Lyambiko

Germany's Lyambiko is a highly regarded vocalist known for her sophisticated, stylistically nuanced approach to post-bop jazz. She emerged to acclaim in the early 2000s, winning three consecutive German Jazz Awards, including for 2005's Lyambiko and 2007's Inner Sense. Along with performing her own compositions, she has continued to re-examine the jazz standards, as on 2012's Sings Gershwin and 2017's Love Letters. Born Sandy Mueller in 1978 in Greiz, Thuringia, Germany, Lyambiko (her Tanzanian father's surname) was raised in a musical family; her father and grandfather were...