Occupation Singersongwriter Record label A&M Records Role Singer Name Malaika Sallard | Instruments Vocals Years active 1991–1996 Albums Sugar Time | |
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Full Name Malaika LeRae Sallard Born January 2, 1972 (age 52) ( 1972-01-02 ) Seattle, Washington, U.S. Other names Malaika Sallard Johnson Genres Dance-popR&Bsoulurban Labels A&M (1992–93)Vestry (1995) Similar People Makoma, Mahlathini and the Mahotella, Hugh Masekela, Mahotella Queens, Mad Ice |
Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.
Sallard is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.
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