Denai Moore
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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]
Early life and career[edit]
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]
Cookbook[edit]
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]
Reception[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Sotire, Timi (3 July 2020). "Denai Moore: Modern Dread review – hypnotic, surrealist bid for freedom". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Denai Moore on 'Trickle' visual: 'it represents the unexpected nature of anxiety'". gal-dem. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Hear "I Swore," A Tearful Ballad From SBTRKT Collaborator Denai Moore". The FADER. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Denai Moore - New Faces". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Commeillas, David. "Denai Moore, la candeur électro-folk". Les Inrocks (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (11 October 2013). "Denai Moore – The Lake: New music". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Cragg, Michael (5 April 2015). "Denai Moore: Elsewhere review – debut album soaked in sadness". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Day, Laurence (10 May 2017). "Denai Moore announces new record We Used To Bloom". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ a b Woo, Kin (26 July 2023). "A Vibrant Vegan Dinner on the British Coast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- ^ "Hardie Grant snaps up vegan Jamaican cookbook by musician and chef Moore". The Bookseller. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Sen, Mayukh (15 May 2023). "This vegan chef and musician is changing the tune around Jamaican food". The Washington Post.
- ^ Kamila, Avery Yale (26 November 2023). "With these books, give the gift of health (your own and the planet's): Several new cookbooks, a travel guide and two novels make excellent gifts for the vegan, vegetarian or the veg-curious person in your life". Press Herald. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ Freborn, Fliss (13 July 2023). "5 of the best new cookbooks for summer". Travel. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
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