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Zara McFarlane

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Brownswood, led by Gilles Peterson, is proud to present the new album by Zara Mcfarlane, an authentic jazz vocalist often compared to Nina Simone and Roberta Flack!!Zara Mcfarlane, a new-generation authentic jazz vocalist who made her debut on Gilles Petersons Brownswood, has been compared to Nina Simone and Roberta Flack, and has performed alongside Grammy-winning artist Gregory Porter, has released her new album, *Songs of an Unknown Tongue*.This album pushes the boundaries of jazz and adjacent genres by exploring the ethnic and spiritual traditions of Jamaica, the homeland of her ancestors.Kwake Bass, who has contributed to works by Joe Armon-Jones and Sampha, and Wu-lu, known for his collaborations with Black Midiboth active in the South London music sceneserve as producers, creating a futuristic sound.Furthermore, the album recreates the pulsating, hypnotic rhythms of traditional Jamaica