Amana Melome, a singer and songwriter, is of Euro, Caribbean, and American heritage whose work fuses jazz legacy with global soul. Being the granddaughter of the famous bassist Jimmy Woode, who was part of the Duke Ellington orchestra, she got a pidural cross, continental upbringing. From it, she inherited the musical diversity that informs her cosmopolitan sound. Upon graduation from New York University, Melome has been able to establish a career which successfully integrate