Esinam

BIO

ESINAM is a Belgian-Ghanaian multi-instrumentalist based in Brussels.

Already at a very young age, she became fascinated by music, in particular by percussion instruments such as the tama. The piano was her first main instrument, then she opted for the flute. She creates a musical world of her own, filled with rhythms, grooves, melodies and loops.

Solely carried away by sound, ESINAM succeeds in blending her soulful voice with traditional African percussion, adding here and there some electronic influences combined with sensible melodies and flute improvisations. Her compositions carry traces from numerous geographical, cultural and musical influences, which she collected from her personal history and through various travels, encounters, tours and collaborations.

After starting her solo career as a “one woman band” – sampling and looping all instruments herself to build her tracks – she invited other musicians to join her in order to have a full live band. Still performing with both her solo and band set-up, ESINAM always unveils herself by orchestrating an authentic music full of poetry, with rhythms and melodies that make her a unique voice in today’s jazz-and-beyond scene, leaving no listener untouched.