Exclusive: U of M’s High Water Records relaunches label with Talibah Safiya
In describing her own music, Talibah Safiya uses the word “diasporic,” with it being blues, jazz, hip-hop, or R&B, depending on the song in question. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
More than 40 years after its initial creation, the University of Memphis’ High Water Records is recording new music again.
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High Water Records Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music University of Memphis Talibah SafiyaElle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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