Born and raised in Canada, Saidah Baba Talibahs music has been greatly influenced by Torontos musical and ethnic enclaves. She first created stories that reflect the multitude of sounds and styles emanating from the city as a founding member of the seminal soul/rock group Blaxäm and was prominently featured on their 1998 EP, Kiss My Afro.
The daughter of Salome Bey, Saidah credits the internationally renowned jazz/blues singer and actress for her talent and ambition. In addition to her Tony and Grammy-nominated mother (who has also won a Dora Award) her uncle, Andy Bey, also a Grammy-nominated musician she says that growing up in a family where the arts were respected, gave her the confidence to embark on a solo career.
Her most recent project, The Phone Demos is a collection of songs inspired from using her cell phone to record demo tracks. After sharing the recordings with others, not only did they love the music, they also remarked that the slightly grainy quality reminded them of the textured sound of early vinyl recordings. The recordings had an eerie similarity with Saidahs personality: An old soul who creates new and vibrant work with new technology but through her voice and spirit, she acknowledges the musical greats whose spirits helped shape who she is as a dynamic and unique performer.
Saidah explains her musical career as something that is not just a natural extension of her familys musical legacy, but an organic part of who she is as an individual. And when she performs, all of who she is and will be, pours out.
management & booking: David 'Click' Cox - david.cox@clkcreativeworks.com