Naji • Mona Lisa (Live) [NPR Tiny Desk Contest] 

Effortlessly too🙌🏾

@@tsepangmalephane5427 when it comes from the soul the singing is effortless

Haha will do!

Haha, appreciate youuu

Naji nah b I appreciate you, you gave me a dope asf song to jam out to. Keep doing what your doing

naji when you coming to Seattle man? would love to hear you live

yeah sounds good man, can't wait! I was actually down at the Smino concert in Seattle and Monte Booker was touring with him and I actually had a convo with Monte about you. We were talking about Mona Lisa and how it came to be and I asked him if you were ever gonna go on tour and he said to stay tuned and if you ever were, it would be with Soulection and that was interesting to me. I'll have to stay tuned to wait and see

NEXT TIME! THAT WOULD KINDA GO THO

Ayyyy glad you're here :)

Haha, glad I could provide an alternative!

Naji haha hell yea for sure thanks for the reply!

spence white any time 😇

cheers for the reply! been singing 10 cubed and mona lisa the past week non-stop!!

thank you!!

In real life... I get mad Scorpio/Capricorn vibes from your music.

Jack Johnston I think your comment is question is a bit ironic when it comes to Naji. I sing often so he was constantly getting pointers from me as his mother. When he finished high school, her took some voice college courses. The vocal professor basically shamed Naji into believing that he should never sing for anyone simply because his vocal style didn't fit the classical music tenor mold she desired. When I heard him say that he never wanted to sing again, I couldn't believe what I'd heard from him. I told him that he couldn't let someone with their own fears and insecurities reduce his potential. So I'm glad to say that eventually he did come around to vocals again. His instrumental skills on drums and bass are amazing, but I think his voice is just as compelling a signature. In sum, I'd say pursue your vocal training, but keep your essence. Don't let anyone tell you that what you want is not real. You can (fill in goal/vision here) with direction, tenacity, and diligent craftsmanship. Use your diaphragm rather than your chest or throat. Strengthen your diaphragm and range with breath exercises. Record your voice for an objective way of reviewing and revising. I'm sure there's plenty of vocal coaches or tips on RU-vid videos as well. All the best to you!

@@DanielleSamoneJohnson77 wow........... some vocal professors should not be teaching (honestly that's worth letting the college know). Naji's vocal tonality is very unique (you know its him the second you hear him sing as a singer/musician/producer he has talent).

Hey! The chord progression is a ii-V-I-iv ! Just with stripped down chords that only need 3 fingers :)

at least the main part is, lol I can't remember what the bridges are tbh hahaha

Naji Super fun and jazzy progression- I'm sure it'll be a blast to learn. Thanks for the quick reply as well! Also, I just wanted to say that I just discovered your music last week, and it's absolutely wonderful. Best of luck for the future, and I'll be sure to keep up with your latest projects!

Haha that's fine, I was just trying to kind of transcribe it on the guitar lol, much love though!

Whoa wait really? That would be awesome! My email is Adolfo.L1023@gmail.com

Send to me too, please eduardojnunes1@gmail.com

Naji thank you so much!

by the way, you should definitely make an acoustic version! That backing track is beautiful!

she is, look for onlyvada!

lol, the voice and me wouldn't get along very well, methinks

Thanks for the tip!