N'Dambi
N'Dambi ( Chonita Gilbert , * 16th June 1969 in Dallas as Chonita N. Gillespie ) is an American neo-soul - and Contemporary R & B singer.
Life
The daughter of a minister and a missionary, Gilbert sang gospel in the local church at an early age . She married at the age of eighteen. Chonita then studied English at Southern Methodist University. After writing several short stories, she devoted herself to music from 1995. She worked together with her friend Erykah Badu and chose the stage name N'Dambi, a name that, as she herself explains, her godfather gave her and which means "the most beautiful". She sang in the background on the Badu albums Baduizm and Live . In 1999, 2001 and 2005 she released three jazz-funk / R&B albums: Little Lost Girls Blues , Tunin Up & Cosignin and A Weird Kinda Wonderful . In 2009 her last album Pink Elephant was released on the re-established record label Stax .
Discography
- Little Lost Girls Blues (1999)
- Tunin Up & Cosignin (2001)
- A Weird Kinda Wonderful (2005)
- Pink Elephant (2009)
Web links
- N'dambi (English)
- discogs.com: N'Dambi discography (English)
- Dallas Observer: Lady sings the Blues - Chonita "N'Dambi" Gilbert is a back-up singer no more , April 1, 1999 (early biography and interview, English)
- thesoulofamsterdam.com: N'Dambi - A Weird Kind of Wunderful , March 2003 (Interview, English)
- Justsoul.com: Portrait of N'Dambis , 2006 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Facebook page of N'Dambi Blue called, 5 July 2010
- ↑ faqs.org: copyright database Registration, see number PAu002972494: June 27, 2005
- ^ See Texas Marriage Records , 1988
- ^ The Spirit Of N'Dambi , March 23, 2000
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | N'Dambi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gilbert, Chonita; Gillespie, Chonita N. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American neo-soul and contemporary R&B singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dallas |