Originally from New Orleans, Ledisi was conceived and raised by an R&B Singer and a guitar player. Her step-dad was a drummer, so there was no doubt that Ledisi, raised around all this music, would turn out to be probably the most outstanding singer in the SF Bay Area! She studied opera and piano while crafting her skills in gospel as early as high school.

She made her debut in television by landing a nationwide commercial for Sprint's "Time is On My Side" campaign. Ledisi has worked on numerous recording projects and has recently completed two CD's, Soulsinger and Feeling Orange but Sometimes Blue. Currently, Ledisi manages a production company with Sundra Manning under the name, LeSun Music. Sundra co-wrote wrote and co-produced both albums with Ledisi.

The duo has written for many artists such as: The Braxton Brothers (Peak Records), Pinay Divas (Classified/Tommy Boy Records) and The Braids (Atlantic Records). Ledisi has performed with Isaac Hayes, Jai Utal, Alphabet Soup, Marcus Shelby Trio and Slide 5. You can also hear her on the Cafe Du Nord CD singing an emotional rendition of Stormy Weather with her jazz trio. She is also a featured vocalist on Naked Music's (Virgin Records) Petal Pusher Compilation with DJ Miguel Migs.

Ledisi rejuvenated the San Francisco club scene with a band called Slide 5 in the acid jazz scene in San Francisco. After 2 years she left the group with a hunger to write songs that matched the energy she gave on stage. She decided to form her own band and call it Anibade. Quickly, the band became popular for its soulful energy and seductive mixture of R&B, Jazz and Funk. The band has opened for D'angelo, The Roots, Rachelle Ferell, Eric Benet, Incognito, Dionne Ferris, Groove Collective, Omar, Morris Day and the Time, and shared the stage with Angie Stone, Norman Brown, The Average White Band, Tony Toni Tone, Carl Thomas and Joe.

Ledisi has appeared at Paramount Theater with the Oakland Interfaith Choir and appeared as a special guest at the Prescreening for HBO's movie Disappearing Acts written by Terry McMillan, performing Count On Me. Ledisi was a surprise tribute to the renowned author.

Ledisi with her band Anibade have performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, Stanford Jazz Festival, Juneteenth Festival in San Francisco as well as the North Beach Jazz Festival.

Ledisi won a Goldie Award for Best of the Bay by San Francisco's Bay Guardian. She also won an Award for Best local artist by citysearch.com. She has been nominated for a Bammie for Best Female Jazz Vocalist by the Bay Area Music Awards (Bam Magazine). Number 2 out of the 10 most influential African American People by Oakland based magazine City flight News Magazine. The San Francisco Weekly has also nominated her and the band three times for Best Acid Jazz and R&B Band. Ledisi is now recording a live album and planning to release a new R&B album.
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