"They are the inner voices, the spirits that animate, the ghosts crawling behind closed eyes. They have always been there, originate from deep down and come and go with the tides of emotions; They whisper through the electronic waves; doorway for unspoken words quietly waiting to be born. They closely watched the wind amplifying its howl through the crack of a door, the vehemence of the waterfall when it hits the stone, the vociferous statement of a mountain in its avalanche. They learnt and chose to replicate running through the wires of machines. Spirits do dream, and this is a translation of their dreams. From the soothing ones, to the nightmares, to the incomprehensible impressions of a world obeying different sonic laws."

Actress, vegetable grower, music producer, vocalist and DJ, French Ghanaian artist Pauline Bedarida aka PÖ produces music evoking vocal experimentations that contrasts with her fiery and uplifting dj sets; a universe filled with tracks that range from ghostly ambient to post punk club tunes and acapella polyphonies. Her debut album Cociage was released in 2023 under the label Hakuna Kulala. The album is an expression of the darker and more introspective side of her and a statement of independence and multiplicity that evokes her own complex identity. 

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Photo: Egna G Prudhomme