anaiis: Power Up Music Creator
anaiis
Alternative
Occupying the space between different styles, anaiis is a child of diaspora who writes from an observatory lens. The French-Senegalese independent artist grew up between continents; moving from Toulouse to Dublin and Dakar, then settling in Oakland, California before going on to study at NYU’s Tisch and finally relocating to London to pursue her music career.
Following her debut release ‘Nina’, a liberation chant and reclamation of freedom, she went on to release her transcendent project, ‘Darkness at Play’, executively produced by Grammy winner Om’Mas Keith, which reflects her observations of the world, seeking hope amidst injustice, and explorations of the divine feminine as a healing force.
After supporting Daniel Caesar on his U.K. tour, she delivered an empowering talk at TEDxLondonWomen and went to Brazil for a month long residency in Salvador da Bahia, during which she re-kindled her Senegalese heritage with the blossom of Afro-Brazilian culture.
anaiis is being tipped as one to watch following her COLORS performance in which she blew the collective minds away. She followed up with her intimate and self-reflective track ‘juno” and a powerful video directed by Julian Knoxx.
In keeping with themes of healing, she’s partnered with Dr.Martens on a initiative where she create decks of mental health resource cards for black and brown communities in the UK and France.
“I’m incredibly honoured to be a part of the recipients of Power Up, this opportunity was massively needed and was the blessing I needed to achieve my ambitions.” anaiis