So many artists today claim to be progressive, but Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe is the living, breathing embodiment. Imagine Nona Hendryx meets Black Sabbath or Janis Joplin meets Grace Jones and there you will find the blaKbüshe experience. It is a blend best described by Shelley Nicole as SolaRoc; combining elements of rock, funk, soul and beyond. blaKbüshe has been called reminiscent of the Soul/Pop recording group Labelle. Even Labelle member Sarah Dash agrees saying, "blaKbüshe is not to be overlooked."
Since Shelley Nicole's arrival on the New York music scene, she founded Red Butterfly Music the label through which she released her debut album, she who bleeds…. Her band, blaKbüshe has performed at hot spots all over New York City, the U.S. and Europe including the Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, The Blue Note, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, World Café Live, Endenu, Genghis Cohen and the Mau Mau Bar (London). Shelley has also shared the stage with notable artists including Erykah Badu, Corey Glover (Living Colour), Vicki Randle (The Jay Leno Show), Les Nubians, Natalie Stewart (the Floacist/Floetry), Julie Dexter, Joi, V. Jeffery Smith (the Family Stand), India.Arie, Hanifah Walidah and Julie Wolf.
Prior to the bands inception, Shelley Nicole released "Being Me" on Imani/King Street Records. The song topped charts in London and received critical acclaim in New York, Europe and Japan's dance music scene. Shelley's latest single "blaK Girls" from her forthcoming album is featured in the documentary and soundtrack of the film U People and is also on the recently released Boldaslove.us compilation Fire in the Dark. The bands London tour helped secure her song "3/4 Shit" on the UK released Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1. Shelley also appeared in the rock documentary Electric Purgatory and her song "Release" is featured on the films soundtrack. Shelley is the winner of the Silver Starr Arts Studio In-House artist competition. She was chosen out of 120 submissions.
The Village Voice calls Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe "an ingenious musical evolution." Author and Associate Professor of Black Popular Culture at Duke University Mark Anthony Neal says, "On she who bleeds… Nicole created a vibrant synthesis of Rock and Jazz, which ultimately aimed to tweak the staid sensibilities of both mainstream America and the gatekeepers of African-American culture and identity."
Her latest release The Quick & Dirty EP features bonus tracks from producers Ian Friday (Tea Party Music), Daz-I-Kue (i-Kue Productions/Bugz in the Attic) and Lionel Sanchez Jr. (Audioglyph Productions)
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I call this music we make SolaRoc because me and my band are people of the sun (Sol) and we are Rockin'!
Get on board children, you don't want to miss this train. It's riding to places you've never been before. There's room for plenty and more.
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blaKbüshe at The Hook, BKNY (2006)
blaKbüshe Live at the Bar at the Royal Theatre, Stratford East, London
"Black Girls Live" at Hacienda 3/24/08
"Long Train Running" at Hacienda 4/28/08
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