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Zara McFarlane
Zara McFarlane (born 1983) is a British music artist, singer, songwriter, composer, vocal coach and playwright based in East London, England. The critically acclaimed singer has released five albums under her own name. Jazzwise magazine wrote that McFarlane "is one of the UK’s pre-eminent jazz vocalists and composers". She is a multi-award winner, including a MOBO Awards., two Jazz FM awards and an Urban Music award.
Zara McFarlane was born in London, England, in 1983 and grew up on the borders of East London and Essex. She was born to parents of Jamaican heritage, which has had a big influence on her musical tastes. At the age of 14, she performed on the national TV show Stars In Their Eyes, performing as Lauryn Hill.
At the age of 16, McFarlane studied Musical theatre at the BRIT School. She went on to the study at Vocaltech, achieving a first-class Honours BMUS in Popular Music Performance. In 2022, after completing a master's degree in jazz studies at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she was awarded a Fellowship.
In addition, McFarlane developed her skills in jazz through music development organisation Tomorrow's Warriors, where she met many of the musicians she performs and collaborates with today.
McFarlane's self-released her debut album, Until Tomorrow, in 2011. It garnered the attention of British DJ and producer Gilles Peterson, who released it on his label Brownswood Recordings in 2011. Music critics Daniel Garrett hailed McFarlane's "bell-like voice" and Bruce Lindsay at All About Jazz wrote: "Until Tomorrow is filled with musical treasures, waiting to be discovered."
McFarlane's second album, If You Knew Her, was released in 2014. Ben Ratliff at The New York Times commented that "its identity derives from Ms. McFarlane's clear, elegant voice, and the musicians' training and influences". While she was touring in support of the album, music critic John Fordham remarked on her "magnetic eloquence".
McFarlane's third release, 2017's Arise, was produced by British drummer Moses Boyd. It received a 4-star review from The Guardian.
Her 2020 album Songs of An Unknown Tongue was born out of her extended trip to Jamaica in 2018 to research the early folk rhythms unique to the island. In a culmination of this research and a subversion of the colonial legacy of slavery, McFarlane teamed up with London producers Kwake Bass and Wu-Lu to explore a meeting point between current electronic sounds and the historic traditional rhythms of Jamaica.
Zara McFarlane
Zara McFarlane (born 1983) is a British music artist, singer, songwriter, composer, vocal coach and playwright based in East London, England. The critically acclaimed singer has released five albums under her own name. Jazzwise magazine wrote that McFarlane "is one of the UK’s pre-eminent jazz vocalists and composers". She is a multi-award winner, including a MOBO Awards., two Jazz FM awards and an Urban Music award.
Zara McFarlane was born in London, England, in 1983 and grew up on the borders of East London and Essex. She was born to parents of Jamaican heritage, which has had a big influence on her musical tastes. At the age of 14, she performed on the national TV show Stars In Their Eyes, performing as Lauryn Hill.
At the age of 16, McFarlane studied Musical theatre at the BRIT School. She went on to the study at Vocaltech, achieving a first-class Honours BMUS in Popular Music Performance. In 2022, after completing a master's degree in jazz studies at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she was awarded a Fellowship.
In addition, McFarlane developed her skills in jazz through music development organisation Tomorrow's Warriors, where she met many of the musicians she performs and collaborates with today.
McFarlane's self-released her debut album, Until Tomorrow, in 2011. It garnered the attention of British DJ and producer Gilles Peterson, who released it on his label Brownswood Recordings in 2011. Music critics Daniel Garrett hailed McFarlane's "bell-like voice" and Bruce Lindsay at All About Jazz wrote: "Until Tomorrow is filled with musical treasures, waiting to be discovered."
McFarlane's second album, If You Knew Her, was released in 2014. Ben Ratliff at The New York Times commented that "its identity derives from Ms. McFarlane's clear, elegant voice, and the musicians' training and influences". While she was touring in support of the album, music critic John Fordham remarked on her "magnetic eloquence".
McFarlane's third release, 2017's Arise, was produced by British drummer Moses Boyd. It received a 4-star review from The Guardian.
Her 2020 album Songs of An Unknown Tongue was born out of her extended trip to Jamaica in 2018 to research the early folk rhythms unique to the island. In a culmination of this research and a subversion of the colonial legacy of slavery, McFarlane teamed up with London producers Kwake Bass and Wu-Lu to explore a meeting point between current electronic sounds and the historic traditional rhythms of Jamaica.