YolanDa Brown
There is nothing like the sound of London. We have our unique feeling, intonation, expression and even quirkiness and that is why over many generations music from London has always been celebrated.
I am proud to be an Ambassador of the Mayor’s Sound Like London campaign and excited to celebrate women in music, the emerging talent that will be flying the flag around the world for generations to come and the grassroot music venues that are the breeding grounds for our London scene.
About YolanDa
Double MOBO Award Winning Saxophonist YolanDa Brown is the premier female saxophonist in the UK.
Her music is a delicious fusion of Reggae, Jazz and Soul and her albums, “April Showers May Flowers” and “Love Politics War”, both peaked at No. 1 on the jazz charts. YolanDa has toured with The Temptations, Diana Krall, Courtney Pine, Billy Ocean and collaborated with artists such as Mica Paris, Reggae Legend Bob Marley’s son Julian Marley and as part of Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.
A broadcaster too - YolanDa is a co-presenter on BBC Radio 4 Loose Ends with Clive Anderson and she presents 2 radio shows on British Airways. On Television, she recently presented for BBC 4, the Ella and Dizzy Prom with a brand new TV series commissioned and taping in July 2018.
She is a celebrity ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, Children and the Arts she was recently announced as Chair of Youth Music. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by the University of East London, YolanDa has played to Presidents, Heads of States and invited to meet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace.
She is a Foodie and can complete a Rubik's cube in under 5 minutes… on a good day! YolanDa loves to race cars, fast cars! You can usually find her driving at a racing track on her days off.
A real renaissance woman, set to reach new heights
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