An African songstress with melodies and rhythm that make it hard to confine her to one genre. Representing Zambia and a proud African heritage Naimah, is a singer-songwriter, recording and performing artist currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Afro-Arab belle was born in Lusaka, Zambia to a Lebanese father and Zambian mother
An African songstress with melodies and rhythm that make it hard to confine her to one genre. Representing Zambia and a proud African heritage Naimah, is a singer-songwriter, recording and performing artist currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Afro-Arab belle was born in Lusaka, Zambia to a Lebanese father and Zambian mother. Naimah was raised by her father and oldest sister who helped hdiscover her passion for music after losing her mother and two other sisters to leukemia at a young age. She found comfort and a form of expression in the lyrics of other songs, discovering her passion for singing in the process, before she started writing her own songs at just 9 years old and volunteering at 13 years old uncovering her passion for philanthropy and later psychology. Now a psychology graduate and a household name in music, Naimah works to bring entertainment and philanthropy together in one space believing music can be a great catalyst for social change through collaborative efforts with entertainers and the community.
Since childhood, Naimah was involved in school musicals, choir and poetry clubs and had her first radio debut at just 16 in a collaboration with Australian based rappers Floss & JTimba. After focusing on completing her studies and successfully graduating with Honors in Psychology, she chased her dream, pursuing an independent career in mu
Since childhood, Naimah was involved in school musicals, choir and poetry clubs and had her first radio debut at just 16 in a collaboration with Australian based rappers Floss & JTimba. After focusing on completing her studies and successfully graduating with Honors in Psychology, she chased her dream, pursuing an independent career in music. Today Naimah holds an impressive track record of top charting collaborations and upstaged performances. Not only does she write and produce her own music in her home studio, Naimah has also starred in award nominated music videos with the likes of DJ Ganyani, Beenie Man, Jahrimba of Seychelles, Konshens The MC of the U.S.A. Naimah is also a DJ and has collaborated with The Godfathers of Deep House, performing with their female camp of DJ's "The Godbabes".
Naimah finds inspiration in life experiences. Her music is a representation of herself and her generation and she, is committed to giving back to her community as an active volunteer counselor, motivational speaker, program and fundraising facilitator for NGO's, homes, and shelters helping vulnerable children, teens and adults. She enjoy
Naimah finds inspiration in life experiences. Her music is a representation of herself and her generation and she, is committed to giving back to her community as an active volunteer counselor, motivational speaker, program and fundraising facilitator for NGO's, homes, and shelters helping vulnerable children, teens and adults. She enjoys presenting and acting, and currently is a host on a youth show that airs on LoveworldSat called Youth Live and an online podcast called “Damn Straight”. A new platform for her to educate, entertain and empower her followers through the philanthropy work she does. Naimah aspires to have her own Non profit organization that looks to offer mentoring and training programs for young disadvantaged people.
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