About Lady Alma

The Philly-raised songstress born in San Diego is known for a range of uniquely inspirational jams – among them “Happiness,” “Believe,” “Chances,” “Hold It Down,” “Peace You’ll Find” – and fans of LADY ALMA recognize not only the magic of her skillful vocal arches but her amazing songs’ motivating messages amid the musicianship. Count that among the top reasons “Gimme That Music,” her virtual residency at World Café Live named after her 2004 jam with Peter & Tyrone, rocks its crowds so well and with such consistency, sublimely aided and abetted by Vertical Current. The city of Philadelphia has notably recognized LADY ALMA as one of its key musical contributors, both via past African American Music Appreciation Month celebrations and official proclamation bestowal.

The 2009 LADY ALMA and The Rainmakers favorite “Let It Fall” made a resurgence in 2018, when social media sharing of a video capturing an enthralled fan Nhlaka Nhliriz lip-syncing and dancing to it in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa made the song go viral, garnering over 30 million Facebook views alone. Then, another video – this one a clip of legendary choreographer Toni Basil dancing to LADY ALMA’s “It’s House Music” – went viral, nabbing over 5 million views just on Twitter and gaining traction on network TV. The demand for LADY ALMA and her irresistible groove went off the charts soon afterward, reminding attentive house music heads about the velvety voice in their midst. Her Darryl James-produced single “Glory & Honor” was released in March 2018, followed by “A Time And A Place” with DJ Ralf GUM, released in June 2018 on GOGO Music. Also in that year, LADY ALMA was recognized by Traxsource among the “Best of 2018,” listed in its “2 Top 10s,” “16 Top 100 Spins” and “60 Features in DJ Top 10 Charts,” to name a few.

In the spring and summer of 2019, vivacious LADY ALMA vocals were featured on Low Steppa’s “Make You Move,” which reached number-one on Traxsource, as well as a number of releases, including Twilight, her long-awaited anthology LP with Mark de Clive-Lowe via Mashibeats, that lent to the seasonal heat, and appearances on “Just Leave It,” from Dego’s third LP, Too Much, along with Valvin “V” Roane’s “Just Call.” DJ Spinna’s super-spirited Galactic Soul remix of “Let It Fall” set streets ablaze that fall, following up a still-buzzed-about performance at the 29th annual Chosen Few Picnic & House Music Festival in Chicago. 

Fast forward to March 2022, and LADY ALMA’s paired up with DJ Spinna for another killer Galactic Soul remix, this time for her soulful classic, “Running for Nothing,” released on UK record label totheRockRecords. She’s heartily highlighted via a compilation of remixes created by a slate of acclaimed DJs —  including Hunter, Mark Francis, Shannon Chambers and Lil Dave — artfully recreating the LADY ALMA track, “Make You Move,” for T’s Box Records. Standouts in hip-hop and rock admirably enlisted LADY ALMA to build on musically that year as well, specifically the legendary Grammy Award-winning DJ/producer Marley Marl for an EP project due for release in 2023, and “Kickin” with Philly’s own G. Love & Special Sauce and Chuck Treece. Two songs from her project with Marl, titled “Livin’ For The Groove” and “Joy {Hallelujah},” were co-written by singer-songwriter-producer Kenny Bobien and are scheduled for delivery to audiences later in the year.