Get to know mightbehawa, the classical-composer-turned-rapper whose debut EP ‘The One’ caught the attention of TELFARGLOBAL and MichaelaCoel. Read our interview with Hawa, here:
, the musician opens up about her journey out of the classical sphere, the significance of performing in Italy, and playing her old stuff on the radio on a whim.in Florence last year. What was that like?
I thought it was a beautiful thing. Going to places where you don’t usually see Black people—or, to be more specific, Black Africans—shows that the talent that we all have is breathtaking. It made the point that we should all be taken seriously.I was born in Berlin and grew up in Saint-Tropez, France, and Central Africa. We were in Conakry [the capital of Guinea], where my grandpa was the prime minister. It’s kind of like upstate New York—a lot of trees and woods and rivers and all that.
You’re known as a rapper, but you have a background in classical music. How did you get started as a musician? When I was like nine, they gave me this letter when I was in school, and I was like, Fuck, man, I’m in trouble. You know when you get an envelope, and they say don’t open it until you get home? So I opened that shit right away. And it was an invitation to the New York Philharmonic Very Young Composers.I didn’t know anything about classical music. All I knew was TLC and Destiny’s Child.
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