Kamasi Washington and Ami Taf Ra's musical and personal partnership | AP interview

Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Ami Taf Ra and composer-saxophonist Kamasi Washington had watched all the television they could when locked down in the early days of the pandemic. So the couple started reading Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" out loud to each other — launching a creative journey that resulted in Ami Taf Ra's debut album, "The Prophet and The Madman." They sat down with AP entertainment editor Ryan Pearson to talk about their meeting at a New York City jazz club, their creative and personal