Cork Connection
"Jazz singer Adanna performs at Cork's finest venues—but the thick Kenyan music journalist who keeps reviewing her shows wants to conduct a much more intimate interview."
The reviews were always glowing.
Akinyi wrote about Adanna's voice like it was a religious experience. Her words captured something the other critics missed.
"You understand me," Adanna said after a show.
"I want to understand more." Those thick curves shifted closer. "Off the record."
The interview happened at Akinyi's flat.
No notebook. No recorder. Just two women and the music they both loved.
"Sing for me," Akinyi requested. "Just me."
Adanna sang. Akinyi listened. Something shifted.
"Now let me show you what I heard."
The showing was thorough.
Akinyi translated music into touch. Every note became a sensation.
"You're a poet," Adanna gasped.
"Only with the right inspiration."
Cork's jazz scene flourished.
The singer and her favorite critic, inseparable.
"Best subject I've ever covered," Akinyi wrote publicly.
Privately, she covered much more.