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Episode 87: Nailah Blackman
Throughout history, the machine that is the music business, has trained, molded, and branded artists to fit their expectations. Rinse and repeat. In some instances the formula has worked. However, even the industry is knocked on its back when an artist like Nailah Blackman emerges. Young, intelligent, sophisticated, truly unique vocals, master of several instruments and an incredible dancer. Most importantly, she entered the industry with a sense of self, situational awareness, ambition and knowledge of the industry seldom seen; even in veterans.
Nailah Blackman’s grand entrance on to the Soca stage came with a BANG in 2017 that made even the casual listener of the genre take notice. Her first soca song was an automatic classic. “Workout” the soon to be ubiquitous track with Kes, one of the elite members of Soca’s royal court, reached far and wide across the globe. Nailah’s sound was heard by the masses for the first time and the world immediately wanted more. As she promoted her first songs, she performed at several bars and small clubs in her native Trinidad, however Nailah wanted more. Within months, she devised a plan to promote her own concert because as she stated in our conversation, she was a “stadium performer”. The fans would soon understand that truer words had never been spoken. With the success of her first concert, promoters took notice and began to book her on major shows. Nailah’s performances, equipped with her bevvy of hit songs and collaborations became one of soca’s most desired experiences. Night after night, fans entered as regular fans of soca and left as certified members of the Nai-Army.
In the years since, Nailah has undoubtedly become a member of Caribbean music’s top brass and is one of the region’s leading ambassadors world-wide. Her use of the soca genre, her grandfather’s creation, masterfully blended with other genres, her sense of style, incredible visuals and a stellar social media game have added to her meteoric rise. When the annals of Caribbean music are written, the name Nailah Blackman is sure to sit atop those who did it… and did it well. With less than a decade into her professional career, Nailah has only just begun.
This is the story… thus far… of Nailah Blackman.
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Throughout history, the machine that is the music business, has trained, molded, and branded artists to fit their expectations. Rinse and repeat. In some instances the formula has worked. However, even the industry is knocked on its back when an artist like Nailah Blackman emerges. Young, intelligent, sophisticated, truly unique vocals, master of several instruments and an incredible dancer. Most importantly, she entered the industry with a sense of self, situational awareness, ambition and knowledge of the industry seldom seen; even in veterans.
Nailah Blackman’s grand entrance on to the Soca stage came with a BANG in 2017 that made even the casual listener of the genre take notice. Her first soca song was an automatic classic. “Workout” the soon to be ubiquitous track with Kes, one of the elite members of Soca’s royal court, reached far and wide across the globe. Nailah’s sound was heard by the masses for the first time and the world immediately wanted more. As she promoted her first songs, she performed at several bars and small clubs in her native Trinidad, however Nailah wanted more. Within months, she devised a plan to promote her own concert because as she stated in our conversation, she was a “stadium performer”. The fans would soon understand that truer words had never been spoken. With the success of her first concert, promoters took notice and began to book her on major shows. Nailah’s performances, equipped with her bevvy of hit songs and collaborations became one of soca’s most desired experiences. Night after night, fans entered as regular fans of soca and left as certified members of the Nai-Army.
In the years since, Nailah has undoubtedly become a member of Caribbean music’s top brass and is one of the region’s leading ambassadors world-wide. Her use of the soca genre, her grandfather’s creation, masterfully blended with other genres, her sense of style, incredible visuals and a stellar social media game have added to her meteoric rise. When the annals of Caribbean music are written, the name Nailah Blackman is sure to sit atop those who did it… and did it well. With less than a decade into her professional career, Nailah has only just begun.
This is the story… thus far… of Nailah Blackman.