The Young Lioness
Been on road last couple weeks attending shows, performing at shows... 1st of May I was lucky enough to see a singer/songwriter who I have wanted to see perform live since I first heard of her back at the start of 2005.
In fact the 1st time I heard of her was not even through her music but it was listening to a radio presenter who was saying how she had to be one of the most underrated artists out there and how he couldn't stop listening to her album. (Thanks for that intro G Money!}
From when you hear someone make up that much noise about an artist you've never heard of before - you kinda have to make an effort to listen - especially with the internet allowing you to do so with such ease (remember when sometimes just had to take that chance when buying an artist's album back in the day!)
When I first listened to her - I could hear how even though her musical style was Soulful - she was just as much influenced by Hip Hop. Her debut album, "Complex Simplicity", is just as the title describes... complex emotions broken down into the most basic of elements, that of drums, melody and artistic expression.
I had heard that she had already performed once in the UK at the Jazz Cafe, but then her follow up album, The Young Lioness, had been repeatedly put back year after year, so thought it was unlikely to see her in the UK again at least until her 2nd album had finally dropped (2009?) Luckily when checking her myspace I saw that she had a one-off show scheduled for this year.
After speaking to a few friends who had already seen her first performance at the Jazz Cafe, one who said she was good, one who said I might end up disappointed by her live performance, I decided to see for myself.
Despite circumstances not being in her favour, technical difficulties, not having her own band, Teedra put in an impressive performance rising above the frustration of the bad organisation and just let her soul and singing abilities shine through. With a length of show to rival most 'full concerts' (her performance was billed as a special guest performance) she more than delivered.
Here is a lil' sample footage from the show, the picture quality is poor but you can catch the vibe and hear for yourself that she can actually sing live!
Hear more from Teedra Moses and order her latest mixtape, "Lionhearted - Young Hustla Vol III" here:
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