Talibah Safiya is an independent soul singer and a captivating story teller from Orange Mound, TN. Using impactful instrumentation and visually stimulating lyricism, Talibah’s music has a way of deeply connecting you to her story and your own.

Since 2011, Talibah has been dropping jewels on her own terms that have put her on stages Nationwide. In the summer of 2019, she completed her first tour “A Deep Water Sound” which traveled 10 cities in the US. She has performed for world renowned platforms such as Sundance, The Kennedy Center, Folk Alliance International and more. Her festival credits include Americana Fest (where NPR named her one of the top ten performers of 2018), Mempho and Tone’s Juneteenth Festival. Safiya’s celebrated single Healing Creek was chosen by Spotify as one of the best blues songs of 2020. It’s video, shot by Kevin Brooks, won Best Hometowner Music Video at the Indie Memphis Film Festival 2019. In 2020, Oxford American Music issue features an article written by Jamey Hatley that centers Safiya called “The Oracle of Castalia”. This year her single “Animal Kingdom has gained over a half million streams on Spotify and her latest release “Waiting All Night” has received several playlist placements.

Talibah Safiya has organically gained over 1.1 million listens across streaming platforms and over 20,ooo followers across social media platforms. This year she accepted her first residency with the University of Memphis’s High Water Records and looks forward to creating and releasing new music with this collaboration.

Take a listen as Talibah walks us through growing up in Orange Mound developing her love for music as a student at both Overton and Central high school. Simultaneously, she was surrounded with music and the art of theatre with her father being a huge radio personality in the city of Memphis. Talibah shares how she became a "student of life" after attending Howard University for about a year and a half in Washington, DC and later moving to Brooklyn, NY. Find out what brought Talibah back to Memphis and why it is extremely important supporting local and experiencing a life of sustainability. You'll discover the details surrounding the artist residency at the University of Memphis which currently has Talibah in student mode. We even dive deep into her relationship with her husband Bertram who is currently on the big screen in the Starz hit show P-Valley.