Vocalist Somi Releases 3rd New Single “So You Want To Be A Woman” ft. Saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin | LISTEN!
GRAMMY-Nominated Vocalist Somi Releases
“So You Want To Be A Woman (feat. Lakecia Benjamin)”
Third Single From Upcoming Album
What Does It Take To Bloom?
Out August 7
New Album What Does It Take to Bloom?
Out August 7 via Salon Africana
July 15, 2026: Today, GRAMMY-nominated vocalist-songwriter Somi released “So You Want To Be A Woman (feat. Lakecia Benjamin)” from her upcoming album What Does It Take to Bloom?, out August 7 via Salon Africana. The single examines the unspoken expectations placed upon all women and the burdens they are expected to hold. Speaking directly from the embodied realities of Black womanhood, Somi’s commanding vocals alongside a fiery solo by GRAMMY-nominated saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin take the listeners on a powerful sonic journey.
While reflecting on the song, Somi shares: “So You Want to Be a Woman is a conversation with the younger version of myself who could never have imagined the beauty and burden that would accompany becoming a woman. While the title of the song poses a question, I hope the answer is one that offers women everywhere a future shaped by greater freedom and possibilities.”
The song follows the first two singles from the album – “Sometimes Love (feat. The Cavemen)”, a groove-heavy love song that transports listeners to the intoxicating heat of Lagos where the song was recorded, and “We’re All Falling,” one of the project’s most affecting songs that confronts mortality with striking clarity.
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