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I've grown up on gospel and blues music, and now it's a huge part of who I am.

I have got other interests than just making music. I would like to follow those interests through.

I base myself in African-derived music. Blues is one of the modern forms of African music.

I thought that I would like to be affiliated with some school or institution. As time went on, I also decided on the subject that I wanted to get involved with in addition to music: it was Black Studies.

Anybody under the age of forty knows hip-hop, gospel and R&B pretty well, and it's all a part of what we consider to be 'black music.' There is a natural synergy between the three.

My music is really fun music, with some pan-African and pan-American influences.

I'd like to extend my career a little bit into different genres.

I've always been interested in any kind of great music, and African music is, I think, the source of it all.

Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.

I'm into music for all different sorts of purposes.