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Beautiful New Images of N'dambi + Live Performance!

Check out these sultry new photos from Stax Records' Southern Soul Gem, N'dambi!

N'dambi looks and sounds just as good live. See for yourself by checking out her live performance at Amoeba Music where she performs the soulful tracks "L.I.E.", "Ooo Baby", and "Can't Hardly Wait" off her new record Pink Elephant.

N'dambi Live at Amoeba Music, click here.

N'dambi's New Soulful Album 'Pink Elephant' Available Now!

The critics weigh in on Pink Elephant, the Stax Records debut from soul diva N'dambi!

"Erykah Badu isn't the only soul diva putting Dallas on the map." - DallasNews.com

"N'Dambi's prowess, like the animal after which her CD is titled, is a sizeable one that even the most jaded of soul connoisseurs will be unable to overlook." - SoulTracks.com

"Though the tunes throw it back to the good ol’ days, N’dambi adds a little spice to the fold, made evident on the lead single “Can’t Hardly Wait” where she drops a handful of sassy f-bombs over a popping funk bass groove. Call it neo-soul for the modern age." - ShowingOut.com

"Have you ever put on a new CD and automatically placed your finger on the forward button anticipating the inevitable, "Eh... next!.... this is alright... OK, I like this one... next... next... this could grow on me... next.... next... I like this!... next... is that it?" Well, N'Dambi's Pink Elephant is so not that album!" - PearlsWindow.com

"N'dambi's Pink Elephant, is a masterpiece that layers her molasses-drenched vocals into cushy multi-part harmonies." - GiantStep.net

Listen to N'dambi's Stax Records Debut, Pink Elephant , for free by visiting the links below:

Blackplanet.com
Imeem.com
SoulTracks.com

N'dambi - Can't Hardly Wait:

N'dambi - 'Pink Elephant'

Every so often, a musical soul emerges from the underground with the inescapable talent; artistry and charisma that marks the arrival a gathering storm. Pink Elephant is the Stax Records debut from N’dambi, a songwriter with emotional purpose and rare honesty. The striking vocalist, pianist and composer from Dallas, Texas, known for her signature afro and fiery style, possesses the intuitive perception and powerful creativity that ensures an essential contribution to modern R&B and soul.

N’dambi’s storytelling skills are in peak form on Pink Elephant with tunes like the Rod Temperton influenced, ‘80s hip-hop flavored “Nobody Jones,” the story of a girl with big dreams who won’t let her humble beginnings stop her, and the delicious saga “L.I.E.,” a tale of a man living a double life along New York’s Long Island Expressway. Delusions of love spring up in the old school love-gone-wrong melodic funk of “Daisy Chain”; “Ooo Baby” is the smooth-grooving tale of reconnection with a former lover; while the blues-inflected “Imitator” finds a young woman suffering over the collapse of her lover’s promises. “You’re not the man I used to know, you’re an imitator,” she sings on this mid-tempo urban gem. The hope of true love cries out in “The One,” a disarming, jazz-tinged ballad kissed with a touch of classic Stax. The album’s lead single, “Can’t Hardly Wait,” is a biting chunk of scorching sarcasm delivered in the commanding singer’s rich tone. Her opening complaint, “I don’t know why I keep f***in’ wit you,” perfectly expresses the inability to turn a listless love loose.

Pink Elephant was recorded in Santa Monica, California, with producer Leon Sylvers III, whose credits include Shalamar, Gladys Knight, The Whispers, Blackstreet, Lakeside and many more. N’dambi insisted the record have a modern sheen yet adhere to the sturdy influence of classic R&B and soul artists like Slave, Heatwave, Michael Jackson, Betty Davis, Isaac Hayes, Smokey Robinson, and The Sylvers. That led her to The Sylvers’ famous producer, big brother, Leon.

Blessed with a deep contralto, she became especially enamored with male singers from the ‘70s and ‘80s. The funky soul of the Bar-Kays’ Larry Dodson, the sophisticated syncopation of Earth, Wind & Fire’s Maurice White and the notorious abandon of the Ohio Players’ Sugafoot influenced her heavily. Later, the mysterious, uninhibited imagination of Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson also became musical and cultural touchstones. N’dambi sang back-up and collaborated with fellow soul seeker Erykah Badu, all the while honing her artistry and slowly building a fiercely loyal fan base that resonates with the organic, authentic approach to her life and music.

Check out N'dambi's lead single "Can't Hardly Wait":

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