
BIO
Innovative in artistic directions, multi-disciplinary, multi-instrumentalist – ZackieL’s signature style as a singer and songliner is rooted in his years of living, travelling and performing worldwide. He also creates as an events organiser and host, a musical facilitator for wellness retreats and gatherings, a music mentor and teacher, spoken word poet, writer and a field recordist studied in Ethnomusicology.
Cultural influences abound. ‘Global Soul’ and ‘Folkloric’ begin to describe the eclectic originality. There is soul, folk, jazz and hiphop in vocal influences; West African blues, rumba/flamenco, medicine musics, Middle Eastern and Indian classical styles and more in the all-encompassing inspirations of the musicality. Soaring, deeply soulful vocals entrance, whilst the messages between the lyrical lines have ever held true to the works of growth and transformations in self and the collective.
After 7 years of songwriting and performing professionally on stages around the world, honing the craft, ZackieL launched his long-awaited first single Wild|Wise in March, with an official art film | music video and the second single SOLACE arriving in May 2025, and all 5 tracks of SOLACE coming later in the year.
NEW SINGLE
LATEST MUSIC VIDEO
A performance of 'BellaTone' at the Debut Single Release Party in France 2024
GALLERY

Music Mentorship
Vocals
Guitar
Handpan
Percussion
Songwriting
My style of teaching and mentorship is rooted in the view that music is one of the gifts all humanity shares that brings the most love, meaning, connection and joy to our lives. Hence why I chose to study Ethnomusicology and Global Popular Music as a BA, and have dedicated my life to giving others what I’ve been given: the fathomless and regenerative source of energy that is music.

Lyrical Solace
Would you like me to tell you a story?
Lyrical Solace is a blogpage full of song lyrics, poetry, stories, and articles by ZackieL. Global soul musician and songwriter, world-travelling freelance music recordist read in ethnomusicology, profound lover of the power of the written word for wellbeing.

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