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'''N'Dambi''' (born June 16, 1969) is an American soul/jazz singer from Dallas, Texas.

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1970
contemporary r&bneo soulsoul

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55,025
Total plays
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The daughter of strict Baptist ministers in Dallas, Texas - only two kinds of music were allowed in N’dambi’s house – gospel and country. Church was the center of the family‟s life in every way and there was no middle ground. Secular music was forbidden, but its irresistible allure eventually trickled into her life and began impacting the maturing young singer. Blessed with a deep contralto, N’dambi became especially enamored with the male <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/N%27Dambi">Read more

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
N'Dambi
Musical artist.birth_name
Chonita N. Gillespie [Gilbert]
Musical artist.birth_date
June 16, 1969
Musical artist.birth_place
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Musical artist.image
N'Dambi JazzFest Wien2010 b.jpg
Musical artist.caption
N'Dambi at the Vienna Jazz Festival 2010
Musical artist.instrument
Vocals, Piano
Musical artist.occupation
Musician, singer-songwriter
Musical artist.associated_acts
Erykah Badu, Snarky Puppy, Lecrae, Keite Young
Musical artist.label
Concord Music Group2006–present, Cheeky-I (independent)1998-2019
Musical artist.website
NDambiOnline.com
Musical artist.background
solo_singer

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Wikidata facts

Official website
ndambionline.com
Image
N'Dambi JazzFest Wien2010 b.jpg
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Commons category
N’Dambi
date of birth
1969-06-16
social media followers
14297
start of work period
1996-00-00
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10 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • ''Little Lost Girls Blues''
  • ''Tunin' Up & Co-Siginin{{'}}''
  • ''A Weird Kind of Wonderful''
  • ''Pink Elephant''
  • Work with other artists
  • Discography
  • References
  • External links

'''N'Dambi''' (born June 16, 1969) is an American soul/jazz singer from Dallas, Texas.

==Early life== N'Dambi is the ninth of eleven children born to a Baptist minister and missionary. Her name, "N'Dambi" means "most beautiful". Her father was a minister and singer in a quartet group. She got her professional start singing with Gaye Arbuckle, a local gospel singer, touring with Arbuckle for two years (from the ages of 18 to 20). Shortly thereafter she sang as background singer and collaborator with Erykah Badu. In the liner notes for Badu's debut studio album, Baduizm (1997), she thanked N’Dambi for her backing vocals on "Certainly (Flipped It)", calling her by her nickname, "Butterfly".

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