Liniker

Liniker, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and former bandleader for Brazilian soul and Black music band Liniker e os Caramelows. Her voice has been described as ‘powerful and low-pitched’ with a ‘slightly raspy, soul-singer’ character^[1] as well as ‘versatile’ with a ‘recurrent falsetto’ and ‘easily recognisable timbre’—with occasional comparisons arising towards Tim Maia, Liniker is an openly trans woman, and her music is an influence on young Brazilians facing gender discrimination, an audience which ‘rarely finds itself represented in Brazilian music.