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HIGHLIGHTS
- Album Release Celebration in New York City
- Germany calls Somi "the New Nina Simone" & Other Great Press
- Somi Awarded the USArtists International Grant
- Debut Performance at Essence Music Fest on the Walmart Stage
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Album Release Celebration & Performance
for "The Lagos Music Salon"
at The Cutting Room in New York City
FINALLY! Somi's NEW ALBUM and major label debut on Sony/Okeh with special guests Angelique Kidjo, Common, Ambrose Akinmusire, and more will be available WORLDWIDE in a matter of weeks on Tuesday, August 5th! The very next day, Wednesday, August 6th, join us for her OFFICIAL ALBUM RELEASE SHOW at the gorgeous new Cutting Room located at 44 East 32nd Street in New York City. Doors at 6PM. Show starts at 7:30PM sharp. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE TODAY and before they sell out! Reservations strongly recommended.
Special Bonus: If
you pre-order the album today, you'll have immediate downloads of the
songs "Last Song" and "Ginger Me Slowly". Be sure to let us know what
you think of them! and pre-order the album HERE now!
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Germany calls Somi "The New Nina Simone"
and other great features from
JazzTimes and JazzWise!
On the heels of a fantastic run of sold-out
album release shows in Paris, Berlin, and London, the European press
has fantastic things to say about the new album and Somi's live show. DeutschlandRadio Kultur in Germany dubbed Somi "The New Nina Simone" while the UK's preeminent jazz publication JazzWise Magazine exclaimed that Somi's "vivid and provocative"
performance and album have "the standard of writing - above all the
lyrics and melodies - and vocal performance that make it clear the loudening buzz around the singer is anything but hollow." In Paris, a national feature on France InterRadio by Marc Fauvelle swooned over Somi's "vocal beauty and its bewitching charm!" (Check out the full articles or audio HERE: DeutschlandRadio Kultur / JazzWise Magazine /FranceInter Radio )
Back in the U.S., this month's issue of the esteemed JazzTimes Magazine
offered a fantastic review of "The Lagos Music Salon". Vocal critic
Christopher Loudon says Somi's "voice emerges pure and strong" on an
album that marks "a deeply personal journey, from which emerges a
magnificently candid, reverent disquisition." Pick up a copy on your
local newstand now if you can!
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Somi Awarded USArtists International Grant
by MidAlantic Arts Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation & The National Endowment for the Arts
Yesterday it was
announced that Somi was one of 29 U.S. Performing Artists selected in
the highly competetive and final cycle of the 2014 USArtists International (USAI)
program. Over $198,000 was awarded to six theater, ten dance, and
thirteen music ensembles and solo artists from across the United States
to support their engagements at 42 festivals in 26 countries across the
globe.
This is the second time in Somi's career to be awarded this grant and she will use the funds towards her 2015 engagement at the Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe. Needless to say, we are thrilled!
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Somi's Debut Performance
at ESSENCE Music Fest
Over the Fourth of July weekend, Somi headed down to New Orleans for her debut appearance at the storied ESSENCE Music Fest
where she both performed and had an on-stage interview on the Walmart
Stage in the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center alongside the likes of
R&B favorites Trey Songz and Mali Music.
The festival boasted over 500,000 attendees on this there 20th year and
it was a wonderful experience for both Somi and her growing audience.
Special thanks to Congolese designer Kahindo Mateene of Modhanik for Somi's lovely dress!
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Watch Somi's Album Teaser and
Catch a Glimpse of Her Life in Lagos
...Then Pre-Order the Album
Click HERE
to take a quick trip to Lagos by watching Somi's new album teaser
video. The song featured is Somi's Fela Kuti-inspired "Lady Revisited"
with the inimitable Angelique Kidjo. We LOVE Lagos and hope this will help you get a sense of why! :) Then pre-order the album HERE today! Thank you for your continued support.
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