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Interview: Imani Uzuri on 'The Gypsy Diaries', Quilt Making, and Diversifying What the American Songbook Means by Jose Solis

Imani Uzuri is redefining the concept of world music by following the great tradition of female African American musicians like Bessie Smith, and adding a cosmopolitan flavor that doesn't only enrichen her gospel, soulful flavor, but makes it sound fresher than it ever has. In her second album, The Gypsy Diaries, she incorporated instruments and sounds from Eastern Europe, Japan, Morocco and India, to make textures s…

SOURCE: stagebuddy.com at 06:15PM on March 28, 2016

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