Tahirah Memory | |
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Genres | Jazz and soul |
Occupations | Singer |
Tahirah Memory is a jazz and soul singer. She is from Portland, Oregon and has performed internationally.
Memory's performances have been described as intimate experiences for the audience. [1] Her albums include Pride (2015) [2] and Asha (2019); Asha was nominated for several SoulTracks awards. [1] Pride was produced by Jarrod Lawson. [2] Memory has performed with Lawson in London [3] and Birmingham. [4] In 2013 Memory performed at a benefit for the American Music Program, run by her father, Thara Memory. [5]
Memory performed at the Skanner Foundation's 35th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast in 2021 [6] and was a headliner of the Portland Black Music Expo in fall 2021. [7]
Memory is a single parent. Her father was famous Portland jazz trumpeter Thara Memory. [1]
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