Malaika (singer)

Malaika
Malaika
Born	Malaika LeRae Sallard; January 2, 1972 (age 52); Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Other names	Malaika Sallard Johnson
Occupations	Singer; songwriter;
Years active	1991–1996
	Musical career
Genres	Dance-pop; R&B; soul; urban;
Instrument(s)	Vocals;
Labels	A&M (1992–93); Vestry (1995);

Malaika (born Malaika LeRae Sallard, January 2, 1972, in Seattle, Washington) also known under name Malaika Sallard Johnson, is a female African American dance singer from Seattle, Washington. During her short lived music career she recorded only one album entitled Sugar Time, which managed two Top 5 hits on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, including her number #1 single, "Gotta Know (Your Name)" in 1993.^[1]

Sallard is tied with another A&M recording artist, CeCe Peniston, who took her own chances by performing backup vocals on the Overweight Pooch's album record Female Preacher in 1991, originally intended for Malaika.^[2]

Discography[edit]

Year	Title
1993	Sugar Time Release date: June 8, 1993 Record label: A&M Records Formats: LP, CD, CS

Year	Title	Peak chart positions								Album
		CAN	UK ^[3]	USA
		CAN		Dance		R&B/ Hip-Hop		Hot 100
		CD ^[4]		CP ^[5]	SS	Air	100 ^[6]	Air	100
1992	"So Much Love"	6	—	5	27	—	—	55	102	Sugar Time
1993	"Gotta Know (Your Name)"	—	68	1	17	48	68	74	120	Sugar Time
1995	"Break It Down"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Year	Title	Role
1992	"You Win, I Win, We Lose" (on Finally by CeCe Peniston)	background vocal

^ Malaika, Biography, Billboard.com
^ Koen, David (July 8, 1992). "HIP-HOP HOMEGIRLS". Phoenix New Times.
^ "Artists". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
^ "'Malaika's Canadian chart positions". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2010.
^ 'Malaika's US Dance chart positions'
^ 'Malaika's US R&B/Hip-Hop chart positions'