Mali Music

Mali Music

Kortney Jamaal Pollard, Kortney Pollard, Kortney J. Pollard

1 songs 1 albums

Mali Music was born Kortney Jamaal Pollard on January 12, 1988 in Arizona and raised in Savannah, GA. The prolific singer-songwriter and producer known to grew up in a strict, Christian household, with his first memories of music being heavily influenced by religion. At only 12-years-old,

Mali created and arranged his own material as his church’s minister of music. Releasing two independent albums, “The Coming” (2008), and “The 2econd Coming” (2009), he earned substantial critical and underground acclaim.

In 2011, he became the first inspirational artist invited to perform at the BET Music Awards on the “Music Matters” stage. After delivering a seismic performance, Mali shortly found himself meeting with superstar Akon the next morning as other executives clamored to learn more about this burgeoning phenomenon.