Vocalist | Educator | Storyteller
NALEDI
Vocalist, Composer, Storyteller
Origin: Johannesburg, South Africa
Genre: World, Jazz, Afro-Pop
Years Active: 2017- Present
Official website: ledimusiq.com
Submerging audiences in spirited and deeply rooted encounters is how South African born, New York based vocalist, composer and teaching artist, NALEDI, is making her mark in the global music industry. NALEDI's voice roots itself in an exploration of the jazz tradition, storytelling and influences of her African heritage. She speaks and sing in over 7 languages and uses dance and spoken word as a means of her artistic practice.
NALEDI's band combines virtuosic performances by young artists from all over the world with original music and storied covers influenced by South African Jazz and Black American Music in the likes of Miriam Makeba, Angelique Kidjo, Thandiswa Mazwai and Abbey Lincoln; each prioritizing a full-bodied sonic journey.
Her highly anticipated debut EP "BATHO" is set to release in the summer of '24.
"She is fabulous! Vintage Sophiatown!"
- Brenda Sisane, Kaya FM
"Listening to her music brings James Baldwin’s words in Giovanni’s Room to mind: “Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.”
- Elizabeth Howard, Arts Fuse Magazine
"Her voice is so much who she is — and so expressive and so beautiful and so multifaceted... there is a brightness and an idealism to her sound, but also a complexity.”
- Dominique Eade, Renowned Educator and Vocalist
"BATHO" out June 21st
