Naima Adams

London-based singer-songwriter, Naima Adams, delivers soaring vocals that bristle with energy and honesty, that groove with the best funk and have deep soul roots.

From an Italian-American background, she has been honing her craft as a musician and writer since a young age. Growing up in Rome – and far away from the nu-soul and jazz scene – Naima’s musical education was moulded around old family jazz and soul records, SoundCloud and Youtube explorations. She moved to West London in 2015 to pursue music both academically and as a career, holding qualifications from Berklee College of Music and a Bachelors Degree in Music Performance & Management from London College of Music.

Her career has seen her share the stage with musicians from India, Brazil, Colombia, the Faroe Islands, and performed alongside the likes of Sampa The Great, Celeste, Comet Is Coming, Nubya Garcia, and four-time GRAMMY award-winning, Beninese songstress, Angelique Kidjo. Additionally, 2019 saw her perform at a number of festivals as a part of artist collective Steam Down, including Maiden Voyage, Gilles Peterson’s We Out Here Festival, Love Supreme and Glastonbury’s Park Stage, and appear on radio & TV programmes such as Jools Holland, The Annie Mac Show, Worldwide FM Awards, accompanying Sampa The Great. She is currently working on her first release.