BRIEF BIO EccentroSoul 1 Woman Band, Chaquis Maliq (Sha-Kees Mah-Leek), delivers the sound of Eccentric Tasteful Grooves and Honey Soul to her listeners. ArtsQuest calls her “Beauty, Brains, and Power of Soul”. NPR Music gracefully refers to Maliq as “Soulful, slightly Prince-Like” Chaquis Maliq transformed as an artist in 2011 by picking up the guitar with the motivation to uplift listeners on her first project, entitled ‘Harmonies of Me’. Since then Chaquis released self-produced ‘Resilience Eludes Death’, displaying her production growth and evolution with guitar and bass. Followed up by an instrumental EP 'Default Noises' and single, "You Can't", "a study in minimalism, with wild, fiery vocal, probing bursts of acoustic guitar, and a foot-stomp rhythm.” - Charleston City Paper Following her 1 Woman Band debut and successful tour from 2014 - 2016, Chaquis is hand picked by NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert 2017, as the opener for Tank and the Bangas. 2019 Maliq gained the attention of Grammy Nominated producer-songwriting Duo, Louis York and their lady trio,The Shindellas as an opener for their 2019 “The Love Take Over Tour.” Chaquis Maliq’s EccentroSoul 1 Woman Band compliments her cozy expansive sound by giving the audience a full band experience you’ll never forget. http://chaquismaliq.com/epk