Roots music redefined.
This old house.
Timeless music flows through Azere pictured here on her front porch- her favorite place to write music. Built in the late 1800’s, it is no surprise she finds herself drawn to this place.
Connection.
Diving deep into the music of her lineage, Azere embodies voices from her ancestors in her take on Black Americana.
Herstory
Azere’s small-town, Eurocentric upbringing— as one of few BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) in her community, shaped much of her youth and translates into her storytelling.
Azere’s struggle to fit into a community where she never truly felt accepted, fueled her desire to search out her roots in the Black community. This led her to delve deeper into the music and stories of her ancestors, providing an opportunity to explore these connections through her music.
Azere’s artistry explores the past through the lens of her life experiences, as well as those of her ancestors, forging old-time blues and folk with a modern twist. Being influenced by the likes of Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, and Ma Rainey; her music dances between pain and release, breathing new life into old blues from the early 1900s.
Azere’s original songs emanate jazzy folk blues vibes also inspired by her affinity for bluegrass music. “When covering country tunes I’d joke that my love for country music and bluegrass comes from the white side of my family but after my research and further exploration I realized Americana, Country, Bluegrass all stem from Black roots. This music embodies all of me”.