Kelela in Portland

Kelela is an American singer and songwriter, born in Washington, D.C., in 1983, who makes electronic R&B shaped by club music and atmospheric production. Her 2013 mixtape Cut 4 Me introduced songs including “Enemy” and “Bank Head”; she followed it with the Hallucinogen EP and the albums Take Me Apart and Raven. “Rewind” and “LMK” are among her best-known tracks. The Take Me Apart Tour followed the album’s release and brought her to clubs and theatres in North America and Europe. In 2023, she returned to headline stages on the RAVE:N Tour, built around Raven and material from her earlier records. Kelela has also performed at Coachella in Indio and Primavera Sound in Barcelona.