labels associated_acts website years_active birth_place birth_date background genre article_title name occupation
columbia mca , daoumusic , oxygen music works , emi france records , tribal records , lotus records , the daou , vandal -lsb- http://www.vanessadaou.com www.vanessadaou.com -rsb- 1990 -- present st. thomas , u.s. virgin islands 4 october 1967 solo_singer electronica word electronic dance music jazz dance-pop quiet storm house trance acid chill-out eurodance downtempo ambient music jazz nu jazz trip hop pop spoken vanessa daou
 vanessa daou singer dancer , songwriter , poet , visual artist ,
vanessa daou

vanessa daou -lrb- born october 4 , 1967 -rrb- is an american singer , songwriter , poet , visual artist and dancer .
most notably a musician , her work is known among electronica , nu jazz and trip hop circles for her trademark spoken word and aspirated singing style as well as its erotic and literary subtexts .
vanessa daou 's songs are represented by downtown music publishing .
