SARA DOWLING
Genres: Vocal Jazz, Bossa Nova • Oman

Sara Dowling is a Singer/Songwriter currently living in London. Gifted with immensely emotional vocals her influences are wide and far reaching, reminiscent of jazz and  soul greats such as Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and Candi Statton, but mixed with poetic lyrics and haunting melodies. Born in Oman to an Irish father and Arabic mother, she spent the early part of her life travelling through the middle east due to the nature of her fathers work. As a child she experienced great journeys through endless desert, in years to come this would provide much inspiration for poetry and lyrics. At the age of eight her family returned to England where they settled in Cornwall It was here that she was loaned a Cello by her school and it was then that she realised her natural ability to perform. The following year she was awarded a full scholarship to Chetham's school of music in read more...