Nina Miranda. Brazilian singer, raised between Brazil, England and France. She was the voice of Smoke City, the English trip hop band whose 'Underwater Love' hit No. 4 in the UK in 1997, with lyrics partly in Portuguese. After that the collaborations rolled in: Basement Jaxx, Nitin Sawhney, Bebel Gilberto, Jah Wobble. She's the singer on 'Paz,' off Time Out of Mind, the 2004 album Mark Pritchard made as Troubleman. And in 2017 she put out her own solo debut, Freedom of Movement.
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Hear Nina Miranda on EKHO Sonic Chill #3 · song 9
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“Paz” with Troubleman
EKHO Sonic Chill #3 · song 9 · from Time out of Mind
