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Artist
Saidah Baba Talibah
12+ albums
soulguitarsinger-songwriterJamNeo-Soul
about
There’s Rock n’ Roll. And then there’s the Rock n’ Soul of buzzy Toronto-bred vocalist Saidah Baba Talibah, daughter of Tony and Grammy Award-nominated icon Salome Bey, “Canada’s First Lady of Blues”. Strong bloodline notwithstanding, Saidah is a fierce artist that isn't afraid to combine rock/funk/soul in all of her performances! Want proof? In 2011, riding the critical acclaim of her debut album (S)cream, a seamless blend of rock, blues and raunchy soul, Saidah won Toronto’s inaugural Soundclash Music Award – handily defeating 300+ other city-wide independent bands, across genres, based on pure talent – pocketing $5000 in cash. Securing key local “live” dates supporting Little Dragon, to nailing a noteworthy support slot with fellow otherworldly musical talents like Bootsy Collins (Parliament-Funkadelic) at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival worked to cement her local legend – and international music industry types are taking notice. After being handpicked as one of the “best new Canadian acts” to showcase for Asian music executives at Music Matters in Singapore, showcasing at MIDEM (Cannes), snagging a slew of prestigious music festival bookings from Trans Musicale (France) and Reeperbahn (Germany), all the way to Afro Punk (USA), it’s clear that while her early musical output is ahead of its time, she is looking to command respect today. With a Grammy-nominated uncle (Andy Bey) who was once cited by John Coltrane as being his favorite vocalist, producing unoriginal vocal m
