NessaV - Aché (Album Cover)

Meet NessaV, a Canadian-born Brazilian raised in Vancouver, BC. NessaV has trained in a variety of dance styles including Samba, African, hip hop and Capoeira. She has a professor level in capoeira and just performed 19 shows for the Olympic Celebrations throughout Vancouver with Ache Brasil! She has traveled to Brazil to further her training in Capoeira and Brazilian music and began teaching Samba and Afro-Brazilian dance classes. She has performed live Capoeira demonstrations on MuchMusic, City TV’s Breakfast Television, YTV and innumerable events all over the world.

Since then, NessaV has toured the world with Aché Brasil as one of the group’s lead singers. It was this experience that led her to branch out on her own. Inspired to write and perform her own music, NessaV did just that and won first place in a songwriting contest—Music Against Racism Project 2008 – sponsored by Music BC. Writing and performing her own music has allowed NessaV to explore other genres and create a sound that is her own.

On June 3rd, 2010, NessaV will release her debut album – Aché. The word aché comes from the Yoruba language adopted by the Brazilian culture meaning “everything positive in the universe”. Aché was recorded between LA and Vancouver and features nine tracks that were co-written and co-produced by NessaV.