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Kendra Ross
Kendra Ross
Kendra Ross
Background information Birth name Born Kendra Janelle Ross December 4, 1975 (1975-12-04) Youngstown, Ohio, United States R&B, soul, neo soul, jazz, gospel Singer-songwriter 1997–present Lola’s Child kendraross.com
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Kweli, Omar, Faith Evans, Rita Coolidge, and many more. She has appeared on NBC’s Today and BET’s 106 & Park and has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine. Ross’ debut album titled New Voice was released in June 2007. The album was co-produced with longtime collaborator/music director Christian Ver Halen and features appearances by Talib Kweli, Eric Roberson, and more. Many touring and session musicians are also featured on the album, including Teodross Avery (Amy Winehouse), Maurice Brown (Wynton Marsalis), Lonnie Plaxico (Cassandra Wilson), Chris Rob (John Legend), Daniel Sadownick (Matisyahu), and Skoota Warner (Santana). The album has been well received in the U.S. and Japan where it was released by P-Vine Records in December 2007. It is said to be pending release in Europe as of January 2008. Ross won for New Artist of the Year at the 2007 SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Awards in Detroit on November 16, 2007.[1] Hip hop recording artist Talib Kweli wrote in the liner notes of his 2002 album Quality (on which she wrote and performed): "Kendra’s talented, beautiful, and one of a kind." Ross is also an aspiring cultural anthropologist who cites Zora Neale Hurston and Katherine Dunham as two of her greatest academic influences. She received a Bachelor of Music from New York University and a Master of Arts from Brooklyn College. As of February 2008, Ross is continuing to support her debut album on the road throughout the U.S. and abroad in Japan and Europe.
Kendra Ross (born Kendra Janelle Ross on December 4, 1975) is an American singersongwriter and social activist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (though born in Youngstown, Ohio) who currently resides in Brooklyn, New York City. She got her start singing in church and performing with the Civic Light Opera Mini Stars of Pittsburgh. After many years of working in musical theater, Ross went on to work as a vocalist with celebrated artists such as Kanye West, Talib
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[1] "SoulTracks Readers’ Choice Award Winners – A Look Back". SoulTracks. July 2, 2008. http://www.soultracks.com/ Awards_history. Retrieved on 2009-04-14.
External links
• Official website
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• Kendra Ross at Allmusic • Sonicbids EPK
Kendra Ross
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