SOPHYE SOLIVEAU live show at Rock en Seine
Soul and jazz run deep in the veins of this multifaceted French artist who’s a singer, harpist and even choir director. After studying at the conservatoire, she built on that solid foundation to spread her creative wings. Last year, her self-produced debut album, Initiation, made a quietly powerful entrance and earned widespread praise. It’s not every day you hear a harp when listening to jazz, but that’s one of the standout feats of this artist from the Paris region with Guadeloupean roots, who counts Erykah Badu among her inspirations. Introspective and refined, her music offers a kind of stillness that soothes the soul – gentle, drifting soundscapes where you can let your mind wander and the weight of the everyday just slips away.