Stephanie McKay
| Stephanie McKay | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Stephanie McKay |
| Origin | The Bronx, New York |
| Genres | Soul, funk, pop, hip hop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Labels | Polydor Records (2003) Astralwerks (2005) Muthas Of Invention (2008) |
| Associated acts |
Anthony Hamilton Jacques Schwarz-Bart Bako Babies Carl Hancock Rux Fuzzface Tim Saul Kelis |
| Website | stephaniemckay.com |
Stephanie McKay is an American soul singer and songwriter from the Bronx in New York, whose music includes elements of soul, funk, rock and hip hop. McKay's career has spanned over 20 years, during which time she has collaborated with artists including Anthony Hamilton, DJ Spinna Toshi Reagon and Big lovely, Roy Hargrove, Jacques Schwarz-Bart, Katalyst, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Tricky, Carl Hancock Rux and Amp Fiddler and numerous others. She has released two solo albums, McKay (2003) and Tell it Like it Is (2008), a self-titled EP Stephanie McKay (2006) and has toured internationally as a solo artist. She formerly played guitar in Kelis' band and recorded with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials.
Stephanie McKay was born in NYC. Raised in the Bronx, an ethnically diverse district in New York City. During her early years she was a member of school choirs and music groups at Truman High School, before joining the Alvin Ailey School. McKay then moved onto the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she graduated with a BFA in modern dance in 1993. The depth of her music influences when growing up in New York are rooted in the classic soul singers of the sixties and inventiveness of popular soul bands from the seventies. She spoke of this in a recent interview she gave;
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