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An interview with Marsha Ambrosius

I can still remember the first time I heard the powerful soul-filled voice of England’s Marsha Ambrosius. It was a cold day in 2002 and my friend and I made our daily walk to Virgin Records (when those still existed in Chicago) to browse around and spend pretty much our entire paychecks on the latest releases. At the time, they had these great CD samplers that would come free with one of the new releases and on this lucky occasion Floetry‘s song, “Floetic,” was one of the featured songs. That year swiftly turned into my year of neo-soul.

Unfortunately, now looking back, it had been years since thinking about what a great album Floetic was. It wasn’t until recently hearing about the singing faction of the group, Marsha Ambrosius, releasing a solo album and then watching the powerful video for her gorgeous single, “Far Away,” that I put two and two together.

I jumped at the chance to talk to Marsha and was given some time just when the Chicago blizzard was starting. We talked about her her solo debut, Late Nights and Early Mornings and the making of her gay-positive video for “Far Away.”

AfterEllen.com: I wasn’t planning on doing the interview at home but I’m in Chicago and I’m bracing myself for the snowpacalypse. Were you in New York while they were hit with a ton of snow recently?

Marsha Ambrosius: I’m in Philadelphia, just a few hours away but yeah we were hit hard. I thought last year was terrible but this year has been awful, it’s never-ending — I can’t take it.

AE: So what have you been doing to pass the time? I get a snow day tomorrow and I’m looking for advice about things to do.

MA: I had a bout of cabin fever so I was

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