Well the time has come! As a black singer there were a group of us with low confidence and self-esteem when it came to singing. Whitney was the benchmark for singing and if you didn’t have a powerful southern gospel voice you sometimes felt a little inadequate. I did anyway, and so did a number of my friends.
Someone once said to me “you can learn how to do vocal gymnastics for days but your tone, you’re stuck with. Either you were blessed with a nice tone or you weren’t. NAZ you have a very beautiful tone.” I never really appreciated at the time, just kept beating myself up for not having a voice like Whitney or Arerha Franklin.
But not there are artists like H.E.R. who are mainstream and sound more like me! Mellow, Sultry with these beautiful tones. Really different writing styles also. I’m just so happy to hear some more diversity.
Who knows maybe you should look out for N.A.Z. because there seems to be a place where I fit in now.
Enjoy your weekend my lovelies.
N.A.Z.
Just Mai 2 Cents 