Ledisi November 6, 2010

Among the most versatile singers of her generation, Ledisi grew up around music. Born in The Big Easy, she sang with the New Orleans Symphony Orchestra when she was just eight. After her family moved to Oakland, Ledisi worked with local bands and performed cabaret with Beach Blanket Babylon. Over the next few years, she came up through the Bay Area music scene, gained national attention and became an international superstar. Ledisi has recorded with Omar Sosa and Poncho Sanchez, made a big impression during her participation in tributes to Ella Fitzgerald, and released two R&B oriented CDs for Verve (Lost & Found and Turn Me Loose), each of which received two Grammy nominations. With her big voice and wide range of expressiveness, Ledisi can sing anything from modern funk to older standards. She is far more than a local singer made good; she is a world-class artist at the top of her craft.

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