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Born | Spanish Town, Jamaica |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Denai Moore is a British-Jamaican artist and singer. Her most recent album Modern Dread was released in July 2020. [1] Moore's musical style is a mix of soul, folk, electronic, and other styles, and she has said she takes influence from Lauryn Hill and Bon Iver. [2] She refers to her own music as "genre free". [3] She has been described as "one to watch out for" by The Fader. [4]
Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she learned to play keyboards from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10. [5] After she left school, she played in small clubs in East London, and appeared as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album Wonder Where We Land. She later signed with Because Music. [6]
Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by Plan B. [7] Her album Elsewhere was released in 2015 and produced by Rodaidh McDonald ( The xx, Savages). [8] Her second album We Used To Bloom was released in 2017. [9] Modern Dread was released in 2020; in a review of the album The Guardian noted that "Moore’s hypnotically sinister beats take the listener on a surrealist journey into a fantasy world." [1]
Moore became a vegan in 2015. In 2017, Moore founded a vegan supper club called Dee's Table. [10]
In April 2023, Hardie Grant published Moore's cookbook, Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat. [11] In July, the New York Times covered a dinner in honor of the cookbook at the Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate. The dinner was held at the opening of an art show curated by fashion designer Ronan Mckenzie. [10]
Mayukh Sen of The Washington Post said the book's "recipes imaginatively take advantage of the bounties of Jamaica." [12] Avery Yale Kamila of the Portland Press Herald included the book on her list of the best plant-based books of 2023. [13] Fliss Freborn of National Geographic included the book on her list of the best new summer cookbooks. [14]
Denai Moore | |
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Born | Spanish Town, Jamaica |
Genres | |
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Instrument(s) |
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Years active | 2013–present |
Denai Moore is a British-Jamaican artist and singer. Her most recent album Modern Dread was released in July 2020. [1] Moore's musical style is a mix of soul, folk, electronic, and other styles, and she has said she takes influence from Lauryn Hill and Bon Iver. [2] She refers to her own music as "genre free". [3] She has been described as "one to watch out for" by The Fader. [4]
Moore was born in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where she learned to play keyboards from her father. Her family moved to Stratford, London when she was 10. [5] After she left school, she played in small clubs in East London, and appeared as a guest vocalist on SBTRKT's 2014 album Wonder Where We Land. She later signed with Because Music. [6]
Moore's first single, "The Lake", was produced by Plan B. [7] Her album Elsewhere was released in 2015 and produced by Rodaidh McDonald ( The xx, Savages). [8] Her second album We Used To Bloom was released in 2017. [9] Modern Dread was released in 2020; in a review of the album The Guardian noted that "Moore’s hypnotically sinister beats take the listener on a surrealist journey into a fantasy world." [1]
Moore became a vegan in 2015. In 2017, Moore founded a vegan supper club called Dee's Table. [10]
In April 2023, Hardie Grant published Moore's cookbook, Plentiful: Vegan Jamaican Recipes to Repeat. [11] In July, the New York Times covered a dinner in honor of the cookbook at the Carl Freedman Gallery in Margate. The dinner was held at the opening of an art show curated by fashion designer Ronan Mckenzie. [10]
Mayukh Sen of The Washington Post said the book's "recipes imaginatively take advantage of the bounties of Jamaica." [12] Avery Yale Kamila of the Portland Press Herald included the book on her list of the best plant-based books of 2023. [13] Fliss Freborn of National Geographic included the book on her list of the best new summer cookbooks. [14]