Akendor

About Akendor

Akendor is a 28 year old singer/songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana. She began writing songs June of 2015 as her creativity broke free during an effective diet change necessary for her mental health. Her first songs would be to motivate her and allow her to comfortably voice opinions about her various relationships. Now those relationship songs range from family relationships to her relationship with the United States of America.

While her favorite genre is the blues, Akendor writes to whatever genre is fitting for the release and reception of her thoughts. Sangin’ stories, rapping poetry, provoking emotion, understanding, and heartfelt conversation lends to her hopes to shed light on common scenarios so that understanding might bring about forgiveness, and the freedom to love. In everything, self love is the end goal.

She credits her high school writing program, Students At Center, and ancestral connections for her abilities. She also sang in church as a young girl. Her 2015 confidence to share her songs stemmed from the listening ear of her God Mother and close friend and their branding statements about her being a gifted singer/songwriter. She's thankful to her favorite place, BlackStar Books and Caffe the True Love Movement company for a warm and inviting African centered place to sing, grow, and love herself unapologetically.