New band of the day – No 1,298: Josephine

Far from being just another soul singer, Josephine Oniyama is more Morrissey in Manchester than Dusty in MemphisHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Josephine Oniyama (vocals, music).The background: Josephine Oniyama is not another soul girl, even though some early breathless accounts of her work and voice are of the "you won't believe this isn't a classic lost R&B or blues recording" variety. Actually, in terms of vocal delivery and idiosyncratic lyrical vision, the girl (born to a Liberian mother ...

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