Afrobeat, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Blues, Afro-Brazil

           
LIne-up:
Andreza Jesus – Voc., Poet, Pandero (Br)
Beatriz Ferreira – Voc, Guit, Perc (Br)
Féenose – Voc, Perc (BF)
Josylyn Segal – Perc, Sax, Voc (USA)
Louey Moss – Drums, Perc, Voc (USA)
Ria Rother  – Bass (DE)

The musicians who worked with the late singer Angela Ordu
(who passed away in June 2026) are making a fresh start with the band FREE SPIRITZ,
featuring an updated lineup.
With plenty of enthusiasm, they transform musical styles, original compositions,
and well-known songs from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa,
and the Caribbean into groove & danceable music.

The Musicians

Andreza Jesus
Brazilian roots & contemporary global nomadism
A fusion of Afro-Indigenous rhythmic heritage
world music innovation, and international sound healing.
Andreza’s musical identity was shaped during her childhood in São Paulo, where she absorbed vibrant, movement-rich Brazilian genres such as Lambada, Samba, Sertanejo, MPB, Forró, and Carimbó. She received her foundational artistic training between 2008 and 2009 within Capoeira groups and activist-led cultural initiatives at the Associação Comunitária Monte Azul.
She views her singing as an act of ancestral liberation—a living channel through which the struggles, resilience, and spiritual depth of the women in her lineage are honored and set free. Her repertoire and her commitment to preserving Brazilian culture pay homage to the defining masters of Brazilian popular culture: Dona Selma do Coco, Aurinha do Coco, Luiz Gonzaga, Marinês, Mestre Verequete, and Lia de Itamaracá.
A certified sound healer trained in Hong Kong, she has toured South America, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe over the past three years. Her multidisciplinary practice explores expressive artistic languages ​​that celebrate Mother Nature, the joy of living, and the transformative power of intercultural human connection.
Acting as a medium for ancestral memory, spirituality, and social cohesion, she views art—and her performance style—as a vital source of life: an essential instrument for uniting diverse communities across geographical, political, and cultural boundaries. Trained as a sound healer in Hong Kong, Andreza operates on the fundamental premise that music is pure, conscious vibration capable of altering frequencies, expanding human consciousness, and fostering emotional and physical regeneration.
Her repertoire pays homage to the seminal masters of Brazilian pop culture: Dona Selma do Coco, Aurinha do Coco, Luiz Gonzaga, Marinês, Mestre Verequete, and Lia de Itamaracá.

Beatriz Ferreira
Vocals, percussion, guitar; singer-songwriter from Brazil
Her artistic identity stems from the meeting of Brazil and Africa – a diasporic fusion blending roots reggae with Brazilian music.
Empress Beatriz’s music is shaped by artists such as Dezarie, Lauryn Hill, and Erykah Badu, as well as a deep connection to roots reggae—a musical language that has become central to her artistic identity throughout her career. Through her compositions, she creates a sound that is simultaneously rooted and contemporary, Brazilian and international music as a space for connection between diverse regions and cultures.
She began her musical journey in 2006 with the band “Mistura Fulô” in Rio de Janeiro.
From 2012 to 2021, she worked in Itacaré (Bahia) with the roots reggae band “Unidade Eu e Eu.”
Following her first European tour in 2022, she joined the band Angela Ordu & FREE SPIRITZ.

FÉENOSE
Soul-jazz, hip-hop, and R&B from Burkina Faso
This Pan-African singer-songwriter, composer, and performer is currently based in Germany. As an artist shaped by diverse influences, she creates an authentic musical universe where emotions, social commitment, and cultural identity merge.
She began her musical career in Burkina Faso with her 2007 debut album *Da wou wô*, inspired by hip-hop culture and socially conscious songwriting. In 2011, she released her second album, *Albinos*—a multi-layered work blending African rhythms and sounds with European influences—thereby underscoring both her artistic sensitivity and her committed perspective on people’s lived realities. This was followed in 2015 by the EP *C’est la vie*, an intimate, deeply human acoustic project that sheds light on the artist’s emotions and everyday experiences.
Committed to championing human rights and social causes, she founded the “Sima Association,” an organization dedicated to combating female genital mutilation, raising awareness about albinism, and fostering education for disadvantaged children through cultural empowerment.
In 2018, she released her third album, *Baby*, via her own label, “Kayiri Record,” and received a nomination for the “Kundé Awards”—Burkina Faso’s prestigious music prize—in the category of “Best Artist of the Burkinabe Diaspora.” The 2022 EP *Take My Hand* conveyed a message of self-worth and hope. Her 2026 single “Renaissance” marks a new chapter in her artistic journey; the song symbolizes artistic renewal and heralds the release of her fourth album—also titled *Renaissance*—scheduled for late 2026.

Louey Moss
Soul, Gospel, Jazz & Funk
The New York native is the daughter of the New York blues singer and Pentecostal preacher, and sister of Broadway actor Martin Moss; she is deeply imbued with an appreciation for the African-American roots and the magic of musical theater.
She began singing gospel and learning piano at the age of four in Jamaica, Queens (New York City), and made her stage debut at six, performing in her school choir and at the Emmanuel Tabernacle Church of Deliverance. At ten, she performed with her siblings in the children’s gospel group “The Moss-Singers” across New York City and churches throughout the Eastern United States. During her school years, she assisted with productions, acted, sang, and wrote songs for musicals. Later, she was a member of several bands and arranged songs for various vocalists. While studying music, she was hired as a solo alto by the renowned Philadelphia-based group “Humble Gospel Heirs,” with whom she toured successfully.
She subsequently learned to play guitar, drums, percussion, and wind instruments. Tours brought her to Berlin in 1988, the city where she resides today. In 1997, she charted in Germany with the hit single “Get Closer” as part of the duo “Double Feature” (alongside Morris Perry). She founded the “Louey Moss Band,” featuring musicians who had played with artists such as Al Jarreau, Percy Sledge, and Pink Floyd. In 2003, she collaborated with blues and jazz musician Amy Protscher (aka Amy Zapf) to produce the album *Broken*—a fusion of soul and jazz and an impressive, tight R&B powerhouse. This was followed by her band “Louey & the Pipes” and collaborations with Harry Collins, Petti West, Jocelyn B. Smith, Reggie Moore, and her brother Martin Moss.
In addition to her live performances, she worked as a vocal coach, counting Meret Becker among her students. As the lead singer of the vocal quintet “Lipstick,” Louey Moss won the 2002 Europride Song Contest in Cologne, representing the United States of America.

Josylyn Segal
Soprano saxophone, percussion, composer, improviser, music educator
Born in the USA with African American, Native American, and Russian/Romanian-Jewish heritage, she has lived, worked, taught, and performed in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, Israel, and beyond.
Influenced early on by her father, bebop jazz drummer Jerry Segal, she draws her musical language from jazz and blues, Latin American and Brazilian rhythms, West African and Middle Eastern traditions, Hasidic *niggunim*, and improvisation. She studied jazz saxophone in the 1970s with Stan Getz and Al Cohn, and Latin American percussion with Danny Banahamas and Willie Bobo in Los Angeles. She received further musical training at the Dick Grove School of Music in Los Angeles.
Performances include the 1994 World Cup in California; collaborations with Beyond Definition, Ivson, and Grupo Gusto (London, Paris, New York), Soulwaves, Queen Yahna, Different Touch (USA, Europe), and Juan Caffiero.
Music instructor (2013–2015): Saxophone & jazz improvisation, Beit Sefer HaMenagen, Lower Galilee, Israel. Music teacher (1996–2005): JFK International School, Berlin. Private instruction (1988–present): Saxophone, percussion, and improvisation for adults and youth in Brussels, California (Bay Area), Berlin, and Israel.
She uses her voice as an improvisational instrument through scat singing.

Ria Rother
Bass & Drums
Born in the Mecklenburg Lake District, the musician is now based in Berlin.  They studied jazz and popular music in Leipzig and Porto. Ria’s musical repertoire spans a wide range of genres, including improvised music, jazz pop and punk, experimental and electronic music.
Currently Ria is involved in various exciting projects, including the duo Pling, which merges electronic sounds with improvisational music, and Yamirah’s Solar Explorers, known for their cinematic jazz-pop combined with creative rhythms.
With Free Spiritz’ Reggae and Afrobeat dancing becomes inevitable and with the Kabinet Mirage Band, which features a flexible lineup of 5 to 12 musicians, they create music for theater, circus performances and film.