Listen as Bahamian bassist, vocalist, composer, and songwriter,
Selah Poitier performs her original song, "I've Learned To Love Me" from
her upcoming album live at Berklee College of Music recently. The
music video was filmed in
September and was released on December 9th, and is featured on Berklee's Youtube channel.
Miss Poitier was born on Andros island, but grew up in Nassau, Bahamas.
A former student of The College of The Bahamas, Selah applied to and auditioned for the prestigious Berklee College of Music back in 2013. She was admitted with a tuition scholarship, which was later supplemented by the help of local businessman Dionisio D'Aguilar who believed in her capabilities to achieve success as a student at Berklee and represent The Bahamas on the international stage. She managed to complete a 4-year degree in 2 years and is now a 2015 graduate this winter.
She wrote and produced "I've Learned To Love Me," assisted by Chuks Okpu (Nigeria) along with fellow students Quiana Holmes (New York), Joy James (Boston), Danny Garza (Texas) and Matthew Sallee (Maryland) on background vocals and Berklee band mates Timothee Bakoglu (France/ piano), Dwele Cogic Coore (New York/ organ), Johannes Gritschacher (Austria/ drums) and Berklee alumni Negah Santos (Brazil/ percussion) and Jonathan Asperil (Isreal, based in LA/ guitar). It was recorded and mixed by Calum Brockie, and filmed by 21summit Productions. Videographer, editor: Joe Barnard. Mastered by M Works Studios. Engineered by Jonathan Wyner
