T-ka

Born and based in Paris, T-ka (out of the Indian Tikka symbol she is wearing on her forehead) starts to compose pop melodies in 2000 that she accompanies with her soulful voice. She writes in English that she speaks fluently. She starts to play her compositions solo with her piano in Lille, Paris, Séoul and New-York.

In 2004, she opens for Maceo Parker in Paris. She then finds musicians to accompany her on stage. With them, she self-produces a 10-tracks studio album in June 2006.

She wins Nouv’elles 2007 bands contest in 2007 and opens for Tower of Power, Malia and Robin Thicke. She also plays in great festivals: Enghien Jazz Festival, Solidays, Muzik’elles and also in London and Amsterdam.

Thanks to the www.sellaband.com website which allows artists to find investors to produce their album, she gathers $50000 on November 5, 2007 thanks to 684 investors from all over the world.

T-ka finished recording her first studio album in April 2008 at Radiostar Studios in Weed, California. Sylvia Massy produced the album and T-ka was accompanied by Jeff Pevar (Ray Charles, Rickie Lee Jones, Crosby Stills & Nash) on guitars, Stevie Di Stanislao (David Gilmour, Crosby Stills & Nash) on drums, John Taylor on keyboards, Lisa Haley (nominee at Grammy Awards 2007) for strings & Bill Holloman (Diana Ross, etc) for the horns.

The album is digitally released on July 14, 2008.

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