Ami Faku

“When you are being real, there’s no one like you, and there’s so much power in that.”

“I feel like being honest helps me heal. I decided to put that in my music. I hope they [fans] notice how I stand out.”

“When I started out, I had an idea of what I wanted my sound to sound like. But I didn’t know what steps to take and how to say it so I just winged it and hoped for the best. My references were the people who I looked up to. I listened to them and took what I liked from them even though they come from different genres. Chronixxx does reggae, there’s Rihanna, Daniel Caesar and Caiphus Semenya. A song that impressed me lyrically was amaGama by uNathi. That’s the writer I want to be one day.”

“My music is based on touching you in a certain way. I don't have a wall, that's my brand.”