Emmolei Sankofa

EmmoLei Sankofa is an American composer, singer-songwriter, record producer, sound artist, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles, CA. Her work stretches across music, visual media, and fine art. EmmoLei founded Bèl Son, a creative audio collective, in which she has worked with some of the best emerging filmmakers on a wide variety of award-winning films and visual media projects for top brands. Her most notable film projects as a composer include: Power Women, a documentary commissioned by NIKE in London and directed by Rhea Dillon; Parallax, starring Deron Horton from Dear White People (Series); Kitchen, a film by media powerhouse BLAVITY and featured in the Oakland Museum of California; and, Transcendent, directed by Emmy-award winning animator Sekani Solomon and highlighted on Trinidad’s CNC3 TV network. EmmoLei has scored films that have been screened at Warner Brothers and Lionsgate, as well as film festivals in Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Savannah, Baltimore, Las Vegas, Laughlin, and Fayetteville, North Carolina. EmmoLei’s discography encompasses over sixteen independently released albums, EP’s and singles collectively. Her sound embodies a mixture of genres but often integrates elements of soul, jazz, classical, and rhythm and blues. EmmoLei and her work have been featured on a variety of platforms, including LANDR, Saint Heron, Voyage LA, The Recording Academy, GenderAmplified, Billboard, and more.