Ilhame

She has Morocco in her blood, Paris in her heart and music in her soul. ILHAME PARIS always knew music would be her constant muse. Born in the 17th District of Paris, ILHAME'S first musical experience was alongside her older sister, having innocent fun imitating famous musicians singing the songs of Soul, Funk and R&B stars such as Luther Vandross, Rose Royce and Bill Withers. In grade school ILHAME'S music teacher noticed her natural talent as a vocalist and encouraged her to pursue her love of music. ILHAME (pronounced Eelum) decided to finance her own album. In 2005, she traveled to Los Angeles and recorded a major part of her debut album. As ILHAME states, “I live, eat and sleep music. I love what I do”. In addition to recording, she has sold out shows at Le Reservoir and La Scene concert venues in Paris. She’s opened shows for ERYKAH BADU, DWELE, VAN HUNT and toured with THE ROOTS. She also opened for QUESTLOVE at The Roxy in Los Angeles. ILHAME'S cover of Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain” has garnered strong internet airplay and effusive critical acclaim. Her version is sung in French and Arabic. She has collaborated with SHAFIQ from SA-RA, singing on tracks he produced and is featured on his song "Le Star". She has also recorded tracks featuring T3 from SLUM VILLAGE and Big Pooh from LITTLE BROTHER. ILHAME has also recorded a song with music produced by NICOLAY of THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE. ILHAME will appear at the Tahiti "Fenua Zambrokal Music Festival" in April 2011. She will be doing an array of media interviews for the festival.