Artist profile

Raffaela Herbert is a 3 octave range vocalist artist ,

She grew up in The Netherlands and has Surinamese roots,

She makes art inspired by music and visa versa!

She composes music and writes songs and poetry

June 2025, Amsterdam,

Raffaela uses AI together with her Artwork, resulting into such as these:

Raffaela Herbert picture 10 years old

BASED IN AMSTERDAM SINCE 1982

Intro music: (composed and played 2024 by Raffaela Herbert at Amsterdam Home studio)

El Padre

mail@raffaelaherbert.nl

Raffaela improvising fragment:

Track called Planning life

One of my gifts is , to harmonyse on spot,

This is an example of me composing harmony in my homestudio with my looper:

(2024 Amsterdam home recording)


2016
Shabo featuring Raffaela Herbert op Album Mate Y esperitu

Track heet Chessplaying this dame, lyrics by- en gezongen door Raffaela Herbert

geproduceerd door Shabo

Picture Raffaela Herbert at the CC music cafe Amsterdam 2017

VIDEO YOUTUBE PRESENTING : Raffaela Herbert , working with Francisco Morales

improvising The song Pomme natural in a couple of takes

2017 AMSTERDAM

THE ALBUM SCENT OF LIFE ON Spotify

Recorded in Amsterdam 2001

Co hosting radio show DFM.nu with Himmelrych

Amsterdam 2015

Title Ghost

(2024 Home recording Amsterdam, by Raffaela Herbert)

Raffaela Herbert Co hosting as a guest/vocalist poet at:

DFM.NU radio show , Starring Himmelrych ( Mattheus Hemelrijk)

studio Amsterdam west






Vocalist Raffaela Herbert,
sounds like
Pop, jazz, hip-hop , club-music

I sing
Jazz Standards- I improvise
self written songs


I do vocal backings and love the sound of harmony




At the moment (2025) I am working with Mathias Breton,

Our band is called The transpoetics

Our third single The jackal from the album The jackal just came out;

We just released an album called The jackal : by the Transpoetics

On Spotify and Apple Music

bookings and contact info link below:

https://www.thetranspoetics.one

Our first album is called Good Times (2015, Amsterdam)

For video samples of the Album : “Good times “, clique the link below

https://youtu.be/H7VuZPzh_Rw?si=lmTV1MHKFA8y3aOX

Gigs Ensemble transpoetiqe:

Playing at Michiel Vinyl 2014 Amsterdam

Promoting the album Good times 2016 Amsterdam

at Plek , Amsterdam

1998 tot heden
Bandjes: Moving to cool

1997-1999
Bandjes: De helden van 06-11 (Coverband)

2000
Leidens Ontzet
Vocalen
Samengewerkt met FGE en Hans Dulfer, Dj, sax.

1999-2000
Studio: Soul planet ( Nu: The Planet)

Samenwerking met Roni Morgan & Michael Waters
producers – songwriters
2001-2002

2000-2001 :

Theo van Gogh (Movie director, actor, writer, columnist, tv Host, TV programmer) ,spots Raffaela Herbert ( vocalist, songwriter, Artist )in Comedy cafe Toomler at The Jazz session.

He invests in Album Scent of life, produced by famous Dutch pianist/composer /Award winning Michiel Borstlap. Recorded at Paul Powers studio . Scent of life can be found on Spotify and Apple Music. The album is a mixture of jazzy & soulful tunes performed by vocalist Raffaela Herbert & pianist trio Michiel Borstlap, including some self written songs, such as Rollercoaster (R. Herbert & Merlin the Wizard aka Merlijn Julliard)





2003-2007
Zangeres, vocaal arrangeur, tekstdichter
Future Groove Express; Bandleider: Jazzy D (DJ, Band, producer Live band Keyj en studio):
Plaat: Es vivre ibiza 2004, The sun is the answer
2003-2007
Zangeres, tekstdichter
Rednose District: Dj duo Steeven de Peeven & Aardvarck, Band electronic jazz funk en club muziek Label Rushour
Platen:

Crazy bout ya woman


2009
Samenwerking met
Rapper Extince: Backing vocals en chorus
Plaat: De avonturen van de Exter Ronaldus!


2010
Singer/songwriter
Aardvarck
Label: Eat Concrete
Plaat, Aardvarck Choice


2011 
Turkije
Samenwerking met DJ Ilgin
Plaat :Land of dreams
label Pacha


Festival
1998
Sevilla Festival
The spanish Supremes: Covers en live band



2003
Haarlems Jazz Festival.
Zangeres Raffaela Herbert
Band Michiel Borstlap Quartet
Album: Scent of live.

2004
Vocalen voor
Band FGE
Head candy DJ Mike van Loon
Plaat es Vivre Ibiza 2004
label Headcandy

Event :Be connected, location :Bahrein, libanon
Performers : Norman Soares & o.a. Raffaela Herbert

2007 Jazz Tent La Parreira, Ibiza
1 maand elke avond
Zangeres met band
Privé opreden voor Denise Rich, ST Tropez
Singer/songwriter met FGE.



Overige werkervaring
2007
Zangeres- Model
Samengewerkt met VJ/ Kunstenaar Micha Klein
Docu: speeding on the virtual highway
Titelsong: (Forrest song), Vocale bijdrage aan muziek Erick Mc Kenzie
Zangeres




2007
Zangeres en tekstdichter
Song// Scared featuring Shadowhuntaz (LA, Hollywood)
Producer Detroit: Non Genetic,
Procucer Japan: Riow Arai




2015
samenwerking met
Classic brothers, Merlin the Wizard & Fatimah Yamaha
Recordlabel Magnetron

1.Plaat dance alone,

2. Special design
vocalen Raffaela herbert



Massive Music
Vocals
Commercials and Jingles
An example :
Jingle for Saab
Audio:

It is possible to book me as a vocalist performer , with musicians, on stage or studio work

Bookings:

mail@raffaelaherbert.nl

2017 samenwerking met Brother Marcus ( zanger , producer, kunstenaar),

No Matter rythm

songs:

Land of dreams

Banishing vivid

kindness to brightness

Als je met me dansen wilt

You can buy these Artworks related to my music on T-shirts or printed on Chinese paper, poster, postcards

order mail:

mail@raffaelaherbert.nl

I also produce a bit, here is an example called The edge of earth, with spoken word