Nigerian singer-songwriter Tems was performing against the odds at Somerset House. “It’s a miracle I’m here” she admitted. A nasty bout of reflux laryngitis meant she almost wasn’t the opener for the venue’s summer concert series, but she had made it.
Defiant in the face of any vocal concerns, Temilade Openiyi had no backing track or microphone programmed with comforting reverb. Instead it was just a four-piece band, two backing singers, and her voice, which has drawn admirers in A-list belters Adele and Rihanna, to name but two.
