Leicester-born, London-based artist Shivani Day has unveiled her debut single ‘Rhetoric’ via FAMM, the buzzy imprint home to Jorja Smith and ENNY.
Shivani came up as a DJ during lockdown, performing countless sets including a Boiler Room in her then-native Nottingham, before transitioning to lyrical music under the tutelage of RnB singer-songwriter Shaé Universe. Citing Sade, Aaliyah, Massive Attack and Grace Jones as her artistic influences, Shivani’s debut release is an East meets West amalgam; a trip-hop infused, Desi-inspired ode to diasporic identity.
‘Rhetoric’, co-produced with close collaborator Minas, features roving lines flitting between English and South Asian melisma, an avowal of Shivani’s core ethos predicated around “power, autonomy and introspective thoughts.”
Watch the Erea Ferreiro-directed video which integrates visual nods to Indian mythology.
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Photo Credit: Ivor Lawson Adamah
