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Tawanda ‘Smile’ Album Preview

August 31, 2022

The Los Angeles-based vocalist, 26, sings in a cloudless alto with a crystalline shimmer: an effortless but unfussy jazz feeling and immaculate musicianship. Continue Reading

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