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Naomi Wachira (Album) by Naomi Wachira

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NAOMI WACHIRA Kenya Living In Seattle
There’s No Doubt That There’s A Better Future In Store For Naomi Especially After Her Great Breakout Year In 2013. Named The Best Folk Singer In Seattle By Alt Publication Seattle Weekly And Featured On Their Cover Naomi Became The Toast Of The Town Which In Turn Led To A Friendship With The Much-Loved Indie Songwriter Damien Jurado Who Came Onboard To Produce This Album. Other Key Collaborators That Naomi Brought In Renowned Seattle Bassist Evan Flory-Barnes Cellist Natalie Hall Macklemore Drummer Darren Reynolds Patrick & The Locomotive And Latin Percussionist Lalo Bello All Brought Their Own Ideas To The Accompaniment Guided By Jurado’s Desire To Keep The Music As Vibrantly Alive As Possible. The Result Is Naomi Wachira’s Debut Full-Length A Portrait Of A Kenyan Artist At Home In The Pacific Northwestern United States.
When You Listen To Naomi’s Songs You’ll Hear The Lifelong Influence Of Two Powerful Groundbreaking Female Songwriters Miriam Makeba And Tracy Chapman. Makeba Became One Of The Biggest Stars On The Continent Through Her Socially Aware Songwriting Something She Shared Closely With American Songwriter Tracy Chapman. Chapman Was A Voice For Social Change As Well But Naomi Loved Her Positive Idealism A Concept That Informs All The Songs On Naomi’s Album. Makeba’s Also A Personal Icon For Naomi Who Cites “the Way She Carried Herself Her Grace And Character ” As Influencers. “She Was Able To Maintain Her Integrity As An African. She Didn’t Need To Change Who She Was To Fit With Western Audiences.” That’s Why You Won’t Hear Any Stereotypical African Music On Naomi’s Debut. She’s Making Music Inspired Both By The Music She Discovered In America And The Music She Grew Up With In Kenya Not A Western Conception Of How African Music Should Sound. The Daughter Of A Kijabe Pastor Naomi Joined The Traveling Family Band At Five Years Old Spreading The Good Word Through Gospel Song. This Explains The Beautiful Harmonies On Her Album For As She Says “In My Family Everyone Sang And Everyone Knew Their Part. Harmony Was Second Nature For Us.” Larger African Concepts Also Play A Part In Naomi’s Music Like The Zulu Idea Of Ubuntu. This Concept Means “I Am Because We Are ” And It’s A Community-Based Worldview That Focuses On Caring For Each Other.
This Is Why The Songs On Naomi’s Debut Album Sound So Alive. They’re Plucked From Her Own Life Powered By Her Northwest Musical Community And Imbued With Her Own Sense Of Hopefulness. The Seattle Times Had A Recent Photo Of Naomi At Seattle’s Naturalization Ceremony Receiving Her American Citizenship With Tears Streaming Down Her Face. It’s A Remarkable Photo And A Reminder Of The Distances We Often Travel To Find Our Dreams.

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