Malia is a singer from Malawi whose debut album Yellow Daffodils has been released in 2002. Her mother is from Malawi and her father is from the United Kingdom.
Malia's vocal style is one that's powerful, jazzy, classy, and daring from a musical perspective. The different tracks on the album showcase her willingness to experiment with big-band, jazz, hip-hop, soul, and international sounds. A couple of tracks that stand out are the up-beat "Lifting you high," her sensual and seductive "India Song," and her rendition of "solitude." It is quite a shame that this artist will (probably) never see her album being released in the uS, as her style doesn't "fit" the mold of the American urban and R&B stations. It is too classy to be noticed by fans of simple stuff like Ashanti or Mariah Carey.
Produced by Nouvelle Star judge Andre Manoukian, Young Bones is the third studio album from British-Malawian jazz-soul singer Malia. Released in 2007, the follow-up to Echoes of Dreams includes cover versions of Radiohead's "No Surprises" and the 1926 standard "Plus Je T'Embrasse," alongside 11 other self-penned tracks which showcase her effortless smoky vocals.