Garnett sisters

Sallay-Matu Garnett, (stage-name: Loah) and Emma Garnett (stage-name: Feather/Fehdah), are Irish singer-songwriters of Sierra-Leone descent.[1][2] They perform individually, but have contributed to each other's work.[1] They have written in English, Sherbro and Krio.[1] Sallay contributed to Hozier's debut album, and in 2019 played Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar in the Barbican Theatre, London.[3]

Loah
Born
Sallay-Matu Garnett
NationalityIrish
OccupationSinger, songwriter
Websitehttps://www.loahmusic.com/
Fehdah
Born
Emma Garnett
NationalityIrish
Other namesFeather
OccupationSinger, songwriter

In 2020, Loah was part of an Irish collective of female singers and musicians called Irish Women in Harmony, that recorded a version of Dreams in aid of the charity SafeIreland, which deals with domestic abuse which had reportedly risen significantly during the Covid-19 lockdown.[4][5]

References

  1. "Relative values: Sisters set to make big noise on the music scene". Irish Independent. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  2. Byrne, Niall (21 April 2016). "Nialler9's New Irish Music: Feather, Weenz, Zaska and more". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  3. "Jesus Christ Superstar Barbican cast features Matt Cardle, Ricardo Afonso, Cavin Cornwall and more". WhatsOnStage.com. 12 April 2019. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  4. Bol, Rosita. "Irish Women in Harmony record Cranberries song in aid of Safe Ireland". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. Regan, Jarlath (28 June 2020). "Loah". An Irishman Abroad (Podcast) (366 ed.). SoundCloud. Retrieved 2020-07-20.


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