Joy Crookes on London, Love, and Her Debut Album, 'Skin'
In A Little Devil in America, Hanif Abdurraqib writes, “A country is something that happens to you. History is a series of thefts, or migrations, or escapes, and along the way, new bodies are added to a lineage.” Here, Abdurraqib is setting the stage of Josephine Baker’s life and the legacy of jazz she’d leave behind in Paris.
While English singer Joy Crookes is often compared to Amy Winehouse, the 23-year-old course-corrects by saying that they both were heavily influenced by Black jazz musicians like Baker.
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