Franse artieste JAIN releaset vandaag haar nieuwe album 'SOULDIER'. Jain werd geboren in Frankrijk en groeide grotendeels op in Dubai, Congo en Abu Dhabi. De invloeden van deze culturen zijn ook te horen in haar muziek. 'SOULDIER' is de opvolger van haar debuutalbum 'ZANAKA' dat in 2015 uitkwam, en dat haar al tot op de wei van Rock Werchter bracht.
JAIN over 'SOULDIER':
“Souldier is an album which was written on the road, crossing various countries and inspirations during its time of writing. I wanted to release it as quickly as I could, to make sure it resembled me as much as possible. Having mostly highlighted my teenage years and Congolese rumba on “Zanaka”, this time around I wanted to show a bit more of myself. The aim was to broaden my influences, both those from my childhood and my current ones. I’m a big fan of Kendrick Lamar’s flow, Tito Puente’s softness, Fairuz’ elegance and Bob Marley’s melodies and, amongst all this music that I so love, I tried to find my own. That’s how Souldier was born, of the desire to combine what I like, and of the desire to talk of both timeless and contemporary subjects. For this, I was lucky enough to work with a team of incredible music-lovers with great musical knowledge, with my manager as well as with the great musician and artist Maxim Nucci.”
JAIN tourt met het nieuwe album in oktober door Noord-Amerika en in november - december is ze in een aantal Europese steden te zien, waaronder Amsterdam op 3 december.