TOUR DATES
Somi live at Carnegie Hall. November 2022. Photo by Terrence Jennings,
2024
3/23 - BASEL at Volkshaus
3/22 - POTSDAM/BERLIN at Nikkolaisaal
3/21 - BRUSSELS, BELGIUM at Flagey Studio Four
3/20 - BRUGGE, BELGIUM at Cultuurcentrum Brugge
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2023
9/12 - 12/10 Somi debuts on Broadway in JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIRBRAIDING
8/12 MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA at Jazz on the Vineyard
8/6 NEWPORT, RI at Newport Jazz Festival
7/9 PERUGIA, ITALY at Umbria Jazz opening for Herbie Hancock
7/8 ROTTERDAM at North Sea Jazz Festival
7/6 STOCKHOLM at Copenhagen Jazz Festival
7/5 GENT, BELGIUM at Gent Jazz Festival
5/26 DRESDEN, GERMANY Musikfestspiele
5/25 PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC at JazzDock
5/24 TRUTNOV, CZECH REPUBLIC at Jazzinec Festival
5/23 DORTMUND, GERMANY at Klangvokal Musikfestival
5/20 NEW YORK, NY at Park Avenue Armory
5/12 WASHINGTON, DC at The Kennedy Center
5/4 CAMBRIDGE, MA at Harvard University
3/12 LUXEMBOURG at Philharmonie Luxembourg
3/11 LILLE, FRANCE at Jazz En Nord
3/10 HAMBURG, GERMANY at Elbphilharmonie
3/8 MÅLMO, SWEDEN at Victoriateatern
3/7 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN at Fasching Jazz Club
3/6 PARIS, FRANCE at Café de la Danse
3/4 HANNOVER, GERMANY at Staatstheater
3/3 ZURICH, SWITZERLAND at Moods
3/2 LONDON, UK at Ronnie Scott’s
2/25 NEW YORK, NY *as special guest* at Jazz at Lincoln Center
2/24 TORONTO, CANADA at Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music
2/18 NEW YORK, NY at CARA (Center for Art, Research, and Alliances)
1/21 ST. LOUIS, MO at The Sheldon Concert Hall
1/20 CHICAGO, IL at The Promontory
1/19 DES MOINES, IA at The Temple Theatre at Des Moines Performing Arts
NEWS
July 27, 2023. Somi announces her upcoming Broadway debut in Jocelyn Bioh’s JAJA’S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING directed by Whitney White.
July 3, 2023. Somi tours alongside Gregory Porter and Herbie Hancock in Summer EU dates.
May 1, 2023. Somi announces performances at Harvard University and The Kennedy Center.
April 30, 2023. Somi kicks off UNESCO’s global International Jazz Day celebration.
March 14 , 2023. Somi returns from triumphant, sold out European Tour announces Summer dates.
February 14, 2023. Somi receives the prestigious Doris Duke Artist Award.
January 1, 2023. Somi announces 2023 European Tour.
November 18, 2022, Somi debuts at Carnegie Hall with strings!
October 22, 2022. Somi wins Best Jazz Vocal Performance for the Zenzile album at the inaugural Jazz Music Awards
October 15, 2022 Somi appears at Detroit Symphony Orchestra on double bill with the legendary singer Lisa Fischer.
September 10, 2022. Somi live in Houston at Miller Outdoor Theater
April - July 2022. Somi’s original play ‘Dreaming Zenzile’ runs Off-Broadway in New York City
March 27, 2022. Live in South Africa - Album Release Celebration at South African State Theatre.
March 2022 - Somi celebrates the release of the album ZENZILE: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba in commemoration of would have been Makeba’s 90th Birthday at the legendary Apollo Theater mainstage. Please continue to SUPPORT and BUY the music HERE. Special guests on the album include Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Gregory Porter, Angelique Kidjo, Seun Kuti, Thandiswa Mazwai, Nduduzo Makhathini, and Msaki.