Zara McFarlane’s debut album, 2011’s Until Tomorrow, came garlanded with rave reviews and a MOBO award nomination, and heralded a major new talent in the world of British jazz. The follow-up, also recorded for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, is a more ambitious collection that draws from many more influences: from the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders to dub and reggae.
“With the first album,” says Zara, “I was trying to create a cohesive sound, one that used the same line up and the same instrumentation throughout. Read Full BioZara McFarlane’s debut album, 2011’s Until Tomorrow, came garlanded with rave reviews and a MOBO award nomination, and heralded a major new talent in the world of British jazz. The follow-up, also recorded for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, is a more ambitious collection that draws from many more influences: from the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders to dub and reggae.
“With the first album,” says Zara, “I was trying to create a cohesive sound, one that used the same line up and the same instrumentation throughout. This time the focus is on the songwriting, and the arrangements are tailor-made to suit each song. There’s a lot more variation – around half of the tracks are duets, and I use more than one band. If there is a unified, cohesive theme, it’s in the lyrics: the songs represent a journey through a woman’s life.”
Gilles Peterson has been a key figure in Zara’s career. They first met when she was performing with the house music project Bopstar at the Southport Weekender in May 2010, where she gave him an EP of acoustic jazz songs she’d recorded. Within a few months, an impressed Peterson had signed Zara to his Brownswood Recordings label, and that EP eventually provided the basis for her debut album Until Tomorrow.
“Gilles has been an incredibly enthusiastic person to work with,” says Zara. “With the first album, I’d recorded most of it before he’d signed me, but this time he’s been more involved in its creation and made suggestions. He’s passionate about all kinds of music, not just jazz, which has allowed me to experiment with different sounds.”
Zara McFarlane was born 30 years ago into a Jamaican family in Dagenham, on the borders of Essex and London. She grew up in a household that loved reggae (“we played it all the time – parties, social gatherings, weddings, funerals, you name it!”), as well as the R&B of Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross. Her TV debut came at the tender age of 14, when she did a Lauryn Hill impression on Stars In Their Eyes against a line-up of grown ups.
She was educated at a local comprehensive before moving to the BRIT School in Croydon in her sixth-form to study musical theatre. “I fell in love with musicals and learned tons of old showtunes,” says Zara. “I quickly realised that they were also jazz standards, and I always preferred the jazz versions.” After a BMus degree in Popular Music Performance from the Tech Music School in Acton (part of the University of West London) she started to pursue her love of jazz, studying jazz and improvisation at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
When not working on her own material, Zara has performed as a featured vocalist in Gary Crosby’s ska orchestra Jazz Jamaica, and performed with esteemed British jazzers such as Orphy Robinson, Denys Baptiste and Soweto Kinch. She’s made house music with Bopstar and paid tribute to Tammi Terrell with Norwegian DJ/producer Dalminjo. Her tracks have been remixed and reworked by the likes of Viennese techno duo Ogris Debris, Ninja Tune’s Floating Points, Afro-funker Osunlade and space-jazzers Emanative. She’s fronted Italian DJ Nicola Conte’s big band, performed at a Nina Simone tribute concert in Amsterdam and played support for South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and American singer Gregory Porter. At the upcoming London Jazz Festival she’ll be appearing opposite Dianne Reeves (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 20 November). She also maintains a role in education, teaching workshops in vocals and improvisation around Britain and Europe.
“I love all areas of this work – the teaching, the performing – but this album showcases what I’m most into at the moment, which is writing,” she says. “These songs on this new album are more personal than anything I’ve ever written. It’s me opening up, taking listeners on a journey.”
“With the first album,” says Zara, “I was trying to create a cohesive sound, one that used the same line up and the same instrumentation throughout. Read Full BioZara McFarlane’s debut album, 2011’s Until Tomorrow, came garlanded with rave reviews and a MOBO award nomination, and heralded a major new talent in the world of British jazz. The follow-up, also recorded for Gilles Peterson’s Brownswood Recordings, is a more ambitious collection that draws from many more influences: from the deep spiritual jazz of Pharoah Sanders to dub and reggae.
“With the first album,” says Zara, “I was trying to create a cohesive sound, one that used the same line up and the same instrumentation throughout. This time the focus is on the songwriting, and the arrangements are tailor-made to suit each song. There’s a lot more variation – around half of the tracks are duets, and I use more than one band. If there is a unified, cohesive theme, it’s in the lyrics: the songs represent a journey through a woman’s life.”
Gilles Peterson has been a key figure in Zara’s career. They first met when she was performing with the house music project Bopstar at the Southport Weekender in May 2010, where she gave him an EP of acoustic jazz songs she’d recorded. Within a few months, an impressed Peterson had signed Zara to his Brownswood Recordings label, and that EP eventually provided the basis for her debut album Until Tomorrow.
“Gilles has been an incredibly enthusiastic person to work with,” says Zara. “With the first album, I’d recorded most of it before he’d signed me, but this time he’s been more involved in its creation and made suggestions. He’s passionate about all kinds of music, not just jazz, which has allowed me to experiment with different sounds.”
Zara McFarlane was born 30 years ago into a Jamaican family in Dagenham, on the borders of Essex and London. She grew up in a household that loved reggae (“we played it all the time – parties, social gatherings, weddings, funerals, you name it!”), as well as the R&B of Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross. Her TV debut came at the tender age of 14, when she did a Lauryn Hill impression on Stars In Their Eyes against a line-up of grown ups.
She was educated at a local comprehensive before moving to the BRIT School in Croydon in her sixth-form to study musical theatre. “I fell in love with musicals and learned tons of old showtunes,” says Zara. “I quickly realised that they were also jazz standards, and I always preferred the jazz versions.” After a BMus degree in Popular Music Performance from the Tech Music School in Acton (part of the University of West London) she started to pursue her love of jazz, studying jazz and improvisation at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
When not working on her own material, Zara has performed as a featured vocalist in Gary Crosby’s ska orchestra Jazz Jamaica, and performed with esteemed British jazzers such as Orphy Robinson, Denys Baptiste and Soweto Kinch. She’s made house music with Bopstar and paid tribute to Tammi Terrell with Norwegian DJ/producer Dalminjo. Her tracks have been remixed and reworked by the likes of Viennese techno duo Ogris Debris, Ninja Tune’s Floating Points, Afro-funker Osunlade and space-jazzers Emanative. She’s fronted Italian DJ Nicola Conte’s big band, performed at a Nina Simone tribute concert in Amsterdam and played support for South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela and American singer Gregory Porter. At the upcoming London Jazz Festival she’ll be appearing opposite Dianne Reeves (Queen Elizabeth Hall, 20 November). She also maintains a role in education, teaching workshops in vocals and improvisation around Britain and Europe.
“I love all areas of this work – the teaching, the performing – but this album showcases what I’m most into at the moment, which is writing,” she says. “These songs on this new album are more personal than anything I’ve ever written. It’s me opening up, taking listeners on a journey.”
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Zara McFarlane Lyrics
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06. U2 In the name of love! One man come in the name…
08. U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
A-Reece feat. Rowlene Ay Uh That Pride Gotta Hold On You Ay You On My Mind I…
Abra palms up no crown you wanna mess around i wanna hold you…
Adrian Daniel If I could be like a shooting star All the world…
American Authors My home don't feel the same Last year flew by; goodbye…
American Authors/Musicfire.in My home don't feel the same Last year flew by, goodbye…
Amy Macdonald I never felt like this before Try to hold it back…
Annihilator The adrenaline that you get From the pain that you inflict …
Answer You've been ripped apart, you never had that start You neve…
Antidote This was settled years ago Why you bring it up I…
Arrested Development My skin could never no curse, no it can't I wear…
Ayreon I have always been creative, I don't understand Aspired to …
B Team Starter First thing Why am i always thinking about the pointless th…
B. Nyce You're always there for me Whenever I fall Whenever I'm i…
B.B. King; U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas There's such a sad love Deep in your eyes, a kind…
Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas There's such a sad love Deep in your eyes, a kind…
Billy J. Kramer With Tha Dakotas There's such a sad love Deep in your eyes, a kind…
Biohazard You don't care about Self doubt coming out from inside out …
blades I’d like to break down and say that I’m lonely But…
Bolt Thrower Epitomizing horror Echoes it's bleakest past With willing …
Bossa Vs. U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
Brahny Said u won't trust nobody In a planet alone Need a body…
Breathless People don't know Where to go These days I can't…
Brewed In Sweden - Vol. 2 One, two, sess coming through With the rude lyrics and the…
Brisom Hard loving Heart stoppin Pure loving from me I believe it …
Buckcherry I packed up all my secrets to embark on my…
CHAGE & ASKA 思うようには いかないもんだな 呟きながら 階段を登る 夜明けのドアへ たどり着いたら 昨日のニュースと手紙があった …
Cher Livin' it up, livin' it up We're livin' it up While the…
Christopher P. Bragg Here are the photos that I keep Here's the empty bed…
Clivillés & Cole London Pride has been handed down to us. London Pride…
croosh You gon' have to kill me 'fore you take my…
Damageplan I'm sickened I know I've been betrayed But I keep ignoring T…
Damageplan (2004) I'm sickened I know I've been betrayed But I keep ignoring…
Damnation Angels Far away in a distant land Ten men, weapons close at…
David Archuleta One man come in the name of love One man come…
Dean Martin My heart tells me stay but my pride tells me…
Decapitated Senses, flower of existence- bow to Babylon Pain, father of…
Delirious One man come in the name of love One man come…
Dierks Bentley One man come in the name of love One man come…
Distemper Я горжусь своим образом жизни, я горжусь своим взглядом на м…
Downstroy How does it feel to be? On the other side of…
Dry Kill Logic Pride You don't tell me That I'm wrong These secret meetings…
Dynamic Duo Feat. The name Double k Verbal jint double k okay 한번 시작해볼게 나는 랩을 할 수 있어 하루…
Earth Wind & Fire Mighty men have come and gone But the pride lingers…
Earth, Wind & Fire Mighty men have come and gone But the pride lingers on Herit…
Echo & the Bunnymen Mother says Sister says D'ya mind if I laugh at you? D'ya…
Ellis Robert You're too damn proud to say you were wrong You're screamin…
Emphatic I may get drunk every once in awhile I may raise…
Eric Martin I promised on a star While Looking at the southern sky I…
Espen Lind Can you hear me calling out tonight Trying to make it…
Eyes Of Shiva Girl, You're Going The Wrong Way You Never Listen To My…
Fame Ft. Paypa You are my pride and joy And I just love you,…
Fame-J 瞳閉じれば 幾つもの景色が浮かぶよ 誓ったあの日から 理想の自分になれているかな? すべて上手くいく訳もなく でも少し…
Flyleaf featuring Richard Patrick from Army of Anyone One man come in the name of love One man come…
Frisco Ma Pride, One day it'll be the death of me,…
GARNiDELiA ヒールを鳴らして Beat刻めば 始まる It's show time ご機嫌いかが? Live the life y…
Godhead I can't know what you feel inside. But your face…
Goo Goo Dolls Could you whisper in my ear The things you wanna feel I'd…
Grace Jones Pride, a lot of good it does alone at night, Pride,…
Grace Petrie Well we're a long way from the Stonewall Inn I'm standintg…
Gregorian One man come in the name of love One man come…
H2O Times are changing for the worse Gotta keep a positive outlo…
Hank Williams Jr. I wish you'd look who's crawling back to you I…
HAPA One man come in the name of love, One man come…
High And Mighty Color Hakanaku chitta hikari ga Bokura wo ima yobi samasu Kanashim…
Hitomi Takahashi 退屈な日常に 鞄もほら放り投げて いらないプライドもそっと 捨ててくのさこれでGOOD! ちっぽけな自分にだって…
Hüsker Dü Why did you back me into a corner? I didn't meant…
Hüsker Dü Why did you back me into a corner? I didn't mean…
Hьsker Dь Why did you back me into a corner? I didn't meant…
I.V.A Hey hey hey ya Hey hey hey ya Hey hey hey ya Hey…
Incura Openly and close minded through the whine your slowly blinde…
Internal Affairs I won't allow you to ruin my love I wish…
Iuno Just a matter of time If it matters at all It don’t…
Janie Fricke Well, you know that you're doing Lots of things that…
Jasmine 1,2,3,my pride 4,5,6,my pride 7,8,9,my pride my pride (my…
Jon B You're always there for me Whenever I fall Whenever I'm i…
Jon Gilbert Leavitt Why can't you see what's in my head It all goes…
K. Sparks %26 Pajozo I’ve been running out of My 70 excuses There comes a point…
Kevin Gates When you're alone at night and need somebody by your…
Kevin Walker One man come in the name of love One man come…
Killah Priest [Chorus: x2] What makes you so sure you not gon' die…
Kosheen What you gonna do When it's time to recognize Do you wanna…
Kristy Kruger Wish I could turn him off or tune him out But…
Lana Del Ray You have this way of making me Say the opposite of…
Lana Del Rey a.k.a. May Jailer I’ve been running out of My 70 excuses There comes a point…
Life Or Death Why sit and complain/ This is all we have/ Go…
Living Colour When I speak out loud You say I'm crazy When I'm feeling…
Madball One, two, three, four Hardcore we live this we breathe this…
Magenta Waking up with the morning sun Hear her calling, have to…
Manchester Orchestra Finally I felt the calming breeze Stepping out to watch the…
Metus For food They gave me Some poisonous plants For my thirst Vi…
Michael Bolton One man come in the name of love One man come…
Money Bagg Yo Let's put that bullshit behind us Let's go where they can't…
Monica Richards We didn't know what we could do Though we all saw…
moumoon TAFU na onnanoko ni nandaka akogarete tsuyogatte mitemo nak…
MTV2 Headbangers Ball - Volume I Disc 1/Soil When you scream out loud hands down, hands down! that's whe…
Mystery What if all the love and hate around me would…
Nius; Robin Schulz; SoFLY You've got kisses sweeter than honey And I work 7 days…
No Use For A Name "What ever's gotten into our sweet little Izzy?" "Oh it's…
Nothing's Carved In Stone いつもより早く 消えてった星空に 重なり合った出会いは 俺を呑み込んでいく この夢は砕けない 錆びつかせた恐怖心 揺らぐ…
Nouvelle Vague One man come in the name of love One man come…
Obsidian.K 이봐 왜 그리 자신 없어 종일 내 눈치만 보느라 자꾸 식은땀만 흘려대는…
Palmer Robert You want her attention Well you'll have to wait She's…
Pantheist I'm proud of myself. Honestly, I don't need anyone to tell…
Paris Monster I missed my mark by a thousand miles Oh, pride Oh, pride Bec…
Pat McGee Well this man knows the ways of life on the…
Pat McGee Band It抯 been said you should measure a man when he抯…
Price Ray You know that you're doing lots of things that ain't…
Pro-Pain They don't care what you say They don't care what you…
R.O.B.T.F. You're always there for me Whenever I fall Whenever I'm i…
Rachid It's funny how quiet can be so loud We're too ashamed…
Raff feat. Gushi One man come in the name of love One man come…
Rainbirds shake your dream like an apple off the tree bed it in…
Ray Price You know that you're doing lots of things that ain't…
Richard Patrick One man come in the name of love One man come…
Robert Ellis You're too damn proud to say you were wrong You're screamin…
Robert Palmer You want her attention Well you'll have to wait She's…
Robin Schulz You've got kisses sweeter than honey And I work 7 days…
Robin Trower I got no frustrations playin' on my mind No complications, …
S.I.L.K. I’ve been running out of My 70 excuses There comes a point…
Saliva A message to you enemies, Never fuck with one whose had…
Saliva [gen-thylon] A message to you enemies, Never fuck with one whose had…
Sandtown One man come in the name of love One man come…
Saron Gas Take it. Break it. Rape it. Forsake it. In time you…
Scandal Kokoro made wa ubaenai Nandodemo nandodemo kakedaseru Kaze …
Seether Take it. Break it. Rape it. Forsake it. In time you…
Seether (feat. Amy Lee) Take it. Break it. Rape it. Forsake it. In time you…
Self Delusion you know I've never been so bored living in Heaven it's…
Shaaman Somedays I wish to run away Fall in the world and…
Shaman Someday's I wish to run away Fall in the world and…
Shawn McDonald And pride, walk out the door Well, I don't need you…
SIAM SHADE Fukanzen na hitobito ga tsuranari asufaruto o shikitsumeru …
Simon Collins Pride is all we have now When we're left with…
Snow Run and Hide, Slowly he's losing his pride He swallows but …
soFly You've got kisses sweeter than honey And I work 7 days…
SOiL When you scream out loud hands down, hands down! that's when…
Soil (2003 / Redefine) When you scream out loud hands down, hands down! that's whe…
Soul II Soul One, two, sess coming through With the rude lyrics and the…
Soweto Gospel Choir One man come in the name of love One man come…
Spades And Blades I’d like to break down and say that I’m lonely But…
Stept On Why can't you see what's in my head It all goes…
Stryper We all have something to do And we all have somewhere…
Susanna Hoffs Pride It's taken you for a ride Makin' you run and hide K…
Sweetbox Are you happy now Are you better off Are you a bigger…
Syntax Its made up of lonely moments There was always a moment…
Syntax (2004 - Meccano Mind) Its made up of lonely moments There was always a moment…
Thad Cockrell See me by the river Praying over storms It’s hard to let…
The Answer You've been ripped apart, you never had that start You neve…
The Blades I’d like to break down and say that I’m lonely But…
The Ducky Boys I don't come from money but I'm making my way Pulling…
The Hellacopters I know where I come from Sands of the fatherland…
The Temperance Movement Did you hear when I call you, small and trembling…
The Templars Proud of your heritage, you 're proud of your class Proud…
The Tiger Lillies Of all the sins in all the world the worst…
TIESTO VS. U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
Tim Minchin Pride comes before the fall Pride comes before the fall Bu…
Tina Ingonyama nengw' enamabala (Here is a lion and a tiger) In…
U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
U2 & Tiesto In the name of love! One man come in the name…
U2 and Green Day One man come in the name of love One man come…
U2 vs. Tiësto In the name of love! One man come in the name…
U2 [1984] One man come in the name of love One man come…
V.A. mixed by DJ JET BARON Hey hey hey ya Hey hey hey ya Hey hey hey ya Hey…
Various Artists watashi wa ima minami no hitotsuboshi wo miagete chikatta do…
You Two One man come in the name of love One man come…
ハイ・アンド・マイティ・カラー (HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR) Hakanaku chitta hikari ga Bokura wo ima yobi samasu Kanashim…
今井美樹 私は今 南の一つ星を 見上げて誓った どんな時も 微笑みを絶やさずに 歩いて行こうと 貴方を想うと ただせつなくて 涙…
森川 美穂 ちぎれたハートかくすように 派手なメイクをするあなた 意地っ張りだね 今日ぐらい 取り乱しても 泣いてもいいよ 哀しみ…
U2 One man come in the name of love One man come…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Zara McFarlane:
Open Heart Dear, don't tell me what to do Once I had lost…
Plain Gold Ring Plain gold ring on his finger he wore It was where…
Police & Thieves Police and thieves in the street Fightin' the nation with th…
The lyrics can frequently be found in the comments below, by filtering for lyric videos or browsing the comments in the different videos below.
MisterFlutes
music really is an infinite journey. Thanks Brownswood
narayantx
Beautiful sounds.
Jacobo Sanchez Codoni
Beautiful
Jacobo Sanchez Codoni
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️