Celeste: 'Black women singing soul, blues and jazz aren't being heard in the mainstream' – Repeating Islands
Christine Ochefu ( The Guardian) highlights the career of soul, blues, and jazz singer and songwriter Celeste (Celeste Epiphany Waite). The American-born British singer’s 2019 single “Coco Blood” rendered tribute to her British-Jamaican heritage, and the music video for the song, directed by Akinola Davids, was filmed in Jamaica. Her album Not Your Muse was released today (January 29, 2021) on Polydor. Ochefu writes: She was supposed to be the sound of 2020 until the pandemic stalled her progress. But with a relationship giving her fresh perspective for her debut album, she’s made up...
Source: repeatingislands.com