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Lianne La Havas spoke with PBS NewsHour about her Jamaican and Greek roots and the visit to her mother's family in Jamaica that inspired her album Blood . "It was really moving, emotional for lots of reasons, just because my family are from there, but I had never seen it before," she tells NewsHour. "And it was nice to go there and feel connected to a place. That was a feeling I never felt before." You can watch the piece, which also includes live performance clips, here.

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Lianne La Havas was featured on the PBS NewsHour this week as part of the show's My Music series. The English singer/songwriter/guitarist discusses her Jamaican and Greek roots and the trip to visit her mother's family in Jamaica that inspired the songs on her album Blood and her new EP, Blood Solo.

"It was really moving, emotional for lots of reasons, just because my family are from there, but I had never seen it before," she tells NewsHour. "And it was nice to go there and feel connected to a place. That was a feeling I never felt before."

You can watch the piece, which also includes clips from La Havas's performance at the Hamilton in Washington, DC, below.

To get Blood or Blood Solo, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store now.

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Lianne La Havas: PBS NewsHour, February 2016
  • Friday, February 19, 2016
    Watch: Lianne La Havas Talks with PBS NewsHour
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    Lianne La Havas was featured on the PBS NewsHour this week as part of the show's My Music series. The English singer/songwriter/guitarist discusses her Jamaican and Greek roots and the trip to visit her mother's family in Jamaica that inspired the songs on her album Blood and her new EP, Blood Solo.

    "It was really moving, emotional for lots of reasons, just because my family are from there, but I had never seen it before," she tells NewsHour. "And it was nice to go there and feel connected to a place. That was a feeling I never felt before."

    You can watch the piece, which also includes clips from La Havas's performance at the Hamilton in Washington, DC, below.

    To get Blood or Blood Solo, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store now.

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