Going to the U.A.E. for the first time was a real cultural shock. Everything was different. People didn't speak my language, it… — Jain Copy Share Image
Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved. — Jain Copy Share Image
When I was very young, I just loved the idea of tapping on stuff, so I was always making a lot of… — Jain Copy Share Image
Moving from Dubai to the Congo was one of the best things that happened to me, it's a shock to be confronted… — Jain Copy Share Image
For me to have the opportunity to learn the darbuka and the tabla in Dubai, it created my own thoughts for music. — Jain Copy Share Image
I quietly work with my computer on the tour bus, and then I wait to make my more natural rhythms when I get home. — Jain Copy Share Image
What I want to tell people is that you can mix the culture a little bit and it's not always appropriation. — Jain Copy Share Image
Sometimes people stop me on the street and they say 'when are you going to make the next 'Zanaka' and it's what I really… — Jain Copy Share Image
At 16 I was living in the Congo, and, you know, it's your teenage time. I really wanted to find a way to express… — Jain Copy Share Image
I want to have Congolese influences but also influences from Dubai and Abu Dhabi and France. To mix everything up. — Jain Copy Share Image
I realised that I really liked to be on stage, and that I wanted to pursue it. — Jain Copy Share Image
I grew up in a family where, when we listened to music everybody would dance, so for me that's a very natural thing to… — Jain Copy Share Image
I just write about what makes me sad, and then when I write, I hear myself. It's like therapy, where I write something sad… — Jain Copy Share Image
When I was little, I was listening to the Beatles, Bob Marley, Janis Joplin, and stuff. I had a big soul music culture, and… — Jain Copy Share Image
