No, I'm not saying only white women from overseas are the only white women that can sing but I'm realizing that most of the white women I listen to--and they are few--are NOT from the U.S. They're usually from Europe or Australia.
What's with that? Am I missing something? This is a serious, albeit an embarrassing question.
I recently came across this track from new Eglo Records artist Natalie Slade: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DflyzZJbq2g She's based in Sydney, Australia, and her debut album will be produced by Hiatus Kaiyote's Simon Mavin.
Now, let me name a few names...
- Coco O. from Quadron/Robin Hannibal (Okay, she's not the best singer but you get the point) ...speaking of Mr. Hannibal - Rhye - Amy Winehouse - Alice Russell - Jessie Ware - Nai Palm from Hiatus Kaiyote - Kimbra - Henrietta "Etta" Bond (worked with SiR on his November album) - Charlotte Day Wilson (Worked with Daniel Caesar. She's from Canada) - Deborah Jordan (backing vocalist for Bembe Segue. Worked with Silhouette Brown/2000black producers Dego and Kaidi Thatham.
I'm not a fan of Adele, Joss Stone, but some will want to include them, too.
I almost listed homegirl from Moonchild but it turns out she's an Iranian-American from Seattle.
Hmmm.
-- "Music is not to be possessed; it's to be shared.” - James Mtume
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