SOMI Breaks Ground with Release of CD “The Lagos Music Salon” on Aug. 5th, 2014
SOMI Breaks New Ground on Her Major Label Debut
The Lagos Music Salon
Available August 5 on OKeh Records
New African Jazz and Soul Inspired
by a Journey to Lagos, Nigeria
Featuring Guest Artists Common and Angelique Kidjo
Few contemporary albums bare as particular a narrative as The Lagos Music Salon. The new album by the superb chanteuse Somi, finds her breaking new ground with a hybrid style of music that organically integrates the essence of jazz and soul with the musical depth of her African heritage.