Instagramさんのインスタグラム写真 - (InstagramInstagram)「“Lyrics are the most important part of my music. I want people to focus on what I’m saying, not how well I can sing.” —Artist and songwriter @nemahsis (Nemahsis) “Being a Palestinian born and raised in Canada, there are traces of both the Arabic scale and the French pop that I grew up with. These two influences tend to blend in my sound. I always volunteer my identity as Palestinian, because being Muslim is obvious in my appearance wearing hijab, and many times it overpowers my existence. My younger self always had a difficult time emotionally connecting to Eurocentric pop stars writing about heartbreak. There’s so much privilege in heartbreak being the strongest pain you’ve endured. No one was writing about the experiences millions of hijabi women go through daily. I created a solution to a problem. I felt as though I couldn’t write popular music until I fulfilled the duties of honoring my younger self. So long as I tried my best to make a difference, I deserve to write fun music that more people can relate to. It’s heavy creating conceptually freeing music — sometimes I just want to write a song that doesn’t feel like a trauma dump. Honesty is all I strive for.” Photos by @nemahsis」4月27日 0時54分