NBAF Celebration Under the Stars
PERFORMING LINEUP
Celebration Under the Stars:
THE PERFORMERS
MARSHA AMBROSIUS
There’s an emotionality that only Marsha Ambrosius can conjure. Since emerging as The Songstress in the duo Floetry, the Britain-born singer and songwriter has combined her lush, golden-toned vocals with a boundless gift for soulful vignettes that exist at the intersection of deep love and serious heartache —gripping songs as vulnerable as they are powerful.
That gift often shines through others’ works: Michael Jackson’s “Butterflies”; a multitude of hip-hop hooks for Nas, Busta Rhymes, Nipsey Hussle, and more; or Drake’s sampling her unforgettable vocal from her earlier work “Getting Late” for his track “Flight’s Booked” from his platinum-selling Honestly, Nevermind album. It is, undoubtedly, Ambrosius’ time to shine in her own right.
Ambrosius now cements her legacy with CASABLANCO, her long-awaited new album executive-produced by the legendary Dr. Dre. Inspired by one another, the duo set out to create a jazz album —but instead they made a genre-bending tour de force. A fusion of technical mastery and unbridled imagination, it’s a mesmerizing portrait of two legends at work.
KEKE WYATT
KeKe Wyatt is an American R&B singer and songwriter who has been active in the music industry since 1999. She has released seven studio albums and collaborated with several prominent artists including Avant, Ginuwine, R. Kelly, and Pleasure P.
In 1999, she released her debut album “Soul Sista” which featured collaborations with Avant, Q Da Kid and others. The album was moderately successful, reaching #72 on Billboard 200 and #21 on Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
In 2002, KeKe Wyatt released her second studio album “Emotional Rollercoaster” which became her most successful studio album. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The lead single from the album “Nothing In This World” reached #4 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and its follow-up single “My First Love” peaked at #3 on the same chart. Following her success with “Emotional Rollercoaster”, she released two studio albums “Who Knew?” in 2004 and “Unbelievable” in 2009.
TWEET
Lyricist, guitarist, singer Tweet, as she was called growing up on Custer Street, in Rochester, New York, was born Charlene Keyes on January 21, 1971.
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In 2001, Tweet performed backup work for Missy Elliott on her album Miss E… So Addictive. In 2002, “Oops (Oh My)” was one of the songs from Tweet’s debut studio album Southern Hummingbird. The album reached no.3 on the Billboard 200 chart and sold more than 500,00 copies.
Vibe magazine voted Tweet as the “Best New Artist of the Year” in 2002. She performed at the 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards in 2002 while a Soul Train Music Awards Nominee in 2003 for “Best R&B/soul or rap new artist.
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The recording “Simply Tweet” came out in 2013. In 2015, Tweet’s “Won’t Hurt Me “peaked at no. 23 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. In 2016 her “Neva Shouda Left Ya,” reached no. 23. Tweet released the album Charlene in 2020 which featured guest appearances from her long-time collaborator, Missy Elliott.
POETRY ON PETER
featuring performances by:
MIYANA
SOUL SCRIBE
VIBE KTRL
& THE DREW CHARTER DANCE ENSEMBLE