Lianne La Havas

Lianne La Havas grew up with a Greek father and Jamaican mother in London. Her first album, “Is Your Love Big Enough,” explored folk music, R&B and rock and roll — and was named “Album of the Year” in 2012 by iTunes.

"I feel really a great sense of freedom being able to play my songs alone, because I only have myself to rely on," says the English singer-songwriter, who's stripping down her work for intimate guitar-and-mic gigs

Saturday Sessions: Lianne La Havas performs "Green & Gold". October 3, 2015, 9:13 AM |The British singer and songwriter emerged three years ago with her ...

The singer is soulful yet playful, raw and vulnerable in a commanding kind of way . Watch La Havas perform three of her songs live in the NPR Music offices.

Among the delights of Lianne La Havas' 2012 debut Is Your Love Big Enough? was its sense of scale. Here was a songwriter of considerable lyric skill and pop ...