Andra Day
Recently I received a link from one of my twitter followers telling me to check out a mashup song on Soundcloud featuring “Notorious BIG” vs. “Marvin Gaye”. Now, this surely peaked my curiosity because I truly love both of these brothers. But, to my surprise this lead me to Youtube where there’s a singer doing the mashup of these great artists over an acoustic guitar.
I am familiar with certain DJ’s performing mashups, but not artist singing out the mashups. This really had me stoked, but what really had me going was the amazing voice coming from the young lady’s mouth.
Her name is “Andra Day”, she hails from San Diego, Ca. I tried to get as much information on this amazingly, talented artist as possible. Well, let’s just say there’s not a whole lot of information on this gifted young lady. 
Now I did discover that she is indeed signed to “Warner Bros. Music Group” and here lies my problem. Don’t get me wrong guys, I’m happy that the sista has a major record deal. But, I often wonder if getting a record deal was the best deal for any artist right now. Let’s be real, she’s signed to a Major Label it should’ve been easy for me to find out more information on her. Really, this sista should be everywhere. What happened to the days when labels would showcase their latest hot new artist, at showcases or debut their world premiere video. Oh yeah, I forgot there are no more video shows on air. Nowadays it just seems that the record labels don’t provide the artist with what they need to become a worldwide success anymore. Everything shouldn’t be left up to the artist to be the artist and the promoter of the work, that’s the reason why they signed with you in the first place because you promised to make them a household name.
Andra’s sound is refreshingly pleasant, it truly reminds you of singing styles of some of the greats, like “Billy Holiday”; “Nina Simone”;” Ella Fitzgerald” and even “Erykah Badu”. I really think by doing those mashups and being able to see how well she could execute the arrangements played a very big part in growing her fan base. Andra is gearing up for her Album debut slated for release later this year. But, you can go check out her latest song “Rear view”. This song is a powerful ballad that really showcases this awesome talent’s vocal abilities. This should be blowing up the airways. I forgot once again. There’s no outlet for songs of this caliber to be played on. But, that’s a whole different conversation. This is why the “Women that Rocks” series is so special to me. I really want to bring that awareness that consumers really want the chance to hear real truth and passionate music from raw talented artists that really have something to say. So, remember to check out Andra Day and other amazingly talented artist I’ve had the pleasure of introducing you guys too. Till next time, remember to play your music loud and hard!
Leslie A. Thomas is a Music Blogger and Lover of all things music! Follow me on twitter @LBoogie252005
