My take on Dianne Reeve's "Endangered Species" - vocal harmonies, improv, layering, and all. All voices are mine. Masterfully mixed by Andre Blake.

En-danger-ed species (Dianne Reeves cover)

Find in Me - Remixed by JT Turbo

Nothing Even Matters with Nick Cassarino - Lauryn Hill + D'Angelo Cover

Love's In Need of Love Today - Stevie Wonder Cover

Lemon Drops

Do U Think

Do u believe in dreams? 
Do u still believe in your childhood dreams? 
Do u believe that life is a dream? 
We do. 
We even still stare at the stars. 
Twinkle with us. 
--the A.M. light-- 

It took a well-deserved 3 years after the making of a track called "morning sex" for producer Blackdaylight and vocalist ArinMaya to re-define themselves as the A.M. light. 

On "Twinkle," their first single as the A.M. light, a definite and certain communion takes place, as if the two artists met in the sandlot on a Tuesday afternoon after school, filled with excitement from the day and even more for tomorrow. 

Their freedom of expression and simultaneous belief in all the possibilities will make the A.M. light a bright awakening on the musical scene.

Twinkle

Love Hangover (prod. by Jinesis)

Thank You is about being ok with the end. The end of a relationship of any kind. It's about saying yes to yourself when something else has said no. It's about being ok with the reality that everything ain't for everybody, and standing in that amazing moment of "hell yes!" and being completely fine with it.

There was a guy, yes. And then he left, and I was sad. And I cried and I didn't understand and I mourned... but when I thought about it and who he was and all of who he wasn't and what I actually wanted, I came out on the other side MUCH smarter and SOOOOO grateful because he was NOT for me, and boy was that a blessing to find out when I did!

So "Thank You" is about being honest with yourself and being good with the truth when it comes, even if you ignored it for a while. Thank yourself for moving in the right time for you.

Enjoy!
ArinMaya

CREDITS:
Lyrics, Music + Vocal Arrangement: ArinMaya
Emcee: BD3
Additional Vocals: Edson Sean
Background Vocals: Fatima Jihada + Petagaye Williams
Trombone: Charles Harper
Trumpet: Ron Thorton
Bass: Hajime Teshima
Percussion: Shirazette Tinnin
Recorded in Brooklyn, NY at OmniBlaize Studios
Production + Mixing: Edson Sean
Mastering: Jimmy Provan

Photo: Solwazi Afi Olusola
Hair: Gaia Earthpeace
Makeup: Christina Placide
Jewelry: ArinMayaMade
Album Art: ArinMaya

Thank You

Moment (Remixed)

my rendition of lauryn hill's awesome "Tell Him"
recorded on garage band on a monday night 'round midnight when it seemed the right hour to tell somebody "EVERYTHING is gonna be alright."
played the bass line in through garage band's "upright bass" then recorded two vocals separately and this is how they came together. my favorite thing about my gift is that it listens to itself and recounts its own movements.
inspired in large part by esperanza spaulding's version of the same song. enjoy :)

tell him (lauryn hill cover)

"Hey Blk Child" is a vividly interwoven voice and synth composition imagined by electronic music producer Blackdaylight and ArinMaya. The song takes form around the prolific poem Hey Black Child, written in 1965 by Useni Eugene Perkins, thus carrying on and furthering the tradition of powerful black art coming from Chicago by three Chicago-born artists. Through her transcendent yet accessible rendition, ArinMaya hopes to remind black and brown children of all ages, as well as everyone in back-to-school mode that they can “be what [they] want to be if [they] learn what [they] can learn.”

Hey Blk Child

Remember (from The Sound of ArinMaya) remixed by Probe Rok

Remember, re-Rok'd

Freedom Song is a vocal offering by ArinMaya that ties together music from the late 1800s, early 1900s and not-so-early 2000s. Spirituals and freedom songs popularized by greats Mahalia Jackson and the Fisk Jubilee Singers come together with music from Common's "Letter to the Free" to create this mashup. Meant to encourage and inspire us to keep moving towards freedom, Freedom Song is a celebration of the past and an encouragement towards what ArinMaya sees will be a freer, more beautiful AfroFuture for us all.

Freedom Song

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ArinMaya is an inspirational singer, songwriter, sound healer and activist who’s been described as having “a unique and ancient sound” by Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Gregory Porter.

Though she's been called "the Mayor of Brooklyn," ArinMaya originally hails from Chicago’s South Side. Her musical training and performance background began with studies in West African dance and rhythms, continued in numerous church and community choirs and was fostered by her parents’ diverse record collection, which included Bobby McFerrin, Ella Fitzgerald, Sweet Honey in the Rock and Paul Simon, among others. She’s gone on to study and sing with Bobby McFerrin and Voicestra, Ysaye Barnwell and Sweet Honey in the Rock— these experiences continually impact her writing and musical approach.

She has shared the stage with numerous icons, artists and activists, including Angelique Kidjo, Deva Mahal, Carly Simon, Maya Azucena, John Robinson, Akua Naru and Camille Trust, and is also a founding member, arranger and musical director with the Resistance Revival Chorus. She is committed to creating uplifting music with like-minded talent across the genres of soul, jazz, hip-hop, and world music and has most recently joined the M19s band, performing on hip-hop trailblazing duo Stretch and Bobbito’s new album, No Requests and headlining alongside Grammy-winning artist Mireya Ramos, Grammy-nominated artist Mumu Fresh and world-renowned DJ Rich Medina. She was also recently seen on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon, providing background vocals for Jim James (My Morning Jacket) with the Louisville Orchestra.

Her solo performances are known to be “joy-filled” and “healing” experiences that captivate audiences at intimate venues around the world, including: Blue Note Jazz Club (New York, Paris), The Kennedy Center (Washington, DC), Harlem Stage, Ananda Ashram, National Sawdust, Core Club, Sofar Sounds (Chicago, Paris, New York, Philadelphia), Porgy & Bess (Austria), Flavourama Dance Fest (Austria), Café Galdos (Madrid), and Badehaus (Berlin). ArinMaya has also performed for incarcerated youth at Rikers Island and frequently supports programming at Crossing Point Arts, working with victims and survivors of sex trafficking.

In 2018, her song “Thank You” was considered for a Grammy in four categories and her music has been featured on Issa Rae’s award-winning web series "Giants," the Lifetime Network's AUDC, BET’s "Hustle in Brooklyn," and Spotify’s Leo Cosmic Playlist curated by Chani Nicholas. With five EPs and one album to her credit, ArinMaya is hard at work on her next solo project, and is committed to solidifying her place as musical healer, inspiring performer, teacher and community activist.

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