
Her mother sang in an R & B band and opened her daughter’s ears to classical music, then to jazz and gospel.
‘My mother is an inspiration to me because she was an R & B singer when I was growing up, and I’d watch her perform in the park by our house. I grew up on Earth, Wind and Fire. Tina Turner is my favorite’.
As a teenager Ledisi first sang in a friend’s band, but soon realised she’d have to form her own if she was going to get the creative freedom she desired.
She formed the group Anibade.
The band consisted of:
Sundra Manning (keyboards)
Cedrickke Dennis (guitar)
Nelson Braxton (bass)
Wayne Braxton (saxophone)
and Tommy Bradford on (drums)
Anibade means ‘my mother is great’ in Yoruba and also happens to be Ledisi’s middle name.
The band the group performed at several nightspots including Bruno’s, The Black Cat, and Rasselas, in the San Francisco area before, successfully, getting a local radio station, KMEL, to play the single ‘Take Time’, without any major label distribution.
Ledisi said, ‘We took it to other labels to try and get a deal, but we found that they didn’t get it ‘cause it wasn’t already out there. We got frustrated with that.’
Ledisi is said to be recording a jazz record with bassist Marcus Shelby on Noir Records.
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It's Christmas
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In The Morning
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Think Of You
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Today
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Joy
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I Tried
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Best Friend
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Get To Know You
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Been Here (Intro)
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Upside Down
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Goin' Thru Changes
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This Christmas (Could Be The One)
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Someday
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The One
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Blues In The Night
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Shoutbox
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i_86 wrote:
"In The Morning" is so GOOD!!!
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abdielmebarak wrote:
Think Of You <3
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kingstar09 wrote:
Happy Holidays
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mzliight wrote:
thank u sooo much !
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msp27777 wrote:
Feeling this chick a lot!!!
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jlegend369 wrote:
"It's Christmas" is such a great Christmas album!
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cmart514 wrote:
Congrats Ledisi on your Grammy nominations.
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tonycrenshaw wrote:
I love you Ledisi!
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Daisy_Kingston wrote:
"Turn Me Loose" album is uplifting from start to finish.
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femaleallstars wrote:
this chick rocks
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Julkaa01 wrote:
Goin' Thru Changes and Anserw to why <3
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njika_ wrote:
Turn Me Loose cd <3
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nicolestagg wrote:
I'm loving this album 'Turn Me Loose'. Perfect.
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Julkaa01 wrote:
Really good new music :)
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edysonlovesRB wrote:
Gosh. What a great CD!!!
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Busta_Limes wrote:
Exceptional Artist, wiull she ever visit Brum?
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kirill_m_07 wrote:
i love Knockin'<3
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soprano9065 wrote:
Please join my Ledisi group!!!! :) http://www.last.fm/group/Ledisi
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teh_kimi wrote:
Turn Me Loose is outstanding! ♥♥♥♥
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lady_veronicah wrote:
Turn me Loose. Wow, great cd!
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MCCateracs, wwwahine, bkdowns1 and 16 other people added Ledisi to their libraries. 2 hours ago
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RaphaelTheThird tagged Ledisi with female vocalists, soul, jazz and one other tag. Thursday morning
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dimpnib tagged Ledisi with jazz and neo-soul. Thursday morning
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kirill_m_07 wrote about Ledisi – Turn Me Loose in Top 40 Albums of 2009. Wednesday morning
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NathanAbreu, thatgirl36, boonasrib22 and 41 other people added Ledisi to their libraries. Wednesday morning
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allmybestforyou tagged Ledisi with ‘soul’. Sunday afternoon
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Di-chy wrote about Ledisi in Best R&B Albums of 2009. Sunday morning
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Di-chy wrote about Ledisi – Turn Me Loose in Best R&B Albums of 2009. Sunday morning
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