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[Photo by Michele Roux]
As
Anna Omak arrives at a central London location for our interview, I am struck by how positively statuesque she is. Tall and poised, today she favours the simple elegance of dark denim jeans and a black winter jacket whilst sporting a luscious shiny mane of carefully styled afro hair. Her clear, coffee bean complexion brings out her striking bone structure. No wonder British legend
Sting was quite smitten by Anna during a chance encounter, claiming if he wasn’t already taken he would have married her.
But it would do a disservice to Anna to let you think she’s just another good-looking chick with vague musical aspirations. A self-taught guitarist, singer-songwriter and vocal coach, she’s the genuine article.
It is often said that in life, when one door closes, another window of opportunity opens. Never a truer word was spoken in the case of native South Londoner