Silence Please presents: Naima Adams (Touching Bass)

Spend the morning with Naima Adams for a listening session exploring the sounds that have shaped her artistic journey. From jazz, R&B, and soul to soulful house and beyond, this late morning session will be sure to inspire, soothe, and set you up with the right kind of energy for the rest of the day. One for intentional listening, but also for a groove or two to get that blood pumping. South London-based artist/vocalist, Naima Adams melds contemporary R&B with finely layered vocal textures, personal storytelling and a soul-capturing tone. Having launched her solo career in 2024, after touring & performing alongside Sampa The Great, Allysha Joy, Celeste, Nadeem Din-Gabisi and Sofia Grant, she continues to push forward her artist project with her debut EP, When We Let Go, a collection of material written across the last four years – six tracks, connected by kindred tussles with closure, endurance and freeing one’s past. She's received praise and support from BBC 6Music & Radio 3, BBC Radio London, Bandcamp's 'New & Notable' and Jazz FM, featured pieces in CLASH Magazine and WordPlay Magazine, with playlist support from Line of Best Fit, Somewhere Soul, and Spotify. She's also guested on a handful of collaborations, including ‘Morning Light’ with London producer/multi-instrumentalist, Marla Kether (the lead single on the Somewhere Soul compilation, Rituals Vol. 1, and featured on Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6Music ‘Best of 2025’). Stretching beyond her artist, Naima has expanded her artist beyond the mic and to the decks, first taught to DJ by Touching Bass founders Errol & Alex Rita in 2021 – she operates as Touching Bass’s label & community manager and regularly playing at their seminal south London parties and beyond, sharing lineups with selectors including Mr Scruff, Ruby Savage and Selassie TBC.