About Aneesa

Aneesa is a Professional Singer and Community Engagement Specialist with a huge zest for life, all that it can offer and all that she can offer to it!  She has a very diverse range – everything from solo performance to jazz, swing, soul, eastern fusion, duo to big band. Aneesa has also performed at many weddings, civil ceremonies and wedding fairs.

As an artist she tours internationally and ensures her audiences have a fantastic time at her shows. Aneesa has performed at the Saatchi Gallery, the Landsdowne Club, Edinburgh Fringe, Oxford Jazz Festival, Guinness Trust Estate, Firemans Ball, Slovenian Consulate, Isle of Wight International Jazz Festival, Brighton Pride, London Lighthouse, Edwardes Square and the Home Office, to name a few.

Visit Aneesa’s RPK for audio mp3′s, photos, a short biography, repertoire and videos.

Workshops

Alongside her Professional Singing career, Aneesa works as a Vocal Coach & Event Producer and in 2004 she began running her own vocal Just Wanna Sing workshops. These are aimed at people who enjoy singing in a group but who don’t have time to attend regular weekly rehearsals. has a huge passion for helping people to make a big difference in their own lives and the lives of others. Having trained as a Barrister, she loves working with clients to improve their overall performances so that they can reach their full potential in both the community, at work, in social settings and on the stage. She has experience of working with young people (10-21 year olds), patients & carers as well as members of organisations such as Depression Alliance, SMART (Mental Health Charity) and others.

Meanwhile, Aneesa loves to pursue her own musical development, learning from many different teachers and courses, most recently especially in the field of jazz.

Background

Aneesa grew up in Reading, where she sang soprano in the Central Berkshire Girls’ Choir, performing at QEH, the Barbican and the Royal Festival Hall. The choir was directed by Gwyn Arch, and Aneesa is still strongly influenced by his harmony and arrangements.

Whilst at university, studying for a law degree, Aneesa set up and ran the Kingston University Kidney Choir, to raise awareness of the need for organ transplant donation. The Kidney Choir did two concerts a year, performing a range of music including spirituals, pop music and arrangements from musicals.

Law School

After an intense year at Bar School, where she qualified as a barrister, Aneesa began working at Saturday Music School for Camden Music Services. She still thoroughly enjoys her teaching there, working with Camden Senior Voices (boys age 10 – 18) and the Performance Group, and giving individual vocal tuition.

From 1999 to 2002, she sang in a duo, Jazz Queens, taking the opportunity to explore the lower end of her vocal range and sing some of her favourite songs. Jazz Queens appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2001.