Biography

Her spirit is reminiscent of soul singer, Roberta Flack, but her sound is all her own. Kamilah (ka.mee.la) Marshall and her debut CD,Gypsy Moonshine,promise to take you on a journey that will leave you breathless.Her style is a fusion of country, blues and funk. Marshall calls itfunkabilly,a phrase coined by Nashvilles Joanna Cotten.

If youve GoogledKamilah Marshall (formerly Martin), you already know shes a household name in New York and Los Angeles. Since 2003, Kamilah has been one of theStaggering Harlettes, singing backup forBette Midler, recently closing inThe Showgirl Must Go On at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Broadway fans know her fromRENT, Hairspray and Disneys The Lion King,while her LA followers find her atMolly Malonesand theHouse of Blueson the strip.

Kamilah grew up inOrange County, California,listening to every genre music had to offer. Mom blasted Aretha, Patti and the Pointer Sisters, while Dad handed down a jazz education that included Miles, Bird and Coltrane, she says of her growing up years. Somewhere along the way I picked up Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendryx and I fell in love with country music.

Marshall graduated high school six months early to tour with Heart Strings, a show designed to raise money and bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Six months and 40 cities later, Kamilah had shared the stage with Nell Carter, Salt N Pepa and Patti LuPone. Heart Strings allowed me to see the business from the inside at an early age.. I couldnt have paid for that education, Marshall says about her first tour.

With appearances on theTonight Show w/Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, The View, Oprah and Ellen,Marshall is humbled to say she has worked with the best, whether its onstage with the greatBette Midleror in the studio with producersSalaam RemiandNile Rodgers.And a recent performance with theLong Beach Symphony Orchestraproved she can do anything she sets her mind to. The recent release of the soundtrack forSex and the City 2, finds Kamilah singing an old standard,Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered,and she is featured on The Original Cast Recording of the Broadway musical,Hairsprayand the soundtrack for the film,Hairspray, The Musical.

Gypsy Moonshineis intense. Illuminating. Inspiring. Marshall sings about people and life experience and somewhere between her melodies, youll hear her soul and find yours. Marshall is sure to captivate and transport you to a backwoods Memphis juke joint or a Carolina family reunion. Kamilahs spirit is a light in the dark, as she sings about her life and yours..