Melissa Aldana: “I chose Frida Kahlo not because she’s a woman or Latin American, but because she’s so badass”

Selwyn Harris
Tuesday, November 5, 2019

Santiago-born Thelonious Monk prize-winning saxophonist Melissa Aldana has been on an intense artistic journey ever since falling under the spell of the sax greats at an early age. She speaks to Selwyn Harris about the importance of continually challenging herself and the significance of artist Frida Kahlo on recent album 'Visions'

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