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Changamire

Changamiré is a jazz vocalist and recording artist from Washington, DC. Glenn "HarrMonika Musik" Turner, pianist for the late Gil Scott Heron, was her first vocal coach and introduced her to recording. She receives vocal training from Howard University Professor, Kehembe Eichelberger.

AllAboutJazz.com writes “It’s difficult to nail down just what makes her voice so darn compelling. Maybe it’s the comfort or familiarity, maybe the confiding honesty. Whatever the case, it works exceptionally well.”

In 2001, Changamiré debuted her critically acclaimed album, Only Human, which features a 14-piece string section. It led to a 2004 DC Commission on the Arts Artist Fellowship that funded her performance at the GIFT Festival in Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia. She also won the Artist Fellowship in 2022 and 2023.

Changamiré: Snapshots of Germany Refine A Self-Portrait

by Chris M. Slawecki
April 21, 2023

When vocalist Changamiré accepted an invitation to represent the US in an international jazz delegation from the German Federal Foreign Office, to tour and network with the jazz communities in jny: Berlin, jny: Frankfurt and jny: Darmstadt, she expected to discover new insights about the jazz industry and culture in Germany. But she was happily surprised ...

Love

By Changamire

Label: Sonnig Records
Released: 2014
Track listing: If You Should Wonder; Part of Your Heart; Sunny Days; Love; I'd Rather Be With You; A Starlight; Discover (featuring Skip Fennell); For Seven Nights; Georgia on My Mind; The Truth of the Matter; Continuous (remix featuring Jaymo and Lini); All I'm Sayin'; The First Time.

Changamire: Love

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 12, 2014

With Love, Washington DC-based vocalist Changamiré follows up her self-produced 2001 debut Only Human with a new song cycle mainly co-written and produced with Lincoln Ross, who also contributes trombone to several tracks. Changamiré's songs suggest the compositional depth of Roberta Flack. But her voice is not quite so brooding, and sounds more rooted in the ...

What a Wonderful World (of Music)

by Chris M. Slawecki
December 10, 2014

Wil Blades Field Notes Royal Potato Family 2014 It's good to know that no matter how many things change around us, there's still nothing that kicks out the jams like a good old school B-3 organ, guitar and drum trio. Wil Blades provides an excellent case study ...

Acclaimed Vocalist Changamiré Partners With The Black Restaurant Group For Album Release Party And 33rd Annual Takoma Park Street Festival

September 29, 2014

Don’t miss the event celebrating the artist’s latest CD, Love.
 It is free to the public and scheduled for Saturday, October 4, 2014. Washington, D.C. – Since announcing the debut of her latest album, critically acclaimed D.C. artist Changamiré has created buzz by joining forces with Republic, the Black Restaurant Group’s newest offering. As a kickoff ...

Critically Acclaimed Jazz Artist Changamiré Releases Newest Album, Titled "Love"

August 21, 2014

Washington, D.C.-based vocalist Changamiré announces the release of her latest CD, Love. Her first album, Only Human, enjoyed resounding international success. Washington, D.C. — Changamiré, a Washington, D.C. jazz and R&B vocalist whose work has met global acclaim, announces the release of her newest album, Love. Fans can expect an eclectic mix of songs on the ...

Jazz Incognito

by Changamire
June 11, 2010

"Let's try it again," he said, staring at the flat-screen monitors and twisting dozens of knobs and buttons. “That one was a little sharp. One more time."From a bedroom in his red brick rambler in Oxon Hill, MD, hip hop producer Adrian “BuBu the Producer" Barnes is guiding me, a jazz singer, through a ...

Changamire at GIFT: Part 3-3 - Homeward Bound

by Changamire
September 6, 2004

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Introduction I am Changamiré, a Jazz/R&B singer in Washington, DC, USA. This story is about my performance at the 8th Annual Georgian International Festival of the Arts (GIFT), the weekend of June 11, 2004, in the warm and charming city of Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic ...

Changamire at GIFT: Part 2-3 - Changamire's Gift

by Changamire
September 5, 2004

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3Introduction I am Changamiré, a Jazz/R&B singer in Washington, DC, USA. This story is about my performance at the 8th Annual Georgian International Festival of the Arts (GIFT), the weekend of June 11, 2004, in the warm and charming city of Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic ...