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Eve JACKSON

Sampa the Great on why Black women in hip-hop can be anything they want

Denzel Curry Eve Jackson America Sampa Great Australia Botswana Coachella Glastonbury Festival Zambia

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A singer-songwriter, poet and MC, Sampa the Great was born in Zambia and raised in Botswana, where she began MCing at school. She then studied in America before relocating to Australia in 2014, where she launched her music career. Her incredible debut album "The Return" won numerous awards. Sampa talks to Eve Jackson about her new single “Lane” featuring American rapper Denzel Curry, what it means to be a modern African woman in music and her delight in performing at festivals like Glastonbury and Coachella.

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