Conya Doss

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But long before she was standing in front of sold-out clubs and crowded arenas, Conya faced perhaps an even more daunting audience: rambunctious young kids ready to learn. Ironically, in working with underprivileged youth, Conya has learned as much from her students as they have from her. She's learned the value of humility, honesty, and most significantly, the importance of being true to yourself. These lessons were painted in broad strokes on Conya's candid, endearing debut, A Poem about Ms. Doss which she co-wrote and co-produced and whose title was inspired by a letter to her from a student in her classroom. Emotionally resonant and wondrously infectious, Conya's debut is openhearted and down-to-earth. "I incorporate music as part of my class, the traditional way of learning can be boring, so I have kids project academics through poetry or singing," says Ms. Doss. There are no tales of wanton bed hopping, no bling-bling, just earnest, expressive songs of heartbreak, salvation and praise. With her sophomore album Just Because Conya fluently took her listeners on a journey of finger snapping and head gyrating wondrous grooves laced with an electric blend of instruments that rode each beat with finesse. She possesses an indistinguishable reverence to the soul divas of yesteryears by encompassing invigorating vocals with thought-induced messages that silhouette charismatic, rhythmically charged production that simultaneously blazes a trail for her brand of melodic soul...

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