Niambi shares her new single “Rocksteady” the track was produced by longtime collaborator, life partner Proda. The track arrives with a visualizer directed by CEOJAY. The track follows Niambi’s debut solo single “Soccer Mom,” which arrived with a MajorStage live session featuring Portia Rolle, who is the grandmother of Niambi’s child and has played on records for artists including Elton John, Notorious B.I.G. and Lil Kim, on guitar. Speaking about the new single, Niambi shares, “”Rocksteady” is one of my favorites! It’s a lot of fun, which is so refreshing for me, as I fall in love with making music all over again.”

Niambi (which is Swahili for “Melody”) had music running through her ancestral lineage, long before she entered this world. Born in Atlanta and raised in the DMV, she grew up watching her parents in Pan-African groups and jazz ensembles. Her parents were also the leading members of a neo-soul/ funk band. In Maryland, her family owned an internet arts cafe where her mother would headline monthly concerts. Niambi began exploring her passion on her own at a young age, citing Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, India Arie, Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and many more as influences. She was the lead singer of a rock band throughout high school, which served as a creative outlet for her as she was also simultaneously in the school band and choir. She learned the technical aspects of music in her music theory classes, all of which led her to attend The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at NYU Tisch.

It was there that Niambi met future OSHUN member Thandiwe, along with Proda, who produced “Soccer Mom” and “Rocksteady,” and her manager, who is still with her today. Niambi and Thandiwe formed OSHUN during their freshman year of college in 2013 at NYU. As collaborative partners, the two have created music, visuals, and spaces in honor of the divine feminine, carrying the name and traditions of the primordial West African deity, Ọṣun. Naming artists like Jorja Smith, Princess Nokia & Black Thought as previous collaborators.

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