Amahla

Singer-songwriter Amahla is a unique voice in British soul. Amahla entered 2021 with a string of sold out shows, critical acclaim and an Ivor Novello nomination for her socio-political songwriting and exceptional voice. Alongside her Ivor Novello Award: Rising Star nomination, an award “designed to honour British songwriters and composers who exhibit exceptional talent and ambition”, Amahla is being mentored by the legendary producer and guitarist Nile Rodgers.

Amahla began her a career in music after completing a degree in Anthropology at the prestigious University College London. Inspired in equal measure by literature, her activism, time spent volunteering during the pandemic and current events, her latest EP Where Do We Go From Here? builds on the “deeply intelligent” (CLASH) songwriting of Amahla’s debut. “I’m learning to say things more directly,” she says. “I want to challenge the people that listen to me.” Where her debut project Consider This – championed by Bandcamp as one of the best soul records of 2019 – served as a sort of musical manifesto, for its follow up, Amahla wants her audience to reflect on their own relationships to the topics raised.

Over the last two years Amahla has built a loyal following performing in venues across London including The Royal Albert Hall, The Jazz Cafe, Union Chapel and Camden’s Roundhouse. Poised to strengthen her reputation as one of the UK’s strongest breakthrough singer-songwriters and selling out London’s prestigious Jazz Cafe and Lexington this summer, there’s little doubt Amahla’s list of achievements will be an extensive one before the year is over.