Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba [LP Reissue]

Somi - Zenzile: The Reimagination Of Miriam Makeba [LP Reissue]

Somi's"superblyplayed, beautifullyexecutedandexquisitelyproduced"(Jazzwise)tributetoMiriamMakeba, the"FirstLadyofAfricanSong", is finallyavailableondoublevinyl. SomiKakomaisaGrammynominatedUS-basedsinger, songwriter, playwrightandactorofRwandanandUgandandescent. Heracclaimed2022 album, 'Zenzile-TheReimaginationOfMiriamMakeba', herseventhoverall, isacelebrationoftheinvaluablemusicalcontributionsandmessagesof socialjusticemadebythe'firstladyofAfricansong'andfeaturesSomi'sinterpretationsofsomeofMakeba'sbestknownrecordings. Abrandnew (andnewlymastered)double-vinylformatofthealbumisbeingfinallymadeavailableexactlyoneyearaftertheoriginalCDanddigital releaseonwhatwouldhavebeenMakeba's90thbirthday (4thMarch2022)-thevinyl releaseiscoincidingwithaconcertatFaschinginStockholm onMarch7andaLondonshowatRonnieScott'sonMarch12. "Supplejazzsingingandcompassionatesocialconsciousness: they'rebothseriousandseductive. "-TheNewYorkTimes