Imani Uzuri
Imani Uzuri | |
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| Born | United States |
| Genres | Soul, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, composer |
| Website | www |
Imani Uzuri is an American vocalist and composer.[1][2]
Uzuri has collaborated with artists across various disciplines including co-writing and singing the song "Be Still" for Herbie Hancock's album Future 2 Future.[3]
In 2012, Uzuri released her second album, The Gypsy Diaries, which was funded with a Kickstarter campaign.[4][5][6] In January 2013, she appeared with the singer Morley at (Le) Poisson Rouge.[7] Uzuri was a 2015 Park Avenue Armory artist-in-residence.[8] March 2016 marked Uzuri's Lincoln Center's American Songbook series debut.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Uzuri identifies as bisexual.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Cooper, Carol (June 4, 2012). "Live: Imani Uzuri Brings The Gypsy Life To Joe's Pub". The Village Voice. Retrieved December 29, 2014., review of a performance at Joe's Pub
- ^ "How Toni Cade Bambara Saved Me". The Feminist Wire. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ Rob Theakston. Future 2 Future – Herbie Hancock at AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Nadal, James (May 19, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries (2012)". All About Jazz.
- ^ Weaver, Joshua R. (June 6, 2012). "Imani Uzuri's Gypsy Diaries: New World Soul". The Root. Archived from the original on December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ^ Sole, Deanne (June 7, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries". PopMatters.
- ^ "Siren Song: Morley and Imani Uzuri", performance details, (Le) Poisson Rouge
- ^ "Under Construction Series", Park Avenue Armory
- ^ Profile, Lincoln Center's American Songbook Archived January 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Imani Uzuri (February 21, 2015). "#ThisIsLuv: Bisexuality Is Not a Binary!". Ebony. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
External links
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Categories:
- Living people
- Bisexual women musicians
- Bisexual singers
- American bisexual women
- American bisexual musicians
- American LGBTQ singers
- African-American LGBTQ people
- American soul singers
- African-American feminists
- African-American women composers
- American feminist musicians
- American musicians of Nigerian descent
- 21st-century African-American women singers
- 21st-century American women singers
- LGBTQ women singers