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Released on January 31st, “18 ans et plus” (or 18 and over in English), is a cardinal point in Naïma Frank’s career and possibly in the greater definitions of r&b. As she herself says “Je réfléchis beaucoup à ce que je fait” (I think a lot about what I do), and where most artists would stop, she embraces risk. On “ainsi soit-t-il” she recounts the sheepish feeling of not knowing how such a combination of haitian rara percussions, UK garage beats and R&B vocal would be received. “Even if no one listens to it and people find it strange, I wanted to put a spotlight on my Haitian heritage.”
Now already one week since its release, Naïma Frank confirms the confidence you can hear in her voice throughout the album. Just as her lyrics are honest, she is surrendered, in full embrace of this vulnerability. “Advienne que pourra”.
In this short interview, Naïma Frank talks to our journalist Loic Minty about the long journey she took to reach this point of acceptance, and hints at some ideas she will be exploring for her show on the 19th of March.
