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Personally, talking how does the music and being who you are now, has affected your life as woman? Are things easier now with your status of well-known singer?
Gender politics never leave the room no matter who you are. So, no, things are not easier for me as a woman and they most likely won’t be until they are easier for all women.
You have performed alongside Hugh Masekela, Dave Matthews, Vusi Mahlesela Mos Def, Baaba Maal, John Legend, Billy Childs, Paul Simon, Danilo Perez, Idan Raichel, Jennifer Hudson and many more. If you have to talk about the main thing, your learned from these experiences what would it be?
To trust that you are enough and deserve to be in the room, so breathe and be thankful.
You are at your 6th album a career that started in 2003 with release of your first album Eternal Motive. Now, looking back at your career if you
have to change something what will it be?
I don’t believe in regrets
As we are closing do you have a special word towards the public what are your next hot dates?
To the public thanks for always being there. I’m touring right January 9th I will be at Music Head Gallery in Los Angeles, the 11 at Jack London Revue in Portland, and many other dates in America, then I will be in April 25th in Finland April Jazz in Espoo, the 26th at the offbeat Jazz Fest in Basel Switzerland and then Germany with the Cologne Philharmonie ther 27th, Frankfurt Alte Oper
May 3rd, Kassel May 4th , at the Staatstheater many other date can be viewed in my site https://www.somimusic.com/on-tour/.
Somi, thank you for this open talk all the best for your next ventures.
Interview by Hubert Marlin
journalist