K.ZIA - "JFMB" from the 2022 album Genesis on Groove Attack.

Born in Berlin to a father from Martinique and a Belgo-Congolese mother (Marie Daulne, of the acclaimed Zap Mama), K.ZIA brings a worldliness to her debut full-length, Genesis. Not only does she adopt the alter ego of "Zia," a feistier version of her own self, but she sings for the first time in French, like on today's Song of the Day "JFMB" or "J’Fais Mes Bails."

"So I’d translate J’fais mes bails into 'I do my thing,'" she toldEssentially Pop. "Zia is someone that lives unapologetically. She knows her values and will not bend herself to try to explain or justify her ways to ignorant or close minded people who criticize and downgrade when they don’t understand the other. That’s the vibe of the song “des fois je fais des choses qui ne sont pas trop acceptés, je connais mes valeurs je ne vais pas m’éxcuser” – Sometimes I do things that aren’t quite accepted, I know my values I won’t apologize for it. While growing up in France very often I was perceived as strange, coming from an artistic background and having grown in foreign countries. Younger, i would try so hard to blend in, and detach myself from all these eccentric traits. Today, I no longer do that, this is what 'JFMB' is about."

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K.ZIA - "JFMB" from the 2022 album Genesis on Groove Attack.
Born in Berlin to a father from Martinique and a Belgo-Congolese mother (Marie Daulne, of the acclaimed Zap Mama), K.ZIA brings a worldliness to her debut full-length, Genesis. Not only does she adopt the alter ego of "Zia," a feistier version of her own self, but she sings for the first time in French, like on today's Song of the Day "JFMB" or "J&rsquo;Fais Mes Bails."
"So I&rsquo;d translate J&rsquo;fais mes bails into 'I do my thing,'" she told<a href="https://essentiallypop.com/epop/2021/08/k-zia-chats-with-ep-about-new-project-genesis-and-what-inspires-her-as-she-sets-out-on-a-journey-of-discovery/"> Essentially Pop</a>. "Zia is someone that lives unapologetically. She knows her values and will not bend herself to try to explain or justify her ways to ignorant or close minded people who criticize and downgrade when they don&rsquo;t understand the other. That&rsquo;s the vibe of the song &ldquo;des fois je fais des choses qui ne sont pas trop accept&eacute;s, je connais mes valeurs je ne vais pas m&rsquo;&eacute;xcuser&rdquo; &ndash; Sometimes I do things that aren&rsquo;t quite accepted, I know my values I won&rsquo;t apologize for it. While growing up in France very often I was perceived as strange, coming from an artistic background and having grown in foreign countries. Younger, i would try so hard to blend in, and detach myself from all these eccentric traits. Today, I no longer do that, this is what 'JFMB' is about."
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