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Yanina Performs at Essence Festival through BPMI
The R&B artist, whose band features Daniel Dalexis from Stoughton, follows up with a performance in Cambridge on July 12.
R&B artist Yanina, a Berklee student from Cambridge, will perform at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on Saturday, July 7. The festival is headlined by Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu.
Yanina follows up Essence with a free local performance, Thursday, July 12, 5:00 p.m., at Kendall Plaza, 2 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA, as part of Berklee Summer in the City.
Yanina is a sultry and soulful singer-songwriter who draws from influences including Lauryn Hill, Lalah Hathaway, and Esperanza Spalding. She sets out to be self-sufficient, getting involved in all aspects of music—including production, business, and performance—to bring her ideas to life. Yanina's band includes alumnus keyboard player Daniel Dalexis from Stoughton, MA.
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The gig comes through Berklee's Popular Music Institute (BPMI), which gives students important performance experience and prepares them for the evolving music landscape – where festivals are booming. Students also gain experience at each festival handling promotion, production and tour management. Essence is one of seven festivals BPMI artists are appearing at this summer. Others include Chicago's Lollapalooza and San Francisco's Outside Lands.