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Artist
Ashaki
10+ albums
about
If you’ve ever read an article regarding an artist you thought to be extremely talented, you would more then likely hear them say they’ve been working on their craft since childhood. Some more privileged than others, but normally the outcome is a seasoned professional. Ashaki is definitely a product of the “I’ve been doing this all of my life” class of artists. Born and raised on Chicago’s North Side, this student of the School of Performing Arts began studying dance at the tender age of six. As a student of the performing arts she was exposed to music and drama but dance consumed most of the years to come. “Shaki,” as friends call her, began performing throughout the Windy City and landed a coveted spot tap dancing on the children’s television show, “Kidding Around.” Later, as a teen, she appeared on the Jerry Lewis Telethon and took home the 1st place prize in the NAACP Act-So Competition. It wasn’t long before Ashaki found herself dancing in music videos and touring with artist such as R. Kelly, Sparkle, Ten City and Tony Thompson (formerly of Hi-Five) and even working with Oprah! She also choreographed the“Jesus Walks” video for Grammy Award winning artist, Kanye West. Impressed with her outstanding talent and work ethic, West called on her again to contribute background vocals to his platinum album “The College Dropout.”Well-connected in the music industry, Ashaki has also worked as choreographer and hype girl for Epic recording artist Strings’ (formerly called Tateze