This event is in the past.It took place on February 21, 2026 at Zellerbach Playhouse.
Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesSomi's voice carries the weight of two continents. The Rwandan-Ugandan-American vocalist weaves Afropop, soul, and jazz into a sonic travelogue composed across Lagos, Dakar, Paris, and New York: music that moves your feet and your mind in equal measure.
Afropop jazz fusion
Global storytelling
Intimate venue
Vocal powerhouse
Tips
🎤"a party and a history lesson... a call to dance and think at once" (PopMatters)
🎶"the earthy gutsiness of Nina Simone blended with the vocal beauty of Dianne Reeves" (Jazz Times)
🎭no bad seats at Zellerbach Playhouse
Somi
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Jazz & BluesJazz & BluesSomi's voice carries the weight of two continents. The Rwandan-Ugandan-American vocalist weaves Afropop, soul, and jazz into a sonic travelogue composed across Lagos, Dakar, Paris, and New York: music that moves your feet and your mind in equal measure.
Afropop jazz fusion
Global storytelling
Intimate venue
Vocal powerhouse
Tips
🎤"a party and a history lesson... a call to dance and think at once" (PopMatters)
🎶"the earthy gutsiness of Nina Simone blended with the vocal beauty of Dianne Reeves" (Jazz Times)
🎭no bad seats at Zellerbach Playhouse
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