Tahirah Memory is a

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and soul singer. She is from

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and has performed internationally.

Career

Memory's performances have been described as intimate experiences for the audience. Her albums include ''Pride'' (2015) and ''Asha'' (2019); ''Asha'' was nominated for several

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awards. ''Pride'' was produced by

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. Memory has performed with Lawson in London and Birmingham. In 2013 Memory performed at a benefit for the American Music Program, run by her father,

Thara Memory Thara Memory was a trumpeter and educator from Eatonville, Florida. He attended Alabama State University and Marylhurst University. He lived in Portland, Oregon, United States from the 1970s until his death in 2017. His daughter, Tahirah Memory, ...

. Memory performed at the Skanner Foundation's 35th annual

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breakfast in 2021 and was a headliner of the Portland Black Music Expo in fall 2021.

Personal life

Memory is a single parent. Her father was famous Portland jazz trumpeter

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Memory, Tahirah Living people American jazz singers Musicians from Portland, Oregon Singers from Oregon Year of birth missing (living people)