Known in the jazz world simply as ‘Somi’, Somi Kakoma has built a career of transatlantic storytelling. She recently released a live album called ‘Holy Room’, featuring the Frankfurt Radio Big Band.

MINNEAPOLIS — Aside from a bit of haze, the weather should be perfect for this weekend's SoMi Art Fair, a venerable event with a new home in south Minneapolis. For more than 60 years, this ...

Jazz singer Somi Kakoma is a multihyphenate talent—she’s also a composer, actor, and writer—but she’s best known for her rich, soaring voice. Born in Champaign to parents who’d come to the U.S. from ...