Imani Uzuri

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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 identifies as bisexual. [10]

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References

  1. 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
  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.