About: Somi (African singer)

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Somi (born Laura Kabasomi Kakoma on June 6, 1981) is a Grammy-nominated American-born singer, songwriter, playwright, and actor of Rwandan and Ugandan descent. Somi is the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a Jazz category.

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