According to Monica Dillon’s manager Stephanie R. Burns, Jhelisa Anderson, niece of Vicki Anderson and Bobby Byrd, cousin of Carleen Anderson and sister of Pamela ‘PY’ Anderson (not that one, the one that sang with Incognito on 100° And Rising), is currently in New Orleans and doing a tribute to the late Nina Simone.
Since I haven’t found an official website by Jhelisa, I’d be glad if anyone who knows more, adds a comment or uses the forum.
[edit: I’ve just searched it on yahoo and the result was this:
Jhelisa Anderson’s next solo album on INFRACom! | 04.02.2005
We all have been very glad to welcome Jhelisa Anderson as a guest on our latest [re:jazz] project “Point of View”. Her voice has underlined the beauty of the [re:jazz] version of “Inner City Life”. Her solo career began in 1995 with two albums for the Uk based label Dorado. She appeared on numerous other recordings by Bryan Ferry, Courtney Pine, Chaka Khan, Bjork and many more, The yet untitled new album of her own will be recorded between January and March in New Orleans and released in October 2005 on INFRACom!
We all have been very glad to welcome Jhelisa Anderson as a guest on our latest [re:jazz] project “Point of View”. Her voice has underlined the beauty of the [re:jazz] version of “Inner City Life”. Her solo career began in 1995 with two albums for the Uk based label Dorado. She appeared on numerous other recordings by Bryan Ferry, Courtney Pine, Chaka Khan, Bjork and many more, The yet untitled new album of her own will be recorded between January and March in New Orleans and released in October 2005 on INFRACom!
source: infracom-records.de]
2005/29/4 at 10:16
There is a message board about Jhelisa over on the Carleen Anderson forum, which sometimes has some updates. Try this: http://www.carl...ewforum.php?f=4
2005/8/8 at 07:59
news on jhelisa:
as she tolds me personally via e-mail, jhelisa is hoping to perform live at the POPKOMM in berlin on sept-14-2005.
this date is not really confirmed yet; but she hopes it comes to life.
her new album will be released now at the end of september.
if you have the chance to catch her version of goldie´s “inner city life” on “re:jazz” - please do. it´s fantastic to see, what an arragement can do with a song, but more fantastic, how a voice can uplift this song in highest spheres. in the original from 1993, diane charlemagne sang the original vocals.