Esperanza Spalding

Spalding in 2012, photo by s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Esperanza Emily Spalding

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 18, 1984

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – possibly Welsh, Hispanic, and Native American

Esperanza Spalding is an American jazz bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer.

She has said:

I don’t know my exact ethnic heritage, but I do know that my family has Welsh, Hispanic, and Native American roots in addition to the un-identified roots from Africa.

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