Genre: Jazz, Soul
For fans of: Ego Ella May, Etta Bond
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Sahra Gure is a London based singer songwriter, who is originally from Berlin. On top of singing and writing, Sahra composes and arranges. The multi-talented artist first had her taste of music at a young age when she played violin. She was enrolled at Aldeburgh Young Musician Program, and it’s there where she discovered her love for singing.
Love Me, With Me is the singer’s first EP, she wrote and produced the project herself in Soup Studios.
Leave me was written on reflection of losing someone extremely close to me. Loss is so complicated but whilst writing this I began to see the importance of acknowledging my mistakes without wallowing in self pity. I think that’s something we as humans find hard. It’s easy to acknowledge mistakes, it’s difficult to change our behaviour.”, Sahra noted when speaking to Musicismysanctuary.com
Winner of the Musicians’ Company Young Jazz Musician Award 2019, Sahra is already pipped by Jazzwise as ‘one to watch in 2020’ Sahra’s EP has received support from Bandcamp Daily, BBC Radio 1, BBC 1Xtra, Worldwide FM & Jazz FM. Sahra’s versatile approach to singing has seen her work with the likes of Orphy Robinson, Dele Sosimi, Cleveland Watkiss MBE, Ashley Henry, Tori Handsley, Mark Mondesir and Kishon Khan to name a few. Performing London Jazz Festival, Havana Jazz Festival, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, Jazz Cafe, Dimensions Festival, WOMAD Festival and many more. Sahra was invited to present her solo work at The Southbank Centre’s future tense programme and most recently selected to perform at Jazz Re:Fest Online 2020.
Extended support has come from Jazzwise who placed her on the “One To Watch in 2020′ list, Supported by Gilles Peterson (BBC 6 Music, Worldwide FM & Radio Nova, France), Jamz Supernova mention and play on BBC Radio 1Xtra in June 2020. Tony Minvielle, China Moses & Tim Garcia (Jazz FM), Nubya Garcia & Touching Bass (NTS). Jyoti played her latest single on Rinse FM.
Sounds like…
Piano accompanied by her innocent teasing vocals. The majority of her discography features solo performances of an acoustic nature.
In their lyrics…
An organic listen taking listeners through the seven stages of grief: shock, denial, guilt, anger, depression, reconstruction, and acceptance.
Listen if you’re feeling…
Something soft and comforting. Sahra makes music to ease the soul.
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