Jhené Aiko is still selling out concert venues with her baby bump glowing
There’s no denying Jhené Aiko is out here doing it big with a baby on the way. But just because her mommy duties are ‘this’ close to doubling up doesn’t mean she’s going to slow down anytime soon. Instead, she’s selling out the ‘Allel’ live experience at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
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Last Friday, 6x GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum selling recording artist, mother and poet Jhené Aiko held a sold out, sound healing experience called “ALLEL” at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. While in the third trimester of her pregnancy, Jhené effortlessly performed her most popular songs along with fan favorites and deep album cuts. The concept of the show was “sound gives birth to light.”
Telling the story of the life cycle of a star through celestial imagery, intricate stage design, deliberate song placement, intentional lighting and narration. Attendees left describing Jhené’s presence as simply “magical” and the concert itself as “an out-of-body experience”. This was an immersive experience incorporating sound healing using the healing tones of crystal alchemy sound bowls, meditation and breath work weaved throughout the show. The show featured special guest singer-songwriter August08, the first artist to sign to ALLEL Sound, Jhene’s new joint label venture with Def Jam.
And in case you’re still getting put up onto Jhené Aiko’s grind, we gotcha with more details on her come-up.
Six-time Grammy-nominated hitmaker, author and poet - has been at the forefront of a new wave of contemporary music for more than a decade. She is known for experimenting with a range of styles – from psychedelic to classic R&B to incorporating sound healing and the use of sound bowls in her music. Jhené Aiko crowned a breakthrough year in 2020 with over three billion streams worldwide and three Grammy nominations for her R&B masterpiece, Chilombo, including the prestigious ‘Album Of The Year.’ Chilombo, now certified platinum with seven gold and platinum singles, topped the charts twice and was nominated for four Billboard Music Awards, an American Music Award for Best Soul/R&B female, two Soul Train Awards, won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Album and was a 2021 BET Award nominee for Best Female R&B Artist. Recently, Aiko performed “America the Beautiful” in February at Super Bowl LVI and is currently building an ARK.
