Kelli Sae

Internationally acclaimed vocalist Kelli Sae is not new to the limelight. And, she's not blinded by it, either. As the former lead vocalist for global jazz/funk collectives, Incognito, Count Basic and Defunkt, she has seen the world and worked with world class musicians.

It is a masala of sounds, cultures and influences that informs Kelli Sae’s eclectic musical instincts. Raised with the blood of a Puerto Rican mother, and African American father, and Native American grandparents, she says of her childhood soundscape, "It ranged from Spanish classics like Tito Puente and Celia Cruz to Barbara Streisand to James Brown and Motown. Then the Black Rock Coalition (BRC) became a major influence.”