| Nitanju Bolade Casel | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Genre: | Gospel |
| Instrument: | Vocals |
| Years Active: | 1985–present |
| Associated Acts: | Sweet Honey in the Rock |
Nitanju Bolade Casel is an American singer who has been a member of the African American a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock since 1985.[1] Prior to joining, Casel spent four years studying performance and cultural organization in Dakar, Senegal. While in Africa, she and MarieLouise Guinier co-founded ADEA (Artistes des Echanges Africaines), an organization that seeks to use the arts to facilitate the exchange of ideas and services between Pan African people.
Casel has contributed a number of original musical compositions and contemporary arrangements of traditional African songs to Sweet Honey in the Rocks repertoire. Her compositions are also included in a children's textbook, World of Music, and The Box, a pilot TV show from Robert De Niro's Tribeca Production Company.
Casel appeared in the 1998 film, Beloved, starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover. She was also a guest artist in the Smithsonian Institution production of Duke Ellington's Great Ladies of Song.
Casel is a co-director of First World Productions, a cultural and educational performance arts organization.