Washington D.C. based vocalist and songwriter
Cecily Bumbray releases the second single from her
forthcoming album "Awakening Pt. 2" today which, naturally, follows "The Awakening Pt.1" (2019)" with her first being "Songs of Love and Freedom" (2018).
The single, "Flower In Winter", which has a jazz-samba style, we are informed is inspired by a quote: "Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an
act of communion" by author, academic, activist and black feminist bell hooks, and presumably released
today for International Women's Day.
bell hooks was actually Gloria Jean Watkins who borrowed the name
from her maternal grandmother Bell Blair Hooks for her pen name and
used lower case letter to distinguish herself from her
grandmother.
The forthcoming album is also inspired by bell hooks book "All About Love" and it may then come as no surprise to learn that Ms Bumbray has a degree in Political Science and Black Studies.
We can't let it pass without commenting that her tone is very much in the Minnie Riperton mould.
Cecily has featured here once before featuring on "Feel So Good", a track from Jose James' "No Beginning No End2" in 2020. She has opened for Gregory Porter, Ezra Collective, Maysa, Kenny Lattimore and Johnny Gill to name a few.
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| Rating: | 8.2 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Soul Jazz |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Harmonious Grits |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/03/2024 |
| Key/BPM: | 12A/86 |
| Price: | £1 |
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