Dana Williams, known by her stage name, YahZarah (pronounced yah-zah-rah), is an American R&B/neo soul singer from Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Washington DC, YahZarah studied music at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and attended North Carolina Central University on a full scholarship in the jazz program. Her break into the industry was singing back-up vocals for Erykah Badu, on the Mama's Gun album and tour. Later, Williams took on the YahZarah moniker and went solo.

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  • Dana Williams, known by her stage name, YahZarah (pronounced yah-zah-rah), is an American R&B/neo soul singer from Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Washington DC, YahZarah studied music at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and attended North Carolina Central University on a full scholarship in the jazz program. Her break into the industry was singing back-up vocals for Erykah Badu, on the Mama's Gun album and tour. Later, Williams took on the YahZarah moniker and went solo. She released two albums, Hear Me and Blackstar. Her music video "Wishing" was shown on BET. Blackstar reached number 44 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. As a performer, YahZarah has shared the stage with artists including Stevie Wonder and Anita Baker, and has opened shows for others, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, Rahsaan Patterson, and R. Kelly. A classically trained vocalist, YahZarah is also noted for her ability to sing in the whistle register, displayed on tracks such as "Baby" (from the Blackstar album) and a rendition of "My Funny Valentine" on jazz pianist Marcus Johnson's In Person - Live at Blues Alley LP. YahZarah is featured on the albums Connected and Leave It All Behind by The Foreign Exchange and the Little Brother album The Minstrel Show. Re-introducing herself by the new stage name Purple St. James, she released an eight-song EP, The Prelude, in September 2008.
  • YahZarah, cantante de neo soul nacida en Washington. Entró en el mercado discográfico de la mano de Erykah Badu, cantando los coros en el álbum "Mama's gun", lo que la sirvió para encontrar su estilo y emprender una carrera musical. Su nombre es un tributo a su abuela, nacida en Ghana, y significa "la reina es la estrella más brillante". Desde pequeña estab muy influida por artistas soul como Chaka Khan, Tina Turner, Prince y Minnie Riperton, pero también tenía una gran influencia por el gospel. En su juventud decidió ir a estudiar a la escuela de música de Duke Ellington, y más tarde a la universidad de Carolina del Norte. Tras hacer la gira con Erykah Badu, lanzó en el sello independiente Keo el álbum "Hear me" con ninguna repercusión musical. en 2003 editó en una discográfica más centrada el álbum "Blackstar", el cual si tuvo cierta audiencia. En ese tiempo trabajó con artistas como Stevie Wonder y Anita Baker; y abrió los shows de Earth, Wind & Fire, Musiq Soulchild, Floetry, R. Kelly y otros muchos.
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  • Dana Williams, known by her stage name, YahZarah (pronounced yah-zah-rah), is an American R&B/neo soul singer from Washington, D.C. Born and raised in Washington DC, YahZarah studied music at the Duke Ellington School of the Arts and attended North Carolina Central University on a full scholarship in the jazz program. Her break into the industry was singing back-up vocals for Erykah Badu, on the Mama's Gun album and tour. Later, Williams took on the YahZarah moniker and went solo.
  • YahZarah, cantante de neo soul nacida en Washington. Entró en el mercado discográfico de la mano de Erykah Badu, cantando los coros en el álbum "Mama's gun", lo que la sirvió para encontrar su estilo y emprender una carrera musical. Su nombre es un tributo a su abuela, nacida en Ghana, y significa "la reina es la estrella más brillante".
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