Pre-Order: Somi - Zenzile: the Reimagination of Miriam Makeba [LP]
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Zenzile: the Reimagination of Miriam Makeba
Somi
Vinyl Rel Date: 2026-09-11
Somi's""superblyplayed, beautifullyexecutedandexquisitelyproduced""(Jazzwise)tributetoMiriamMakeba, the""FirstLadyofAfricanSong"", 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