TANYA NIA

Height: 5'7"
Bust:
Waist:
Hips:
Shoes (UK):
Dress Size (UK): 10 UK
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Brown
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CREDITS:

2015: Zap Mama (ongoing) Backing vocals, solos, dance, studio recording, co-song writer, Live Shows, DVD recordings, TV shows, Promo, world wide ( Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, North Sea Jazz Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival, Essence Festival…)

2015: Selah Sue, Live Show backing vocals, various TV Shows, Europe (Mia Awards Shows, Cafe Corsari Belgium, TV Shows in Paris)

The Kooks – Villa M 2014- Backing Vocals, Live TV Belgium

Guinness TV ad 2014 – “Cotton Club Girl” acting role

Boogie Boy and N8N Friday Night Live, Imaginathan Live Shows , Backing vocal and lead, 2012 – 2014

Debbie en Nancy 2012: Live TV Show Orchestra VTM, Backing Vocals and Lead, Sam Sparrow, Gabriel Rios and TV Show Orchestra various

Sandrine – Summertour 2012, Live Show Backing Vocals, Belgium

Antibalas: Backing Vocals, studio recording ‘Antibalas’ album, 2012 Daptone Studio’s NYC

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: Backing Vocals for various live shows, Europe Tours 2011

MTV Corona 2010 – Headnod Agency – Extra’s role

Motown Supremacy – 2010 – Live Shows – Backing and Lead Vocals

3rd Eye Girl – Bassida Ida Nielsen – (Marmelade): “I don’t need you”, “Still You” backing vocal – 2007

X Factor – Belgium 2005 – Backing Vocals Live TV

Youssou N’Dour: Life performance, world-wide touring, backing vocals and duets, 2003 – 2004

Other credits and recordings:

1997- present: Zap Mama: Life Performance, world-wide touring, Backing Vocals and Solo’s, co-writer, dance and theatre

Magic Ballet Ensemble – ‘Dear John’- 1995 (B) co-writer/lead voc.

Raw Deal – ‘Nightmare’ -1996 (UK) co-writer/lead vox -“Used to Be”, “No Limits” – lead vocal/voc arr/lyrics (UK)

Malcolm Kato -‘Tightrope’- 1996 (UK) co-writer/lead vox

Zap Mama – ‘Poetry Man’ ( French version) single, back vox

‘A Ma Zone’ Album, back vox

‘Ancestry in Progress’ album: -back vox various

– co-writer: ‘Cache Cache’ ‘’Ca Varie Varie’

‘Supermoon’ album: back vox various

‘ReCreation’ album – back vox. various

– co-writer ‘Singing Sisters’, ‘Togetherness’

The Rootsource: ‘Beyond The Haze’ – 1999 (UK)

Spearhead: Back. vox. ‘Listener Supported’ – 2000:(US), Stay Human

2002-2003: Backing vocals world tours Youssou N’Dour ( Senegal)

Live opname DVD “Youssou N’Dour”, London, BBC

Live opname “Le Grand Bal – Youssou N’Dour- Paris, Bercy

Sioen DVD – Ceci n’est pas un film”2004: Live opname

Krewcial: ” Try Harder”( 25/8) -Lead voc/voc arr/co-lyrics – 2004

Ultrasonic7: ” All in Me” , “Electric Fire”, It ain’t no use”- Lead voc/co-arr/lyrics (2004)

” The Pressure” -Lead voc/voc.arr/lyrics -2006

Ladysmith Black Mambazo + Zap Mama: “Hello My Baby” – Long Walk to                                                                                                      Freedom – 2006 – backing vocals

Flowriders (R.U.E.D.Y): “Russelology”, “Looking Deep”, ” I think I know” ,                           Lead vocals/co-arr/co-lyrics + backing vocals – 2007

Bassida (Marmelade): “I don’t need you”, “Still You” backing vocal – 2007

Sergio Mendez ( Encanto) + Zap Mama: backing vocals on ” Waters of                                                                                          March” 2008

Theme song for Chugginton Children TV Show 2008 – Lead vocal and backing vocal – London –                                                                            produced by Christopher McHale

Lucinda Slim and the Lone Stars: ” All this Time” -single – lead voc/co-                                                                                            arr/lyrics – 2009

The Haggis Horns (UK): “Pass it On”, “Cockroach Grind”, “Too        Blind”, “On the Edge”, leadvocals/voc.arr/lyrics ( Keep on Movin’) 2010

The Legends of the Underground (Soundtrack) (UK): various lead and backing vocals ( Gary Nurse and Bugz in the Attic)

Arno ( Jus de Box) + Zap Mama: backing vocals “Help Me Mary”2010

Ricky Calloway (US): ” If Loving You Is Wrong” – duet 2011

Antibalas (US), Antibalas 2012 – backing vocals various – 2012

The Urban Species new album, not released yet : lead and back voc – 2012

Zap Mama new album , due for release- /back/co-writer various songs – 2013-14

Debby and Nancy Live TV-Show VTM Belgium 2013- backing vocals for Sam Sparro, Will Tura, Gabriel Rios

Haggis Horns new album, due for release- lead voc on 1 song/co-written, various backing vocals, 2014

Meuris “Mirage”: backing vocals various 2013

Lucinda Slim and The Law Men EP, due for release 2015