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 Jarrod Lawson. 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. Memory performed at the Skanner Foundation's 35th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. 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 Thara Memory.

References

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