Nao Yoshioka is an evolving soul singer born in Japan. Her Album ‘The Truth’ was praised as “impeccable neo soul’ by Rolling Stones Magazine.
Since her single ‘Make the Change’ was released in 2012, Nao Yoshioka has been lauded by a number of indie soul music veterans including Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Gordon Chambers, the “King of Indie Soul”, Eric Roberson, and songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Khari Mateen (Jill Scott, The Roots).
Nao has performed at venues around the world including Blue Note New York, the legendary Birchmere, Club Dauphine in The Netherlands, Hideaway in South London, and the Highline Ballroom in New York.
In the summer of 2016 Nao performed at her first major US music festival, Capital Jazz Fest, one of the largest festivals in the United States. In 2017, Nao toured Japan, The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and also performed during the 11th Annual Capital Jazz SuperCruise sailing from New York to Bermuda.
In 2018 Nao moved her base from Japan back to the US. Her first order of business was to release her album ‘The Truth’ which gained her auspicious achievements: #32 on the Billboard Urban Adult Contemporary chart, an album review ...
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