Dana Nicole Williams (born June 24, 1980) is an American singer. She is commonly known by her stage name, Yahzarah or Purple St. James. Yahzarah rose to fame when she became a back-up singer for Erykah Badu in 2000. In 2001, Yahzarah signed to Keo Music Records released her first album, Hear Me. In 2002, Yahzarah signed a recording contract with Three Keys Music and released her second album, Blackstar, in September 2003. The album featured the singles "Wishing", "Blackstar", and "One Day".
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- 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.
- Dana Nicole Williams (born June 24, 1980) is an American singer. She is commonly known by her stage name, Yahzarah or Purple St. James. Yahzarah rose to fame when she became a back-up singer for Erykah Badu in 2000. In 2001, Yahzarah signed to Keo Music Records released her first album, Hear Me. In 2002, Yahzarah signed a recording contract with Three Keys Music and released her second album, Blackstar, in September 2003. The album featured the singles "Wishing", "Blackstar", and "One Day". In 2004, Williams left Three Keys Music and joined the Foreign Exchange Music. In 2004, Yahzarah left Three Keys Music and join The Foreign Exchange. In 2008, she released her extended play, The Prelude. In January 2010, Yahzarah released her single "Why Dontcha Call Me No More" followed by her third album, The Ballad of Purple St. James in May 2010.
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- 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".
- Dana Nicole Williams (born June 24, 1980) is an American singer. She is commonly known by her stage name, Yahzarah or Purple St. James. Yahzarah rose to fame when she became a back-up singer for Erykah Badu in 2000. In 2001, Yahzarah signed to Keo Music Records released her first album, Hear Me. In 2002, Yahzarah signed a recording contract with Three Keys Music and released her second album, Blackstar, in September 2003. The album featured the singles "Wishing", "Blackstar", and "One Day".
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