A captivating singer with a vast octave range and confessional lyrics, she ascended the ranks via word-of-mouth praise.
Critics likened her to Nina Simone, whose virtuosity confounded an industry that couldn’t quite place her aesthetic.
That you might’t funnel it into some neat little box is a plus.
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“I thought I was an important artist,” she recently told theEvening Standard.
The least I could have had was a real conversation."
Mvula can only be true to herself and let the universe dictate the rest.
On “Safe Passage,” for instance, she details liberty through a lens of disbelief.
“Never imagined I would ever be free from your story,” she sings piercingly.
“Staring in the face of it, I finally see I’m everything I need.”
