Born and raised on the Southside of Chicago, Soul singer, poet and activist JAMILA WOODS grew up in a family of music lovers. She was a member of her grandmother's church choir and the Chicago Children's Choir and often sat next to her parents' loudspeakers singing every syllable. Today JAMILA is an artist with substance. Their music is the result of passion and influences that touch their hearts. Based on the title track of the album, which is based on a sample of THE CURE's song "Just Like Heaven", JAMILA WOODS explores how the history of blacks influences their ability to love each other. She asks:"How do we love in our present situation, with the daily acts of violence that we have to endure. The track "Holy", on the other hand, deals with love for oneself. Growing up with gospel songs of the church, she uses a psalm structure to talk about this topic. In other songs JAMILA plays with contrasts to tell a bigger story. On, VRY BLK", she uses a well-known children's game as a metaphor to talk about police brutality. It might sound innocent, but it really isn't,"says JAMILA. BLK Girl Soldier", on the other hand, focuses on solidarity. It is meant to convey pride, says JAMILA. I'm talking about all the violence that's happening and about it. to leave the victim role." As a frequent guest singer in the hip-hop, jazz and soul world, JAMILA has developed as a unique voice on her soul-heavy debut. HEAVN ", originally released free of charge in 2016 via Soundcloud, is the culmination of their unique" collage "writing process and shines with musical performances and creative remixes by some of Chicago's finest contemporaries - Chance the Rapper, Noname, Saba, Peter Cottontale, Kweku Collins and oddCouple. The message of the album is clear: every small part strengthens the whole. Praised by Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, Fader, Spin and many more, the album made it onto some of the best lists of the year. Among them a place on the Top 50 list of Pitchfork and the recognition of the Rolling Stone as one of the best R' &' B albums of 2016.
