Loide at Blues Alley

Born in France, raised in California, and with roots in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, vocalist LOIDE (pronounced "LOY-deh') serves up a mix of contemporary jazz and warm Afro-Luso (African-Portuguese) melodies and rhythms - an exquisite blend reflective of her own eclectic roots. LOIDE cites Sarah Vaughn, Cesaria Evora and Miriam Makeba as some of her greatest musical influences, but it is her Afro-Luso heritage that has provided her with a fresh musical perspective, a unique sound, and song in her native tongue, Portuguese. An attorney and advocate for immigrants by day, come nightfall LOIDE has been a professional vocalist for over a decade and counting....

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Born in France, raised in California, and with roots in Mozambique and Guinea-Bissau, vocalist LOIDE (pronounced "LOY-deh') serves up a mix of contemporary jazz and warm Afro-Luso (African-Portuguese) melodies and rhythms - an exquisite blend reflective of her own eclectic roots. LOIDE cites Sarah Vaughn, Cesaria Evora and Miriam Makeba as some of her greatest musical influences, but it is her Afro-Luso heritage that has provided her with a fresh musical perspective, a unique sound, and song in her native tongue, Portuguese. An attorney and advocate for immigrants by day, come nightfall LOIDE has been a professional vocalist for over a decade and counting.

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