NAÄRAI is incredibly grateful for this opportunity! She hails from Sarasota, FL, where she trained at the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, under the tutelage of her father, Nate Jacobs. A proud Howard University graduate, she received her BFA in Theatre Arts, magna cum laude. Since moving to Los Angeles in 2015, NAÄRAI has been focused on pursuing her music career. She has provided background vocals for Tori Kelly, Kirk Franklin, Logic, Alessia Cara and Beyonce and Kanye West. Credits: Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe: Black Nativity, Little Shop of Horrors, Songbirds of the 70s, Jazz Hot Mamas. Howard University: For Colored Girls…, Breath/Boom (, Insurrection. The Eve of Jackie (National Black Theatre Troupe, Adrienne Arsht Center). And Witness Uganda at the Wallis Annenburg Center for Performing Arts.