Meet… N’Kenge

Written By Mike Greenblatt
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Jersey City chanteuse N’Kenge just might give you a “Goosebump Moment” with her funky new worldbeat single. The multi-genre vocalist has sung pop, jazz, soul and opera—besides appearing on Broadway—in five octaves and 11 languages over 20 years. She says the new single “was inspired by Oprah Winfrey. She used to always reference a ‘goosebump moment.’ It’s also about my life as a singer, where I’ve had the blessed opportunity to travel around the world, learning different cultures and languages, as well as being about having many suitors, but finally finding the one and only.”  

N’Kenge has been nominated for Tony, Grammy and Emmy awards. She’s appeared with symphony orchestras, and with jazz legends like Ornette Coleman and Wynton Marsalis. She is currently in the process of developing two properties:  a musical in tribute to actress/singer/dancer Dorothy Dandridge [1922-1965] and a TV dramedy, Black Butterfly.

You can get your “Goosebump Moment” here: Listen on Spotify // Apple Music

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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