Tina Turner, Muddy Waters, Jeff Buckley, Elmore James, Koko Taylor, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, Howling Wolf, Queen, Lenny Kravitz, James Brown, Guns N Roses, Nina Simone, Millie Jackson,Aretha Franklin
Acantha is a native Creole beauty from the sultry city of New Orleans. Early on, she had an incredible affinity and love for singing. Growing up a Bourbon Street baby, Acantha grew up surrounded by the passion-filled energy of the BLUES. Though she appreciated the blues early on, her love affair didnt begin until she moved to New York City. She began her emotional journey at the legendary music store, Bobbys Happy Hour on 126th Street in Harlem where she purchased her first blues CD. She began listening to such blues greats as: Bobby Blue Bland, Koko Taylor, B.B. King, Elmore James, and Little Milton. Acantha knew instantly that blues music was what she had been searching for. With her passion for the blues and her love for Rock n Roll, Acantha assembled an all-star team of musicians and has been performing in some of New York's hottest entertainment venues i.e THE BOX, Joe's Pub, Cutting Room, Terra Blues, as well as, overseas in Abidjan, West Africa, Casablanca, Morocco, Guadeloupe, Martinique and Jamaica. She has shared bills with Grammy-nominated group Yuerba Buena, legendary African artist Salif Keita, and Reggae Supergroup Culture, just to name a few. Acantha has received rave reviews, appeared in a segment on BET Nightly News, the WB 11 Morning Show, NY 1, and UPTOWN magazine.
Acantha is currently working on her first blues/rock album and is ready to take the music world by storm with her power-house voice and high-octane performances. To view recent footage of Acantha performing in Abidjan, West Africa (Ivory Coast), copy and paste the following link in your browser
http://www.abidjanshow.com/a_videobox_suite.php?newsid=1935
Acantha---LIVE in Africa
Hello woman! Just wanted to touch base again. I went to L.A. last week and saw my main squeeze from Louisianna again. LOL Got some major projects in effect too. Anyway, hope all is well! xox
Hey lady! I'm so sorry that I'm going to miss your performance at the LEGENDARY APOLLO! You go girl! I'm sure you're gunna knock 'em dead! I would have loved to cheer you on if this thing didn't come up last minute however, I will be rooting for you in spirit. I really hope that you either win alot of money or get something magnificent out of this! Either way, you're feet are still walking upon the greatest stage of the most talented people who ever lived! So do your thang-thang!!! xoxo mmmmmuah!
Hey beautiful!!! apollo??!!?? sounds amazing im not gonna miss it,u look great as always..i have a new song called addicted,check it out when u have time love ya mama!!!
Hey lady! Thank u so much for inviting me out to your show; it was AMAZING! I had such a blast!!! That's a huge gig you have and by the way, I love your genuine spirit ;) Let's talk again soon
Hey girl, there's a contest next week on Tuesday night at a lounge called "Karma" in the Village for artists. Winner gets a $10,000 video shoot, so if you're interested I'll give u more details. Hope u can make it. U got skillz! ;)
Thank you, sweety! Was a pleasure to meet you, too and to see you perform! Definitely keep in touch, blessed child, and let me know when you get to Europe! OneLove, Kaye-Ree
