Tiombe Lockhart
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Tiombe Lockhart is an American nu soul
and R&B
singer and songwriter.
. At the age of 12 she moved to Los Angeles
and completed the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. In 1997 she settled in New York
where she graduated from the New School University with the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Jazz Performance diploma.
. After collaborating with MCs from the Living Legends
group (Grouch, Eligh and Scarub), she began co-operating with the Platinum Pied Pipers
. Tiombe was featured on three songs from the group's Triple P
album, which attracted positive reviews and press coverage. The collaboration continued during the group's promotional tour and as a result Tiombe was given an offer to record her debut album on the Bling 47 label, formed by Waajeed
of the Platinum Pied Pipers. In 2008 she formed the avantgarde electro-funk group Cubic Zirconia with Nick Hook and Daud Sturdivant. They released their debut album Follow Your Heart on September 20, 2011.
Neo soul
The term neo soul was originally coined by Kedar Massenburg of Motown Records in the late 1990s as a marketing category following the commercial breakthroughs of artists such as D'Angelo, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Maxwell...
and R&B
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...
singer and songwriter.
Early life
Lockhart was born in Atlanta, GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. At the age of 12 she moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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and completed the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts. In 1997 she settled in New York
New York City
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where she graduated from the New School University with the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Vocal Jazz Performance diploma.
Career
In the early 2000s she performed at various East Coast venues, often as a support for BilalBilal (musician)
Bilal Sayeed Oliver , better known by his stage name Bilal, is an American neo soul/jazz singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He is also a core member of the loose collective, the Soulquarians. Bilal started out by singing in small clubs until he began classical training in jazz and big-band...
. After collaborating with MCs from the Living Legends
Living Legends
Living Legends is a rap group composed of eight hip hop artists from California. Beginning in the early 1990s, the crew garnered a following by recording, promoting, and performing their music independently...
group (Grouch, Eligh and Scarub), she began co-operating with the Platinum Pied Pipers
Platinum Pied Pipers
Platinum Pied Pipers is a Detroit-based hip hop and R&B group composed of producer Waajeed , and multi-instrumentalist Saadiq . Their music usually features a rotating and varied array of artists.- Background :The two met through rapper Baatin in 1992...
. Tiombe was featured on three songs from the group's Triple P
Triple P (album)
Triple P is the 2005 debut album by American hip hop and R&B group Platinum Pied Pipers.-Track listing:# "Shotgun Intro" # "Your Day Is Done" # "Deep Inside"...
album, which attracted positive reviews and press coverage. The collaboration continued during the group's promotional tour and as a result Tiombe was given an offer to record her debut album on the Bling 47 label, formed by Waajeed
Waajeed
Waajeed is a Detroit-born music producer, and one half of the hip hop and R&B group Platinum Pied Pipers. He formed the Bling47 record label in 2002,which has released his work and projects by J Dilla and the vocalist Tiombe Lockhart...
of the Platinum Pied Pipers. In 2008 she formed the avantgarde electro-funk group Cubic Zirconia with Nick Hook and Daud Sturdivant. They released their debut album Follow Your Heart on September 20, 2011.