Finding Your Voice (w/ Aáisha Naté)

When taking a moment to look back on our journeys, how do we define or perceive the process of finding our own voice? What are some of our defining moments? This week, I've had the pleasure to talk to Aáisha Naté, a singer-songwriter from Brooklyn, NY, whose love for songwriting and singing has somehow led to this moment where the two of us are combing through some of what led to these songs being written. It was Spring when we had this conversation, and I felt beautifully overwhelmed by the story of her defining moment as a singer, a time where she was to relocate for an entire summer as a child, and how that time in a different environment pushed her to find a deeply rooted connection to her own voice. From our musical influences, Aáisha's journey in developing a true sense of self outside of her upbringing as a church-goer, trusting her relationship with R&B, and how her song 'Distance' opened deeper dialogue within her familial landscape, the two of us cover so much. I have many takeaways from this time, and am deeply grateful.