Septemblog - African in NY

Alien - click for the song! Somi or Somi Kakoma, is a Grammy-nominated American-born singer, songwriter, playwright, and actress of Rwandan and Ugandan descent.The first African woman to be nominated for a Grammy Award in a Jazz category. (Really???) The first Rwandan or Ugandan to ever be nominated for a Grammy.Also, the first East African actor to perform on Broadway. copyright to the owner Wikipedia - click for the bio!Now; for the lyrics: I don't drink coffee, I take tea my dearSome extra rice, please, on the sideAnd you can hear it in my accent when I talk I'm an African in New York See me walking down One SixteenDried fish and cowry tablesideThere's pride and beauty in my walk I'm an African in New York I'm an alien, I'm a legal AlienI'm an African in New York I drive my taxi down grand avenuesThey always ask me where I'm fromIs it that sad place that's in the news?And is that the reason why I’ve come? I'm an alien, I'm a legal alienI'm an African in New York Modesty,…