Yarah Bravo

Yarah Bravo
Background information
Also known as	The Mothergrain Captain Love Bubble
Genres	Hip Hop Rap Spoken word RnB
Occupation(s)	Singer Producer MC Poet
Instruments	Vocals Drum Machine
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Independent
Associated acts	Ninja Tune Fat Freddy's Drop One Self TTC Skalpel Blu Rum 13 Duzz Down San Dj Vadim Gavlyn The Polish Ambassador
Website	yarah-bravo.com

Yarah Bravo is a singer–songwriter, producer, rapper, poet and activist. Bravo was born to a Chilean mother and a Brazilian father, who came to Sweden as political refugees. She is from a multiracial background of indigenous and Afro-Latin descent. She sings and raps in English, Swedish and Spanish. She is most known for the song Bluebird and her EP Love Is The Movement. Bravo was one of the MC's of the group One Self. They released an album titled Children of Possibility on the record label Ninja Tune in 2005.

Career

Bravo has collaborated with many artists, including French experimental hip hop group TTC (Big Dada) and Polish Jazz duo Skalpel (Ninja Tune), Gavlyn, Organized Threat, Fat Freddy's Drop, The Polish Ambassador, Mykah 9, Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Figub, Miss ill, The Electric, The Nextmen, Rodney P, Dynamite Mc, and Kidkanevil, Anna The Unused word. She also runs her own label / company Mothergrain where she released her mixtape Good Girls Rarely Make History Yarah Bravo has toured the world several times with different artists and constellations. And performed at many festivals including Roskilde, Splash Festival, Fusion Festival, Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Festival-Sète, Soundwave Croatia, Electric Castle. In 2011 Yarah went into fashion and opened a pop up "The Captain Love Bubble" boutique in London, Shoreditch, together with Mimi Fresh (Stylist to Erykah Badu) and fellow hip hop artist Sheila.

Early days

Yarah Bravo formed her first group at 16 years old: it was an all-girl group called B.o.B. She moved to London at age 18. Yarah has throughout her career focused on highlighting other female talents and has many times had an all-female on stage, bringing together up and coming artist for international tours. In 2008 she curated U.N.I.T.Y the all-female stage at Hip Hop Kemp Festival, with Roxane Shante, Bahamadia, Invincible, Dj Shorty, Stacy Epps, Eternia, Cleo Missaoui, Syster Sol, Vaitea, Darshania and others.

Present day

In 2017 Yarah fell seriously ill with an Auto immune illness. But she is back with a new release and a new tour in 2018.

Discography

Press quotes

In the words of Eric B and Rakim – “It ain’t no joke”. Super individualistic piece of futuristic psychedelic Hip Hop soul - DJ

The ridiculously cool Yarah Bravo will be on everyone’s lips sooner or later - MTV

Yarah swaggers with an irrepressible confidence that would charm the coldest of Hip Hop headz. Her cheeky beauty doesn’t hurt, but really it is her ability to connect with the audience that impresses most - HIP HOP CONNECTION

The real attraction of One Self is Yarah Bravo. Her voice is rich and deep, tangy and sweet. By turns she is fearless femme cee, jazz poet and sultry seductress. Like all great vocalists, notes not words are her primary tools for communication. On her lips a shopping list would sound profound and moving - BBC

Yarah Bravo, a feisty, sharp, young woman blessed with that soul power voice, amazing stage presence rapping, singing, rhyming with intellect and jazzual spirit in her voice - Straight No Chaser

It’s very experimental, infectiously soulful while having the quirks and perks of quality hip-hop - In The Mix

If the music industry was true and just, and not the poisoned and corrupt industry bound to the brain washed tastes of the mindless majority then she would be a number one hit record - Soul Generation

References

• "Interview with Yarah Bravo". indigits.net. 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2014.

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