Ndidi Onukwulu is a Canadian singer-songwriter born in British Columbia. There are voices that demand we listen to them. Not only to their words, but to their tone, to the emotional undercurrent that carries with it the soul of the speaker. Ndidi Onukwulu
Date/Time: Feb 9 2018, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Burnaby, Shadbolt Centre for the Arts | Event calendarCost: $40.00
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She sings of her life experience so convincingly the audience is set to wonder if they too grew up wandering the dense forests of B.C’s most lonely mountain towns. This may be the reason behind her winning the Maple Blues New Artist of the Year award in January of 2007, representing as she does a distinctly Canadian experience; standing astride lines blurred between contrasting cultures and heritages. Born of a Nigerian father and a German mother her lineage, like her music, explores the globe then brings it back home. Her gypsy journey has collected a diverse range of sounds and styles which she weaves into an orchestration strong enough to support her strong lyrics and relentless vocals. As varied as her influences may be they culminate in an expression of the blues that is undoubtedly Ndidi. On her debut No, I Never, Ndidi Onukwulu proved she can wrap her silky voice around anything from country blues to her own rootsy salon sound. Now we have The Contradictor, all about focus, training that formidable silk edge on everyone's private pain, and contradicting the anguish with a full, upbeat, resonance.
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