Music Box season 5 launches with Nigerian singer Falana
Talented multi-instrumentalist dropped by to perform three tracks from her brand new EP, 'Chapter One'
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to the launch of Music Box season 5, where we'll be sharing intimate performances by some of the best new artists around – plus one or two others you'll likely be more familiar with.
Opening the fifth series of these stripped-down sessions – filmed on-site at The Independent's tiny studio – is Nigerian-Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist Falana. She caught my attention with her unique, sprawling song structures and melding of soul, jazz, pop and afrobeats.
Early influences included vintage and contemporary soul singers like Etta James, Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse and Erykah Badu. A stint in Cuba where Falana studied music led to her first experiences of recording her own music and further explore her artistic voice.
Her new EP, Chapter One, is out now and includes the new songs "Repeat" and "Ride or Die", which Falana performed for Music Box along with her earlier single "To Bernard".
Watch the session and tune back in each Monday at 3pm for new Music Box sessions! See all of the previous sessions here.
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