Imani Uzuri

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Imani Uzuri
Born
United States
Genres Soul, jazz
Occupation(s)Vocalist, composer
Website www.imaniuzuri.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Imani Uzuri is an American vocalist and composer. [1] [2]

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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

Uzuri is bisexual. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Carol (June 4, 2012). "Live: Imani Uzuri Brings The Gypsy Life To Joe's Pub". The Village Voice . Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2014., review of a performance at Joe's Pub
  2. ↑ "How Toni Cade Bambara Saved Me". The Feminist Wire. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Rob Theakston. Future 2 Future – Herbie Hancock at AllMusic . Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  4. ↑ Nadal, James (May 19, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries (2012)". All About Jazz .
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Sole, Deanne (June 7, 2012). "Imani Uzuri: The Gypsy Diaries". PopMatters .
  7. ↑ "Siren Song: Morley and Imani Uzuri", performance details, (Le) Poisson Rouge
  8. ↑ "Under Construction Series", Park Avenue Armory
  9. ↑ Profile, Lincoln Center's American Songbook Archived January 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Imani Uzuri (February 21, 2015). "#ThisIsLuv: Bisexuality Is Not a Binary!". Ebony . Retrieved July 17, 2021.
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