Thania Garcia Amaarae‘s uniquely futurist take on R&B and Afropop comes as the product of years of unexpected travels — sometimes brief, but momentous stays in distinct locations across the globe.
Born in the Bronx, the singer-songwriter and producer spent a lot of her childhood and teen years: moving from New York to Atlanta to her family’s home base in Ghana.
Amaarae is still globe-trotting, and when Variety recently caught up with her over Zoom, she was in an airport on the way to a release party for her latest magazine cover story.
Since the release of her debut record, “The Angel You Don’t Know” in 2020, Amaarae has signed to a major label (Interscope) and released her second effort “Fountain Baby,” over the summer.
Read more on variety.com