Somi & Metropole Orkest

Singer, composer, and playwright Somi Kakoma, better known as ‘Somi’, takes the stage this season alongside the Metropole Orkest, conducted by Vince Mendoza. As the daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda, Somi brings a unique musical perspective that earned her a Grammy nomination in 2021 for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her live album Holy Room: Live At Alte Oper. She became the first African woman nominated in any of the Grammy jazz categories. Somi has previously collaborated with Gregory Porter, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, and Seun Kuti.

As the winner of the 2023 Doris Duke Artist Award and recipient of two NAACP Image Awards, Somi has made her mark as an influential force in the world of jazz and music. A memorable fusion of Somi’s smooth jazz and African rhythms intertwined with the unmatched sound of the Metropole Orkest.

Singer, composer, and writer Somi Kakoma, better known as ‘Somi’, takes the stage this september alongside the Metropole Orkest. As the daughter of immigrants from Uganda and Rwanda, Somi brings a unique musical perspective that earned her a Grammy nomination in 2021 for Best Jazz Vocal Album for her live album Holy Room: Live At Alte Oper. She became the first African woman nominated in any of the Grammy jazz categories. Conducted by Vince Mendoza we will play at Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, Stadsgehoorzaal Leiden and Muziekgebouw aan ‘t Ij.

20 september 2024 Muziekgebouw Eindhoven
21 september 2024 Leiden
22 september 2024 Muziekgebouw aan ’t Ij Amsterdam

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