Kicking Down The Door: Mary Sho at London Jazz Festival at Karamel Club

Mary Sho was a recipient of our Kicking Down The Door Creator fund in 2023 and now a member of the team, leading on our Kicking Down The Door podcast series, platforming inspirational black women working in the music industry

Mary Sho, a singer and songwriter hailing from South London with a worldwide sound which transcends time and space, offering a home to lovers of authentic, live sounds. Sho’s sound drops you into the late 70’s and early 80’s with tinges of contemporary soul infused with funk origins, creating sounds similar to if Lizzo met Solange met Childish Gambino met Sly and The Family Stone with Thundercat on additional bass!...

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Mary Sho was a recipient of our Kicking Down The Door Creator fund in 2023 and now a member of the team, leading on our Kicking Down The Door podcast series, platforming inspirational black women working in the music industry

Mary Sho, a singer and songwriter hailing from South London with a worldwide sound which transcends time and space, offering a home to lovers of authentic, live sounds. Sho’s sound drops you into the late 70’s and early 80’s with tinges of contemporary soul infused with funk origins, creating sounds similar to if Lizzo met Solange met Childish Gambino met Sly and The Family Stone with Thundercat on additional bass!

Armed with live instrumentation and striking, self-directed and self styled visuals, Sho’s spacey vocals float over bass-heavy, funk-soul sounds. while highlighting the experiences of Black women and owning the power of her identity, mind, body and soul. Mary Sho has been featured on BBC London Radio multiple times and has recently performed at Brixton House (Soho Friends) ans Cafe KOKO. Her debut Album titled ‘WOMAN RISING’ was released last year and championed by China Moses.

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