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Ledisi Little (her particular name meaning “to create forth” in Nigerian) was created within the Big Easy, where she sang with the brand new Orleans Symphony Orchestra when she was eight yrs . old and spent many adolescent hours viewing her mother execute with an area R&B music group, often within a close by park. Following the family members relocated to Oakland, California, Ledisi implemented her mother’s business lead and sang in an area music group, but left to create her own identification and her very own group. She became broadly noted on her behalf performances in Seaside Blanket Babylon, a long-running San Francisco-based cabaret offering song parodies, superstar impersonations, and tremendous hats; she got the gig after getting nominated to get a Shellie Award in 1990 on her behalf function as Dorothy in an area version from the Wiz. She afterwards shaped Anibade (Ledisi’s middle name), which, based on what you examine, means “to create forth good fortune” or “my mom is excellent” in Yorubu. The music group highlighted Sundra Manning (keyboards and key songwriter), Cedricke Dennis (electric guitar), Nelson Braxton (bass), Wayne Braxton (saxophone), and Tommy Bradford (drums); as the lineup was much like Chaka Khan & Rufus, the audio — on record in any case — was mellower than Rufus’ energized, excellently built sounds, occasionally fusing R&B, hip-hop, metropolitan, jazz, and funk within the same container. Ledisi and her music group built a popular reputation within the Bay Region at local night clubs such as for example Bruno’s, The Dark Kitty, and Rasselas. Followers kept asking in regards to a record, therefore the music group cut a demonstration, “DEVOTE SOME TIME,” that radio train station KMEL shown and received an excellent response; this prompted Ledisi to get a cope with main recording companies, which praised and switched her down within the same breathing. Frustrated however, not thwarted, Ledisi slice the critically acclaimed Soulsinger and released it on LeSun Information (possessed by Ledisi and Manning) on January 1, 2000. “Papa Loved to Like Me” — an individual account of the dad sexually abusing his child — is among the CD’s most riveting and questionable tracks. The Compact disc did well minus the benefit a significant distributor: LeSun’s effective grassroots advertising/publicity campaign proceeded to go beyond the normal artist/company website, saturating the web with information, along with a complete gigging plate where Ledisi and organization promoted and offered their Compact disc, T-shirts, along with other products. Amazon rated Soulsinger quantity five in LA (Sept 2001), and it became well-known in Finland, Norway, London, and Amsterdam aswell. Ledisi documented a jazz recording with bassist Marcus Shelby for Noir Information — Shelby’s impartial based organization in SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA — that additional illustrated her abilities. Her third studio room recording, Lost & Discovered, premiered in 2007. Two of its singles — “Alright” and “Each day” — peaked within the very best 50 of Billboard’s Popular R&B/Hip-Hop Songs graph, and a set of Grammy nominations implemented. Released in 2008, It’s Xmas featured improvements of “Provide Love on Xmas Time” and “Just what a Amazing Globe.” The properly titled Switch Me Loose, her hardest-hitting discharge, came another year and highlighted collaborations with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, in addition to Raphael Saadiq. Her most widely used disk, it topped Billboard’s R&B Albums graph, crossed in to the Best 20 from the Billboard 200, and led to another couple of Grammy nominations. Bits of Me, an recording that involved famous brands Rex Rideout, Mike Town, and Chuck Tranquility — in addition to Jaheim on the duet — adopted in 2011. It arrived within one place of topping the R&B graph and debuted at quantity eight around the Billboard 200. THE REALITY, featuring a amazing quantity of uptempo materials without the pop concessions, premiered in 2014 and was her 4th consecutive TOP R&B launch. A few weeks following the January 2015 U.S. launch of Selma, where Ledisi made an appearance as gospel great Mahalia Jackson, the vocalist released The Romantic Truth, an EP of acoustic variations.
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Soundtrack
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma | 2014 | performer: "Precious Lord Take My Hand" - as Ledisi | |
| A Madea Christmas | 2013 | performer: "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - as Ledisi | |
| VH1 Divas 2012 | 2012 | TV Special performer: "How Will I Know" | |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2012 writer - 1 episode, 2012 | ||
| For Colored Girls | 2010 | performer: "Four Women" - as Ledisi | |
| Leatherheads | 2008 | performer: "The Man I Love" | |
| Meet the Browns | 2008 | performer: "Alright" - as Ledisi / writer: "Alright" |
Actress
Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Tale of Four | 2016 | Short | Aunt Sara (as Ledisi Anibade Young) |
| 2015 Triumph Awards | 2015 | TV Movie as Ledisi | |
| Selma | 2014 | Mahalia Jackson | |
| Leave It on the Floor | 2011 | Princess' Mother (as Ledisi) | |
| Leatherheads | 2008 | Blues Singer |
Music Department
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| After the Storm | 2009/I | Documentary performed by - as Ledisi |
Self
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Morning America | 2015 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| The 23rd Annual Movieguide Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi Anibade Young) |
| 2014 Soul Train Awards | 2014 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| BET Awards 2014 | 2014 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Queen Latifah Show | 2014 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest |
| Tavis Smiley | 2009-2014 | TV Series | Herself - Guest / Herself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Musical Guest |
| 45th NAACP Image Awards | 2014 | TV Special documentary | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| Good Day L.A. | 2014 | TV Series | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| One Christmas | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
| Black Girls Rock! 2013 | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The BET Honors | 2013 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| VH1 Divas 2012 | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Performer (as Ledisi) |
| The National Christmas Tree Lighting | 2012 | TV Special | Herself - Singer (as Ledisi) |
| Empower Me Tour | 2012 | Short | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Herself - Musical Guest / Herself - Guest Vocalist / Herself |
| Celebration of Gospel | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
| 43rd NAACP Image Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The BET Honors | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| The 54th Annual Grammy Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
| VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul | 2011 | TV Movie | Herself - Performer (as Ledisi) |
| Verses & Flow | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival | 2011 | TV Special | Herself |
| The Hot 10 | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest |
| BET Awards 2011 | 2011 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The Mo'Nique Show | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Herself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Vocalist |
| 19th Annual Trumpet Awards | 2011 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Chaka Khan | 2011 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| Essence Presents: Faith in 2010 | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Black Girls Rock | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The Walter Hawkins Tribute Concert | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Lionel Richie | 2010 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| 2009 Soul Train Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| The Wendy Williams Show | 2009 | TV Series | Herself |
| 'TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival' | 2009 | TV Movie | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| Holiday in Bryant Park | 2008 | TV Movie | Herself |
| Baisden After Dark | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
| BET Awards 2008 | 2008 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
| The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Herself (as Ledisi) |
| Great Performances | 2007 | TV Series | Herself |
Nominated awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Performance | For the song "Like This." | |
| 2015 | Image Award | Image Awards | Outstanding Female Artist | ||
| 2013 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Performance | · Robert Glasper Experiment | |
| 2012 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album | For the album "Pieces of Me." | |
| 2012 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Performance | For the song "Pieces of Me." | |
| 2010 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Female R&B Vocal Performance | For the song "Goin' Thru Changes." | |
| 2010 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album | For the album "Turn Me Loose." | |
| 2008 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best New Artist | ||
| 2008 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best R&B Album | For the album "Lost & Found." |
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