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Feb 2020
16m 44s

Snoh Aalegra

NPR
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The Iranian-Swedish singer draws her musical cues from Brandy and Sade while racking up a list of collaborators such as Vince Staples, James Fauntleroy and, most recently, Pharrell Williams. 
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