Beth Mburu-Bowie
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Beth Mburu-Bowie also known as HowAboutBeth (born April 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, activist, and trustee.
Career
Mburu-Bowie has had a varied career as a musician, composer and and arts administrator. Performing and recording with The Heavy, Pink Floyd, Matthew Herbert, Chuck Berry, English National Opera, Eric Lau, Super Nashwan, Does It Offend You, Yeah? , Madness, Royal Opera House and most recently, the Pipettes.[1]
In February 2010 it was revealed through their new material that Beth was no longer part of the Pipettes. After her departure from the band, Mburu-Bowie has pursued a solo career.[2]
Mburu-Bowie is also a trustee of the legendary Roundhouse venue in Camden famous for hosting the performances of Bob Dylan Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Patti Smith, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Incredible String Band, The Doors, and The Clash. At the time of her nomination she was the youngest, and first female of African origin to join the board of trustees.
Solo work
In January 2010 Beth was listed in the following article by On-Point, a major European blog as one to watch for making "brilliant, original music in 2010" [3] alongside TV On The Radio, Ty, Micachu, CocknBullKid, Grammy nominated Musinah, RBMA Alumni Tokimonsta and Nneka.
In May 2010 Beth announced via MySpace that she will be revealing new demos under the moniker HowAboutBeth every three weeks throughout the months of June and July.[4].
References
- ^ "Meet The New Pipette". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ HowAboutBeth Blog
- ^ On-Point
- ^ HowAboutBeth myspace
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