A Conversation with Sevana

08/03/20 • 22 min

In this episode Jamaican singer/songwriter Sevana speaks to us about the release of her second EP, Be Somebody. Sevana effortlessly flows between her powerful vocals and bold Jamaican patois, blending traditional R&B/soul that influences her sound and the Caribbean’s tropical riddims that raised her. Be Somebody is Sevana’s first major-label debut since signing with RCA Records in partnership with In.Digg.Nation Collective facilitated through the relationship with Six Course Records. We talk in-depth about Sevana’s inspiration, musical process, blending genres, how she takes criticism and what fashion trends she’s stylin’ on right now.

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