Artist description Brace yourself and get ready! You're about to experience an artist like no other! In an industry filled with cookie cutter artists, or performers seeking to be "extreme" only for sake of being "extreme", once in a lifetime you find a truly gifted artist with genuine genius. Meet that artist! Pamela Best is soulful singer, talented songwriter, gifted lyricist and insightful and profound poet. In a day when singers are singing hooks, Pamela is using her voice to share truth and love and offer joy and hope; when songwriters and lyricists are simply telling stories, Pamela is sharing life experiences through her songs, when poets are performing "verbal gymnastics" Pamela is bringing our language to life with profound words of hopefullness and optimism. Each aspect of Pamela's artistry compliments the other making her one of the most amazing multi-faceted artists to hit the scene in recent years. She creates her poetry under the 'nom de plume' or pen name RareEpiphany. Pam says this, "Rare means unique and Epiphany means divine revelation. When you discover the rareness of who you are and gain the knowledge of whose you are, you become empowered to fulfill your special purpose in life. RareEpiphany is the name I use when creating my work, but I feel that everyone is a Rare Epiphany - a unique and divine revelation of the Most High" From the reminescent journey back to her old neighborhood in 'My Girlz', to the feel-good urban dance groove of 'Slide 2 da Lef', to her riveting and emotional autobiographical poetry piece 'Independence Day', Pamela allows anyone who chooses to "know" her; know her expereinces, feel her emotions and be a part of her artistry.

Music Style Inspirational Soul / Spoken Word

Musical Influences Donnie Hathaway, Rachelle Ferrell, Jill Scott, Labelle, Daryl Coley

Artist History Pamela is from what she describes as a "itty-bitty town" in North Caorlina. She began singing when she began talking. Pamela says she couldn't sing well early on - but that's difficult to believe. She grew up singing in church, and continued with various choirs and groups. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1995 and has made an indelible stamp on the hard to impress music community there. She has been featured on numerous recordings, traveled with two stage plays, and is lead vocalist for Atlanta's premier Gospel/Jazz group KOMPANI. She has performed with KOMPANI at the Atlanta Jazz festival, The Montreux Atlanta Music Festival, the RiverBend Music Festival in Chattanooga, Tn., and the Bayfest Music Festival in Mobile, Al., to name a few.

Albums The Nu Flava by KOMPANI and Tell Me by KOMPANI

Location Atlanta, Georgia - USA

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