
Evita Koné
Episode 24 - Musicians in Conversation
In this episode Natalia speaks with Evita Koné who is a Singer, Rapper, Songwriter and Teacher. We discuss how to find your unique voice and sound as an artist, the importance of collectives and communities to your growth, and the reason why she performs. Stay tuned to hear Evita teaching Nat how to freestyle with a fun back to back!
About Evita Koné
She won SwissLiveTalents best “urban hip-hop groove reggae” artist and the Montreux Jazz Festival rising talent prize in 2022.
A singer who raps or a rapper who sings, Evita Koné is an American-Swiss-Chadian songwriter, composer and performer actively involved in the Geneva neosoul-hip-hop-r’n’b music scene, particularly with her group Captains of The Imagination and the Herd Culture Kids collective.
After studying in the UK and USA, Evita released her debut EP “Break” in May 2022, produced by the wizardly Swiss Music Prize laureate Christophe Calpini (STADE, Erik Truffaz, OY).
Evita, among the new talents of the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival since last autumn, has already trodden the stages of Cully Jazz, JVAL, Les Créatives, Thelonica festivals, not to mention local stages such as the Epicentre, Usine or the legendary Chat Noir.
TRACK 1: Moment / composer: Christophe Calpini / lyricist: Evelyn Haettenschwiller / 006454 086 40 / T- 311421408-9
TRACK 2: Shoot Your Shot / composer: Christophe Calpini / lyricist: Evelyn Haettenschwiller / 006454 088 36 / T-311421829-6
Evita’s influences
Audience Questions
If you have a question for the musicians in conversation, simply send a DM to Helvetiarockt on insta!
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