The name Black Soda is now worldwide. Soda, as she’s more commonly known is the alias created by Annely Ickua. Namibian by birth, Annely is based in Luxembourg City, Europe and the city of Cape Town in South Africa. She also co-founded the Collective Objective in 2011 from a corporate tourism and education background that led her to her creative career in the arts through the then community based musical collaboration event that led to the Artist Management Agency it is today. 　　Since starting her career as a poet back in 2000, she has gone on to become one of the world’s most popular vocalists, lyricists, event / cypher MC’s and entertainers. 　　Her debut LP, Hysteria (Echonomist, 2014, Rotary Cocktail Recordings) started a worldwide buzz that saw Black Soda record with Loco Dice’s Berlin based Desolat Label (Take Me Away EP, Rotary Cocktail Recordings), Black Coffee (Black Sunrise with Francesco Chiocci, Mixmag EP, a Nomads Journey 2015) and is currently collaborating with international DJ’s and producers - Floyd Lavine (Watergate), Pat Lezizmo, Alex Dimou , YouAndMe and more recently Connaisseur, Upon You and Poker Flat Recording labels. 　　Her live collaborations with DJ’s in the underground style makes this artist a voice of our time and a sought after USP booking. Undeniably an addition to leading ladies from genres across the board. 　　Annely is also in an alternative neo-soul hip-hop band, the Afbotz and photographs professionally under the banner: Soda B Urban Photography. Annely is also a live poetry reader, body paint artist & journalist whose work has been showcased by leading brands as NGRCT, Artmode, Afbotz.ART, Konrad Café (Lux) & Verses CT.