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N'Dambi (born June 16, 1969) is an American soul/jazz singer from Dallas, Texas.[2][3][4]

Early life

N'Dambi is the ninth of eleven children born to a Baptist minister and missionary. Her name, "N'Dambi" means "most beautiful". Her father was a minister and singer in a quartet group. She got her professional start singing with Gaye Arbuckle, a local gospel singer, touring with Arbuckle for two years (from the ages of 18 to 20). Shortly thereafter she sang as background singer and collaborator with Erykah Badu.[5][6][3] In the liner notes for Badu's debut studio album, Baduizm (1997), she thanked N’Dambi for her backing vocals on "Certainly (Flipped It)", calling her by her nickname, "Butterfly".[7]

Career

Little Lost Girls Blues

N'Dambi debut soul album Little Lost Girls Blues was recorded in 1996 in Oak Cliff, a community in Dallas. It was independently released in 1999 and went on to receive critical acclaim throughout the world. It sound scanned over 20,000 units and sold over 70,000 units worldwide. The album was primarily marketed via word of mouth lifestyle marketing, press and college radio.[8][2][9]

Tunin' Up & Co-Siginin'

This two disc set contains live recordings from Little Lost Girls Blues and new recordings. The album was recorded in Dallas with a group of local musicians. It featured Ode 2 Nina, was a tribute song to Nina Simone.

A Weird Kind of Wonderful

This album was released independently and recorded with a live band in Los Angeles, California. It has a more funk, rock, soul vibe with more influences of Mother's Finest and Tina Turner.

Pink Elephant

Pink Elephant se grabó en Santa Mónica , California, con el productor Leon Sylvers III . N'dambi insistió en que el disco tuviera un toque moderno, pero que a la vez conservara la sólida influencia de artistas clásicos del R&B y el soul como Slave , Heatwave , Michael Jackson , Betty Davis , Isaac Hayes , Smokey Robinson , Earth, Wind & Fire y The Sylvers . El 2 de diciembre de 2010, Pink Elephant fue nominado a un premio Grammy 2011 en la categoría de Mejor Álbum de Ingeniería de Sonido . [ 2 ]

Trabajar con otros artistas

N'Dambi ha colaborado con artistas como Keite Young, Down To The Bone, Lecrae y The DOC. También ha trabajado con Jessie J , Ariana Grande , Nicholas Payton , DJ Kemit y Snarky Puppy en Family Dinner vol. 1. Su interpretación en ese álbum le valió un premio SESAC a la Mejor Interpretación de Jazz. [ 2 ]

Discografía

Referencias

  1. ↑ "N'Dambi, "Elefante rosa"Billboard.com . 9 de octubre de 2009.
  2. ^ " N'Dambi : Entrevista " . Soulinterviews.com . 8 de mayo de 2010.
  3. 1 2 Lewis, Pete. "N'Dambi: True Colors" . bluesandsoul.com . Blues & Soul .
  4. ↑ "N'Dambi" . Grammy.com . La Academia de la Grabación .
  5. ↑ " El espíritu de N'Dambi " . Rnation.com . 23 de marzo de 2000.
  6. ↑ "¡Conoce a N'Dambi! La corista de Badu se hace un nombre" . Hellobeautiful.com . 25 de marzo de 2010.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Gail. "'Baduizm' cumple 20 años: Erykah Badu explica las dedicatorias más insólitas del álbum, desde Steve Harvey hasta Craig Mack . Billboard . Consultado el 15 de diciembre de 2021 .
  8. ↑ Crain, Zac. "Soul Alone" . Dallas Observer .
  9. ↑ Eustache, Joanne (febrero de 2000). Hard Rock: Nas, Eve y Sisqo lo llevan al nuevo milenio . Revista Vibe. pág. 169. 
  10. ↑ "N'Dambi : Call Me (Yam Who reworks)" . Discogs.com . 
  11. ↑ "R2records.co.uk" . R2records.co.uk .
  12. ↑ "Keite Young N'Dambi Backspin Musiq Presents Future Soul Sessions Vol 1" . Discogs.com .
  • Entrevista a N'dambi realizada por Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul', agosto de 2011.
  • Dallas Observer , 1999
  • Dallas Observer , 2001
  • discogs.com Discografía de N'dambi