Ndidi O

Ndidi Onukwulu has roamed far and wide from the small northern BC town of Burns Lake where she grew up. In her youth, she did stints in New York, Toronto, and Paris, honing her craft as a soulful singer whose sounds are rooted in, but not limited to, jazz and blues. Over the years, she’s recorded five solo albums that earned her two JUNO nominations and WCMA Blues Artist of the Year accolades.

Now known as Ndidi O, she describes her style as “rootsy blues with a tinge of soul and country”, but her musical adventures include wanderings that touch down on forms that include trip-hop, gospel, surf music, country, and electric blues. Her expressive vocal range is truly dynamic and utterly impressive: delicate and almost ethereal at one moment, unleashing the raw and fearsome power of an Etta James and blowing the roof off the place in another. Ndidi O’s live performances crackle with electricity and passion; this extraordinary artist is one that needs to be on your “must see” list.

She sees music as “an emotional way of understanding the world.” Her versatile and exciting musical world is one you are going to want to inhabit with her.

Ndidi O will be accompanied by Paul Clark (drums), Brad Ferguson (bass), and Mike Kenney (guitars).

– EM