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Stephanie McKay is an American soul singer and songwriter from the Bronx in New York, whose music encompasses styles include elements of classic rock, funk, pop and hip hop. McKay's career has spanned over 20 years, during which time she has collaborated with artists including Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Tricky, Carl Hancock Rux and Amp Fiddler. She has also released two solo albums and an EP, played lead guitar in Kelis' band and toured the world with the Brooklyn Funk Essentials.
Stephanie McKay was born in the Bronx, an ethnically diverse district in New York City. During her early years she was a member of school choirs and music groups at Truman High School, before joining the Alvin Ailey School. McKay then moved onto the University of the Arts in Philadelphia where she graduated with a BFE in modern dance in 1993. The depth of her music influences when growing up in New York are rooted in the classic soul singers of the sixties and inventiveness of popular soul bands from the seventies. She spoke of this in a recent interview she gave;