Claudia Carawan (born April 19, 1959,

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, United States) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Although she has been creating and performing music for more than 20 years, it took until 2003 before she released her debut album, '' Out of the Blue''. It derives its sound from several styles including

soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

, R&B,

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and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

. Carawan is a cousin of the folk musician

Guy Carawan Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. (July 28, 1927 – May 2, 2015) was an American folk music, folk musician and musicology, musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tenn ...

Discography

* '' Out of the Blue'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2008)
''Unfinished Business'' • Li’l Ronnie & The Bluebeats Featuring Claudia Carawan
(2013) * ''Joy Rising'' (2013)

References

External links

Claudia Carawan's website
1959 births Living people American soul musicians American contemporary R&B singers Music of Richmond, Virginia Musicians from Alexandria, Virginia Singers from Virginia Songwriters from Virginia 20th-century American pianists 20th-century American women pianists 21st-century American pianists 21st-century American women pianists {{US-singer-songwriter-stub