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old school Americana vocals - all voices/parts sung by Baraka

A Cappella Old School Choral (all voices)

Baraka May - Interactive VO Clip

original a cappella arrangement of Christina Aguilera's "The Voice Within"
All parts (aside from low bass) sung by Baraka May, including vocal percussion

The Voice Within (pop/a cappella)

Disney Princess (all voices)

Jazz ballad

Baraka May is a studio singer, performer, and song-writer in Los Angeles. 

For a full list of credits, visit www.barakamay.com

Master's and Bachelor's Degrees in Voice from USC, Summa Cum Laude 


Pianist; Vocal Percussionist; Composer; Arranger; Songwriter


Specialties: Pop, R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Character Voices, Soundalikes, Musical Theatre, Ethereal, Classical, Straight Tone


Musical: Sight-singing, Improvisation, Blending, Runs, Piano, Arranging, Songwriting, Vocal Coach, Voiceover  

Voice Range: D3 to F6


DEMO TRACKS:
1: The Voice Within - Christina Aguilera belt (all voices)
2: La Di Da - Disney Princess, light (all voices)
3: My Romance - Jazz
4: Nobody Knows - Blues belt
5: O Del Mio Dolce Ardor - Classical Italian Aria
6: The Gift - gentle folksy ballad, young, straight tone
7: Leave the Door Closed - Pop belt, original song (all voices)
8: Sway - samba, jazz 

Short Demo Reel

Vocal demos based on style. Less than a minute per track. 

Jazz upbeat

Baraka May - Pop - Katy Perry

Welcome to the Chibiverse

Welcome to the Chibiverse (From "Chibiverse")

clips of choral music I have sung in films, tv, albums, etc... 

Rio 2- Backup to Bruno Mars

Oz: The Great and Powerful

Mickey Mouse Shorts - Potatoland

The Lorax - Let it Grow (soft)

The Lorax - Let it Grow

Demo of me singing in a character voice as a little boy

Young child voice (boy)

Singing as lead character, Moxy in new PBS series, Mack and Moxy

Cartoon Character Voice

Spanish

Disney Pop (teen)

Rap (teen)

#pop #alto #dark #husky #demosinger #sessionsinger #studiosinger #lasinger #prettylittleliars

Dark alto pop ballad

Young upbeat indie pop track by Ryan and Courtney Lofty

Young Indie Pop (high belt)

Rock

Animation and Cartoon singing reel, featuring silly and crazy voices I've done for 20+ projects in roughly 2 minutes.

Baraka May - Animation Singing Demo Reel

Animation Voiceover Reel, including 12 characters:
1: Mean girl
2: Yoga instructor
3: Boy
4 & 5: Tough heroine and Evil villain
6: Little girl
7: Witch
8: Princess 
9: Snob
10: Squeaky New Yorker
11: Tween girl
12: Mom

Baraka May Animation Voiceover Demo

Demo reel with world music styles represented 
Can sing additional styles and languages upon request

Languages sung (partial list): Spanish, German, Italian, Latin, French, Hebrew, Swahili, Zulu, Xhosa, Dutch, Sign Language (while singing), Russian, Romanian, Tagalog, Mandarin, Korean, Cantonese, Japanese, Arabic, Czech, Greek, Portuguese, Alien languages - Klingon, Huttese, Sith

Baraka May - World Music Demo Reel

Baraka May Commercial Voiceover Demo

Young Upbeat Disney/animated singing for an animated show

Disney Teen Pop

Baraka May - Pop - Demi Lovato

Upbeat Disney pop vocal for an animated series

Upbeat Animated Pop

Baraka May singing a soundalike of Eartha Kitt for a TV series

Baraka May - Eartha Kitt Soundalike

Baraka's versatile voice can be heard in over 400 films, TV episodes, and albums. A-List film composers including Danny Elfman, John Powell, Hans Zimmer, and Michael Giacchino have enlisted her talents singing everything from belted gospel to ethereal soprano to child-like character voices. 

A vocal chameleon, she has sung behind artists such as Billie Eilish, Pentatonix, Céline Dion, Pharrell Williams, Josh Groban, John Legend, and Muse and has been featured on stages all over the world, from the Hollywood Bowl to the Tokyo International Forum.

Baraka joined the beloved Star Wars universe as a soloist in Solo: A Star Wars Story, providing the bizarre Huttese singing voice of lounge singer, Chanteuse. Her haunting rendition of Dolly Parton's "Little Sparrow" is featured on the Pretty Little Liars episode, Along Comes Mary. Baraka has provided several solos and celebrity impressions in Family Guy, including Taylor Swift, Sia, Juice Newton, Sarah McLachlan, Zooey Deschanel, and Madonna. She became the singing voice of lead character, Moxy, in the PBS kids show, Mack & Moxy, midway through its first season. Baraka played a paramount role in the smash hit, La La Land, which she worked on extensively over the course of two years demoing original material fresh from Pasek and Paul, providing solos for on-screen characters, and singing choral/score vocals. She joined the Frozen family as a soloist and small ensemble singer on Olaf's Frozen Adventure and Frozen 2, and she sang featured vocals in Spanish and English on Disney Pixar's heartwarming hit, Coco.

In 2015, Baraka shared the stage with Danny Elfman in The Nightmare Before Christmas LIVE performing as lead female character, Sally, in Tokyo, Japan and again as a character soloist for two sold-out performances at the Hollywood Bowl. They have since performed the show regularly together worldwide. She has performed the role of Alana and multiple characters in The Little Mermaid LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl alongside star-studded casts including Sara Bareilles, Rebel Wilson, and Titus Burgess. She premiered La La Land LIVE and Beauty and the Beast LIVE as a soloist at the Bowl in 2017 and 2018 with Zooey Deschanel and Taye Diggs. Baraka made her directorial debut in 2017 as vocal director and vocal coach for Willy Wonka LIVE at the Hollywood Bowl, performing and working one-on-one with artists including 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Elle King, Finn Wolfhard, and Richard Kind.

Baraka's skills as a versatile vocalist and pianist have generated a variety of jobs for her as a soundalike singer, voiceover artist, beat-boxer, music director, arranger, songwriter, and master teacher. A summa cum laude graduate of USC's Thornton School of Music, she is regularly asked to serve as music director, section leader, and work as a guest clinician within the choral and a cappella community. Her award-winning vocal arrangements have been featured on Oprah and performed nationally by the nation's top show choirs and a cappella groups.

The joy of singing an eclectic mix of styles has made studio work the perfect niche for Baraka's talents. Her background includes classical, pop, jazz, R&B, celebrity impressions, character voices, world music, and musical theater. Whether she is asked to sight-read or improvise, provide a powerful lead solo or blend like butter, sing low Alto or high Soprano, Baraka's passion for singing and level of musicality is evident in her work.

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