#TISS+WEEK  /  / ZA KWELI

Za Kweli draws inspiration from the intersection of R&B, soul, jazz, funk and hip-hop to craft a musical world where everything stems from her: her voice, placed at the heart of every track, guides and embodies her songwriting.

Her name, which means ‘for real’ in Shikomori — the language of the Comoros — is no coincidence: it encapsulates her entire artistic approach, one of sincere expression, stripped of the superfluous, in search of what is most essential within her.

Straddling heritage and modernity, groove and intimacy, Za Kweli sings with complete candour — just her, her voice, and the truth it conveys.

TISS+ Week presents a programme designed as a space for encounters, centred on heritage, memory, spirituality, Creole identity and the passing on of traditions. Between reinvented traditions and new forms of expression, different worlds intersect and respond to one another to create unique line-ups, conceived as genuine spaces for creativity.

A week that builds on the DNA of the ‘ Baiser Salé ’: fostering cross-pollination, circulating influences and forging links between generations, cultures and sensibilities.