Kenya Hathaway
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Kenya Canc'Libra Hathaway (born January 1, 1971) is a contemporary American R&B
and jazz
singer. She is the daughter of the late soul
singer Donny Hathaway
and classically trained vocalist Eulaulah and is the younger sister of Lalah Hathaway
, also a R&B and jazz singer.
Kenya Hathaway attended the Berklee College of Music
, in Boston
. She has performed with many prominent artists including with Lee Ritenour
on his track "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
", and "Morning Glory
". She has made some 30 performances on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar as a backing singer.
Her sister Lalah Hathaway is a 42 year old Singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer. She is the daughter of the late soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer Donny Hathaway
Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway was an American soul singer-songwriter and musician. Hathaway contracted with Atlantic Records in 1969 and with his first single for the Atco label, "The Ghetto, Part I" in early 1970, Rolling Stone magazine "marked him as a major new force in soul music."His collaborations...
and classically trained vocalist Eulaulah and is the younger sister of Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway
Eulaulah Donyll Hathaway best known as Lalah Hathaway referred to as the First Daughter of Soul, is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and a classically trained vocalist. In 1990, Lalah Hathaway released a self-titled album. The album's first...
, also a R&B and jazz singer.
Kenya Hathaway attended the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. She has performed with many prominent artists including with Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
on his track "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
Papa Was a Rollin' Stone
"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971...
", and "Morning Glory
". She has made some 30 performances on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar as a backing singer.
Her sister Lalah Hathaway is a 42 year old Singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger, pianist