He's been described as 'Marianne Faithfull meets Sade!' His smokey mocha-flavoured vocal style evokes memories of a bygone era, of intimate dimly-lit '40s and '50s jazz clubs and yet has the kind of timeless quality associated with the likes of Nina Simone, his primary personal and musical mentor.

Born in London, Nefer (his adopted name taken from the Egyptian word for ‘the beautiful one’ inspired by his deep interest in 18th dynasty Ancient Egypt) has loved music for as long as he can reme...