Jain

I've been to India, Jordan, South Africa, Namibia, Senegal, Australia, Madagascar, Oman, The States, and a lot of countries in Europe, just…

— Jain

Cultural appropriation is a big problem, but the thing is, I didn't invent my life. I really lived in Africa.

— Jain

Since I was a child, I was yearning to learn about percussion because that's what I loved.

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My music would be very, very different if I haven't traveled.

— Jain

When I travel I always try to see shows from a local group, and with the Internet it's important to have a…

— Jain

My mother is half-French, half-Malagasy, so I've been listening to African music, like Malian and Congolese music, since I was a child.

— Jain

I thought it was beautiful to be able to forgive and give love and to fight only with flowers. So I created…

— Jain

I was always playing with whatever I could get under my hands, making rhythm with it, which was natural for me, because…

— Jain

I'm from the Southwest, and in the Southwest of France, you're not supposed to love Paris.

— Jain

Making music you can dance to is very important to me.

— Jain

The thing is: Yes, I'm white and yes, I love African music, and I can't do anything about it.

— Jain

I'm from a little town from the south tip of France, to be able to play in Coachella and meet other artists…

— Jain

I'm someone who is quite shy, and onstage I'm quite... extrovert.

— Jain

I am French. I was born here, I live here and France is my cultural identity.

— Jain

I've never been inspired by a politician in France, and I think a lot of my own generation think that way.

— Jain

I started to write my songs when I was 15 and living in the Congo.

— Jain

When I was very young, I just loved the idea of tapping on stuff, so I was always making a lot of…

— Jain

Moving from Dubai to the Congo was one of the best things that happened to me, it's a shock to be confronted…

— Jain

My music was about travelling a lot and connecting with other people, and English is the voice of travelling.

— Jain

Moving to Dubai at age 9 and then the Congo, they were two completely opposite countries. But that brought me to music…

— Jain

I think it's hard when you're a woman because the music industry is way more masculine than feminine, so you have to…

— Jain

My favourite place was in The Congo. It's where I began to write songs and build myself as an adult.

— Jain