Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown

Chastity Brown is a singer-songwriter and soul artist from Union City, United States, born in 1982. Raised in Tennessee and now based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, she develops a sound that draws on gospel, roots, soul, jazz, blues and country. She also tours nationally in the United States.

Style and influences

Her songs are rooted in American folk and soul traditions and are described through a wide set of genre labels, including singer-songwriter, folk, soul, gospel, roots, jazz, blues and country. Her voice is associated with a warm and powerful delivery, and her writing is linked to themes of hunger, desperation and confidence. She is also described as drawing on the influence of artists such as Lead Belly, Nina Simone, Bonnie Raitt and Roberta Flack.

Background

Brown’s music reflects her move from Tennessee to Minnesota and her experience performing across the country. Her work is presented as part of a broad American song tradition, combining older roots forms with contemporary songwriting.