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Saidah Baba Talibah
- Female
- Toronto, ON
- Canada
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Saidah Baba Talibah - "So Cool" Video (Behind the Scenes)
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Wow I just found out about you!!! Very dope and innovative I'm deff feeling ms. Talibah keep doing what you do and I know our paths will cross in due .... t
Profile Information
- Name
- saidah baba talibah
- About Me
- Born and raised in Canada, Saidah Baba Talibah’s music has been greatly influenced by Toronto’s 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 (due for digital release in October 2009) 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 Saidah’s 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.
Just like the music and the singer/songwriter, the development of Saidah’s production style is unconventional and unique. Seeking a stronger connection, Saidah applied the same practice that her artistic friends were doing by collaborating with her fanbase in the recording process of making an album, which goes beyond just getting into the studio. By encouraging her fans to get involved by pre-purchasing her album, she thought that it would be a great way to develop a stronger connection and give her supporters the opportunity to be directly involved.
In order to do this, she created Make Me Wanna (S)Cream, a loyalty program so fans of her music could participate in the production of her upcoming projects. Based on the level of contribution, participants can choose from a collection of gifts and opportunities, all personally involving Saidah and items that reflect her personality and beliefs - from distinctive gift packages to dinner and a private acoustic performance in the privacy of their own home.
Saidah explains her musical career as something that is not just a natural extension of her family’s 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.
- You can be my friend if...
- you're open
- Website :
- http://www.sbtmusic.com
- Occupation:
- singer/songwriter
- Favorite bands:
- Salome Bey, Andy Bey, Living Color, Fishbone, Lewis Taylor, Minnie Riperton, Betty Davis, Donny Hathaway, Nikka Costa, Stevie Wonder, Funkadelic, The Dead Weather, N*E*R*D, Citizen Cope, Kate Bush, Bjork, Bill Withers, Rotary Connection, Vinx, Soundgarden, jDavey, Chaka Khan, Supertramp, Steely Dan, PJ Harvey, At The Drive In, The Mars Volta, King's X, Jamie Lidell, Cree Summer, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Final Fantasy, Radiohead
- Favorite movies:
- Xanadu, The Pursuit Of Happyness, The Muppet Movie, Tank Girl, The Color Purple, Hitch, Like Water For Chocolate, The Joy Luck Club, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, 13 Going On 30, Big, Million Dollar Baby, Pulp Fiction, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
- Favorite books:
- the tao of pooh, Anything by OCTAVIA BUTLER, Tao: The Pathless Path by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, The Alchemist & The Zahir by Paulo Cohelo, Spilling Open, Brave On The Rock & Messy Thrilling Life by Sabrina Ward Harrison's books, From Superman to Man by JA Rodgers, gal: a true life story by Ruthie Bolton, The Wings of Joy by Sri Chinmoy
- Favorite TV shows:
- HEROES, Grey's Anatomy, The Biggest Loser, Lie To Me, Weeds, Californication, Carnivale, Dead Like Me
- Zodiac Sign
- Libra
- Band Question - Genre:
- Raunchy Soul
- Band Question -Band Members:
- Saidah Baba Talibah - vocal/loop/keys, Donna Grantis - guitar, Alex McMaster - cello, Abena Malika - vocal, Rob Teehan - sousaphone, Roger Travassos - drums
- Band Question - Sounds like:
- Raunchy Soul
- Band Question - Musical Influences:
- ::Salome Bey::Betty Davis::Minnie Riperton::Lewis Taylor::Nina Simone::Nikka Costa::Matthew Herbert::Final Fantasy::Chaka Khan::Stevie Wonder::Sia::Radiohead::Alice Smith::Hypnotic Brass Ensemble::
- Band Question - Record label:
- DIY
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Comment Wall (27 comments)
- At 7:14am on October 1, 2011,
Cozmic Child said…
- Yes,I Def Dig it
- At 8:33pm on August 22, 2011,
InI MLD & the Allstars said…
- Wow I just found out about you!!! Very dope and innovative I'm deff feeling ms. Talibah keep doing what you do and I know our paths will cross in due .... t
- At 1:37pm on August 3, 2011,
Brown Kitsune said… Hey people! Im doing videos!
The video(s) will be about the members of Afropunk. Ill make videos about the Ap ladies and queens, guys, queers, and the members representing Ap.
1. Email me at:
brownkitsune@ymail.com
2. Send 3 or 4 PICTURES of you striking a pose and being all badass.
3. When you email the pictures put your USER NAME in the
SUBJECT BOX.
4. In the MESSAGE BOX put what your GENDER is.
5. In the MESSAGE BOX put if you want to be in the LADIES/QUEENS VIDEO, GUY'S VIDEO, or / and LBGT VIDEO.
The deadline for the pictures is August 20. I most likely will not finish the video until the first week of September. If I have too many pictures to fit into the video I will make another one. So if you don't see your pic in the first vid itll be in the second. The video will be show cased on afropunk's web site sometime in September. The video should be on the front page as a feature.
*Even though the ladies and queens video will be first, guys can still send pictures to my email.
Hope these directions are clear lol and I also hope to hear from you soon! ^.^
- At 9:51pm on May 5, 2010,
Mark Clemons said…
- How U been doing Ms.Saidah?.....
- At 10:47am on April 27, 2010,
London Bridgez said… - Hey Love,
"SHE" by London Bridgez is available for a FREE DOWNLOAD on AFRO PUNK http://downloads.afropunk.com/track/she-explicit
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check it out and pass it along !
London
- At 3:07pm on April 14, 2010,
OmegaBand said… - Thanks for the add Sista! Look forward to seeing you do what you do live... you definately fit the Divas of Discontent profile!Respect!
- At 9:05pm on April 3, 2010,
- How U been doing Love?....
- At 7:28pm on March 22, 2010,
Q.A.Bradford said… - how r u?
- At 7:57am on February 2, 2010,
- Good Morning Lovely......just passing through to say hi.SMOOCHES!!! (^_^)
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