Somi - Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba

Somi'ssuperblyplayed, beautifullyexecutedandexquisitelyproduced(Jazzwise)tributetoMiriamMakeba, theFirstLadyofAfricanSong, isfinallyavailableondoublevinyl. SomiKakomaisaGrammynominatedUS-basedsinger, songwriter, playwrightandactorofRwandanandUgandandescent. Heracclaimed2022album, 'Zenzile-TheReimaginationOfMiriamMakeba', herseventhoverall, isacelebrationoftheinvaluablemusicalcontributionsandmessagesofsocialjusticemadebythe'firstladyofAfricansong'andfeaturesSomi'sinterpretationsofsomeofMakeba'sbestknownrecordings. Abrandnew (andnewlymastered)double-vinylformatofthealbumisbeingfinallymadeavailableexactlyoneyearaftertheoriginalCDanddigitalreleaseonwhatwouldhavebeenMakeba's90thbirthday (4thMarch2022)-thevinyl releaseiscoincidingwithaconcertatFaschinginStockholmonMarch7andaLondonshowatRonnieScott'sonMarch12. Supplejazzsingingandcompassionatesocialconsciousness: they'rebothseriousandseductive. -TheNewYorkTimes