Shakura S'Aida is a Canadian blues vocalist, songwriter and actress.

Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn and lived in Switzerland before moving to Canada.

[1][2] S'Aida was lead singer of the 13-piece world music ensemble Kaleefah,[1] before embarking on her solo career.

She has also performed as a backing vocalist for Rita MacNeil and Patti LaBelle, as well as with jazz musicians such as Jimmy Smith and Ruth Brown.

As an actress, she starred in a Toronto production of George Boyd's Consecrated Ground in 2004,[4] as well as Sudz Sutherland's Doomstown in 2006[5] and Sharon Lewis's film Brown Girl Begins in 2018.