Adja is Brussels-based creator, singer and performer Adja Fassa, an artist rapidly making a name for herself in Belgium and a multidisciplinary with big plans. On the 24th February, she released her debut EP ‘IRONEYE’ via the groove-obssessed Sdban Ultra.
Besides being a musician, Fassa is also a theatremaker, working towards what she calls "Sophisticated Soul in a hybrid concert format.” Her music takes centre stage, with her live shows gradually taking on an evolving theatrical character: telling stories through song, accompanied by sensory elements such as scent and symbolic images. All this stems from a desire to shed light on the plane of existence between everyday existence and the hidden stories from our collective memory.
In a direct line from her personal growth to her artistic practice, Adja translates through jazz, soul, gospel and her ever-expanding and transforming experience of reality, simultaneously using the creative process as a vehicle to make known to herself the answer to those inner questions. Her goal: making her spiritual path in this life as tangible as possible. A force of nature on stage with warm, sensual vocals, Adja is evocative of artists such as Erykah Badu, Solange and Lianne La Havas.
For fans of: Erykah Badu, Solange , Lianne La Havas
Line-up
- Adja Fassa (vocals)
- Julie Daems (Backing Vocals)
- Emile Hennuyer (Trumpet)
- Alexis Nootens (Guitar)
- Mathieu Calzan (Keys / piano)
- Edwin Theophile (double bass)
- Samuel De Vleeschouwer (Drums)