Acacia, a fast-rising singer started doing music at the age of six and at nine years-old, she turned to Saxophone and later on started producing music when she was about 14 years-old. Music has been the one most essential thing in her upbringing as she spends majority of her life performing and playing music for whoever was inclined to see her performances. Acacia’s nationality is Danish however she has roots in Rwanda and Senegal. She grew up in Denmark mostly and in Rwanda, some years of her life. Her stage name Acacía is derived from the ancient meaning which represents renewal, fortitude and pureness throughout the world. The singer hopes for this to be what people are reminded of, every time her name is mentioned. Talking to The New Times, Acacía said she has been writing music since childhood and her books are full. She released a few songs and is yet to release some of them. Acacía enjoys the process of writing and believes it is a big part of being a singer. “I have three singles out already, however I am working on my first album that I want to release soon. From the response I have received from people that have heard my music, I really feel honored to know that there are many people waiting for it. I will be bringing in all the knowledge about expression in my artistry; I have collected over the years. It will be a body of work to be released in the near future and I really hope people will like it”, she said. How did you venture into music? I ventured into music, through my childhood curiosity and continued because of a genuine love for music in itself. I truly believe that my life purpose is music and performance, simply because I love it and always have. I have grown up with family and friends who play music and enjoy listening to others playing. By growing up with a piano at my grandmother and grandfather's home, I have been drawn to express emotions through music, since forever. My grandfather gave me a new instrument to learn every Christmas throughout my childhood, and my grandmother contributed to my learning and understanding of those instruments. My mother has been a big support at every step I took in the direction of music, she has guided me and supported me, just as my father has always told me to follow my dreams. I have the family support that one only could dream of, so by practicing since childhood, it was a natural move to choose music as a career since it is the passion of my life. What inspires you to make music? Whatever I come across in my life inspires me. And I believe that big events in my life make me understand and feel all sorts of emotions, which I am then able to express and communicate through arts and music. Music is a reflection of ourselves which means that you recognize a certain familiarity in either my expression of joy or pain, and in that way we inspire each other. A big inspiration for me is other people's moments of joy. I love watching people filled with joy, it fills my heart and it is amazing how much inspiration comes from that. So you inspire me, this inspires me and maybe something way more simple, like the tiniest moments of joy in our everyday life inspires me. Which genres do you make? I make the sound of Acacía. That’s a genre where I have complete freedom to do, any genre I find interesting to musically enter. One day I could do jazz, another day dance music. It doesn’t matter if it’s blues or classical music as long as the music is expressing itself as my sound. It is generally very cinematic, aspiring to make people dream. My voice is what identifies me as an artist and that is inspired by the female artists in the 1950’s, the melancholic feel good. Where do you make music from? I make music from everywhere. I produce on the plane, record at home, write songs on holiday (anywhere in the world) or in a studio. But essentially I always start from scratch from writing for the piano and then singing melodies and writing lyrics is a flow from there. Of course I spend a lot of time in a studio for bigger productions, both in Rwanda, Denmark or France. I always have music in my head no matter where I go so according to where I make music from, ‘well I guess I make music from within’.
