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Zena Edwards

From United Kingdom

Zena Edwards is an enticing young poet from Tottenham, North London. She has toured extensively and uses sampling technology to blend her soulful singing voice with the sounds of the kalimba, or African thumb piano, as well as hip hop beats, jazz grooves and other traditional instruments. Her debut poetry and music album, ‘Healing Pool’, is full of innovation, eclecticism and traditional African vibes. She has performed on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Poetry Please’, a host of other radio programmes, festivals throughout Europe and the world, and recorded with Hukwe Zawose, Busi Mhlongo, Funky Zen and Melt 2000’s innovative Sanscapes project.