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Candice Anitra

Rank #8 Brooklyn, NY R&B/Soul / Indie Pop

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Members: Candice Anitra Singer/Songwriter

Label: Independent - HeartSleeve Records

Manager: Adam M. Weinstock - HeartSleeve Management

Bio: Candice Anitra hates how social constructs put people in boxes, including rigidly corrugated musical categories. Embodying the subtle rapture of Joan Armatrading, the robust confidence of Meshell Ndegeocello, and the thespian gender inquisition of Cheryl Dunye, the left-of-soul singer-songwriter ... See Full Bio

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: This one was named by me AND Amari. "Leaf faces eating sour cream." #faces #faceseverywhere #ProspectPark http://t.co/0AFXKMmEoa

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"That's a hell of an instrument you got there. That's a great voice... very different in its upper register and its lower register. I liked how you were playing off that... That kind of choppy rhythmic interplay is a very difficult thing to pull off... "

— John Schaefer, Battle of the Boroughs 2013: Brooklyn competition

"Anitra doubles down on her musical independence on Big Tree. Tracks move from rock to electronica to a cappella and alternative. Vocally, Anitra is a big voiced singer who refuses to sing like a teenager in order to gain the type of mainstream acceptance that a singer with her talent probably deserves."

— Howard Dukes, SoulTracks

"Candice Anitra moves to the beat of the funky drummer and that’s never been more evident than with her new release “Love Sick”; an urgent plea for self-love and an aggressive approach for self-respect. When she is moved, she flows and words and images attach to the parts of her brain that creates aural and visual magic for her thoughts."

— Al-Lateef Farmer, Grown Folks Music

"Candice Anitra has a pure and beautiful instrument. Producer aside, players aside, Candice's voice wins every time."

— Meshell Ndegeocello

"It is all too rare for me to hear a new artist and think 'now this is something truly fresh...and good!' That is the reaction I had when I first heard Ledisi. And . . . Amy Winehouse. I'm having that reaction now . . . Candice Anitra. She has a resonant voice and can sing. And she can write melodies. That makes her dangerous! . . . her expression has many levels -- intellectual, yes, but also emotional, and spiritual.”

— Randall Grass, GM, Shenachie Entertainment, Great Spirits Media

"I guess nobody told Candice Anitra that all tribute songs are supposed to sound alike — slow moving anthemic power ballads that you never want to hear more than once. Good for her. Her song 'Today,' which remembers Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake, is a funk-laden dance track that evokes more hope than despair."

— Billy Johnson, Jr., Yahoo! Music

"Artists who are keenly aware of the power their deeds and words wield and bear that responsibility well are a rarity. With her love of and gift for music, Anitra dons that burden proudly."

— David Goodson, Amsterdam News

"Highly anticipated album due out in March 2012 from Candice Anitra entitled Big Tree. With Joel Hamilton (Elvis Costello, Nina Simone, Blakroc, Dub Trio, Matisyahu, Talib Kweli, Soulive, Lettuce) handling the production duties and mastering by Brian Gardner the set is sure to be a sonic treat."

— Grown Folks Music

"The slightly rock edged music coupled with her soulful voice gives me a euphoric feeling, like everything’s going to be all right."

— Shawn Chavis, Bronze Magazine

““Armed with a voice that won’t quit and endless stage presence.””

— Ann Marie Collymore, CentricTV.com

"Candice [is] a confident woman who will not let others confine nor define her – true to her vision as a person and artist."

— Arasia Magnetic, Kevin Nottingham

"When an album is entitled Bark Then Bite you get the feeling that the person . . . behind the music it is a little bit feisty, a little bit edgy. Well, in the case of Candice Anitra the cap certainly fits. The songstress combines elements of soul, funk and a slight rock edge to create a sound that . . . certainly makes her stand out in a very crowded marketplace."

— SoulUK, SoulBounce

"She uses her music as a way to promote love and inspire others..."

— Rolling Out

"She’s singing about female empowerment and societal double-standards. . . It’s a definite about-face from the chauvinistic submission of much of today’s popular music and imagery."

— Al-Lateef Farmer, EUR Web (Electronic Urban Report)

““...This emerging singer/songwriter's debut album, 'Bark Then Bite,' conjures images of Annie Lennox, Grace Jones and [Erykah] Badu. . . 'Objectify' features some of the most sensual lyrics since Marvin Gaye’s 'Sexual Healing.' "”

— Olu Alemoru, LA Wave

““If you take Tracy Chapman’s organic folk vibe, mix it with Meshell Ndegeocello’s raw sexuality, add some of Joan Armatrading’s lyrical earnestness then you have a sliver, a fraction of the redacted soulful light of Candice Anitra. . . Anitra’s lyrics are deep . . . the prolific creative force that has arrived on the music scene in 2010.””

— PopWife

““Candice Anitra has a refreshing, crisp quality that brings a new perspective to the genre. . . With many artists releasing their long awaited projects this fall, and new artists trying to emulate those artists, that’s where Candice Anitra stands out.””

— Soulified.com

"the many facets of her musical personality hit on all cylinders."

— Howard Dukes, SoulTracks

““Anitra's voice . . . really does suggest her alchemy since she can make any syllable sound golden."”

— Venus Zine

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Anitra & Mustafa Effortless are The Love Machine Project. Equal parts left-of-soul songstress and consciousness-raising emcee, this dynamic duo bridged the east and west coasts to birth their brand of ephemeral Tina-Turner-meets-Guru-mannered alien pop.
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MKD
Sounds good
Spirits Of Another Day
Sweet ! Peace from Sunny Detroit City !
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