Tracklist:

Nina
Window
Set In Stone
La Mamma

It was these words from Nina Simone – Ill tell you what freedom is to me, no fear – that have both inspired and resonated with the life story and music of anas, a fascinating new artist who today announces her debut EP Before Zero. Unsurprisingly, the first track to be shared is an ode to her hero, Nina.
Born in Toulouse, France but of Senegalese, French and Italian origin, anas was moved suddenly to Dublin by her then single (and full of wanderlust) mother. Not speaking any English when she arrived in Ireland, she remained silent at school for 7 months until she had perfected the language without any trace of a French accent. Only two years later she was sent to spend a year in Dakar where her father had returned and where yet again she couldnt speak the native language and struggled to communicate or feel at home. In her early teens anas made yet another move to Oakland, Calif