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You can listen to selected tracks from the albums of the following BWA artistes

 

Bashiyra Francis-Louis
 Professional singer and songwriter Bashiyra has worked within the music industry for sixteen years performing lead vocals as well as background vocals for such artists as Patti Labelle, Michael Bolton and Diana Ross. Travel locations include the USA and Belgium to record and promote single releases.

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Millicent Williams
 A multi-talented all rounder, Millicent Williams is not only an accomplished storyteller and singer, but runs her own art organization ‘Nubian Golden Age Theatre’.

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Deloris Francis
 

Deloris was born in Clarendon on the island of Jamaica. From the beginning her parents and local church played an influential part in her singing. She started singing in the late 70s, with several groups and Bands in the UK and abroad until she began a solo career.

She has performed live, on television and radio regularly all over the  UK and many parts of the world. This Jamaican songstress has several Albums to her credit.

Deloris likes to be known as a versatile artist ‘100% lady spice’. She performs Gospel, Soul, Pop, Reggae, Soca, country and more.


A versatile performer with a mischievous sense of humour and warm personality
wins over many an audience.

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Deloris Francis
 

Deloris was born in Clarendon on the island of Jamaica. From the beginning her parents and local church played an influential part in her singing. She started singing in the late 70s, with several groups and Bands in the UK and abroad until she began a solo career.

She has performed live, on television and radio regularly all over the  UK and many parts of the world. This Jamaican songstress has several Albums to her credit.

Deloris likes to be known as a versatile artist ‘100% lady spice’. She performs Gospel, Soul, Pop, Reggae, Soca, country and more.


A versatile performer with a mischievous sense of humour and warm personality
wins over many an audience.

**Listen



 

Sandra Godley
 Sandra spent most of her early years growing up in church in Derby singing the songs of Andrae Crouch through to Amy Grant. Song writing comes very naturally to her and at the age of 12 she was already performing songs at her local church. Her background includes fronting 2 bands, several years of being guest vocalist at many leading UK Christian Festivals and Conferences, session singer, as well as running vocal training days and teaching on worship & creativity.

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Aydenne Simone
 

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Bridget Perise
 Singer/ Songwriter Bridget Perise has been performing since she was 7 and writing songs since she was 14. Her musical style is a fusion she calls "Jazzmatic" as it has roots in Jazz, Soul and Funk. In summer 2005 Bridget provided vocals for the legendary Tony Allen band in 2 headlining festivals in Europe. Prior to this she had a starring role in an independent production of Jack the Ripper - the musical. Now, having taught herself to read music (slowly) and play the acoustic guitar, she is currently working on her debut album. The album, which contains songs in Bridget Perise’s quirky, edgy yet heartfelt style, comment on everyday life and the world as she sees. It will be ready late summer so watch this space!

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Angela Harvey
 Poppyseed is an act that takes performance poetry to a new level. She presents poetic jazz-roots and culture that has been described as being on the ‘cusp of poetry and son’. She sheds a positively appealing ‘light’ on the urban music scene.

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Deloris Francis
 

Deloris was born in Clarendon on the island of Jamaica. From the beginning her parents and local church played an influential part in her singing. She started singing in the late 70s, with several groups and Bands in the UK and abroad until she began a solo career.

She has performed live, on television and radio regularly all over the  UK and many parts of the world. This Jamaican songstress has several Albums to her credit.

Deloris likes to be known as a versatile artist ‘100% lady spice’. She performs Gospel, Soul, Pop, Reggae, Soca, country and more.


A versatile performer with a mischievous sense of humour and warm personality
wins over many an audience.

**Listen



 

Adelaide Mackenzie
 Tipped as one to watch out for by New Nation, her 1st Single ‘He gives Me More" was nominated for a GEM Award "Best Single" 2004 & her debut album 'Daily Process' will be showcased at the Jazz Café 2nd October 2005

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Deloris Francis
 

Deloris was born in Clarendon on the island of Jamaica. From the beginning her parents and local church played an influential part in her singing. She started singing in the late 70s, with several groups and Bands in the UK and abroad until she began a solo career.

She has performed live, on television and radio regularly all over the  UK and many parts of the world. This Jamaican songstress has several Albums to her credit.

Deloris likes to be known as a versatile artist ‘100% lady spice’. She performs Gospel, Soul, Pop, Reggae, Soca, country and more.


A versatile performer with a mischievous sense of humour and warm personality
wins over many an audience.

**Listen



 

Yessika Zevulana
 She is a songwriter and producer of conscious lyrics, a storyteller, dancer, actress and healer through her musical talents. A woman who has a rich conscious awareness of her African identity, she describes herself as a Nazarite, a sister rich in simplicity.

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Gabriela Mendes
 Gabriela Mendes was born in 1973 at São Vicente islands within a simple family, her father is from the island of Boavista, he was obliged to emigrate abroad to work for his family and her mother is from the island of S.Nicolau, she raised her children at the house in São Vicente.

Since small Gabriela was in contact with the music so much by her father who played guitar than by her mother who sang in the religious festivities. Many musicians regularly came to rehearsal at the house and Gabriela observed them, she adored to see her mother singing and admired her much. During Gabriela’s childhood she felt hard the absence of her father, she often wrote letters to him and some times by listening to mornas in the radio with her mother, they cried of nostalgias while dreaming of his return. Read more..

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Janet Gabriel
 Born and raised in Hackney, London and Lagos, Nigeria, Janet Gabriel is a force that is reckoned within the soul/pop world as a singer/songwriter. Her voice is soulful, ripe with emotion and versatile. She is definitely no spring chicken when it comes to talent Janet has been singing and writing songs since the age of 12

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Flawless
 

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