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with Laura Lee of Khruangbin, Blu DeTiger, Karina Rykman and Adeline.

Laura Lee welcomes three fellow female bass players - Blu DeTiger, Karina Rykman and Adeline - to discuss all things music. They talk about which is their favourite bass to play, how they recover from mistakes when playing live and how they put their own personal stamp on everything they play.

Laura Lee plays bass in Khruangbin, a trio from Texas who blend classic soul, with psychedelic and dub. Much of their influence comes from Thai music of the 1960s, and Lee was one of the founders of the group. She was learning Thai at the time, and her favourite word, Khruangbin which means aeroplane, became the name of the band.

Joining her is New York bassist Blu DeTiger, who’s been a touring bassist for Caroline Polachek and Kitten. She released her debut single in 2019 and went viral by posting videos of her covering songs by Megan Thee Stallion, Prince and Janet Jackson.

Karina Rykman, also from New York, was a member of Marco Benevento’s band before going solo. She’s famously jammed on stage with Phish at Madison Square Gardens and has a debut album on the way.

And finally it’s French-Caribbean singer, and of course bassist, Adeline. Adeline plays under the name Abi Oasis, releasing retro-futuristic soul and R&B. And she’s recently collaborated with Chicago-based singer Jamila Woods.

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