Independent R&B and soul music artist Letasia Leak is inspiring music lovers significantly with her moving songs. The talented songwriter and singer is best known for her lyrical talent that gives life to words that heal the soul. Before deciding to pursue a music career, Letasia was a passionate educator who taught special education and science since 2004.
Letasia’s love for education was primarily imparted to her by her loving grandmother, who ran a daycare when she was a small child. At some point, she would assist her grandmother in teaching math, reading, and art to her preschool students while she was already in high school and middle school. Being around children fanned her growing love for teaching that eventually blossomed into a full-blown career after she finished a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and then a masters in teaching and learning from Nova Southeastern University.
While education was her first love, she eventually chose to pursue her greatest passion in life, which is music. Letasia became more convinced that she can impact more lives as a singer and help people experience inner healing and receive positivity for their hearts and souls. Growing up, Letasia had her share of difficult challenges where it concerned her parents, who had her when they were just in high school. As can be expected, her parents were not ready to fulfill their roles, considering their very young age. As a result, her family circumstances forced Letasia to live with her paternal grandmother at the age of five.
Fortunately, Letasia experienced a better life as she was being raised by her grandmother, who was a devout Southern Baptist woman, bringing Letasia along to prayer meetings, Bible studies, choir rehearsal, and Sunday services. This influence opened the door for her to sing in the church choir. She eventually started writing songs and poetry when she was about eight years old. Between 2007 to 2008, Letasia attempted to get people to sing and produce some of the things she wrote. Sadly, most of them did not materialize. Quite often, someone would also attempt to change the words in her songs, changing its whole theme and message altogether.
Around 2018, after many years of waiting for a break, Letasia decided to take matters into her own hands and independently produce and sing her own original songs.
“I’m motivated to build my own brand because I want people to experience my music and grow spiritually. I’ve always wanted to change the world in a positive way, and this is my way of doing so,” Letasia Leak explains. “I want others to be inspired by my story and encouraged to listen to my music, ultimately encouraging them to love themselves more as well as the people who surround them,” she adds.
Letasia’s music preferences have always leaned toward soul, rhythm and blues, jazz, and inspiring music that comforts one’s inner being. The classic and sophisticated appeal of these genres resonates with her inner passion, character, and fire for life. While she may not be classified as a gospel artist, Letasia admits that she is closer to the likes of legendary singers like Erykah Badu, Amy Winehouse, and India Arie. She describes her brand of music as healing music or food for the soul—the kind that inspires change, inner healing, relaxation, and the freedom to be unique.
Letasia Leak sees herself reaching larger audiences from around the world with her music in the next five years. She wants to continue to inspire her listeners and give them hope that they can dream big and work at achieving it. Aside from creating her own music, she also wants to be able to collaborate with other artists, both new and seasoned ones, and write songs for them at the same time.
With her heart in the right place and her soul filled with love and passion for music, Letasia is a star in the making—one that will continue to shine bright even when others lose their luster.
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