Joy Crookes is one of the UK’s breakout artists from the past year. Crookes, born in London to a mother from Bangladesh and a father from Ireland, is a student of history, and she brings the same rigor to her music. Host Marco Werman introduces us to this 23-year-old who’s the talk of the British music scene.
Originally aired on 1/20/2022.
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