biographical info
Melodic Soul Music With Substance!
In a time of pre-packaged, over-produced pop music, Joni NehRita is a breath of fresh air for those who still like their soul music served with, well...Soul! NehRita is a songwriter in the truest sense of the word and her writing harkens back to a time when artists honed their craft. Joni's debut CD, "A Fine Time", is a definite nod to the great soul music of the 70's and she soars as a vocal arranger with lush harmonies. Every song is its own entity but distinctly Joni as she easily floats from classic R&B to reggae to jazz elements. NehRita's fans boast that her music is "infectious, lush, inspiring, and soulful" and that she has "the voice of an angel". Having a live rhythm section on her album, gives her songs an earthiness and vibrancy that's often lost on R&B records today.
"...Joni...sounds like what an Erykah Badu and hip hop Joni Mitchell hybrid would sound like...I can attest that in live performance her voice and stage presence are stellar and come off as endearingly natural...Joni had me hollering and cheering like I haven't at an R&B show in a while."
Raji Sohal- CBC Radio 3
influences
Stevie Wonder
Nina Simone
Lewis Taylor
Prince
Bill Withers
Kurt Elling
Michael Jackson & J5
Sade
Donny Hathaway
Coldplay
Fleetwood Mac
Sarah Vaughan
Ray Charles
Beady Belle
The Bee Gees
Otis Redding
John Mayer
Bob Marley
Joni Mitchell
Michael McDonald
Marvin Gaye