Naïka
Event Information
$.25 from each ticket purchased will go to The Shout Syndicate, a Boston-based, volunteer-run fundraising effort who raises money to help fund youth-led arts programs at proven non-profit creative youth development organizations in Greater Boston. Housed at The Boston Foundation, The Shout Syndicate works in partnership with the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's creative plan, Boston Creates. https://www.theshoutsyndicate.com/
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Artist Information
Naïka is a singer-songwriter born in Miami, Florida. She identifies herself as a “TCK”, third-culture kid, growing up living around the globe with the influences of French, Caribbean, African and South Pacific cultures that she grew up in which shaped her musically and individually. Her music reflects her love for Western Pop and R'n'B, mixed with the World Music elements that reflect her roots and her upbringing. As a result, the singer writes her lyrics in her various mother tongues which include English, French and Haitian creole. Naika recently released the song and music video “My Body, My Choice” in response to the overturn of Roe v Wade. The TikTok video she made first teasing the song organically produced almost 2M views in a couple of days, with hundreds of fans submitting cover arts to her on social media to use for the song. This came on the heels of her Summer 2022 single, “H20.”
Her first single “Ride” organically amassed over 5 million streams on Spotify alone. The song reached #2 on the ‘Spotify Viral Global’ chart and made its way to viral charts in over 12 countries around the world including the US, Canada, UK, France, Australia, Norway, Belgium, Czech Republic and Argentina. In July 2020, Naïka released Part 1 of her debut two-part EP project entitled Lost in Paradïse,’ which garnered nearly 4 million streams across Spotify and Apple music. In September 2020, Naïka released a cover of ‘Don’t Rush’ by Young T and Bugsey on Tik Tok that had a big viral moment. With over 20 million views in just 3 months, Naïka quickly became an internet sensation, gaining the attention of some big names like Jason Derulo, and even the original creators of the song, Young T and Bugsey, who created a remix version featuring Naïka. Her 2021 hit single ‘Sauce’ was featured in the global Apple iPhone campaign and quickly gained household recognition after its premiere during the 2021 Grammy Awards and run throughout the NCAA March Madness season
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- Mon, December 4, 2023
- 8:00 PM 7:00 PM
- All Ages
