Miriam Mandipira is from Zimbabwe, and her inspiration comes from the great African singers she listened to as a young woman and from the soulful African musical tradition she grew up in.

Miriam is thus The Real Thing and without a doubt the best soul / blues singer in Denmark!
She has already taken the country by storm, such as Blues singer of the year in 2016 and is a much sought after soloist in various contexts, including and DR Big Band.
The Soul Family is a recent collaboration between Miriam and 4 experienced musicians. "We met around a concert where we were going to interpret some Etta James songs, and here it just said click, and we instantly felt like we were related to each other, and thinking this we should do something more about."

In this project, we interpret other people's songs yes, but we place great emphasis on interpreting without copying. As such, we do not use the term genre. It has always been the feeling that drives ...

Miriam Mandipira is from Zimbabwe, and her inspiration comes from the great African singers she listened to as a young woman and from the soulful African musical tradition she grew up in.

Miriam is thus The Real Thing and without a doubt the best soul / blues singer in Denmark!
She has already taken the country by storm, such as Blues singer of the year in 2016 and is a much sought after soloist in various contexts, including and DR Big Band.
The Soul Family is a recent collaboration between Miriam and 4 experienced musicians. "We met around a concert where we were going to interpret some Etta James songs, and here it just said click, and we instantly felt like we were related to each other, and thinking this we should do something more about."

In this project, we interpret other people's songs yes, but we place great emphasis on interpreting without copying. As such, we do not use the term genre. It has always been the feeling that drives me, I have learned to be inspired, to make room for myself ", explains Miriam in the magazine Jazz Special.

“It's this feeling that drives us, so whether we play an Etta James song or a song with Gasolin, it has to feel right. Sometimes people can recognize the songs we play, other times we take the songs to a completely different place. It is our wish with this project really to give the audience a musical experience beyond the usual and send them uplifted and happy home. ”...

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