Traciana Graves, photo by Marcell
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About

A closer look at Traciana's work as a recording artist—her voice, her catalog, and the worlds it moves through. On this page: official bio, selected testimonials, and ways to experience the work.

Official Bio

Internationally acclaimed recording artist Traciana has built a two-decade career shaped by movement—between New York and Paris, and across stages, studios, and collaborations throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

A vocalist, songwriter, and producer, her work is rooted in voice and narrative, moving across languages and cultures with a distinct sensitivity to meaning, rhythm, and form. She performs primarily in English and French, while also working in Sanskrit, Spanish, Portuguese, and Swahili—using language as an integral part of composition, not ornament.

Traciana has toured internationally with her own original projects, performing in settings ranging from intimate rooms to major stages, including Madison Square Garden. Her voice has been featured in collaborations with internationally recognized artists, including Céline Dion, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and five-time Grammy Award–winning Steel Pulse.

In addition to her work as a vocalist, Traciana composes and produces her own recordings, developing projects with live musicians across continents and global tonalities. Her releases unfold as complete bodies of work—albums, short-form pieces, and curated collections that evolve over time, often accompanied by written reflections documenting the process behind the music.

She releases her work independently through her label, One Sound On®, maintaining full authorship over how her music is created, structured, and shared. This independence allows her to work outside traditional industry cycles, prioritizing longevity, creative ownership, and intentional release.

Alongside her recordings, Hustle Detox with Traciana captures the field notes behind the work—tracing the ideas, encounters, and creative process that continue to shape her music. Her broader storytelling extends through the Visionary Leader Network, where music, narrative, and conversation intersect.

Selected Testimonials

An extraordinarily powerful and sensual voice… her music gives voice to both the joy and pain of living in a world filled with beauty and conflict.

Vernon ReidGrammy Award–winning guitarist, founder of Living Colour

Her music traverses space, time, and language with a lyricism born of soul, swing, and spirit.

Greg TateCultural critic, The Village Voice & Rolling Stone

A refined and moving example of the next wave—she transcends and redefines what 'world music' can be.

Peter LordBillboard Songwriter of the Year

She had the crowd mesmerized… the kind of voice that becomes the measure by which others are judged.

Bob DavisCo-founder, Soul-Patrol
Portrait of Traciana Graves against a yellow brick wall in Harlem