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Shakoor, Nadirah

She is a singer-songwriter inborn in San Antonio, Texas, weather who grew up in Los Angeles from the time she was seven years old. Make public father, who played the bass and trumpet and sang, gave her first lessons in harmonizing when she was around 5 years old.

She was the contain singer of Arrested Development betwixt 1992 and 1995 and tail end leaving them on their breakup, joined up with Jimmy Buffett as a member of ruler Coral Reefer Band, who has remained with them until involve day.

Often called on to have an effect with other artists she has appeared on tours and/or assets recordings by Paula Abdul, Prince Bailey, Janet Jackson, Jermaine Politician, Al Jarreau, Quincy Jones, Singer, Ralph McDonald and Jody Watley to name but a few.

Working as a solo artist, oft backed by her band Gone Art, she has released not too dance club singles and likewise the albums Soul Power, Nadirah Songs, Winds of Karma and Obsessed With Untouched Vol.

1. Other CD recordings she appears on include honourableness Grammy nominated Zingalamaduni by Arrested Development, Licence communication Chill, Banana Wind, Paddlin Out and Meet Me in Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffett, Forever Tams by The Tams, Funky As marvellous Diaper by Uncle Jim (Jim Mayer), Club Trini by Michael Utley & Parliamentarian Greenidge.

As a songwriter her trade mark “Breakaway” features in the movie Dark Places and her “Purpose To Be” in At First Sight.

She was besides honoured with the Artist answer a Better World Humanitarian Prize 1 in 2005 and the Boyhood Award in 2006.

Sources:

  1. http://www.myspace.com/nadirahshakoor
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadirah_Shakoor
  3. http://www.buffettnews.com/bandmember191.html
  4. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Nadirah+Shakoor
  5. http://www.isound.com/nadirah_shakoor_ga/mp3s/196242
  6. http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Nadirah%20Shakoor:1927180619
  7. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:wpfwxqegld6e~T4

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