Kelela Is Electronica’s Cool Girl
The rising music sensation is straddling the divide between r&B and electronica.
The rising music sensation is straddling the divide between r&B and electronica.
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“The priority for me is that there’s a safe space created through the music. I just really like providing people with an intimate way to experience music with others—to connect on the dance floor in the club on a real level in a meaningful way. It’s not mindless."
"I think the biggest challenge in the industry is quality control, as well as making sure that excellent contributions are acknowledged properly—especially for black people. The contribution that black people have brought to the music industry doesn’t match up with the accolades, or the credit and recognition. In music specifically, it’s so lopsided. We’re talking about music that’s sort of an experience, and comes through an experience, that can actually get ignored. So, the valuing of black work without valuing black people is the thing that I want to change.”
