Marsha Ambrosius

Born in Liverpool, Marsha Ambrosius first makes her mark at the turn of the 2000s with Floetry, the duo formed with Natalie Stewart, blending spoken word, soul and contemporary R&B, traversing the Atlanta poet scene and then Philadelphia before releasing Floetic in 2002, Floacism in 2003 and Flo’Ology in 2005. After that period, Ambrosius develops a solo trajectory anchored in a supple, melodic R&B, nourished by neo-soul, gospel, and hip-hop inflections, with writing centered on voice, harmonies and often hushed arrangements. Her first solo album, Late Nights & Early Mornings, appears in 2011, followed by Friends & Lovers in 2014, Nyla in 2018 and Casablanco in 2024, produced with Dr. Dre. In parallel, Ambrosius maintains a steady author/composer activity, notably for Michael Jackson on Butterflies, but also for Alicia Keys, Solange, Angie Stone or H.E.R., while appearing on projects by The Game, Nas, Kanye West, Robert Glasper or Dr. Dre. Based long-term in the R&B landscape between the UK and the United States, Ambrosius consistently carries a similar sense of phrasing between modern soul, slow songs and formats closer to hip-hop.