N'Dambi, born Chonita N. Gilbert in Dallas, Texas, United States, on June 16,
1969, is an American soul and jazz singer-songwriter. Adopting the stage name
N'Dambi—meaning "most beautiful"—she began her career singing with local gospel
performers before contributing backing vocals to Erykah Badu's debut studio
album, Baduizm, in 1997. She launched her solo recording career with her debut
studio album, Little Lost Girls Blues, in 1999 on Cheeky-I Productions. Her
subsequent studio albums include Tunin' Up & Cosignin' in 2001, A Weird Kind of
Wonderful in 2005, and Pink Elephant in...