ABOUT
RYBES’ genre-defying style sits between alt R&B, broken electronic beats and soul. Creating an orbit with warm, fat, melodic guitar tones and ethereal vocals. She is a guitarist, producer, singer and songwriter - composing not only her own sound but other creatives work.
RYBES’ musical journey has been strongly influenced by women such as Kilamanzego, Syd, Meshell Ndeocello and Betty Davis renowned for creating their own musical worlds. Growing up in South London, RYBES found an escape through performing arts; singing became her way of conjuring a world of magic filled with melodies, words and rhythms that didn’t exist in reality but were paramount in her imagination.
RYBES has played at Cross the Tracks festival, We Out Here festival, Ronnie Scotts, Soho House, Hackney Round Chapel and many coveted venues. She has supported artists such as Rueben James, Nao, Bel Cobain and Samm Henshaw. Under RYBES’ producer pseudonym, BLK Current, she has produced music for artists such as Nia Wyn, amassing acknowledgement from the likes of Quest Love, Pick Up Music, Guitar Girl Mag/ Guitar Mag.
RYBES is an alumni of Tomorrow's Warriors and Julian Joseph Academy, where jazz greats have been nurtured. In Dec 2022, she received funding from The Ronnie Scotts Foundation to support the recording of ‘Wading’, her first debut single which received BBC Radio 1 support, Balaami Radio, Voices and other online platforms. She has booked shows at Pizza Express 31st July and Southbank Centre 23rd June, with more to be announced this year.
Her debut EP will be released this year - more to be announced.