The Womack Sisters

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The Womack Sisters Kucha, Zeimani, and BG Womack were singing before they could walk. They grew up on the road. Their schools were stages and studios all over the world, where they sang behind their parents, Zekkariyas & Zeriiya (fka Womack & Womack), alongside their four siblings. Nowhere was home for long. No matter where they lived—London, Thailand, Amsterdam, Kenya, Paris, Sydney, Zurich, Vienna, Tanzania, New York, Miami, West Virginia, the Bahamas—they were always surrounded by music and family. In 2007, the Sisters decided to strike out on their own, leaving their family to pursue their own dreams back in the States. They moved to Los Angeles and connected with their uncle Bobby Womack, brother Meech Wells and industry, singing at open mics, working as background vocalists and arranging and writing for artists including Mya, Earl St. Clair, The Game, B.O.B, Eddie Murphy, and Solange Knowles. The next decade would prove particularly challenging. The loss of their father Zekkariyas (fka Cecil Womack) and the declining health and eventual passing of their uncle Bobby forced the Sisters to take time away from their careers to focus on their personal lives. They moved into an abandoned rehearsal hall where they could write and rehearse in the hours between trying to make ends meet, at various times working as caregivers, nannies, Uber drivers, and house cleaners. It was during this time they recorded and independently released their debut single, “Darling”, which the Sisters wrote and produced in tribute to the Womack brothers. A glimpse of brighter things to come came in 2016, when a mutual friend introduced the Sisters to Daptone Records producer Gabriel Roth (AKA Bosco Mann.) “The chemistry was instant and undeniable,” recalls Roth. “For me it was never about their name. They sang for me and I just fell in love with their voices. I knew we had to make music together.” They cut their first 45 together, “If You Want Me” b/w “I Just Don’t Want You (To Say…

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