Somi
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 44 |
| Date of birth | June 6,1981 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Champaign |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Record labels | Okeh Records |
| Sony Music Entertainment | |
| ObliqSound | |
| Sony Masterworks | |
| Harmonia Mundi | |
| Salon Africana | |
| Awards | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album |
| NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album – Vocal | |
| Parents | Elizabeth Nyarubona Kakoma |
| Ibalaimu Kakoma | |
| Songwriting partner | Toru Dodo |
| Sting | |
| Liberty Ellman | |
| Cobhams Asuquo | |
| Etienne Charles | |
| William Edward Childs | |
| Keith Witty | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2052194 |
Somi Life story
Laura Kabasomi Kakoma, known by her stage name Somi, is a Grammy-nominated American-born singer, songwriter, playwright, and actor of Rwandan and Ugandan descent. Somi is the first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a Jazz category.