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KORA MUSIC
Imposter
Perfect minds
Paralysing fear of ‘’not being good enough’’.
Being a singer and a composer is not a recent dream of mine but I’m sure many people have heard of the imposter syndrome at least once in their lives.
When I started my journey I was very average. I got to know many people who excelled and looked like they were born to do this. In my eyes those people were perfect, so perfection in myself was what I was striving for. I practised, I sang, I danced, I studied and I made my life all about my goal.
Being ‘’perfect’’ cost me a lot. My health, my friends, my own image in the mirror looked so different than before. However, this process gave me a lot of skill and now it’s time to step back and reimagine who’s the person I’ve buried in the process.
Random encounter
Sonomama
A Czech girl and French guy met in Tokyo to do African music. That’s not a joke, that’s how it all started.
Davy met Kora in 2021 when I went to Japan for a two month Holiday. He was playing the guitar and I decided to join him for a small jamming session. A year later when I returned to Tokyo he texted me. ‘’I have two songs for you. Let’s try working together.’’
We crossed genres, worked for many hours straight submerged in our creative flow and that’s when Sonomama came to light. It’s a mix of languages, cultures and each part of us was brought alive in this creation.
Unrequited
RunAway
Here we are! Our first business trip led to Belgium. We met with a renowned producer who invited us to his home. After a few beats I felt ‘’This is right.’’. I recently went through a heartbreak and with Danny’s help we put it to paper. You can’t drive away from your problems but you can pour your heart into a song.
‘’Are you really gonna complain about men falling for you?’’ is the sentence many of my friends want to utter when I talk about my experience. I strive to treat people with love and an open heart. That’s never going to change. I admit that sometimes it can lead to painful misunderstandings.
Unrequited love is a topic we meet with a plethora of times throughout our lives. I dare to say it compares to the deep emptiness you feel with the look in the eyes of someone knowing that you can’t give them what they deserve no matter how much you want to.
Welcome GenZ
Fly High
Snakes on a plane, musicians on a boat. There me and Vierka I met Palliano. Very talented 14 your old blind pianist who confessed he’d like to compose pop music.
At such a young age I starved for opportunities like this. More often than not I was told it’s not my time yet by people who were told that their time has already passed.
This is a ruthless industry and I refuse to partake in this. No matter the age, the experience, everyone should be able to do what they’re passionate about. We have to start treating people with love. Across borders, social classes, races and generations.
The quiet one
War
Communication was never my strong suit. I always tried to get along with people, sacrificing my own opinions in the process. I started to agree with so many that I completely lost myself. I was floating amongst these strong willed artists admiring each and every one of them.
Only in the last year I found out I forgot one. Identity crisis they call it. I was lost. I needed help but I wasn’t here for myself. Never would I wish that for anyone. Stop thinking about the right answer and stop making everyone happy. Smile for yourself and live knowing you do your best.
Is it too late?
Relic
Singers are young and beautiful, I hear. I grew up watching one getting shamed for those couple pounds she put on, the inappropriate dress choice of another and others being constantly observed and put down for any imperfection.
Throughout my journey I met great musicians mature and new. Brave and still timid, famous and still humble. Thanks to all of them I can finally say: “I’m not scared anymore. With you I can make it.” The community itself is beautiful. People stand tall because we know we have each other and no matter the age differences, the gossip or style magazines we’ll work through it. Because when you doubt yourself and hide from opportunities, one day you’ll look at your life and realize that it’s all gone. I refuse to be a relic and I will move forward to make all my dreams come true.
