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Tamar-Kali’s “Pseudoacoustic” With Special Guest Valerie June at The Kitchen
Tamar-Kali is no novice at conveying profoundly worldly messages in the forms of dizzying aural experiences matched with daring visuals. Her newest performance piece and project Pseudoacoustic debuted...
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LIVING.LIFE.LOVE: Celebration of Somi’s Live Album with Teju Cole & Morley
Be sure to check out the celebration of Somi’s new album Live at Jazz Standard at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday August 9th. The album was recorded during the course of two sold-out nights at the Jazz...
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Somi Live at Jazz Standard
(Palmetto Records) August 2, 2011 8.8 Somi, an African soul-jazz vocalist and founder and artistic director of the non-profit organization New Africa Live, has just dropped Live at Jazz Standard, which...
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The Revivalist | Friday Round Up!
We know this week has passed you by too quickly and so we planned ahead and made you this week’s roundup! Here is what you missed: Issue no.6: “Jazz in Dancehalls” -The Rise of Funk And Soul (New...
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The Colors of Somi
Somi is truly the example of a polyculturalist. Born to parents from Rwanda and Uganda, the enchanting vocalist writes and performs her songs in multiple languages. She was the recent recipient of the...
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DJ Raydar Ellis Presents: Dubs Mix #1 (Winter Jazz Fest 2013 Edition)
Here is a 20-ish minute mix of some of todays DOPEST Jazz. I made this in preparation for Winter Jazz Fest 2013 where Revive Music will be hosting a 2 night stay. Rich Medina & I will be holding...
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A Walk Through WJF 2013
Every year we have writers comb through the countless shows at Winter JazzFest without much of a prompting to see what they make it to and what new up-and-coming music they can find as well as which of...
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Somi Brings Nigeria to New York at Drom Showcase
A dark cocoa skinned ingénue stood on stage, adorned in black leather leggings and a red lace dress, illuminating the dimly lit underground New York haunt, Drom. Somi is her name. Her long locks gently...
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Somi’s Secret Show Tonight!
Presented in Association with Revive Music, Somi will be performing a secret show at a venue to be announced this morning—RSVP to get@revive-music.com for location! Advance tickets are highly...
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SOMI: Afterhours Residency at Joe’s Pub
Thursday, May 1st will be your last chance to catch Somi for the Night Spring residency at Joe’s Pub. Accompanying the singer will be Toru Dodo (keys), Nir Felder (guitar), Otis Brown III (drums), as...
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Somi Releases ‘The Lagos Music Salon’ for OKeh Records
New York-based East African vocalist Somi recently dropped her major label debut The Lagos Music Salon Sony Music’s OKeh Records. Joining Somi on her newest album are Otis Brown III (drums), Toru Dodo...
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Video Premiere: Somi –“Brown Round Things” + Interview
Singer-songwriter Somi will be the first to tell you that she is the combination of multiple layers. But throughout the different sheets that make up the chantuese, she is at her deepest core, a...
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Video: Somi –‘Ginger Me Slowly’
Singer-songwriter Somi is back with a new video for “Ginger Me Slowly” from her Lagos Music Salon LP. “Ginger Me Slowly” follows Somi’s last video for “Brown Round Things” that premiered right here on...
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Somi will be gracing MIST Harlem on Friday, April 24th to give a special performance of her Lagos Music Salon album with an all-acoustic chamber jazz ensemble. The East African jazz vocalist’s upcoming...
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9/04: Somi at Joe’s Pub
Somi will be gracing Joe’s Pub on Friday, September 4th. The singer-songwriter will be performing music from her critically-acclaimed 2014 album, The Lagos Music Salon. Set times start at 7:30 pm and...
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