Eva Sita is a rising star, whose musical success is beyond anything she even imagined. She’s been challenging herself since she was young to reach for the sky and chase your dreams. Eva was born and raised in West Africa to an Ivorian Mother and a French Father. However, at the of 10, she and her family became war refugees and fled to Paris, where she lived until moved to America to study at the Berklee Collage of Music. She made history as the first and only Ivorian woman to graduate from Berklee College of Music.
Her music is doused in her heritage through her catchy pop and R&B sound. The musician speaks and sings in three languages and accompanies herself on just as many instruments, one including the Kora, a traditional African string instrument. Her new release, “Joon,” consists of 6 instruments, including violin, djembe, drums, guitar, bass, and piano. The overall sound and vibe is reminiscent of Beyonce meets Alicia Keys.
“Joon” was inspired by a bet on a football game between her and her date at the time. The deal was if she won, he had to buy her dinner, but if he won, she had to write him a song. He won and “Joon” was born. While their relationship ended, “Joon” lived on and evolved into a song about not jumping into a relationship too fast; if it doesn’t feel right, there is no shame in ending it early.
“I first started with chords, I chose some ‘spicy’ triad chords and decided to play them with a Latin rhythmic piano comping,” says Eva. “I then sang some melodies borrowing from the harmonic minor scale ( often used in middle eastern music ) as I really wanted to give off the ‘vibe’ of the Persian guy I was writing this song for. It was a funny experience to write such a nice and honest breakup song.”
One thing about this song that you probably won’t find anywhere else is the amount of takes. Eva was inspired by the way artists like Marvin Gaye or The Beatles recorded their music: live and in one take. For “Joon,” the song was recorded in one take with a live band in the studio.
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